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Published on Tuesday, Jul 07, 2009
WASHINGTON
Franken on Capitol Hill
So, did you hear the one about the comedian who spent a whole day on Capitol Hill and told no jokes? Democrat Al Franken arrived in Washington on Monday content to be as mundane in the Senate as he was brazen in his previous job as a Saturday Night Live performer. Franken is expected to be sworn in today. He'll be the junior senator from Minnesota.
New rules for stem cells
The government issued final rules Monday expanding taxpayer-funded research using embryonic stem cells, easing scientists' fears that some of the oldest batches might not qualify and promising a master list of all that do. President Barack Obama lifted restrictions on the field in March, but left it to the National Institutes of Health to decide just what stem-cell research was ethically appropriate: Only science that uses cells culled from leftover fertility clinic embryos — ones that otherwise would be thrown away — the agency made clear in draft guidelines.
Actor starts liaison job
Actor Kal Penn started a new job Monday as a liaison between the White House and Asian communities. The Indian-American actor is taking a break from Hollywood to work as an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison, with a focus on connecting President Barack Obama with the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities, as well as arts groups.
MIAMI
Teen called sociopath
A South Florida teenager accused of killing more than a dozen cats fits the profile of a sociopath and responded with laughter when police first spoke to him about the deaths, a detective said in an affidavit released Monday. The 10-page affidavit notes that Miami-Dade County detectives used an electronic device to track 18-year-old Tyler Hayes Weinman's car and traced his cell phone before charging him with the macabre crimes.
EL SEGUNDO, CALIF.
Actress cited for DUI
An actress who starred on the hit television series Three's Company has been arrested and cited for drunken driving. Police say Joyce DeWitt, who played the character Janet Wood on the show, was pulled over Saturday afternoon after she drove past a barricade near a park. Sgt. Danny Kim said an officer arrested the 60-year-old DeWitt after he observed signs that she had been drinking and gave her field sobriety tests. Kim said DeWitt was released on her own recognizance.
Compiled from wire reports.
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