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Democratic budget clears Senate committee

Published March 26, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî Senate Democrats pushed a recession-era budget backed by the Obama administration through committee on Thursday after rejecting Republican attempts to cut spending and reduce...

Pa. court to officer: No sense of smell, no job

Published March 26, 2009

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) âÄî Police officers who lose their sense of smell also risk losing their jobs, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled Thursday. A suburban Pittsburgh township had the right to...

Stocks climb as economic data again top forecasts

Published March 25, 2009

Stocks rose more than 1 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which jumped 130 points.

With 12 months secured, Liberian community looks forward

Published March 25, 2009

While Liberian refugees now have another year in the United States, some fear there will be no permanent solution.

Minnesota’s Promise envisions progress for high school students

Published March 25, 2009

School administrators from across the state discussed strategies for getting K-12 children ready for college.

Blagojevich says he was ‘hijacked’ from office

Published March 25, 2009

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich filled in as a radio talk show host Wednesday, using the mike to complain.

House, Senate budget outlines close to Obama plan

Published March 25, 2009

Budget director Peter Orszag said the companion fiscal blueprints in the House and Senate would bolster administration efforts.

Bill to lower drinking age stalls

Published March 24, 2009

EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS STORY IS PART OF A SIX-PART SERIES COVERING BILLS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY FAILED IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE BUT ARE STILL REINTRODUCED YEAR AFTER YEAR.

Lower projection on Red upstream may help Fargo

Published March 24, 2009

The National Weather Service lowered its crest forecast for Wahpeton and its cross-river neighbor, Breckenridge, Minn., downward to 18 feet by Wednesday morning, well below the tops of their dikes.

Parolee in Oakland police shootings linked to rape

Published March 24, 2009

Problems involving parolees from California's overcrowded prison system have long beset state officials.

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