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By Tresa Baldas and David Ashenfelter, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — When the FBI prepared to arrest nine Hutaree militia members two years ago in a homegrown terrorism case, the lead agent
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — The Defense Department and other federal agencies should share a swath of valuable public airwaves with wireless companies to help meet rising demand from
By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – “Bully” is a moving but somewhat myopic take on America’s newly anointed favorite childhood problem — schoolyard bullying. With emotional testimonials and candidly damning school and
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – DES MOINES – Lawmakers are moving legislation to restore funding for Iowa Workforce Development offices forward, with committee action likely later this week. House Study Bill 670
Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – OSAGE, Iowa — A 13-year-old boy is in custody in connection with a fatal shooting incident Saturday in Mitchell County. According to the sheriff’s office, Gretchen Crooks,
By Michelle Kaufman, McClatchy Newspapers – KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — It was not the script American tennis fans would have written. Less than 24 hours after Andy Roddick proved he’s still got game
By Rex Huppke, Chicago Tribune – Sometimes I don’t think we deserve email. It’s a tool of immeasurable importance in today’s working world, yet we’re wildly cavalier with it, firing off mistake-riddled missives
By Daniel C. Vock, Stateline.org – WASHINGTON — In Garden City, a sprawling blue-collar town on the western plains of Kansas, local businesses struggle to find enough workers. At the end of last
By Kate Gibson, MarketWatch – NEW YORK — U.S. stocks slid Tuesday as Wall Street offered muted reaction to the day’s economic data and took a break after the past months’ rally. “I