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'LOST BOYS' ACTOR COREY HAIM DEAD IN BURBANK AT 38 (AP)
AP - Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob for his roles in "Lucas" and "The Lost Boys" whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.
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GLENN BECK FELLED BY ERIC MASSA'S PERFORMANCE (TIME.COM)
Time.com - Many conservatives had rightly warned the Fox News superstar to steer clear of the aggrieved Democratic Congressman, but he just couldn't resist
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'JIHAD JANE' INDICTMENT SHOWS TERROR'S EVOLUTION (AP)
AP - The self-described "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden is a rare case of an American woman aiding in foreign terrorism and shows the evolution of the global threat, authorities say.
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CHASE REFUNDS $6,200 TO COMPLAINING CUSTOMER (HUFFINGTONPOST.COM)
HuffingtonPost.com - Ernest Nitzberg says he immediately felt cheated when he received a statement from Chase in January that showed he owed $6,200 on a debit card -- a card he said he'd signed up for but had not yet received. When Chase refused to refund his money, he sought publicity for his gripe by submitting a blog entry to HuffPost.
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FISHERMEN’S FEAR: PUBLIC'S 'RIGHT TO FISH' SHIFTING UNDER OBAMA? (THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR)
The Christian Science Monitor - The Obama administration has proposed using United Nations-guided principles to expand a type of zoning to coastal and even some inland waters.
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RUNAWAY PRIUS DRIVER: BRAKES WERE 'ALMOST BURNED' (AP)
AP - Before he called 911, James Sikes says he reached down with his hand to loosen the "stuck" accelerator on his 2008 Toyota Prius, his other hand on the steering wheel. The pedal didn't move.
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PUBLIC SCORN FOR CONGRESS SHARPENS, SUPPORT FOR OBAMA HOLDS (AP)
AP - Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall.
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EX-WIFE CRITICIZES MANDELA TO UK NEWSPAPER (AP)
AP - Nelson Mandela's ex-wife has bitterly criticized the 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon as having "let us down," prompting outrage Wednesday in South Africa.
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U.S. SITTING ON MOTHER LODE OF RARE TECH-CRUCIAL MINERALS (LIVESCIENCE.COM)
LiveScience.com - China supplies most of the rare earth minerals found in technologies such as hybrid cars, wind turbines, computer hard drives and cell phones, but the U.S. has its own largely untapped reserves that could safeguard future tech innovation.
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NEW BOOK: DEFECTOR TELLS OF SHOPPING IN EUROPE FOR NORTH KOREA DICTATORS (THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR)
The Christian Science Monitor - Firsthand exposés about the personal lives of North Korea’s leaders can put the lives of their authors at risk, even if they are far away.The latest tell-all, published in Austria by two journalists to whom former Army Col. Kim Jong-ryul told his story, is a case in point.
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