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As the country braces itself for the increasingly likely possibility of getting hit with $85 billion in budget cuts this year, the decision to... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roque-planas/

What's more controversial than a hip-hop star beating his pop-star girlfriend so badly she can't sing at their Grammy gig that night? SVU portraying a barely-fictionalized version of their relationship, which ends with the guy killing the girl. Allison Leotta http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-leotta/

Los Angeles has started building a city park that will be smaller than some backyards, only one-fifth of an acre in size. No matter, explains the LA Times . The point isn't to celebrate the great outdoors, it's to force 33 registered sex offenders out of an apartment building in the...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is pardoning 17 people, largely for minor offenses. The White House announced the president's pardons Friday afternoon. Among the crimes... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paige-lavender/

WXYZ
Kilpatrick corruption trial jury goes home for weekend, resumes deliberating ...
Detroit Free Press
The jury in ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's public corruption trial has gone home for the weekend, wrapping up day nine of deliberations with no verdict. The panel of eight women and four men ended deliberations at about 4:30 p.m. today. The jury ...
Jurors in the Kilpatrick corruption trial resume deliberations on ThursdayWXYZ

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Pawt. man pleads not guilty to murder
Providence Eyewitness News
In Superior Court Friday morning, Johnson pleaded not guilty to murder, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence and carrying a pistol without a license. He will be held without bail. His next court date is not yet available. Copyright WPRI 12 ...

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It's official: Urooj Khan didn't die of natural causes. Cook County Medical Examiner Stephen Cina today ruled the lottery winner's death a homicide, saying he'd died of cyanide toxicity and confirming his initial diagnosis in January, CNN reports. But because there's no cyanide left in Khan's body, he was unable...

CTA Cameras Are Not Exactly A Crime Deterrent
Chicagoist
Chicago Transit Authority president Forest Claypool fired back at the Sun-Times this week in a letter to the editor after the newspaper published a piece indicating that despite thousands of cameras on train cars, platforms, busses and stations, crime ...

KSTP.com
Maplewood police arrest suspect in teen's murder
KARE
The suspect is being held at the Ramsey County Juvenile Detention Center on suspicion of 2nd degree murder. The Ramsey County Attorney's office is considering charges. (Copyright 2013 by KARE. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, ...
Arrest in murder of Maplewood teen Anna HurdFOX 9 News
Food Truck to Benefit North St. Paul Murder Victim on March 1Patch.com

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MILWAUKEE — A man who shot seven people before killing himself at a Wisconsin salon asked a taxi driver for advice on how to handle... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

Do we care more when a male is the subject of exploitation? For example, viewers have been particularly outraged that Lil Poopy's shirt is lifted up by an older woman who grinds up against him while dancing. But this type of thing happens all the time with young female performers. Hilary Levey Friedman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-levey/

Foreign Policy (blog)
Menendez rejects Karzai's statements on US corruption
Foreign Policy (blog)
"The President called awarding of contracts to relatives and affiliates of Afghan senior officials, a major source of corruption, underscoring that the United States should avoid it," the release said. "He added that contracts awarded to the senior ...

19-year-old Metairie man arrested for hate crime in New Orleans
NOLA.com
A 19-year-old Metairie man was booked with committing a hate crime after police say he punched a man who was walking hand-in-hand with another man in the French Quarter on Saturday night. According to records filed in Orleans Parish Criminal District ...

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TUSTIN, Calif. — Southern California authorities say they have found a suicide note on a computer belonging to a 20-year-old man accused of killing three... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/

Pawt. man pleads guilty to murder
Providence Eyewitness News
... in murder case · Pawtucket murder suspect arrested in VA · Suspect arraigned in Pawtucket murder. In Superior Court Friday morning, Johnson pleaded guilty to murder, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence and carrying a pistol without a ...

Look, It's Come Down To This: Either I Have To Murder John Boehner Or He Has ...
The Onion (satire)
Well, here we are again. The nation is on the brink of a fiscal catastrophe, and the leaders of Congress and myself have repeatedly failed to reach a compromise. Sure, we're going to try to avert this crisis with a series of tense negotiations, but the ...

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"The Wire" star Gbenga Akinnagbe, the Nigerian actor who played ruthless Marlo Stanfield enforcer Chris Partlow on the HBO series, talked to HuffPost Live Friday... Alex Moaba http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alex-moaba/

CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- Lawyers for the Colorado theater shooting suspect have indicated their client might plead not guilty by reason of insanity. In court documents... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

Arrestee's turn-of-the-century style highlights roundup

Tens of thousands of Americans are arrested every week. Only a handful of perps merit inclusion in our weekly mug shot review.

March 1, 2013 Mugs

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Arrestee's turn-of-the-century style highlights new mug shot roundup

Tens of thousands of Americans are arrested every week. However, only a handful of these perps merit inclusion in our prestigious weekly mug shot review.

March 1, 2013 Mugs

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