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The Bali bomber mastermind Dulmatin 'killed in shoot-out', some eight years after the attack:
The alleged mastermind behind the 2002 Bali bombings is believed to have been killed in a shoot-out with Indonesian police on the outskirts of Jakarta today.
Dulmatin, nicknamed "the Genius", was an explosives expert who was believed to have set off one of the Bali bombs with a mobile phone, as well as helping to assemble the massive car bomb used in the attacks, which killed 202 people.
The shoot-out happened during a morning raid on a house in Pamulang city, west of the Indonesian capital. Police said the raid, which comes two weeks before a visit by President Obama, targeted Dulmatin and two other senior members of the militant Islamist organisation Jemaah Islamiyah.
Northrop drops out of bidding for $35B tanker, the Hill reports, but there is no word if Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) will try to place a hold on that.
The LATimes has this on the Runaway Prius that hit 90 mph before stopping with aid the aid of the California Highway Patrol.
Smaller firms exempt in new sick days bill, the BDN reports:
Proponents of legislation that would require employers to offer workers paid sick days have amended the bill to exempt smaller businesses and to reduce the number of sick days employees can earn each year. AJ Higgins at MPBN had much more on this last night here.
But the fate of the bill remains unclear in the face of strong opposition from the business community and some lawmakers. Members of the Legislature's Labor Committee are expected to vote on the measure, LD 1665, this Thursday.
As originally introduced, the bill would have required businesses with 25 or more employees to offer one hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked, or up to six days a year. Smaller businesses would be required to offer up to three days of paid sick leave annually.
There is a move "to render God's word into modern English without liberal translation distortions." The Conservative Bible Project is behind it, and this example of the adulteress story (John 8:1 - 11) shows how it's done - simply remove the parts that don't agree with current conservative thinking. Done!
And 25 people have downloaded the Dirigo Blue app to their iPhones; pretty amazing.
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