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• NJ triple murder defendant tells of using machete (AP)
• Possible Republican 2012 hopefuls criticize public schools (Reuters)
• Murder victims told to 'remember' gang, then shot (AP)
• USDA funds more fruits and veggies for school kids (Reuters)
• UConn student killed by shuttle bus at campus (AP)
• Peanut allergy issue stirs controversy at Florida school (Reuters)
• Goldman Sachs CEO testifies at NYC hedge trial (AP)

NJ triple murder defendant tells of using machete (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:49 PM PDT AP - One of six people charged in the 2007 murders of three college-bound young people at a playground described the attack in chilling detail on a tape played for jurors Wednesday, including the order he got from another suspect to slash the victims with a machete.

Possible Republican 2012 hopefuls criticize public schools (Reuters) Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:35 PM PDT Reuters - Three potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates expressed hostility toward the public school system at a home schooling rally on Wednesday in the early presidential caucus state of Iowa.

Murder victims told to 'remember' gang, then shot (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:34 PM PDT AP - Jurors in a triple murder trial are hearing chilling details from a man on trial for the execution-style slayings.

USDA funds more fruits and veggies for school kids (Reuters) Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:23 PM PDT Reuters - State agencies will get more federal funding to provide fresh fruits and vegetables at schools, the Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday.

UConn student killed by shuttle bus at campus (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2011 01:15 PM PDT AP - University of Connecticut police say a student was driving a shuttle bus that struck and killed another student on campus.

Peanut allergy issue stirs controversy at Florida school (Reuters) Posted: 23 Mar 2011 01:00 PM PDT Reuters - Some public school parents in Edgewater, Florida, want a first-grade girl with life-threatening peanut allergies removed from the classroom and home-schooled, rather than deal with special rules to protect her health, a school official said.

Goldman Sachs CEO testifies at NYC hedge trial (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2011 12:19 PM PDT AP - The chief executive of Goldman Sachs told a jury at an insider trading trial Wednesday that a former board member violated the company's confidentiality policies when he discussed board secrets with a then-billionaire hedge fund boss.

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