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Who is Pennsylvania's alleged 'Jihad Jane'?
Colleen LaRose, the U.S. woman indicted for allegedly conspiring to support terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, attempted suicide in 2005, police said.

Ex-Toyota lawyer: Documents withheld
When former in-house defense attorney Dimitrios Biller resigned from his top post at Toyota, he walked out with something potentially more valuable than his nearly $4 million severance package.

Chief justice: Obama speech 'troubling'
Simmering tension spilled into public this week when Chief Justice John Roberts labeled the political atmosphere at the State of the Union address "very troubling."

Myanmar bars Suu Kyi from elections
Myanmar's ruling junta has announced a new election law that disqualifies pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from participating in upcoming national elections.

CDC: Most with herpes don't know it
As much as 16 percent of the U.S. population between the ages of 14 and 49 has genital herpes, according to a government study released Tuesday.

Workers trained to hack Defense Dept.
The Pentagon is training people to hack into its own computer networks.

Passenger admits disrupting flight
A Texas man who became enraged when a flight attendant refused to serve him alcohol and spent part of a flight locked in the lavatory has pleaded guilty to interfering with an airline flight crew.

Dems aim to ban for-profits' earmarks
House Democrats said Wednesday that they will ban earmarks directed to for-profit companies.

N.Y. state loses 2nd top cop in 2 weeks
New York state's top police official announced Wednesday he was quitting, the second acting superintendent to step down in as many weeks.







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