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House Republications voted to cut funds for food safety law approved by the last Congress.  The law, which received bipartisan support, followed years of cutbacks at the FDA and a series of food-borne illnesses linked to foods as varied as spinach, peanuts and cookie dough.  The amount by which the cuts in food safety enforcement would increase health care costs is unknown.  http://wapo.st/ijzZGS

In a customary motion when a defendant is deceased, Federal prosecutors moved to drop all charges against Osama Bin Laden.  DNA testing shows the possibility of mistaken identity is one in 11.8 quadrillion.  http://bit.ly/mSWI0M

The Federal Trade Commission obtained a $10.4 judgment against Real Wealth, Inc., a company doing business under numerous aliases, which targeted unemployed workers with work-at-home scams.  http://1.usa.gov/kZRi0W

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in two cases on Monday that schools cannot punish students for speech or writing created outside the school environment.  http://bit.ly/muOA0O

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit heard oral arguments Wednesday over the constitutionality of the new health care reform law and its individual mandate requiring citizens to purchase health insurance.   http://bit.ly/iTSTiZ