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Archives for November, 2010

Pa. man gets at least 30 years in rape of girl, 11

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87873273&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A man charged with brutalizing and repeatedly raping an 11-year-old Philadelphia girl has been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison after trying in vain to retract his guilty plea.

EPA fines West’s largest toxic waste dump $300,000

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87873272&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A vast toxic waste dump at the center of a birth defects controversy in Central California has been fined more than $300,000 for allowing cancer-causing chemicals to leach into the soil, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday.

Stepfather of murdered Phoenix teen seeks info

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87873230&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The stepfather of a Phoenix teenager fatally shot while on a morning jog in early November is asking for help in finding the killer.

1970s LA Skid Row killings conviction overturned

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87873229&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A man accused of stabbing to death 10 transients had his conviction overturned Tuesday, a quarter of a century after he was incarcerated based on testimony from a jailhouse snitch who was a proven liar.

FedEx to cut more than 200 Ohio jobs

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87873192&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK FedEx Corp. has said more than 200 jobs will be cut when it closes a shipping terminal in southwest Ohio in January.

Summary Box: Most commodities gain in November

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87873147&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK BIGGEST GAINERS: Most commodities wrapped up a strong November by posting price gains, especially metals and energy products.

Mass. subpoenas New York City-based research firm

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87873146&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin has ordered a New York City-based research firm to give his office documents related to its dealing with a small, local hedge fund.

Cops: Uma Thurman stalker in Md. called her office

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87873145&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A former psychiatric patient who was convicted in 2008 of stalking Uma Thurman tried to call her again, defying a court order to leave her alone after years of unwanted and weird advances, officials said Tuesday.

Most commodities end November with gains

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87873144&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Commodities wrapped up a strong November by posting price gains, especially metals and energy products.

Retiring Chris Dodd delivers final Senate speech

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87873105&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Retiring Sen. Chris Dodd thanked his colleagues, supporters and friends as he delivered his final speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, saying he will miss both the people and his work, and he urged Congress to find paths to bipartisanship.