Indiana Dems return after 'softening' GOP agenda

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana House Democrats are back at work after a five-week boycott to protest a Republican agenda they consider an assault on labor unions and public education, but whether their efforts will ultimately change the outcome of the legislation they opposed is unclear.



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JAPAN: Not enough safeguards to protect nuke plant

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's government admitted Tuesday its safeguards were insufficient to protect a nuclear plant against the earthquake and tsunami that crippled the facility and caused it to spew radiation, and it vowed to overhaul safety standards.


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Report finds women are still paid less than men

More women are graduating college than men, but that doesn't change the fact that they also carry more responsibilities at home, yet they still earn just 75 cents to every dollar a man earns.




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No Keys Push To Start takes title at Beer Pong State Championship

He stepped up to shoot with the entire game on the line; water flips from his fingertips as the ball leaves his hand, and splash, Chris Rische hit the final cup Saturday evening at Be Here Now giving his team 'No Keys Push To Start' a pocket full of cash and the title of Indiana's 2011 Beer Pong Champions.



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More obstacles impede crews in Japan nuke crisis

TOKYO — Mounting problems, including badly miscalculated radiation figures and inadequate storage tanks for huge amounts of contaminated water, stymied emergency workers Sunday as they struggled to nudge Japan's stricken nuclear complex back from the edge of disaster.


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Air raids hit Gadhafi stronghold

RAS LANUF, Libya — International air raids targeted Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte for the first time Sunday night as rebels quickly closed in on the regime stronghold.


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Blue lights not being used often

Gene Burton, director of public safety, said there might not be a need for any more blue lights on campus since they are normally pushed for real emergencies about once per year.


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Analysis: Gambits abound in Wisconsin union fight

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans were accustomed to getting what they wanted after the election put Scott Walker in the governor's office and flipped legislative control to the GOP, even gaining some Democratic support for a series of economic measures in his first weeks in office. Then they took on unions.






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