| Woman opens fire at Alabama campus, killing 3 (AP) Posted: 12 Feb 2010 04:33 PM PST  AP - A woman opened fire in a biology faculty meeting at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus Friday, killing three people and injuring three others, two of them critically, officials said. The shooter was caught outside the Shelby Center, a science building, without incident, according to university spokesman Ray Garner. He said he could not identify her or the victims. Local media reported the shooter was a faculty member.
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| Georgian slider seriously injured in luge crash Posted: 12 Feb 2010 11:14 AM PST ![]() A men's Olympic luge slider from Georgia sustained life-threatening injuries during a training run Friday morning at the Whistler Sliding Center, the impact sending him over the wall of the track. Officials said Nodar Kumaritashvili lost control of his sled, went over the wall of the track and appeared to crash into a pole.
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| Stock futures fall as China hikes bank reserves (AP) Posted: 12 Feb 2010 05:55 AM PST ![]() Stock futures fell Friday after China said for the second time in a month it would force banks to increase their reserve levels.
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| Olympic luger dies after training crash Posted: 12 Feb 2010 12:35 PM PST ![]() An Olympics official says Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia has died after his sled flipped.
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| Live Watch Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010 Online Posted: 12 Feb 2010 01:43 AM PST ![]() Winter Olympic Games 2010 : Watch Vancouver Winter Olympic Games 2010 Stream Online - The Vancouver Winter Olympics start from the 12th of February with the opening rite of this amazing games ceremony held every four years in the true spirit of the Olympic games.
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| Dennis Hopper Granted Restraining Order Against Wife Posted: 12 Feb 2010 08:56 AM PST  After doctor recommends she's threatening Hopper's health. We've been following the story of Dennis Hopper's terminal prostate cancer and his serious marital conflict with his wife of 14 years, Victoria. Thursday the 73-year-old actor was finally granted a restraining order from Victoria, after his doctor said the less Hopper interacts with her, the longer his life will be.
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| Regulators Hired by Toyota Helped Halt Investigations Posted: 12 Feb 2010 09:41 AM PST ![]() Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Former regulators hired by Toyota Motor Corp. helped end at least four U.S. investigations of unintended acceleration by company vehicles in the last decade, warding off possible recalls, court and government records show.
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| College shooting leaves 3 dead Posted: 12 Feb 2010 03:01 PM PST ![]() A shooter kills at least three at a university campus in Alabama.
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| Former President Bill Clinton Hospitalized in New York Posted: 11 Feb 2010 02:10 PM PST  UPDATE: Former President Bill Clinton underwent a procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital to place two stents in one of his coronary arteries, his office said. KTLA: Former President Bill Clinton Hospitalized in New York City. ABC News is reporting that the 64- year old Clinton has been transported to Columbia Presbyterian hospital. His condition is unknown. The White House says his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is on her way to the hospital. Clinton had a quadruple bypass in 2004. Read more stories moms are talking about.
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| Sen. Tom Harkin: Fixing the Filibuster Posted: 12 Feb 2010 07:42 AM PST  After the recent blizzard, a newspaper columnist noted that Washington had been "immobilized by snow." "This is highly unusual," she quipped. "Normally, Washington is immobilized by Senators." It's a funny line. But the unprecedented abuse of the filibuster by Republicans is no joke. When many people think of the filibuster, it brings to mind the classic 1939 film, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. But Senator Smith -- Jimmy Stewart's character -- was a little guy using the filibuster to stop the special interests. Today, that has been turned upside-down. It is the special interests using
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| Palestinian protesters pose as Na'vi from 'Avatar' (AP) Posted: 12 Feb 2010 11:48 AM PST  AP - Palestinian protesters have added a colorful twist to demonstrations against Israel's separation barrier, painting themselves blue and posing as characters from the hit film "Avatar."
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| Fourth-Place Medal Posted: 12 Feb 2010 12:59 PM PST ![]() The IOC should cancel all luge events at the 2010 Winter Olympics, but not solely because Nodar Kumaritashvili of the nation of Georgia suffered a fatal injury during a practice run at the Whistler Sliding Center on Friday.
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| Few Americans Want Members of Congress Re-Elected, Poll Finds Posted: 12 Feb 2010 04:48 AM PST ![]() Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Just 8 percent of Americans want the members of Congress re-elected, according to a CBS News-New York Times poll taken nine months before roughly one-third of the Senate and the entire House face voters.
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| Senate Dems ax bipartisan jobs bill (AP) Posted: 12 Feb 2010 03:51 AM PST ![]() Senate Democrats scrapped a bipartisan jobs bill in favor of one they say is leaner and focused solely on putting Americans back to work, and they're all but daring Republicans to vote against it.
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| Video: Angelina Jolie on Adopting from Haiti Posted: 11 Feb 2010 08:31 PM PST  "We're here to see how we can help protect the children in-country and scale up the needs here," the megastar tells CNN.
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