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Judge Says Ground Zero Settlement Is 'Not Enough'
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ripped into the $657 million deal to compensate workers sickened by ash and dust from the collapsed World Trade Center. He said the figure was too low and workers did not have enough time to decide whether to accept the deal. "I will not preside over a settlement that is based on fear or ignorance," he said.
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Announcer Scully Leaves Hospital, Dodgers Say
Dodgers Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully was released from a hospital Friday after a night of observation following a fall and a bumped on the head. Scully, 82, issued a statement thanking people for their thoughts and prayers and apologizing for any concerns he caused.
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Cartoon Furor Met With Muted Response In Sweden
Swedish artist Lars Vilks has lived with a $100,000 bounty on his head since 2007 for a drawing he made depicting the Prophet Muhammad. But unlike the angry protest that erupted in 2005 after similar cartoons were published in Denmark, Swedes have remained largely silent on the controversy.
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Haiti Quake 'Orphans' Reunited With Parents
All of the 33 children that U.S. missionaries tried to take out of Haiti after the deadly January earthquake have been returned to their parents. But at least one mother says that she would consider giving up her children for a better life elsewhere than subject them to the desperate living conditions in Haiti.
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Health Care Link To Immigration May Hit Dead End
Democratic leaders scrambling for every last vote on health care have managed to win over the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, despite its members' previous objections to the bill. That support came as the White House pledged to push through a comprehensive immigration overhaul. But that's a long shot for this year.
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Friday, 19 March 2010
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