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02/06/2012
10:02 PM
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Survey: States predict more dollars for education
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The Center on Education Policy says after last school year's rough budget cuts for schools, states are predicting a brighter outlook on spending for K-12 this school year.
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02/06/2012
10:00 PM
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Blood clot guidelines challenge economy class risk
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Good news for budget-minded travelers: There's no proof that flying economy-class increases your chances of dangerous blood clots, according to new guidelines from medical specialists.
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02/06/2012
09:44 PM
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Husband of missing Utah mom kills sons, self; kids 'verbalized' about mom in car trunk
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The young sons of Josh and Susan Powell began to "verbalize more" about their missing mother, suggesting that she was in the trunk of their father's car on the night she disappeared in 2009, an attorney for the woman's parents said Sunday.
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02/06/2012
07:13 PM
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Calif. seafood company fined $1M for fishy labels
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Federal prosecutors say a Torrance, Calif.-based seafood corporation has been ordered to pay $1 million in fines and community service donations for falsely labeling frozen catfish fillets as grouper.
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02/06/2012
07:08 PM
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Dad delivers baby on San Diego freeway
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A man delivered his new son early Monday as cars sped by on a San Diego freeway.
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02/06/2012
04:48 PM
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'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate
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People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about whether it accurately por...
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02/06/2012
04:12 PM
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US judge: Baroque artwork to return to man's heirs
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A federal judge has ordered the return of a 16th Century Baroque painting depicting Christ carrying the cross to the heirs of a Jewish man who died shortly before the German occupation of France...
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02/06/2012
04:09 PM
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NYPD officer pleads guilty in gun smuggling case
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A Brooklyn police officer has pleaded guilty in a smuggling case that involved guns, cigarettes and slot machines.
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02/06/2012
03:47 PM
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Man pleads guilty in carjacking that injured woman
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A northern New Jersey man has admitted carjacking a 65-year-old grandmother, who was seriously injured when she became entangled in a seat belt and was dragged by the vehicle for two blocks.
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02/06/2012
03:47 PM
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'Chop injuries' found on bodies of sons killed by dad in suicide house fire
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Smoke inhalation was the primary cause of death for Josh Powell and his two young sons, the Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office said. But the boys also suffered "chop injuries" that contributed to their deaths.
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02/06/2012
03:41 PM
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Man pleads guilty in Minn. Somali terror case
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A Somali-American man admitted Monday that he helped raise money so others could travel from Minnesota to join the terror group al-Shabab in Somalia, and that he sent money to Somalia so one of ...
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02/06/2012
03:39 PM
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A push for family input to detect dementia earlier
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Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a driv...
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02/06/2012
03:37 PM
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2nd wave of evictions is sweeping away Occupiers
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A tent city that's among the longest-lived Occupy protest encampments is coming down as part of a new wave of eviction orders against demonstrators aligned with the movement in communities inclu...
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02/06/2012
03:28 PM
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Boy, 6, injured in park in mountain lion attack
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Officials at Big Bend National Park in West Texas are looking for a mountain lion that attacked and injured a 6-year-old boy as he walked with three other people.
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02/06/2012
03:15 PM
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Corporate profits aren't what they seem
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Is the great profit engine of corporate America running out of steam?
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02/06/2012
03:02 PM
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Romney works to fend off Santorum challenge
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Sensing a possible threat, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney emphasized his social conservative credentials Monday and criticized rival Rick Santorum as an ineffective senator who pr...
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02/06/2012
02:57 PM
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DC school locked down after shooting victim staggers in
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A Washington, D.C., school was put on lockdown Monday after a shooting victim staggered inside seeking help.
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02/06/2012
02:56 PM
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FBI focused on 'sovereign citizen' extremists
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The FBI has been paying closer attention to 'sovereign citizen' extremists around the country out of concerns that they will react violently when they interact with government officials. ...
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02/06/2012
02:16 PM
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Leader of Liberian war faction ordered out of US
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A Liberian man who helped lead a faction accused of torture killings and recruiting child soldiers during the West African country's civil war has been ordered removed from the United States, wh...
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02/06/2012
02:11 PM
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Top senators question Pentagon move on fighter jet
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The leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee suggested on Monday that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta rushed a decision to develop the Marine Corps version of the next-generation strike fig...
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