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Mitt Romney wins in Nevada
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LAS VEGAS — Mitt Romney secured an overwhelming victory in Saturday’s Nevada caucuses, giving the former Massachusetts governor his second consecutive win of the year as he tightened his claim to dominant front-runner status in what had been...
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Ore. mushroom pickers found alive after 6 days
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PORTLAND, Ore. — A family of three huddled on the edge of an old-growth Oregon forest for six days, lost and cold, unable to signal search helicopters flying low and slow overhead. Without food, water or even warm...
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Protesters Attack 7 Syrian Embassies Around World
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Protesters attacked seven Syrian embassies around the world following reports of the bloodiest episode yet in Damascus' nearly yearlong crackdown on dissent. Mobs trashed diplomats' offices from London to Australia and set the embassy in Cairo on fire....
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Castaway lizards put evolution to the test
Washington Post
When Hurricane Frances swept through the Caribbean in 2004, it wiped out populations of little anole lizards living on seven tiny islands in the Bahamas. Instead of mourning the loss, Harvard University biologist Jonathan Losos spied an opportunity:...
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Emotions run high as Va. lacrosse murder trial set to begin
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — In the nearly two years since a University of Virginia lacrosse player was charged with killing his ex-girlfriend, it's become easier for possible abuse victims to get a restraining order and students must tell the...
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Komen aims to restore credibility
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The nation’s leading breast cancer advocacy group has gone into full damage-control mode. Executives of the embattled Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation held conference calls with affiliates Saturday to discuss a new strategy for working with...
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Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control
MSNBC
NEW YORK — Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston...
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Today in History
ABC News
Today is Sunday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2012. There are 330 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 5, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed increasing the number of U.S. Supreme Court...
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Gingrich campaign pays off some debts
Washington Post
Newt Gingrich’s campaign remains roughly $600,000 in debt, two months after it reported deep debts and a long list of creditors, newly released campaign spending records show. Fundraising by the former House speaker’s campaign has stepped up markedly...
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Tea Party-linked activists sense UN plot in attempts to make US go green
MSNBC
Across the country, activists with ties to the Tea Party are railing against all sorts of local and state efforts to control sprawl and conserve energy. They brand government action for things like expanding public transportation routes and...