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By Denise-Marie Balona, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — Several people will be charged Wednesday in the beating death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, who was severely hazed on
By Manya A. Brachear, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Counted together, independent evangelical congregations comprise one of the largest religious groups in the nation, after their evangelical compadres in the Southern Baptist Convention
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — A move is under way in Congress to strike any reference to “lunatic” in federal law in an effort to reduce the stigma
The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — Wind and rain began driving a few May Day protesters away Tuesday evening, hours after a cluster of about 75 demonstrators dressed in black and carrying
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – A wide-ranging floor debate is brewing today in the Iowa Senate. Senators are scheduled to take up the fiscal 2013 budget measure dealing with standing appropriations. The
By Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday granted the Treasury Department authority to blacklist foreign nationals and companies that help Iran and Syria evade U.S. and
By Michael Rosenberg, Detroit Free Press – College football will have a four-team playoff, somehow and some way. This is no longer a prediction, a dream or a shout in the wilderness. It
By Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — Though the summer schedule’s crammed with movies of every fashion, two guys in tight suits stand out: Batman in “The Dark Knight Rises” and