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They will travel to Chalk Hill Middle School in the nearby town of Monroe

Publisher — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:30:25 +0000

(CNN) — For the first time since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Christine Wilford plans do something remarkable on Thursday that once was routine: drop her child off at school.

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Published: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:30

Man arrested after exposing himself to schoolchildren inside Connecticut church

Publisher — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:00:14 +0000

By Ilana Gold, NBC Connecticut. A Connecticut man was facing several charges after police said he barged into a church naked and exposed himself to parishioners and a third-grade class Wednesday afternoon.

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Published: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:00

Judge backs Obama administration on secrecy of targeted killings of terrorism

Publisher — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:00:12 +0000

The Obama administration acted lawfully in refusing to disclose information about its targeted killings of terrorism suspects, including the 2011 drone strikes that killed three U.S.

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Published: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:00

Secrecy of Memo on Drone Killing Is Upheld

Publisher — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:29:38 +0000

WASHINGTON – A federal judge in Manhattan refused on Wednesday to require the Justice Department to disclose a memorandum providing the legal justification for the targeted killing of a United States citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in a drone strike

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Published: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:29

Cuomo Panel Recommends School Goals

Publisher — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:29:13 +0000

A commission tapped by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to assess education in New York state delivered a wish list on Wednesday that included widely praised items such as prekindergarten for all students, better teacher preparation and longer school days and years.

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Published: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:29

Phila. sets record low for civilian fire deaths

Publisher — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:29:11 +0000

Philadelphia had just 25 civilian fire deaths in 2012 – the lowest number in recorded history, fire officials said. That number was down from 32 in the previous year and continued a general downward trend since 2006.

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Published: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:29

Obama signs fiscal crisis deal from Hawaii

Publisher — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:59:09 +0000

HONOLULU – President Obama late Wednesday signed the fiscal crisis bill passed by Congress using an autopen while on vacation with his family in Hawaii.

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Published: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:59

Governor Sues Over Penalties to Penn State

Publisher — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:58:42 +0000

Perhaps no Pennsylvania public official has been more involved with the Penn State child sexual abuse scandal than Gov. Tom Corbett.

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Published: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:58

Clinton Out of Hospital After Treatment for Clot

Publisher — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 02:28:15 +0000

Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose globe-trotting tour as secretary of state was abruptly halted last month by a series of health problems, was discharged from a New York hospital on Wednesday evening after several days of treatment for a blood clot in a vein in

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Published: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 06:28

Why is Hagel still in the mix?

Publisher — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:58:04 +0000

Briefly lost in the tumult surrounding the fiscal cliff battle is the potential nomination of Chuck Hagel as defense secretary. With liberal gay activists, key Republican senators and a bevy of pro-Israel groups vocally opposed to the former Nebraska senator, it is

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Published: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:58