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Super Tuesday: Romney Takes 6 States, Santorum 3, Gingrich 1
Last Updated: 1:14 PM 03/07/12 - Mitt Romney squeezed out a win in the key state of Ohio, captured five other states with ease and padded his delegate lead in the race for the GOP presidential nomination but was forced to share the Super Tuesday spotlight with a resurgent Rick Santorum.
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Driving School Linked to Va. Fatal Bus Crash Loses License
Last Updated: 8:04 AM 03/06/12 - New York state has suspended the license of a driving school linked to a bus crash that killed four people in Virginia last year.
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Davy Jones of The Monkees Dies at 66
Last Updated: 2:26 PM 02/29/12 - Davy Jones, a former actor turned singer who helped propel the TV rock band The Monkees to the top of the pop charts and into rock ’n’ roll history, died Wednesday in Florida. He was 66.
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UPDATE: Third Student Dies in Ohio School Shooting
Last Updated: 10:50 AM 02/28/12 - The death toll rose to three Tuesday in the shooting rampage in an Ohio high school cafeteria as schoolmates and townspeople grappled with the tragedy.
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Dow Tops 13,000 But Can't Hold On
Last Updated: 8:22 AM 02/22/12 - It came and went in a flash, but its symbolic power couldn’t be dismissed. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 13,000 Tuesday for the first time since May 2008.
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White House Gate Crasher Sues Wife, Journey for $50M
Last Updated: 9:18 AM 02/16/12 - White House gate crasher Tareq Salahi has filed a $50 million lawsuit against his wife, alleging that she had an affair with Journey guitarist Neil Schon as part of a calculated attempt to make money at his expense.
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Congress Reaches Deal on Payroll Tax Measure
Last Updated: 9:13 PM 02/15/12 - Congressional negotiators ended a bruising election-year fight and sealed an agreement late Wednesday on legislation to renew a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more.
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Tainted Sprouts Linked to Jimmy Johns
Last Updated: 9:07 PM 02/15/12 - Sprouts from the sandwich chain Jimmy John's have been linked to an outbreak of foodborne illness - again.
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Whitney Houston, Superstar of Records and Films, Dies
Last Updated: 5:49 PM 02/11/12 - Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.
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Under Fire, Obama Revamps Birth Control Policy
Last Updated: 2:26 PM 02/10/12 - Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for free birth control for workers.
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Md. Inmate Guilty of Murdering Cellmate with TV
Last Updated: 9:48 AM 02/03/12 - A state prison inmate is looking at 17 more years behind bars for bludgeoning his cellmate to death with a television set.
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National Unemployment Rate Hits 3-year Low
Last Updated: 8:12 AM 02/03/12 - The United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years.
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Facebook Announces Historic IPO
Last Updated: 7:49 AM 02/02/12 - Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University.
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Trump Endorse Romney for President
Last Updated: 2:50 PM 02/02/12 - Donald Trump on Thursday announced his endorsement of Mitt Romney for president, saying the former Massachusetts governor is "not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country we all love."
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Pfizer Recalls 1M Birth Control Packs After Mix-up
Last Updated: 7:20 AM 02/02/12 - Birth control pills are known to be nearly 100 percent effective when taken properly, but a recall of the drugs could send a shudder through women of childbearing age.
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'Soul Train' Host Don Cornelius Dead of Apparent Suicide
Last Updated: 9:42 AM 02/01/12 - Don Cornelius, who with the creation of "Soul Train" helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture, died early Wednesday of an apparent suicide. He was 75.
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11th Victim Found Days After Deadly Crash on I-75 in Florida
Last Updated: 8:41 AM 02/01/12 - The body of an eleventh person has been found in a pickup truck days after a deadly pileup on Interstate 75, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
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Romney Crushes Gingrich in Florida; Nevada Caucuses Next
Last Updated: 8:35 AM 02/01/12 - Mitt Romney embraced a killer instinct and leveraged a dominant political machine to crush chief rival Newt Gingrich in Florida's Republican presidential primary.
