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Obama to graduates: 'A new feeling about America'
Last Updated: 6:10 PM 05/23/12 - President Barack Obama told graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy that the world has a "new feeling about America" and more respect for its leadership.
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Officials ponder hurricane threat when GOP gathers
Last Updated: 3:11 PM 05/23/12 - A Florida officeholder says the Republican National Convention scheduled for late August in Tampa would be among the casualties if the area is threatened by a hurricane.
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Senate panel to launch review of Facebook IPO
Last Updated: 1:24 PM 05/23/12 - A Senate panel is reviewing Facebook's high-profile stock offering last week amid allegations that the bank handling the IPO may have provided select clients with a negative assessment of the company.
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Secret Service boss to discuss prostitute scandal
Last Updated: 3:37 PM 05/22/12 - The head of the Secret Service testifies for the first time Wednesday about the humiliating prostitution scandal in Colombia that tarnished his agency's reputation.
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1,600 museums offer military families free tickets
Last Updated: 6:21 PM 05/22/12 - More than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer in a program that has more than doubled in size since 2010.
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Police: Bodies are missing Nebraska woman, son
Last Updated: 11:06 AM 05/22/12 - Police in Council Bluffs, Iowa, say autopsy results have confirmed that the bodies of two people found in a western Iowa state park are those of a missing Nebraska woman and her 10-year-old son.
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Joplin breaks ground on schools year after tornado
Last Updated: 10:58 AM 05/22/12 - A day after President Obama helped Joplin, Mo., bid its high school seniors an emotional farewell, the city is breaking ground on three new schools as part of the rebuilding process.
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Ex-student in Rutgers webcam case is spared prison
Last Updated: 10:53 AM 05/21/12 - The former Rutgers University student convicted of bias intimidation for using a webcam to see his roommate and another man kissing days before the roommate committed suicide is getting a 30-day jail term and then probation.
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Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky's trial
Last Updated: 10:04 AM 05/21/12 - A judge has denied a request from former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky to delay the June 5 start of his child sex-abuse trial.
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Miss. prison quiet after riot; 1 dead, 19 hurt
Last Updated: 10:38 AM 05/21/12 - A sheriff says gang activity caused a riot that killed a guard and injured 19 people at a privately-run prison in Mississippi that holds illegal immigrants.
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Obama stance adds fuel in marriage battlegrounds
Last Updated: 1:23 PM 05/18/12 - President Barack Obama’s support for gay marriage has emboldened activists and politicians on both sides of the issue.
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Jury reaches verdict in Powell voyeurism trial
Last Updated: 3:48 PM 05/16/12 - A jury handling the voyeurism case against a missing Utah woman's father-in-law has reached a verdict.
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Study links vets to brain disease seen in athletes
Last Updated: 2:58 PM 05/16/12 - A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of the traumatic brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers.
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Edwards, mistress could still be called to testify
Last Updated: 3:14 PM 05/15/12 - Attorneys for John Edwards are indicating their case is winding down, but they are not yet saying whether they will call the former presidential candidate or his mistress to testify.
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Former BP worker claims evidence proves innocence
Last Updated: 1:59 PM 05/15/12 - A former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about how much oil was leaking from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico claims evidence that was not given to federal investigators will prove his innocence.
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Shift on marriage energizes immigration activists
Last Updated: 9:36 AM 05/15/12 - President Barack Obama's shift to support gay marriage is energizing young Hispanic voters who are working side-by-side with gay activists in their push for immigration reform. The alliance has been growing across the country.
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BPI laying off 86 after 'pink slime' controversy
Last Updated: 3:30 PM 05/14/12 - The maker of the beef product dubbed "pink slime" by critics says it's laying off 86 employees from its South Dakota corporate office, and company officials are blaming what it calls a "campaign of misinformation."
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Father of missing Ariz. girl separated from family
Last Updated: 6:38 PM 05/14/12 - Arizona authorities are prohibiting the father of a missing Tucson girl from having any contact with his other children, but they say that doesn't mean he's a suspect in her disappearance.
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Dimon: Doesn't know whether JPMorgan broke law
Last Updated: 3:05 PM 05/11/12 - JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says he does not know whether the bank broke any laws in the surprise $2 billion loss by one of its trading groups.
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Gay marriage shift gives Obama fundraising boost
Last Updated: 2:24 PM 05/11/12 - President Barack Obama is seeing an uptick in fundraising since he announced his shift on gay marriage.
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Pay boost for doctors treating low-income patients
Last Updated: 1:01 PM 05/09/12 - The Obama administration is announcing a pay raise for primary care doctors who treat low-income patients.
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Obama and Romney campaigns target Hispanic voters
Last Updated: 11:01 PM 05/08/12 - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is launching a series of Spanish-language television ads in three battleground states.
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Teen driving risks increase without adults in car
Last Updated: 6:32 PM 05/08/12 - AAA releases a new report on teen drivers.
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GOP blocks Senate debate on Dem student loan bill
Last Updated: 11:07 AM 05/08/12 - Republicans have blocked the Senate from debating a Democratic bill keeping interest rates on college loans from doubling this summer for 7.4 million students.
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FDA favors first drug for HIV prevention
Last Updated: 10:39 AM 05/08/12 - Federal drug regulators are affirming that a landmark study showing that a popular HIV-fighting pill already on the market can also help people avoid contracting the virus that causes AIDS in the first place.
