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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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With 1 week to go in SC race, Mark Sanford subject of attacks
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Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford can't seem to escape attacks on the extramarital affair that derailed his political career, which he hopes to revive in the special congressional election that is now a week away. For months, his Democratic opponent, Elizabeth...
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Maria Shriver is coming back to NBC News
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Updated: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) -- After nearly a decade away, former California first lady Maria Shriver is returning to NBC News for a job where she will concentrate on the roles of women in American life. Shriver on Tuesday was named a "special anchor" who will appear on various NBC programming, including...
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Storming ministries, Libya's militias put pressure
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Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Gunmen swooped in on trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns and surrounded Libya's Justice Ministry on Tuesday, cutting off roads and forcing employees out of the building in the latest instance of powerful militiamen showing their muscle to press their demands on how...
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Australian man stands trial for Wyo. bank robbery
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Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- An Australian man standing trial on a charge of robbing a Wyoming bank on New Year's Eve told jurors in an emotional opening statement Tuesday that he was justified because he gave much of the money to the homeless. Corey Donaldson, 39, is acting as his own attorney in...
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