Calderon's Swearing-In Marred by Violence (NPR)
Mexico's conservative president-elect Felipe Calderon is sworn in amid continuing tension and anger over this summer's elections. Calderon won the presidency with less than 1 percent of the vote, leaving Mexico's electorate divided. Supporters of leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador are expected to try to disrupt today's ceremony.
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Patton problems persisting (Daily Bulletin)
SAN BERNARDINO - When a court-appointed monitor visits Patton State Hospital next week, he will look for improvements in medication management, staffing and reductions in patient violence.
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Ex-principal who shot 2 kittens is sentenced (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
A former northern Minnesota principal who caused an Internet uproar among animal lovers when he shot two kittens on school property has been sentenced to an anger management course and other penalties under a plea deal. Wade Pilloud, 38, who resigned from the K-12 Indus public school along the Canadian border after parents complained to the school district about the shooting and his angry
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