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Obama's budget would shrink annual deficits, but national debt still explodes

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST

President Barack Obama's proposed federal budget would shrink annual deficits over 10 years, but it would fall far short of taming the nation's exploding federal debt.

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Gingrich says he's in the race to stay

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:38 EST

Republican Newt Gingrich says he's in the presidential contest for the long haul, dismissing calls from rival Rick Santorum and others to drop out.

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17 to hospital after Calif. hotel chemical spill

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:28 EST

A hazardous materials spill at a Monterey, Calif., hotel sent more than a dozen workers to the hospital and led to the evacuation of about 200 guests.

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Obama's budget: Government still getting bigger

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:18 EST

Taking a pass on reining in government growth, President Barack Obama unveiled a record $3.8 trillion election-year budget plan Monday, calling for stimulus-style spending on roads and schools and tax…

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Romney, under-funded rivals in hunt for cash

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:43 EST

Mitt Romney and his under-funded opponents are taking advantage of a weeklong lull in the Republican presidential nomination fight - no debate or primary is slated - to raise the…

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Authorities: Houston was underwater in tub

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:38 EST

Whitney Houston was underwater and apparently unconscious when she was pulled from a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub, and she had prescription drugs in her room, authorities said Monday.

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Bombers target Israeli diplomats in India, Georgia

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:48 EST

Israel blamed Iran on Monday for bomb attacks on its diplomats' cars in India and Georgia, heightening concerns that the Jewish state was moving closer to striking its archenemy.

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JFK Library to make Jackie Kennedy's papers public

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:43 EST

Some of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy's personal papers, including notes from her televised White House tour 50 years ago, are now public for the first time.

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House GOP have backup on payroll tax

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:03 EST

In an abrupt about-face, House GOP leaders announced Monday that they are willing to extend the two percentage point cut in the payroll tax through the end of the year…

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Heaviest 2013 defense budget cuts would fall on troops

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST

As the Pentagon sought to show Monday that it had made tough spending decisions in its fiscal 2013 budget proposal, the brunt of the reductions would fall on U.S. ground…

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Slain lacrosse player showed signs of suffocation

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:08 EST

A University of Virginia lacrosse player found dead in her bedroom in May 2010 showed signs of suffocation and had a potentially lethal neck injury, the coroner who performed her…

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Expert: NH officials handled school shooting well

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:53 EST

An expert who has responded to hundreds of cases of youth violence in U.S. schools and communities said Monday that officials in a town where a 14-year-old boy shot himself…

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An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's budget

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:48 EST

President Barack Obama proposed a $3.8 trillion budget on Monday for fiscal 2013 that aims to slash the deficit by $4 trillion over 10 years but still envisions growth in…

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US sees 'challenges' for peacekeepers in Syria

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:53 EST

The Obama administration said Monday it backs Arab League plans to end ongoing violence in Syria but noted several obstacles to deploying a proposed international peacekeeping force to the country…

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Pastor's daughter accidentally shot at Fla. church

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:03 EST

Authorities say the daughter of a pastor is still in critical condition at a Florida hospital, a day after being accidentally shot in the head at a St. Petersburg church.

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Feds recover $4.1B in health care fraud in 2011

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:18 EST

Federal authorities say they recovered $4.1 billion in health care fraud judgments last year, a record high which officials on Monday credited to new tools for cracking down on deceitful…

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Minn. school may end policy blamed for bullying

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:08 EST

The board of Minnesota's largest school district prepared to vote Monday night on a replacement for a policy that requires teachers to stay neutral when sexual orientation comes up in…

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Magnitude-5.6 quake strikes rural Northern Calif.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:48 EST

A moderate earthquake struck Northern California's coast Monday afternoon, rattling nerves around the Oregon border but yielding no immediate reports of major injuries or damage, officials said.

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Lawyer: Life in prison unfair for underwear bomber

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:33 EST

A mandatory life sentence for a Nigerian who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound plane is cruel and unfair, a defense attorney said Monday as he asked a judge to…

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McDonald's asks suppliers to stop using hog crates

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:23 EST

McDonald's Corp. said Monday it will require its U.S. pork suppliers to provide plans by May to phase out crates that tightly confine pregnant sows, a move that one animal…

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