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Voluntary guidelines for Web privacy backed by Obama administration
Washington Post
The Obama administration on Thursday plans to announce voluntary guidelines for Web companies to protect consumers' privacy online, a win for Google, Facebook and other Internet giants that have fought against heavier federal mandates.
Obama Looks to Web Industry for Online Consumer Privacy StandardBusinessWeek
White House unveils plan to protect online privacyReuters
White House Pushes for New Privacy Codes of ConductPCWorld
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USA TODAY
Virginia scraps requiring invasive pre-abortion procedure
USA TODAY
By Donna Leinwand Leger, USA TODAY A Virginia bill that would have required women to undergo an invasive ultrasound before having an abortion failed Wednesday after Gov. Bob McDonnell withdrew his support. By Cliff Owen, AP Virginia Gov.
Va. Gov. McDonnell calls for amendments to ultrasound billCBS News
Va. governor reverses stand on abortion billPittsburgh Post Gazette
Abortion bill falters as Virginia governor backs awayThe Virginian-Pilot
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A jury convicted former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of his ex-girlfriend, Yeardley Love.

AFP
Three US lawmakers sent threatening letters
AFP
WASHINGTON — Several US lawmakers received threatening letters containing a harmless white powder, but the sender warned more missives including a "harmful material" could follow, a Senate official said. The news sparked alarm and served as a grim ...
Congress members threatened with biological attackReuters
Lawmakers receive threatening letters -- officialsCBS News
Powder in Letters Proves HarmlessNew York Times
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New York Times
Two Seek to Claim Control of Field at GOP Debate
New York Times
MESA, Ariz. — Mitt Romney called into question the fiscal conservative credentials of Rick Santorum in a fiercely combative debate on Wednesday evening, taking urgent steps to redefine Mr. Santorum while trying to reassert his command in the fight for ...
Romney seeks to undercut Santorum on spending in GOP debateLos Angeles Times
Santorum takes heavy fire in Arizona Republican debateReuters
Santorum gets hit from all sides in debateUSA TODAY
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News10.net
Bay Area couple wins case against federal same-sex marriage law
San Jose Mercury News
By Mike Rosenberg Karen Golinski, left, and Amy Cunninghis, who are challenging federal restrictions on health benefits under the Defense of Marriage Act in federal court in San Francisco, at their home in San Francisco on Friday, October 21, 2011.
Judge's Ruling Adds to String in Favor of Same-Sex CouplesNew York Times
Gay spouse given health benefits in US court caseSan Francisco Examiner
Lesbian federal worker wins health benefits caseUSA TODAY

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CBC.ca
Gillard calls for Australian Labor Party leadership vote
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard attempted Thursday to thwart a perceived challenge to her leadership of the Labor Party from former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by announcing that she will put the matter to a vote of ...
Therese Rein mobilises 'ordinary people' for RuddABC Online
Gillard calls Labor leadership voteFinancial Times
Australia PM Gillard calls Labor leadership ballotBBC News
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In a dusty campsite in central Australia more than 30 years ago, a mother's cries of "a dingo's got my baby" set the stage for one of the country's most intriguing murder mysteries.

Los Angeles Times
Santorum fights charges he's a "fake" conservative
CBS News
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Wednesday night fought back against charges from his GOP rivals that he's a "fake" fiscal conservative, pointing to the ratings he received as a legislator from conservative groups and his plan to ...
Ron Paul: Santorum's a 'Fake'Daily Beast
Paul ad says Santorum is no fiscal conservativeChicago Tribune
Ron Paul On Rick Santorum: 'He's Fake' (VIDEO)Huffington Post
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One student was wounded and another was in custody Wednesday after a shooting at an elementary school in Bremerton, Washington, authorities said.

A self-proclaimed animal rights activist in Ohio has been charged with soliciting a hit man to kill a random person wearing fur, either by shooting the individual or slitting his or her throat.

President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law the agreement passed by Congress last week to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits while preventing a cut in payments to Medicare doctors.

The grandmother and stepmother of a 9-year-old Alabama girl who died Monday after allegedly being ordered to run around her family's house -- for hours -- as punishment for lying about taking a candy bar have been charged with murder, police said Wednesday.

While stone carvers chisel new pieces to repair damage inflicted on the Washington National Cathedral by an earthquake last August, fundraisers say the cathedral's restoration fund is $18 million short of the repair cost.

Speculation and messages of support surged in Venezuela Wednesday, a day after President Hugo Chavez announced he would travel to Cuba for surgery.

Abigail Thernstrom says it will be surprising if the Justices are comfortable with declaring affirmative action policy unconstitutional.

The Guardian
Va. governor opposes invasive ultrasound
USA TODAY
By Michael Winter, USA TODAY Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said he opposes requiring women to undergo an invasive ultrasound procedure before having an abortion. He is proposing that women seeking an abortion must undergo an external sonogram first but ...
Va Gov. McDonnell balks at bill requiring transvaginal ultrasounds for women ...Washington Post
Gov. McDonnell balks at contentious abortion billBoston.com
Governor of Virginia Calls for Changes in Abortion BillNew York Times
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TPM
Students sue over pepper-spraying at UC Davis
CBS News
A video still from the viral video "Police pepper spraying and arresting students at UC Davis." (YouTube/terrydatiger) SAN FRANCISCO - The University of California, Davis is facing a federal lawsuit filed by students who were pepper-sprayed during a ...
UC Davis protesters sue over pepper sprayingSan Francisco Chronicle
UC Davis students sue over pepper spraying by campus policeLos Angeles Times
California students sue over pepper-spray incidentUSA TODAY
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former chief of the International Monetary Fund, was released Wednesday from police custody in northern France after undergoing two days of questioning about an alleged prostitution ring.

Adam Brooks says that while there is no cure for this chronic illness that affects the brain, it can be managed and recovery is possible.