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- 5-year panda deal signed, pair to stay at US zoo
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- Valentine's Day marks start of tax season for many
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- WH says likely meeting between 2 Koreas 'positive'
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- Common tax breaks for families, individuals
- $1M fine sought for Texas aircraft repair station
- Generous tax breaks make tax reform difficult
- Obama ramping up 2012 reelection campaign
- US deports first Haitians since earthquake
- Judge rejects plea deal in Barkus boat crash
- Hu reaches out to US businesses with China ties
- Gov't to continue targeting driver distraction
- Tennessee Democrat stands by Nazi remarks
- Spared slaughter, some bison migrate into Montana
- Michelle Obama surprises White House visitors
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| 5-year panda deal signed, pair to stay at US zoo Posted: 20 Jan 2011 01:14 PM PST National Zoo and Chinese conservation officials have signed a deal extending the stay of Washington's two beloved pandas.            |
| Pa. school district sued over truancy fines Posted: 20 Jan 2011 01:14 PM PST A Pennsylvania school district is being sued over what lawyers say are excessive and illegal fines imposed to punish repeatedly truant children or their parents.  |
| Smart phones foster dumb habits among pedestrians Posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:45 PM PST It was a miserable morning in New York, rain falling heavily and a 30 mph wind that made holding an umbrella difficult. Yet a man walked briskly up Fifth Avenue, balancing his umbrella and dodging pedestrians as he texted from his smart phone.  |
| Valentine's Day marks start of tax season for many Posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:20 PM PST Valentine's Day will mark the start of tax season for millions of Americans this year.  |
| US: Haiti needs credible elections Posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:20 PM PST Haiti must have credible elections to maintain support from the United States and the international community, U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said Thursday.  |
| WH says likely meeting between 2 Koreas 'positive' Posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:51 AM PST The White House says South Korea's decision to accept North Korea's offer to meet for high-level defense talks "an important step forward."  |
| Posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:51 AM PST  |
| Common tax breaks for families, individuals Posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:31 AM PST The tax code is filled with a total of $1.1 trillion in deductions, credits and exemptions, an average of about $8,000 per taxpayer, according an analysis of tax data from 2009. Last year's federal deficit was $1.3 trillion.  |
| $1M fine sought for Texas aircraft repair station Posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:31 AM PST The government is proposing fining a San Antonio aircraft repair station $1 million for not drug-testing employees who work on planes.  |
| Generous tax breaks make tax reform difficult Posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:31 AM PST Nine in 10 Americans will find the maze of credits, deductions and exemptions on their tax forms so confusing and difficult that they'll hire someone or turn to special computer software to fill out their returns. Even the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service says he pays someone to do his taxes.  |
| Obama ramping up 2012 reelection campaign Posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:21 AM PST President Barack Obama is stepping up his re-election bid, shifting White House staff to a campaign that will be run out of Chicago.  |
| US deports first Haitians since earthquake Posted: 20 Jan 2011 10:43 AM PST Immigration authorities have repatriated 27 Haitians previously convicted of crimes, the first such deportations since the Obama administration halted them following the 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti.  |
| Judge rejects plea deal in Barkus boat crash Posted: 20 Jan 2011 10:43 AM PST A district judge has rejected a proposed plea agreement for Greg Barkus that would have allowed the former state senator to avoid jail and expunge his record after 18 months.  |
| Hu reaches out to US businesses with China ties Posted: 20 Jan 2011 10:11 AM PST Chinese President Hu Jintao (hoo jihn-tow) is telling a group of American business executives that the world is recovering from the global financial crisis but it is a difficult process fraught with destabilizing factors.  |
| Gov't to continue targeting driver distraction Posted: 20 Jan 2011 10:01 AM PST Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he will keep distracted driving at the top of his agenda despite critics who say the department should focus on other safety issues.  |
| Tennessee Democrat stands by Nazi remarks Posted: 20 Jan 2011 10:01 AM PST A Tennessee Democrat is defending his comparison of Republican health care arguments to Nazi propaganda.  |
| Spared slaughter, some bison migrate into Montana Posted: 20 Jan 2011 09:01 AM PST For the first time since the 1800s, a small group of wild bison were herded Wednesday through fresh-fallen snow to reach their historical grazing grounds north of Yellowstone National Park.  |
| Michelle Obama surprises White House visitors Posted: 20 Jan 2011 08:51 AM PST Michelle Obama is marking the second anniversary of her husband's inauguration by surprising visitors to the White House.  |
| Hu meets congressional leaders Posted: 20 Jan 2011 08:41 AM PST Chinese President Hu Jintao (jihn-tow) heard concerns about China's human rights and economic policies as he wrapped up his visit to Washington with meetings on Capitol Hill.  |
| Posted: 20 Jan 2011 08:41 AM PST  |
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