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Chicago man pleads guilty to helping plan Mumbai attacks, plotting to strike Danish paper

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By The New York Times

March 18, 2010, 11:33PM
David C. Headley, who was arrested in October, will not face the death penalty as long as he continues to cooperate with authorities, according to the plea agreement.  Full story »

Justice Thomas' wife warned over advocacy group

By McClatchy-Tribune News Service

March 18, 2010, 10:06PM
Virginia consumer protection officials have issued a warning letter to the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, noting that her advocacy group is improperly soliciting contributions in the state.  Full story »

Scores of U.S. agents investigate Mexican consulate killings

By McClatchy-Tribune News Service

March 18, 2010, 9:30PM
More than 200 U.S. agents began questioning alleged members of a notorious El Paso, Texas, gang Thursday, March 18, in an effort to gather clues in the shooting deaths of three people connected to a U.S. consulate in Mexico. Full story »
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House Democrats set health-care vote for Sunday, get favorable report on bill's costs

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By McClatchy-Tribune News Service

March 18, 2010, 9:29PM
House approval of the package, which will include the health care bill passed by the Senate last year along with a series of changes sought by House Democrats, would allow President Barack Obama to sign the Senate bill this weekend. The Senate could complete action by the end of next week by approving changes sought by House Democrats.  Full story »

No accident that the cost figures for the health care reform bill hit the mark

By The New York Times

March 18, 2010, 9:27PM
Love it or hate it, one thing that is indisputable about the Democrats' big health care legislation is that the cost figures are going to come out right where President Barack Obama said he wanted them. Full story »

'Jihad Jane' pleads not guilty, but congressman says she's cooperating

By Associated Press

March 18, 2010, 9:13PM
A woman accused of trolling the Internet as Jihad Jane and agreeing to marry a suspected terrorist and kill a Swedish artist targeted by radical Muslims has cooperated with authorities, a congressman said. Full story »

Chicago man admits aiding in Mumbai siege, plotting with terrorists to attack Danish paper

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By Associated Press

March 18, 2010, 8:28PM
David Coleman Headley pleaded guilty to all 12 counts against him and will be spared the death penalty as long as he cooperates with terrorism investigators. He said he conducted surveillance in Mumbai to prepare for the 2008 attack, which killed 166 people.  Full story »

Dennis Kucinich helping to whip other Democrats into line on health care

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By Plain Dealer staff

March 18, 2010, 4:58PM
Dennis Kucinich working his colleagues to support a health care reform bill he once strongly opposed? That's what's reported in the Talking Points Memo.  Full story »

Subpoenas issued in probe of Sen. John Ensign's lobby efforts for mistress' spouse

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By Associated Press

March 18, 2010, 3:30PM
According to one subpoena obtained by a Las Vegas television station, recipients were ordered to testify March 31 in Washington, D.C., and to turn over documents relating to the Republican senator. Full story »

Hillary Clinton meets in Moscow on arms control and Mideast issues

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By Associated Press

March 18, 2010, 10:05AM
Clinton arrived in the Russian capital Thursday after an overnight flight from Washington and was to be joined by the Obama administration's special envoy for Mideast peace, George Mitchell. Full story »

Man in leprechaun outfit robs Tennessee bank, dies in shootout with police

By Associated Press

March 18, 2010, 9:34AM
The manager of a nearby bank said the costumed man wore a green top hat, vest and shorts and a fake brown beard and wig. A gunfight began as police chased two men away from the area in which the leprechaun and a companion were killed.  Full story »

A.M. Politics Links: Job creation, fate of the presidency, conservative counties

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By Gloria Millner, The Plain Dealer

March 18, 2010, 8:06AM
President Barack Obama made a more personal pitch for health care reform last week, and it resonated with many skeptical Democrats. Full story »

Supreme Court bobblehead dolls join prestigious Yale Law School library

By The New York Times

March 18, 2010, 2:01AM
The oldest item in Yale Law School's rare-book collection is a 1,000-year-old fragment of a medieval manuscript bound inside an Italian guidebook for notaries. The newest is a bobblehead depicting William H. Rehnquist, 16th chief justice of the United States.  Full story »

Senators urge Obama to visit U.S.-Mexico border

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By Plain Dealer wire services

March 18, 2010, 1:03AM
Texas' U.S. senators on Wednesday urged President Obama to visit the Mexican border and assess the threat that drug-cartel violence could spill into the U.S.  Full story »
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