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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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Mushroom Pickers OK After 6 Days Lost in OR Forest
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Three mushroom pickers took refuge in a hollowed out tree after getting lost in an Oregon forest, fighting wintry chills for six days and drinking water from streams until a helicopter pilot spotted them. Belinda and Daniel Conne,...
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The Nation's Weather
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Wet weather will ease Sunday across the Midwest as a winter storm treks eastward. The system will also advance southeastward from the mid-Mississippi River Valley, moving over the Tennessee Valley and into the Appalachians. This system will continue...
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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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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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Indiana election chief found guilty of voter fraud
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INDIANAPOLIS — While Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels held off Saturday on appointing a permanent replacement for the state elections chief convicted early that morning of voter fraud, Democrats said they planned to move quickly to wrest control of...
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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....