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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

U.S. Top News: Arizona set to execute killer who showed no remorse

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04/25/2012
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Arizona set to execute killer who showed no remorse
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A defiant Arizona killer who asked for no mercy, shunned a clemency hearing and railed against immigrants in his 1993 sentencing is set to be executed on Wednesday for kidnapping and killing a Hispanic community college student.
Weak durables orders cast shadow on U.S. recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Demand for long-lasting manufactured goods was the weakest in three years in March and a gauge of business spending plans fell, suggesting the economy lost momentum as the first quarter drew to a close.
House Republican divide keeps lid on highway projects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly every day, rush-hour traffic backs up for miles on both ends of the overburdened Brent Spence Bridge, which spans the Ohio River and links Cincinnati with its suburbs in Kentucky.
FBI behavior analysts in search for missing Arizona girl
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - After four days of fruitless physical searches in and around the home of a missing 6-year-old girl in Arizona, FBI behavioral analysts were called in to examine the house for less tangible clues, police said on Tuesday.
Key witness against former US Senator Edwards to return to stand
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - A campaign aide to former U.S. Senator John Edwards was to return to the witness stand on Wednesday in the criminal trial of his ex-boss, a day after detailing ways he tried to hide the 2008 presidential hopeful's mistress from the media.
Hurt by Arizona immigration law, Hispanics organize
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona landscaper Jose Acosta says he has been pulled over by police in the Mexico border state three or four times for tailgating or driving with a chipped windshield. But really, he believes, it is because of the color of his skin.
Two more Secret Service agents resign; Obama blames 'knuckleheads'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two more U.S. Secret Service agents are resigning over a Colombia prostitution scandal, the agency said on Tuesday, as it sought to close a chapter in its worst case of alleged misconduct in decades.
Boy awaiting heart transplant abducted from St. Louis hospital
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A child-abduction alert was issued on Tuesday in St. Louis for a 5-year-old boy who police said was on a waiting list for a heart transplant and is believed to have been taken by his father.
California's population growth seen slowing
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California' population will grow at much slower pace than state officials projected as its birth rate sags and immigration levels off, a study said on Tuesday, with significant ramifications for the most populous U.S. state's finances and economy.
Empire State Building about to lose status as tallest in NYC
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One World Trade Center, being built at the site of the fallen twin towers, could surpass the Empire State Building as the tallest building in New York as soon as next week, an official said on Tuesday.
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