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Tattoo of Crime Scene Leads to Murder Conviction (huliq)
Some miscreants have been convicted due to posts on social media, but in this homicide case, a gang member posted details of a murder crime scene on his chest via a tattoo, which broke the case wide open.

Past House GOP tactic proves useless to Democrats (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
A year ago, when Republicans were in the minority on Capitol Hill, they drove Democrats crazy by using an obscure parliamentary maneuver to change, delay and even kill Democratic priorities.

Giffords standing on own, trying to improve gait (The Charlotte Observer)
Dr. Gerard Francisco, chief medical officer of TIRR Memorial Hermann rehabilitation center, speaks at a press conference regarding the treatment planned for U.S. Rep.

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Spring brings fundraising frenzy for GOP hopefuls (Kansas City Star)
Mitt Romney is organizing a phone bank fundraiser in Las Vegas next month. Tim Pawlenty is holding regular "friendraising" meetings in big-money California and elsewhere.

High gas prices cloud Obama re-election prospects (Chicago Sun-Times)
With gas prices climbing and little relief in sight, President Barack Obama is scrambling to get ahead of the latest potential obstacle to his re-election bid, even as Republicans are making plans to exploit the issue.

Clegg attacks Cameron on AV stance (Romsey Advertiser)
Nick Clegg has lashed out at David Cameron, accusing the Prime Minister of "defending the indefensible" with his opposition to voting reform for Westminster elections.

Giffords Intern Loses Student-Government Election (Fox News)
The intern who helped save U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords ' life after she was shot more than three months ago has lost the election to become student government president at the University of Arizona.

White iPhone 4s to launch on April 27 at Best Buy: report (examiner)
It's already pretty much confirmed that the white iPhone 4 will ship next week, and specifically, at least in part of Europe, April 27. A new report seems to assert that the April 27 date will be global, with the white iPhone 4 showing up at Best Buy on that date.

Obama again won't call Armenian deaths 'genocide' (KansasCity)
President Barack Obama on Saturday marked the anniversary of the massacre of Armenians in Turkey nearly a century ago by calling it a "horrific" slaughter, but once again stopped short of branding it genocide.In a written statement, Obama said the 1915 killings of some 1.5 million Armenians represent "one of the worst atrocities of the 20th ...

Trump skips 21 years of primary voting (WABC 7)
The New York City Board of Elections says Donald Trump didn't vote in any primary elections for 21 years.

iPhone 5 to be world phone, but LTE waits for the iPhone 6 (examiner)
Will the Verizon version of iPhone 5 be LTE-capable? No. Apple has never been one to jump into new technologies, particularly when they affect iDevice battery life, and most have assumed that Apple would treat battery draining LTE the same way.

US default could be doomsday option for economy 3 mins ago (Buffalo News)
In this April 13, 2011 file photo, House Budget Committee Chairman, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.