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'Where Wild Things Are' author Maurice Sendak dies
Last Updated: 10:00 AM 05/08/12 - Maurice Sendak, the children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childnood in books like "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the Night Kitchen," has died. He was 83.
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Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys dies at 47
Last Updated: 12:51 PM 05/04/12 - Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons says Adam Yauch, the gravelly voiced Beastie Boys rapper who co-founded the seminal hip-hop group, has died at age 47.
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Decorations needed for US Capitol Christmas tree
Last Updated: 8:27 AM 05/04/12 - The U.S. Forest Service is looking for help decorating this year's U.S. Capitol Christmas tree.
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New USDA rules for meat
Last Updated: 6:12 PM 05/02/12 - Under new rules from the Department of Agriculture -- the agency will be able to jump on sources of meat contamination more quickly.
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Pro-Romney group readies 9-state ad buy
Last Updated: 9:59 AM 05/02/12 - An independent group backing Republican Mitt Romney is spending nearly $4 million on ads in nine battleground states.
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Mammogram benefits outweigh harms
Last Updated: 6:12 PM 04/30/12 - The benefits of screening mammograms may outweigh the harms for women in their 40's -- if they have certain risk factors for breast cancer.
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1 case down, 2 left to go for fugitive siblings
Last Updated: 7:37 AM 04/30/12 - Three Florida siblings accused of a shooting at a police officer and staging a daring bank robbery during a multistate crime spree face sentencing on charges stemming from their high-speed chase, shootout and capture in Colorado.
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Lost dolphin wanders into Calif. wetlands
Last Updated: 3:51 PM 04/27/12 - Marine mammal experts in Southern California have decided to wait and see whether a dolphin that strayed into a shallow wetlands channel can find its way out.Lost dolphin wanders into Calif. wetlands
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Death penalty sought in Montana teacher's killing
Last Updated: 3:29 PM 04/27/12 - Prosecutors have filed murder charges and say they intend to seek the death penalty against two men accused in the kidnapping and killing of Montana teacher Sherry Arnold.
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Obama names Jodi Gillette to Native American post
Last Updated: 3:18 PM 04/27/12 - President Barack Obama has named a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to serve as his senior policy adviser for Native American affairs.
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No threat on anniversary of bin Laden death, but Chatter concerns officials
Last Updated: 3:34 PM 04/26/12 - Increased intelligence chatter has U.S. counterterrorism officials concerned about violence from al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen.
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Website offers $1M for proof of sex with Tim Tebow
Last Updated: 3:12 PM 04/25/12 - How much money would it take to tarnish Tim Tebow's image?
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Troopers help save plane passenger's life
Last Updated: 10:19 AM 04/25/12 - Two Colorado State Patrol troopers are being credited with saving an airline passenger's life after the man collapsed and became unconscious on a Delta flight from Denver to Atlanta.
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Feds make 1st arrest in BP oil spill case
Last Updated: 1:54 PM 04/24/12 - The Justice Department says the first criminal charges in the Deepwater Horizon disaster have been filed against a former BP engineer who allegedly destroyed evidence.
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Gov't: New case of mad cow disease in California
Last Updated: 10:59 PM 04/24/12 - The Agriculture Department says a new case of mad cow disease has surfaced in a dairy cow in California.
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Settlement OK'd over Mojave cross on US land
Last Updated: 12:49 PM 04/24/12 - A federal judge has approved a land-swap settlement of a lawsuit over remote site in the Mojave National Preserve where war memorial crosses have been erected for decades.
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Wal-Mart creates global compliance officer post
Last Updated: 12:35 PM 04/24/12 - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is creating a new global compliance officer position following reports that the retailer covered up results of an internal probe proving that its Mexican subsidiary bribed officials there.
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Obama takes on college costs, eyes young voters
Last Updated: 8:29 AM 04/24/12 - President Barack Obama is on a blitz to keep the cost of college loans from soaring for millions of students. He is wooing young voters and taking his message to three states strategically important to his re-election bid.
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Obama salutes Air Force Academy football team
Last Updated: 1:30 PM 04/23/12 - President Barack Obama struck a football running back's pose after congratulating the Air Force Academy football team for winning the Commander in Chief trophy, the academy's second in two years and 18th overall.
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High court hears Arizona immigration dispute
Last Updated: 1:18 PM 04/23/12 - Another major, politically charged clash between the Obama administration and states is coming before the Supreme Court in the fight over Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants.
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Officials to vote on Sanford chief's resignation
Last Updated: 3:37 PM 04/23/12 - The Sanford city commission will vote to approve the resignation of the police chief harshly criticized for his handling of the Trayvon Martin case.
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Actors, artists aim to turn around failing schools
Last Updated: 11:03 AM 04/23/12 - Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington and Forest Whitaker are signing up for a new initiative with the Obama administration to adopt failing schools and help turn them around by integrating arts education throughout the schools.
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Frontier Airlines to offer Colorado beers on flights
Last Updated: 10:17 AM 04/23/12 - Frontier Airlines is asking passengers which Colorado beers to feature each month on its flights.
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More Secret Service officers losing jobs
Last Updated: 3:43 PM 04/20/12 - A government official briefed on the Secret Service investigation says the agency has implicated a 12th employee in the prostitution scandal. The employee has been placed on administrative leave.
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CA pedophile gets chance to end predator status
Last Updated: 11:42 AM 04/20/12 - A judge has ruled that a convicted sex offender who is designated as a sexually violent predator will have a new trial to determine if he should remain in a California mental hospital.
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