Twin suicide bombings kill 38 in Moscow subway during rush hourMOSCOW (AP) — Terror returned to the heart of Russia, with two deadly suicide bombings on the Moscow subway at rush hour, including an attack at the station beneath the headquarters of the secret police.US at odds with Canada for not inviting indigenous group to forumCHELSEA, Quebec (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton took issue with Canada for not inviting all those with legitimate interests in the Arctic to what was supposed to be a gathering to enhance cooperation in the region.Clinton said she had been contacted by representatives of indigenous groups who were disappointed they were not invited, according to prepared remarks for Monday’s Arctic Coastal meeting. She also said that Sweden, Finland and Iceland — the three Arctic States not represented — had similar concerns.
Nine Christian militia accused of plotting to kill cops, bomb funeralDETROIT (AP) — Nine alleged members of a Christian militia group that was girding for battle with the Antichrist were charged Monday with plotting to kill a police officer and slaughter scores more by bombing the funeral — all in hopes of touching off an uprising against the U.S. government.Palin has harsh words, steps up rhetoric against her detractorsJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin had some harsh words for her detractors in the health care debate with a thinly veiled, March Madness-themed Facebook post in which she declared, “never retreat, instead RELOAD!”The title of the former Alaska governor’s Facebook post on Sunday was “Warning: Subject to New Politically Correct Language Police Censorship.” Palin then discussed her love of college basketball and compared the NCAA tournament to a “heated, competitive primary election.”Tennesseee man pleads guilty in plot against President ObamaJACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man authorities say is a white supremacist has pleaded guilty to plotting to kill then-presidential candidate Barack Obama and dozens of other black people in 2008.Twenty-one-year-old Daniel Cowart of Bells, Tenn., pleaded guilty Monday to eight of 10 counts in an indictment accusing him of conspiracy, threatening a presidential candidate and various federal firearms violations. Under a plea agreement, he faces 12 to 18 years in prison, but a federal judge could choose a longer sentence.Co-defendant, 19-year-old Paul Schlesselman of Helena-West Helena, Ark., pleaded guilty in January and will be sentenced April 15.Katrina trailer ruled not unreasonably dangerous by federal juryNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal jury on Monday rejected a New Orleans man’s claims that government contractors provided him with a trailer after Hurricane Katrina that exposed him to dangerous fumes, dealing another blow to those suing the trailer makers.Eight jurors unanimously decided that a trailer made by Forest River Inc. of Goshen, Ind., and occupied by Lyndon Wright, 39, after the August 2005 storm was not “unreasonably dangerous” in its construction or design.The jury, which deliberated for less than three hours after hearing two weeks of testimony, also found that Shaw Environmental Inc. of Baton Rouge was not negligent in installing Wright’s trailer.The case is the second of several “bellwether” trials designed to test the merits of and possibly resolve other claims over formaldehyde exposure in FEMA trailers.Ragin Cajuns hire Bob Marlin as new men’s basketball coachLAFAYETTE (AP) — Bob Marlin, the men’s basketball coach at Sam Houston State since 1998, has been hired by Louisiana-Lafayette.Marlin, who signed a five-year contract, replaces Robert Lee. Lee’s contract was not renewed earlier this month after the Cajuns finished 13-16 this season, losing to Louisiana-Monroe in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.Coast guard evacuates 69-year-old tug captain in Southwest PassVENICE (AP) — The Coast Guard has evacuated a 69-year-old man from a tugboat in Southwest Pass near Venice.The Eighth Coast Guard District command center received a call at approximately 9 a.m. Monday from Trevor Weeks, a crewman aboard the tugboat.
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March 28, 2010