All Stories from June 17, 2012 (Change date)
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Rodney King, key figure in L.A. riots, dead at 47Jun 17, 2012 11:15 am - LOS ANGELES — Just a few months ago, Rodney King was once again the center of attention as the world checked back in on the man whose videotaped beating by police sparke...
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Irish tell Spain to imagine the worst in bank failuresJun 17, 2012 9:39 am - Ireland has this banking advice for Spain: imagine the worst and double it. Like Ireland, Spain sought a bank bailout after being felled by a real-estate crash. Now, jus...
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Summit lets Obama, Putin size up the competitionJun 17, 2012 8:47 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will use their meeting Monday, the first since Putin returned to Russia’s top job, to claim leve...
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GOP on health care: Repeal quickly, replace slowlyJun 17, 2012 8:47 am - WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans intend to seek quick repeal of any parts of the health care law that survive a widely anticipated Supreme Court ruling, but don’t ...
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Maryland man accused of selling bogus energy creditsJun 17, 2012 8:47 am - BALTIMORE — A Maryland man faces trial in a $9.1 million fraud case that is shedding light on problems in a renewable energy credits program run by the Environmental Pro...
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4 presumed dead after avalanche on Mount McKinleyJun 17, 2012 8:42 am - Hitoshi Ogi was tied last in a line of five Japanese climbers making their way down one of the world’s most dangerous mountains when an avalanche struck. The rope snappe...
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Illinois’ Northstar Aerospace files for bankruptcyJun 17, 2012 8:36 am - Bloomberg News Northstar Aerospace (USA) Inc., a maker of aircraft gear and transmission assemblies, filed for bankruptcy protection to facilitate a sale. The Bedford Pa...
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Southern Baptists set to elect first black presidentJun 17, 2012 8:09 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four months ago, two African-American pastors stood in a hallway of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Nashville headquarters looking at a row of white...
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Southern Baptists see drop in numbersJun 17, 2012 8:08 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The nation’s largest Protestant denomination continues to see a decline in membership. Statistics released Tuesday by the Southern Baptist Convention’...
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Christopher Plummer going strong after 82 years, 1 OscarJun 17, 2012 8:08 am - NEW YORK — Hitting 82 hasn’t meant Christopher Plummer is slowing down. In fact, he seems to be hitting the gas. “I’ve never worked as hard as I have in my life at the p...