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Bill aims to keep guns away from mentally ill
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Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida lawmakers wrapped up work Tuesday on their most notable gun-related bill of the year -- a proposal aimed at keeping firearms out of the hands of the mentally ill. The Senate passed the bill on a 38-0 vote, sending it to Gov. Rick Scott for his consideration....
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Senate panel backs nominee to top NY court
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Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The state Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination Tuesday of a longtime jurist to fill a vacancy on New York's top court, with all the senators giving her a standing ovation afterward. The committee voted unanimously after some senators said Justice Sheila...
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Europe court: Tymoshenko jailing was rights abuse
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Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukraine's jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was a politically motivated violation of her rights, Europe's human rights court ruled on Tuesday, dealing a harsh blow to President Viktor Yanukovych who has insisted that the case against his top opponent was not...
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Russia had elder Boston suspect under surveillance
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Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) -- Russian agents placed the elder Boston bombing suspect under surveillance during a six-month visit to southern Russia last year, then scrambled to find him when he suddenly disappeared after police killed a Canadian jihadist, a security official told The Associated...
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Willem-Alexander becomes new Dutch king
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Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Millions of Dutch people dressed in orange flocked to celebrations around the Netherlands Tuesday in honor of a once-in-a-generation milestone for the country's ruling House of Orange-Nassau: after a 33-year reign, Queen Beatrix abdicated in favor of her eldest son,...
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Louisiana lawmakers refuse to expand public records access
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Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Lawmakers on the House ethics committee on Tuesday backed Gov. Bobby Jindal's effort to keep most of his records hidden from public view, rejecting a proposal that would have limited the governor's expansive public records exemption. The House and Governmental Affairs...
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France: jihadist convert arrested in Mali
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Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
PARIS (AP) -- French troops in Mali have arrested a French citizen who converted to Islam, took on the jihadist cause and threatened his native country in a video last fall, the military spokesman said Tuesday. Col. Thierry Burkhard said Gilles Le Guen was arrested this week north of Timbuktu,...
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