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48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing Thursday, March 11, 2010

HONOLULU - Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai as critical habitat to allow the plants and animals to flourish.
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Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth Thursday, March 11, 2010

LOS ANGELES - Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census are enlisting a new corps of foot-soldiers in their battle to reach that hard-to-count demographic: tech-savvy, smart-phone-toting young people.
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Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth Thursday, March 11, 2010

LOS ANGELES - Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census are enlisting a new corps of foot-soldiersin their battle to reach that hard-to-count demographic: tech-savvy, smart-phone-toting young people.
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NJ man accused of raping, beating 5 daughters Thursday, March 11, 2010

PATERSON, N.J. - A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is preparing to stand trial on accusations of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three, beating his children with wooden boards and even moving to avoid child welfare investigators.
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Lawmaker's clash with fellow Democrats nothing new Thursday, March 11, 2010

WEST BRANCH, Mich. - Shortly after entering Congress in 1993, Rep. Bart Stupak withstood President Bill Clinton's charm offensive and voted against free-trade legislation - an early display of the independent streak that has put him at odds with fellow Democrats many times since.
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Mass school closures approved in Kansas City, Mo. Thursday, March 11, 2010

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Facing potential bankruptcy, the board that governs the once flush-with-cash Kansas City school district is taking the unusual and contentious step of shuttering almost half its schools.
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Ga.'s system to defend the poor still reeling Thursday, March 11, 2010

ATLANTA - Georgia's public defender system is still trying to recover its financial footing five years after a courthouse gunman racked up a $3 million taxpayer-funded defense tab on the way to his conviction.
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2 teens wanted in 2009 killing found in Mexico Thursday, March 11, 2010

HEMET, Calif. - Two fugitive teenagers wanted in the 2009 killing of a 16-year-old boy have been found in Mexico and returned to authorities in Riverside County after a four-month manhunt.
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Homes damaged, 4 injured, in Arkansas tornadoes Thursday, March 11, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Tornadoes have struck parts of Arkansas, injuring four people and destroying a handful of homes.
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Sushi chef charged with serving illegal whale Wednesday, March 10, 2010

LOS ANGELES - Federal prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against a sushi chef and a Santa Monica restaurant on allegations that they served illegal and endangered whale meat.
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