Shelling kills 2 Western journalists in Syria
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:09:16 GMT
AP - Syrian gunners pounded an opposition stronghold where the last dispatches from a veteran American-born war correspondent chronicled the suffering of civilians caught in the relentless shelling. An intense morning barrage killed her and a French photojournalist — two of 74 deaths reported Wednesday in Syria.
Romney and Santorum seek edge in 20th debate
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:46:30 GMT
AP - Struggling for an edge, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum campaigned Wednesday into the 20th and possibly final debate of the roller-coaster race for the Republican presidential nomination.
Poll: Obama benefitting from improving economy
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:08:33 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama is reaping political benefits from the country's brighter economic mood. A new poll shows that Republicans and Democrats alike are increasingly saying the nation is heading in the right direction and most independents now approve the way he's addressing the nation's post-recession period.
Newark mayor: NYPD Muslim files 'deeply offensive'
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:25:17 GMT
AP - The mayor and police director of New Jersey's largest city said Wednesday the New York Police Department misled their city and never told them it was conducting a widespread spying operation on Newark's Muslim neighborhoods. Had they known, they said, they never would have allowed it.
Obama seeks corporate tax rate cut, loophole limit
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:17:50 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama rolled out a corporate tax overhaul plan Wednesday that lowers rates but also eliminates loopholes and subsidies cherished by the business world. A long-shot for action in an election year, the plan nevertheless stamps Obama's imprint on one of the most high-profile issues of the presidential campaign.
Judge says Wash. can't make pharmacies sell Plan B
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:05:59 GMT
AP - Washington state cannot force pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the state's true goal was to suppress religious objections by druggists — not to promote timely access to the medicines for people who need them.
Teenage girl dies after inhaling helium at party
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:29:25 GMT
AP - Last weekend, 14-year-old Ashley Long told her parents she was going to a slumber party. But instead of spending the night watching videos and eating popcorn two blocks away, she piled into a car with a bunch of her friends and rode to a condo in Medford, Ore., where police say the big sister of one of her friends was throwing a party with booze and marijuana.
Study: Colonoscopy cuts colon cancer death risk
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:28:05 GMT
AP - Millions of people have endured a colonoscopy, believing the dreaded exam may help keep them from dying of colon cancer. For the first time, a major study offers clear evidence that it does.
Man's childhood comic collection fetches $3.5M
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:40:27 GMT
AP - The bulk of a man's childhood comic book collection that included many of the most prized issues ever published sold at auction Wednesday for about $3.5 million.
Tiger Woods survives opening round of Match Play
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:30:14 GMT
AP - Tiger Woods had to go the distance to get to the second round of the Match Play Championship.
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