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{ Monthly Archives } March 2010

Conservative leader tells donors to stop giving to RNC

The head of an influential social conservative organization urged members and supporters Wednesday to stop donating to the Republican National Committee and instead contribute to its own coffers or to candidates with like-minded goals.

Democrats raise money from Biden’s F-bomb

President Obama’s political organization agrees with Vice President Joe Biden: “Health Reform is a BFD.”

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Anti-abortion activist to be sentenced in doctor’s slaying

An anti-abortion activist convicted of killing a Kansas doctor faces 25 years to life in prison when he is sentenced today.

Rain ends, flooding lingers in Northeast

The rain has stilled, but the water-weary Northeast was left Wednesday to deal with flooded roads and basements as it waited for the water levels to drop. Rhode Island has been hit particularly hard.

Russian company may bid on Air Force refueling tanker

A new twist in the Air Force’s 10-year effort to build an aerial refueling tanker may bring a bid from a Russian state-owned aerospace company for the $35 billion tanker contract, according to the company’s U.S. attorney.

Government held liable in warrantless wiretapping case

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the government is liable for illegally wiretapping an Islamic charity without a valid search warrant.

Church of Scientology says abuse claims handled internally

If you believe Marty Rathbun, people in the top ranks of the Church of Scientology have used physical intimidation and outright beatings as a means of discipline.

U.S. jailer was target in Juarez killings

An American jailer was the target in the shooting deaths of three people with ties to the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexican officials said.

Autopsy: SeaWorld trainer died from drowning, traumatic injuries

An autopsy report released Wednesday confirmed that a SeaWorld trainer killed after a 12,000-pound killer whale pulled her underwater died of drowning and traumatic injuries to her body, including her spine, ribs and head.

Drugs, murder fuel ‘narco cinema’

For this installment of the Vice Guide to Film series, VBS co-founder Shane Smith traveled to Texas, Tijuana and Mexico City to immerse himself in the seedy, fast-paced, and vastly prolific and amusing world of films inspired by — and often funded by — Mexico’s ultraviolent drug cartels, a genre known as narco cinema.