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Ex-Gov. Sanford done apologizing, ready to run
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, whose political career was derailed four years ago because of his affair with an Argentine woman, is attempting an improbable comeback. ...
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Marine pleads guilty to urinating on corpse
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A Marine who pleaded guilty Wednesday to urinating on the corpse of a Taliban fighter in Afghanistan will likely be demoted one rank under a plea agreement, although a military...
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Associated Press Steve Lipsky demonstrates how his well water ignites when he puts a flame to the flowing well spigot outside his family's home Nov. 26 in rural Parker County near Weatherford, Texas. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had evidence a gas company's drilling operation contaminated Lipsky's drinking water with explosive methane, and possibly cancer-causing chemicals, but withdrew its enforcement action, leaving the family with no useable water supply.
Oil company protest puts off EPA
WEATHERFORD, Texas — When a man in a Fort Worth suburb reported his family’s drinking water had begun “bubbling” like champagne, the federal government sounded an alarm: An oil company may have tai...
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Associated Press Gary Loveman, chairman, CEO and president of Caesar's Entertainment, speaks June 5 in Boston. An influential group of business CEOs chaired by Loveman is pushing a plan to gradually increase the full retirement age to 70 for both Social Security and Medicare.
Business CEOs call for raising retirement age gradually to 70
WASHINGTON — An influential group of business CEOs is pushing a plan to gradually increase the full retirement age to 70 for both Social Security and Medicare and to partially privatize the health ...
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Associated Press Gun World salesman Alfred Ozga (right) talks with a customer at the sparse display of handguns available at the store on Wednesday in Harrisville, Pa. President Barack Obama urged Congress Wednesday to require background checks for all gun sales and ban military-style weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, contentious measures aimed at curbing gun violence in America. Ozga said he didn't think the ban on assault guns would work and that although the idea of a universal background check appears to be a good idea, he would not support it, seeing that as another infringement on constitutional rights.
Obama unveils gun plan, concedes tough fight ahead
WASHINGTON — Conceding “this will be difficult,” President Barack Obama urged a reluctant Congress on Wednesday to require background checks for all gun sales and ban both military-style assault we...
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Second presidential terms loaded with setbacks
WASHINGTON — Second presidential terms are never easy — even for George Washington. More often, they’re fraught with peril, frequently marred by scandal, failure, hubris, and burnout, and sourin...
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From left, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., and Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, talk to reporters just after the House of Representatives passed a $50.7 billion emergency aid bill for states hit by Superstorm Sandy., at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
House approves $50.5 billion in Sandy aid
WASHINGTON — More than 10 weeks after Superstorm Sandy brutalized parts of the heavily populated Northeast, the House approved $50.5 billion in emergency relief for the victims Tuesday night as Rep...
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FILE - This Jan. 14, 2103 file photo shows President Barack Obama gesturing as he answers questions from members of the media during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Confronting a deeply divided Congress, President Barack Obama plans to skirt lawmakers and move forward on his own authority with steps to curb the nationÕs gun violence. But thereÕs only so much he can do on his own. Obama will need Capitol Hill for fundamental changes. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Obama proposing gun limits, faces tough obstacles
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is launching the nation’s most sweeping effort to curb gun violence in nearly two decades, urging a reluctant Congress to ban military-style assault weapons and ...
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Associated Press Facebook communications manager Malorie Lucich (right) gives a demonstration of Facebook Graph Search at Facebook headquarters on Tuesday in Menlo Park, Calif. The new service lets users search their social connections for information about their friends' interests, and for photos and places.
Facebook unveils social search feature
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new search feature that’s designed to entice people to spend more time on his company’s website and will put the world’s largest online ...
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Associated Press Then-Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks Feb. 7 in Golden Valley, Minn. Ron Paul is exiting the political stage but his legions of rabble-rousing followers insist they are only getting started.
Ron Paul’s GOP legacy grows
DES MOINES, Iowa — Ron Paul is exiting the political stage, but his legions of followers insist they are only getting started. Libertarian-leaning loyalists of the two-time Republican presidenti...
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