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Friday March 12, 2010 Updated 3:32 PM PST
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PhotosState transit projects may be U.S. models
The Obama administration said Thursday that it is looking at projects in the Bay Area and potentially Los Angeles as a model to build and repair hundreds of billions of dollars of rail, road, bridge, port and other projects as the nation's infrastructure is crumbling but new federal funds are drying up.
Appeals Court says 'under God' not a prayer
The federal court that touched off a furor in 2002 by declaring the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance to be an unconstitutional endorsement of religion took another look at the issue Thursday and said the issue Thursday and said the phrase invokes patriotism, not religious faith.
Senators question $1 million pay for charity's CEO
A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopardize millions in federal funding for the national charity.
Cashier, 91, punched trying to fend off thief
A 91-year-old New York pharmacy cashier refused medical attention and went back to work after a thief punched her.
Clinton slams Israel on housing announcement
(03-12) 15:30 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime...
AP 3.12.10 3:30 PM
Court says thimerosal did not cause autism
(03-12) 15:24 PST WASHINGTON (AP) -- The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday...
AP 3.12.10 3:24 PM
Senators question $1 million pay for charity's CEO
(03-12) 15:24 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) -- A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for...
AP 3.12.10 3:24 PM
Schwarzenegger orders review of sex offender case
(03-12) 15:23 PST Sacramento, Calif. (AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants a review of the way the state handled a molestation case...
AP 3.12.10 3:23 PM
Colo. school shooting suspect says he heard voices
(03-12) 15:22 PST Golden, Colo. (AP) -- The voices Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood thought were coming from a television box haunted him...
AP 3.12.10 3:22 PM
AG Holder didn't reveal all legal papers to Senate
(03-12) 15:17 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) -- Attorney General Eric Holder did not provide senators considering his nomination last year with...
AP 3.12.10 3:17 PM
Al-Qaida suspect from NJ worked at 6 nuke plants
(03-12) 15:24 PST Haddonfield, N.J. (AP) -- An American seized in Yemen in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida members had been a laborer at...
AP 3.12.10 3:24 PM
Reid's wife undergoes surgery after traffic crash
(03-12) 15:24 PST Falls Church, Va. (AP) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife underwent surgery Friday to stabilize serious...
AP 3.12.10 3:24 PM
Texas ed board adopts social studies standards
(03-12) 15:26 PST Austin, Texas (AP) -- The Texas State Board of Education agreed to new social studies standards on Friday after the...
AP 3.12.10 3:26 PM
Dems seek agreement, quick vote on health care
(03-12) 15:24 PST WASHINGTON (AP) -- Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for...
AP 3.12.10 3:24 PM
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