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Taco Bell Enters Crowded Breakfast Arena
Last Updated: 1:54 PM 01/27/12 - Taco Bell introduced a breakfast menu Thursday at nearly 800 restaurants in 14 states. If the launch goes well, Taco Bell plans to begin selling breakfast burritos and hash browns along with its tacos and gorditas in its 5,600 locations nationwide by 2014.
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President Obama Delivers State of the Union Address
Last Updated: 10:12 AM 01/25/12 - Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama called Tuesday night for a flurry of help for a hurting middle class and higher taxes on millionaires, delivering a State of the Union address packed with re-election themes.
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Legendary, Embattled PSU Coach Joe Paterno Dies at 85
Last Updated: 6:52 AM 01/23/12 - Joe Paterno, who racked up more wins than anyone else in major college football but was fired from Penn State amid a child sex abuse scandal has died. He was 85.
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Rep. Giffords to Resign from Congress This Week
Last Updated: 6:51 AM 01/23/12 - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little more than a year ago.
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1st Real Snowstorm of Winter Reaches Northeast
Last Updated: 8:10 AM 01/21/12 - The first real snowstorm of the season has reached the Northeast, creating treacherous travel conditions and some delays at airports.
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Perry Ends Presidential Bid, Endorses Gingrich
Last Updated: 10:51 AM 01/19/12 - Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination and endorsed Newt Gingrich.
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'Modern Family' Toddler's Cuss Word Drawn Ire
Last Updated: 12:38 PM 01/18/12 - An anti-profanity crusader on Tuesday asked ABC to pull this week’s "Modern Family" episode in which a toddler appears to use a bleeped curse word.
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Burger King Testing Home Delivery in Virginia
Last Updated: 11:59 AM 01/17/12 - Burger King,in an effort to regain its place as the nation's second largest fast-food chain, is testing out home delivery in Virginia.
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Huntsman to Withdraw from GOP Race, Back Romney
Last Updated: 8:13 AM 01/16/12 - Jon Huntsman will withdraw Monday from the race for the Republican presidential nomination, his campaign manager told The Associated Press on Sunday. Huntsman will endorse Romney, officials said.
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Missing Teenager Natalee Holloway Declared Dead
Last Updated: 8:46 AM 01/13/12 - The parents of Natalee Holloway, the American teenager who disappeared in Aruba in 2005, say their ordeal hasn't ended with a judge declaring their daughter dead.
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Romney Celebrates Iowa Win; Santorum, Paul Round Out Top 3
Last Updated: 9:50 AM 01/04/12 - A squeaker of an Iowa victory in hand, Mitt Romney headed into the New Hampshire primary insisting that staying power sets him apart from runners-up Rick Santorum and Ron Paul and the rest of the GOP presidential field.
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Bachmann Cancels SC Trip After Dismal Showing in Iowa
Last Updated: 6:49 AM 01/04/12 - Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann canceled her campaign trip to South Carolina on Wednesday after a dismal showing in the Iowa caucuses.
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Perry Reassessing Bid After Iowa Caucuses
Last Updated: 6:47 AM 01/04/12 - Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday that he would head home "to determine whether there is a path forward" for his White House bid after he finished a distant fifth in the Iowa caucuses.
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Pricey Picks: Powerball Tickets Doubling to $2
Last Updated: 2:23 PM 01/01/12 - Get ready to pay more for Powerball: Ticket prices are going up to $2. Lottery organizers hope the price change will entice more people to play because jackpots are getting bigger and the odds of winning are improving.
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Romney, Perry Hammer Paul Over Iran Stance
Last Updated: 8:57 AM 12/28/11 - Republican presidential contenders Mitt Romney and Rick Perry on Wednesday assailed Ron Paul for saying the U.S. has no business bombing Iran to keep it from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
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Police Fatalities Up 13 Percent in 2011
Last Updated: 8:53 AM 12/28/11 - The number of fatalities from police departments across the country caused by firearms made 2011 one of the deadliest years in recent history for U.S. law enforcement.
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Board OKs Adoption Agencies Discriminating Based on Sexual Orientation
Last Updated: 8:02 AM 12/16/11 - A Virginia board has finalized rules that would allow state-licensed adoption agencies to discriminate against prospective adoptive and foster parents based on their sexual orientation, political beliefs and other personal characteristics.
