Judge abruptly halts deliberations in Edwards trial
The judge in the John Edwards trial abruptly closed the courtroom Friday and sent the jury panel home after six days of deliberations.
Two female Army officers challenge combat ban with lawsuit
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The lawsuit accuses the government of violating the constitutional rights of servicewomen by excluding them from certain ground combat units.
Kerry hits Romney on foreign policy
Senator John Kerry Friday called Mitt Romney “naive’’ and “wrong’’ for asserting that Russia is the nation’s top enemy.
Man charged in 1979 murder, sent to Bellevue
Pedro Hernandez, accused of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz, was charged and later transferred to Bellevue Hospital Center.
US eases enforcement of rules on pool access for disabled
After initially setting a March 15 deadline, the Justice Department has granted two extensions.
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More GOP candidates shunning tax pledge
An increasing number of Republicans running for Congress are declining to sign antitax crusader Grover Norquist's pledge to not raise taxes.
Science
Space station docks first privately built craft
SpaceX made history as the first private company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station.
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The science behind sin
Researchers are trying to make sense of our darker impulses, and may just help save us from ourselves.
World
Egyptian presidential runoff could renew old power struggle
After a two-month campaign by more than a dozen candidates, a Muslim Brotherhood candidate and a former air force general emerged with the most votes Friday.
