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• STIMULUS WATCH: Did White House overplay job data?

  The government watchdog overseeing economic stimulus spending said Thursday that, in its rush to take credit for saving hundreds of thousands of jobs, the Obama administration was overly confident in its job-counting and did not acknowledge significant errors in the figures.

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• Pawn shop owner shoots 14-year-old alleged burglar; owner says he gave boy warning but it was ignored

  Source: NOLA.com

  By Michelle Hunter, The Times-Picayune October 26, 2009, 2:20PM Authorities say a 14-year-old was shot in the leg early Sunday morning as he tried to break into a Metairie pawn shop.

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• Charges against teen dropped in beating death

  Source: msnbc.com

  Prosecutors on Monday drop first-degree murder charges against one of four teens accused in the brutal beating of a Chicago honor student that was recorded in a cell phone camera video.

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• Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Says The White House Picked Out Her Clothes And Even Took Over Her Fashion Decisions

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  The Yale Law School grad talked about shopping for clothes to wear to her acceptance ceremony, but government officials took over the fashion decisions. They told her to bring five suits and then recommended which one she should wear.

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• Want Ammo In California? You Are Now Required Give Your Thumbprints To Police To Buy Ammo

  Source: news10.net

  SACRAMENTO, CA - Before the midnight deadline, Gov. Schwarzenegger ... signed ... Assembly Bill 962. ... It also requires gun shop owners to thumbprint people who buy handgun ammunition, as well as record their identification and provide that information to police.

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