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Limbaugh arrested on drug charges — Conservative talk-show host has been released on bail … MSNBC TV — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Rush Limbaugh reached a settlement with prosecutors Friday in a fraud case involving prescription painkillers, though the conservative radio commentator maintains his innocence.
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Rush Limbaugh arrested on prescription drug charges — WEST PALM BEACH — Rush Limbaugh was arrested Friday on prescription drug charges, law enforcement officials said. — Limbaugh turned himself in to authorities on a warrant issued by the State Attorney's Office, said Teri Barbera, a spokeswoman for the State Attorney's Office.
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Rush Limbaugh Turns Himself In On Fraud Charge In Rx Drug Probe — MIAMI, April 28 — Talk radio icon Rush Limbaugh surrendered to authorities Friday on a charge of committing fraud to obtain prescription drugs, concluding an investigation that for more than two years has hovered over the law-and-order conservative.
PR Newswire:Settlement Agreement Ends State Investigation of Rush Limbaugh
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Elise Labott / CNN:
Report: Extremists push for terror haven in Iraq — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sunni and Shiite extremist groups are working inside Iraq to create a terrorist haven, where foreign fighters can operate, a U.S. State Department report said Friday. — Militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's al Qaeda …
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Lee Keath / Associated Press:
al-Qaida Leader: U.S. 'Broken' in Iraq — CAIRO, Egypt - Hundreds of suicide bombings in Iraq have "broken the back" of the U.S. military, al-Qaida's No. 2 said in a video posted Saturday — the latest in a series of messages from the terror network. — The video by Ayman al-Zawahri …
Michelle Malkin:
BLOGS DOWN: HACK ATTACK — ***scroll for updates...1230pm EDT Looks like the problem may be resolved, though several blogs still down...Glenn Reynolds confirms the attack originated in Saudi Arabia, as I suspected...Mary Katherine Ham of downed blog hughhewitt.com is guest-blogging over at Wizbang …
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Hiltzik Column Discontinued; He Won't Be Fired — Los Angeles Times editors announced this afternoon that they are discontinuing Michael Hiltzik's Golden State column, as well as the blog of the same name. Hiltzik will be reassigned after serving a suspension. Here is the editors' note:
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Los Angeles Times:
Editor's note — The Times is discontinuing Michael Hiltzik's Golden State column, which ran in the Business section, because the columnist violated the newspaper's ethics guidelines. This follows the suspension last week of his blog on latimes.com, which also has been discontinued.
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National Journal:
Why Rove Testified For A Fifth Time — Appearing for a fifth time before the federal grand jury in the CIA leak case, White House adviser Karl Rove on Wednesday was questioned extensively about contradictions between his sworn testimony and that of Time magazine writer Matthew Cooper …
Dan Whitcomb / Reuters:
May 1 immigrant boycott aims to "close" US cities — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pro-immigration activists say a national boycott and marches planned for May 1 will flood America's streets with millions of Latinos to demand amnesty for illegal immigrants and shake the ground under Congress as it debates reform.
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Jodi Rudoren / New York Times:
F.B.I. Set to Present Subpoenas to Lawmaker's Nonprofits — The F.B.I. has notified three nonprofit organizations created by Representative Alan B. Mollohan and financed primarily through special federal appropriations he steered their way that they should expect subpoenas soon for financial and other records.
Associated Press:
Julia Thorne, author and ex-wife of Sen. Kerry, dead at 61 — BOSTON —Julia Thorne, an author and the former wife of U.S. Sen. John Kerry, has died of cancer at a friend's home in Concord. She was 61. — Thorne, who died Thursday, wrote the 1993 book, "You Are Not Alone …
Noel Randewich / Reuters:
Mexico to decriminalize pot, cocaine and heroin — MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Possessing marijuana, cocaine and even heroin will no longer be a crime in Mexico if the drugs are carried in small amounts for personal use, under legislation passed by Congress. — The measure given final passage …
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Jeannine Aversa / Associated Press:
Bush Says Anthem Should Be in English — The national anthem should be sung in English _ not Spanish _ President Bush declared Friday, amid growing restlessness over the millions of immigrants here illegally. — "One of the things that's very important is, when we debate this issue …
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