Hagel holds back support for Shinseki...Oregon's governor wants to sue Oracle...Botched transplant settlement

UNDATED (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is drawing back on his public support of Veterans Administration Secretary Eric Shinseki. He says he'll leave decisions on the VA leader's future to others. In earlier comments Hagel brushed off suggestions that Shinseki be fired, saying such talk was premature. He didn't say that today while talking with reporters on his way to Singapore.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's governor says he's seeking a lawsuit against Oracle Corp. over the failed launch of the state's online health insurance enrollment system which was an embarrassment and led to multiple investigations. The governor says he's fired state managers in charge of it, and now it's time to hold the website's main contractor accountable. Oracle denies responsibility.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio hospital will pay $650,000 to the family of a woman whose kidney transplant went awry when a nurse tossed out a healthy organ. A court approved the settlement yesterday. The Toledo woman, who was to receive her brother's kidney, later received someone else's kidney. The family sued the University of Toledo Medical Center, claiming medical negligence.

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A police official in Pakistan says the husband of a woman stoned to death by her family earlier this week was arrested for killing his first wife, though the case against him was withdrawn after a family member forgave him. The man's second wife was bludgeoned to death Tuesday by family members who were angry because they wanted her to marry someone else.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Redskins are launching a Twitter onslaught at Sen. Harry Reid in their campaign to keep the team's name. The Redskins instructed fans today to tweet Reid to show their "RedskinsPride" and "tell him what the team means to you." Fans did just that. Many of them, however, told Reid they support his efforts to change the name.

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