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NTSB Recommends Ban on Cell Phones While Driving
Last Updated: 11:56 AM 12/13/11 - Federal accident investigators recommended states ban the use of cell phones and other electronic devices by all drivers except in emergencies.
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Over-the-Counter Morning-After Pill Rejected
Last Updated: 1:20 PM 12/07/11 - In a surprise move, the nation’s health secretary stopped the Plan B morning-after pill from moving onto drugstore shelves next to the condoms, deciding Wednesday that young girls shouldn’t be able to buy it on their own.
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Unprecedented Postal Cuts to Eliminate Next-day Delivery
Last Updated: 8:08 AM 12/05/11 - Facing bankruptcy, the U.S. Postal Service is pushing ahead with unprecedented cuts to first-class mail next spring that will slow delivery and, for the first time in 40 years, eliminate the chance for stamped letters to arrive the next day.
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Cain Announces He's Suspending his Campaign
Last Updated: 12:56 PM 12/03/11 - Herman Cain suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Saturday following a steady drumbeat of sexual misconduct allegations he said were harming his family and drowning out his ability to deliver his message.
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Michael Jackson's Doctor Sentenced to 4 Years
Last Updated: 10:33 AM 11/29/11 - The doctor convicted in the overdose death of Michael Jackson was sentenced to the maximum four years behind bars Tuesday by a judge who denounced him as a reckless physician.
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Suspect in East Coast Rapes Challenges Extradition to Virginia
Last Updated: 8:58 AM 11/28/11 - A man suspected in rapes along the East Coast is challenging his extradition from Connecticut to Virginia.
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Facebook Warns of Recent Wave of Spam
Last Updated: 11:54 AM 11/17/11 - Facebook said Wednesday that it has stopped most of the spam that has flooded many users' pages with pictures showing graphic sex and violence.
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UPDATE: Man Arrested in White House Shooting Probe
Last Updated: 12:29 PM 11/16/11 - A man was arrested Wednesday in connection with an investigation into a shooting near the White House, the U.S. Secret Service said. The Secret Service discovered Tuesday that two bullets had hit the White House.
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ECU Lockdown Triggered by Umbrella Mistaken for Gun
Last Updated: 12:38 PM 11/16/11 - A three-hour lockdown at East Carolina University was triggered when a man carrying an umbrella was mistaken for a gunman.
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After 2-day Kidnap Ordeal, Nats Catcher Ramos Thankful to be Alive
Last Updated: 8:55 AM 11/14/11 - His eyes tearing up with emotion, Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos embraced his rescuers Saturday and said he had wondered whether he would survive a two-day kidnapping ordeal that ended when commandos swept into his captors' mountain hideout.
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Nats Catcher Wilson Ramos Kidnapped from Home in Venezuela
Last Updated: 2:19 PM 11/10/11 - Venezuela's government said Thursday it has sent its top investigators to solve the kidnapping of Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos, a case that has shaken the nation's elite athletes and focused attention on the country's sharp rise in kidnappings for ransom.
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First Ever Nationwide Test of Emergency Alert System
Last Updated: 4:23 PM 11/09/11 - The government is running the first ever nationwide test of its Emergency Alert System (EAS) Wednesday afternoon on every TV station, radio outlet, satellite service and cable system.
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Judge Blocks Graphic Images on Cigarette Packages
Last Updated: 12:41 PM 11/08/11 - A judge on Monday blocked a federal requirement that would have begun forcing tobacco companies next year to put graphic images including dead and diseased smokers on their cigarette packages.
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Conjoined Twins Undergo Separation Surgery in Virginia
Last Updated: 12:38 PM 11/08/11 - Conjoined twin girls from the Dominican Republic were reported in stable condition Tuesday at a Virginia hospital after undergoing complicated, nearly daylong Surgical procedures to separate them.
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Political Leaders Ask Obama to Reconsider Va. Waters
Last Updated: 12:33 PM 11/08/11 - Virginia political leaders criticized the Obama administration's decision Tuesday to keep the state out of the latest five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan, calling it an economic blow to the state.
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