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Dixie Chicks back in the spotlight, sort of
The trio, including Natalie Maines, will tour for the first time in four years, but as a warm-up band.

States with the most millionaires
The number of millionaires in America shrank in 2009, but these states still rank as the richest.
Amanpour hired to host ABC's 'This Week'
ABC News said it has hired Christiane Amanpour, one of CNN's best-known personalities for her international reporting over the past two decades, to host its Sunday morning political talk show.
ABC News paying accused baby-killer's legal bills
TVNewser reports that, according to documents filed in a Florida court today, ABC News paid $200,000 to the family of accused toddler-killer Casey Anthony in exchange for photos of the toddler she allegedly murdered.
Maryland trying to secede from the South
Though Marylanders live just south of the Mason-Dixon Line, their attitudes and even their accents straddle that border. These days, leaders feel they've got more in common with states to the north.
Obama effigy hanged at failing Rhode Island school
Protesting the imminent firing of all 74 of the teachers at a failing Rhode Island high school, an instructor hung a doll of President Barack Obama from its feet in his classroom.
Virginia Tech rattled by online threat
The police insist the threats are not credible, but Virginia Tech is on edge.
Sunday, Sunday
Historic health care change in the balance, Democrats plowed fresh billions into insurance subsidies for consumers on Thursday and added a $250 rebate for seniors facing high prescription drugs, last-minute sweeteners to sweeping $940 billion legislation headed for a climactic weekend vote.
>> CBO: Health package cuts deficit by $130 billion
Ignorant US General: Gays weakened Dutch military
A retired U.S. general has told senators that the Dutch policy of allowing gays to serve openly in its military was partly to blame for its failure to halt the largest genocide in Europe since World War II.
Viacom uploaded its own videos to YouTube, then complained
YouTube's big court fight with Viacom is unearthing some fun stories, like this one: Viacom secretly doctored its content to look stolen, uploaded it to YouTube, and then promptly reported itself for copyright abuse, having forgotten about its own ruse.
City police department on alert for deadly traps
Police in this picturesque city in rural Riverside County have been on edge in recent weeks. Someone is trying to kill them.
Obama admits more must be done to create jobs
President Barack Obama has signed into law a package of tax breaks and spending designed to give the nation a jobs boost.
Ensign scandal prompts Republican subpoena
The National Republican Senatorial Committee has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury looking into the aftermath of Sen. John Ensign’s extramarital affair with a former staffer
Paterson admits he was the source of stories
New York Gov. David Paterson (D) now says "he was the source of information for the story that led to an ethics investigation and the departure of five top members of his administration," CNN reports.
Republicans will bottle up health care reform in Senate
Democrats might like to think that health care reform is all but a done deal if it clears the House, but the Senate is where Republicans have been plotting for months to sentence it to a painful procedural death.
>> GOP attacks on Nancy Pelosi have a familiar ring
Loud sex enough for cops to search your home, court rules
For Brian McGacken, an evening of loud sex resulted in a 10-year prison sentence for growing marijuana.
SEC investigating Jim Cramer's website
TheStreet.com, the financial Web site founded by loudmouth stock picker and TV personality Jim Cramer, is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The publicly traded company attracted the attention of regulators because of accounting woes at a former subsidiary called Promotions.com, TheStreet.com said yesterday.
Cold US winter was offset by above-normal global temps
It might not exactly be a news flash to report that the 2009-10 winter (December through February) was colder than average across the U.S., but it might be surprising to learn that global temperatures were warmer than average during the winter.
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