WASHINGTON - Massachusetts Rep. William Delahunt will not run for re-election, the seven-term Democrat said Thursday night, a decision he said was not politically motivated as he faces criticism for his handling of a 1986 shooting by a University of Alabama professor accused of killing three …

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The D.C. Medical Examiner’s Office says the alleged shooter at the Pentagon has died. Beverly Fields, chief of staff of the D.C. medical examiner’s office, said the body of 36-year-old John Patrick Bedell arrived at the medical examiner’s office shortly after midnight. Bedell was shot by two …

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A few hours before the NFL’s free agency period began, the Jets improved their secondary in a big way by agreeing in principle with the San Diego Chargers to acquire talented but troubled cornerback Antonio Cromartie on Thursday night. The Jets confirmed the deal, but didn’t release specifics …

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NEW YORK - Influential black leaders in New York City said Thursday night that they believe Gov. David Paterson should stay in office amid allegations he and his staff interfered in a domestic violence case involving a top governor’s aide. Meeting in a Harlem soul food restaurant that is the center …

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(AP) — BEIJING - China’s Premier Wen Jiabao is promising strong growth this year and says the government will combat inflation to keep the resurgence of the world’s third-largest economy on track. In an annual report to China’s legislature, Wen announced a growth target of 8 percent in a “crucial …

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Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins controls the puck against Ryan Callahan #24 of the New York Rangers on March 4, 2010 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Jim McIsaac, Getty Images) Jordan Staal scored twice, including the game- winner 3:42 into overtime, as Pittsburgh topped the …

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ALBANY, N.Y. - David Paterson, New York’s first black governor and a product of the Harlem political machine, faced rapidly waning support Thursday as many of the influential black leaders who have worked with him for decades gathered and began to discuss whether to craft a message to persuade him …

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Evgeni Malkin scored a power-play goal 3:42 into overtime on Pittsburgh’s 55th shot at Henrik Lundqvist, and the Penguins outlasted the New York Rangers 5-4 on Thursday night. Malkin, who earlier in the overtime advantage struck a goal post and was robbed by Lundqvist’s outstretched glove save …

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BERKELEY, Calif. — Students staged raucous rallies to protest education funding cuts on college campuses nationwide Thursday, but some demonstrations got out of hand as protesters threw punches and ice chunks in Wisconsin and shut down a major freeway in California during rush-hour traffic. In …

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Massachusetts Rep. William Delahunt will not run for re-election, the seven-term Democrat said Thursday night, a decision he said was not politically motivated as he faces criticism for his handling of a 1986 shooting by a University of Alabama professor accused of killing three colleagues last …

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