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Mass. Parents Accused of Killing Daughter to Be Tried Separately

BROCKTON, Mass. – A Massachusetts couple accused of killing their 4-year-old daughter by giving her an overdose of prescription drugs will be tried separately. An assistant district attorney said in court Wednesday that prosecutors decided to hold separate trials for Carolyn and Michael Riley after a judge ruled that certain …

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Frustration Grows in Haiti, But Hope Remains

This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” January 15, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Tonight, people could still be alive. They are buried under those flattened buildings. And Griff Jenkins is standing by …

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'Journal Editorial Report,' January 23, 2010

This is a rush transcript from “The Journal Editorial Report,” January 23, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. PAUL GIGOT, HOST: This week on the “Journal Editorial Report.” Obama’s next move. How will the White House respond to Republican Scott Brown’s victory …

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Utah Man Asks for More Jail Time to Kick Drug Habit

OGDEN, Utah – A Utah man has chosen to fight heroin addiction by spending more time in jail. Damon Conrow was sentenced Tuesday on a charge of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance after asking to “plead up” to a first-degree folony. The charge had been a second-degree …

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White House Budget Director Asks for 'Privacy' for Reported Love Child

The White House budget director, who recently announced his engagement to an ABC News reporter, is the father of a baby girl born to his ex girlfriend less than two months ago, the New York Post reported, citing unnamed inside sources. Sources told the Post that Budget Director Peter Orszag …

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Alaska Changes Senate Appointment Rule

JUNEAU, Alaska – A bill to prevent Alaska governors from making any more long-term appointments to the U.S. Senate became law over the weekend, withoutGov. Frank Murkowski’s (search)signature. The law passed after Murkowski appointed his daughter, then state Rep.Lisa Murkowski (search), to fill his Senate seat following his election as …

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I Don't Know Jack

“Dr. Death” doesn’t think much of life. I know everyone’s focused on how Jack Kevorkian helped so many die, but I was much more interested in why he was so down on living. He said it was tedious and empty — often painful and lonely. And then, the not-so-good-outlook doctor …

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There Should Be a Vaccination for Stupidity

So The Lancet, a British medical journal named after a really sharp object, retracted a horrible study linking the measles vaccine to autism. Now this would really be great news if the study had not come out, oh, 12 years ago. It’s really scary that it took a medical journal …

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A Racist Maniac Is Running Iran

Every other year or so a documentary bubbles up focusing on various racist groups around the world, usually skinhead-types in Derby jackets, Doc Martins and tight, rolled-up jeans. Essentially they look like roadies for Erasure. That’s because when it comes to neo-Nazi villains, they only come in one flavor: vanilla. …

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California School District Bans Dictionary Over 'Oral Sex' Definition

A California school district has added a new book to the controversial list of literature that is considered unfit for young eyes. It’s the dictionary. The Golden State’s Menifee Union School District has yanked all copies of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary from its shelves and is investigating the classic American text …

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