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Military ordered to reinstate gay nurse

A federal judge has ordered the reinstatement of an openly lesbian former Air Force major who was dismissed from the military under the government’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. CNN.com – U.S.
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Judge orders lesbian reinstated to Air Force

Maj. Margaret Witt tells msnbc’s Rachel Maddow she can’t wait to get back to her Air Force job after a federal judge ruled the military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy violated her rights. msnbc.com: U.S. news
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Cops: 4 killed in West Seattle

Police found four people shot to death in a Seattle home after neighbors reported gunfire and an injured woman ran into the front yard telling officers, “my mom’s gone crazy.” msnbc.com: U.S. news
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NYT: Zuckerberg to give Newark schools $100 million

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, has agreed to donate 0 million to improve Newark’s long-troubled public schools, officials said Wednesday night. msnbc.com: U.S. news
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Va. set to execute 1st woman in decades

A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection Thursday and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century. msnbc.com: U.S. news
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