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NYC teacher barricades self inside classroom

NEW YORK — A New York City junior high school teacher barricaded himself in a classroom for three hours before surrendering to police.

Watchdogs want N.Y. panel to review Kennedy leak

ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York state ethics panel is reviewing a request from three watchdog groups asking for an investigation into whether the Paterson administration leaked personal information about Caroline Kennedy when she was under consideration f

Sens. call for Chrysler bankruptcy to be orderly

NEW YORK — With Chrysler LLC appearing increasingly likely to seek bankruptcy protection, members of Congress are calling for an orderly process that saves the company from liquidation.

FAA: Bird strikes more than double at big airports

WASHINGTON — Airplane collisions with birds have more than doubled at 13 major U.S. airports since 2000, according to Federal Aviation Administration data released for the first time Friday.

Mag gets flak for altered pic of Obama’s buff bod

Here's the part that's not in debate about the May cover of Washingtonian magazine: Barack Obama looks pretty darned good in a swimsuit — especially for a president.

AP Poll: Americans high on Obama, direction of U.S.

WASHINGTON — For the first time in years, more Americans than not say the country is headed in the right direction, a sign that Barack Obama has used the first 100 days of his presidency to lift the public's mood and inspire hopes for a brighter fut

New data on jobs, housing signal no recovery near

WASHINGTON — Worse-than-expected news on unemployment and home sales Thursday dampened optimism that a broad economic recovery might be near.

Obama defends secret memo release to CIA employees

WASHINGTON – Days after releasing top-secret memos that detailed the CIA’s use of simulated drowning while interrogating terror suspects, President Barack Obama went to the spy agency’s Virginia headquarters on Monday to defend his decis

FEMA temporary housing ending for Katrina, Rita hurricane victims

NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency is reminding applicants that the temporary housing program for families of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ends on May 1.

Republicans say climate bill not ready for debate

WASHINGTON — House Republicans say it is too early to debate a climate change bill because a major element of the legislation is missing.
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