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- Senators pledge to work jointly on education
- Brig commander change where WikiLeaks suspect held
- Defense lawyer: Nev. boy's abduction staged by mom
- CBO: Social Security to run permanent deficits
- McConnell supports Thune bid for White House
- Rep. Kucinich sues over olive pit in sandwich
- NJ: Cancellation of river tunnel not state's fault
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- Color-coded terror warnings to be gone by April 27
- Sudan wants "new page" in US relations
- Pentagon officials defend proposed military cuts
- Clinton calls for calm, restraint in Egypt
- Buzz surrounds creator of beehive hairdo
- Pa. jury gets cover-up case in immigrant beating
- Hearing set over conflict issue in Clemens case
- New-home sales in 2010 fall to lowest in 47 years
- APNewsBreak: Gun from Detroit police attack traced
- CBO: this year's budget deficit to hit $1.5T
- CBO: this year's budget deficit to hit $1.5T
| Senators pledge to work jointly on education Posted: 26 Jan 2011 01:21 PM PST A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is pledging to work together to revamp the federal No Child Left Behind education law, a day after President Barack Obama called on lawmakers in his State of the Union address to speed up overhaul of the Bush-era policy.            |
| Brig commander change where WikiLeaks suspect held Posted: 26 Jan 2011 12:51 PM PST The Marines say a new commander is in charge of the brig in Quantico, Va., where the soldier suspected of passing classified U.S. documents to WikiLeaks is being held.  |
| Defense lawyer: Nev. boy's abduction staged by mom Posted: 26 Jan 2011 12:41 PM PST An attorney for a man accused of kidnapping a 6-year-old Nevada boy in 2008 in hopes of recovering $4.5 million in drug money says the boy's mother and grandmother staged the kidnapping.  |
| CBO: Social Security to run permanent deficits Posted: 26 Jan 2011 12:41 PM PST New congressional projections show Social Security running permanent annual deficits unless lawmakers act to shore up the massive retirement and disability program.  |
| McConnell supports Thune bid for White House Posted: 26 Jan 2011 12:41 PM PST Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday encouraged colleague Sen. John Thune's potential White House bid but stopped short of an endorsement.  |
| Rep. Kucinich sues over olive pit in sandwich Posted: 26 Jan 2011 12:01 PM PST Democratic congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio has sued a congressional cafeteria for dental damage he says he suffered after biting into an olive pit in a sandwich wrap he bought there.  |
| NJ: Cancellation of river tunnel not state's fault Posted: 26 Jan 2011 12:01 PM PST New Jersey officials say the state should not have to repay the federal government for work done on a canceled rail tunnel project because the cancellation wasn't the state's fault.  |
| McConnell supports Thune bid for White House Posted: 26 Jan 2011 11:51 AM PST The Senate Republican leader is encouraging Sen. John Thune's potential White House bid but is stopping short of an endorsement.  |
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| Color-coded terror warnings to be gone by April 27 Posted: 26 Jan 2011 11:41 AM PST Government officials say the colors in the nation's terror alert system will be gone by April 27.  |
| Sudan wants "new page" in US relations Posted: 26 Jan 2011 11:41 AM PST Sudan is calling for "a new page" in U.S. relations following the completion of a referendum that is likely to lead to independence for Southern Sudan.  |
| Pentagon officials defend proposed military cuts Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:21 AM PST Top Pentagon officials are defending Defense Secretary Robert Gates' proposed multibillion-dollar cuts in military spending amid competing congressional demands for both deeper reductions and sparing weapons programs.  |
| Clinton calls for calm, restraint in Egypt Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:21 AM PST Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday urged the Egyptian government not to prevent peaceful protests or block communications, including social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, as anti-government demonstrations continued.  |
| Buzz surrounds creator of beehive hairdo Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:21 AM PST Before Marge Simpson, Amy Winehouse or Audrey Hepburn wore their hair in the famous beehive, there was Margaret Vinci Heldt and her salon on Chicago's ritzy Michigan Avenue.  |
| Pa. jury gets cover-up case in immigrant beating Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:11 AM PST A jury has started deliberations in the trial of three former Pennsylvania police officers charged with covering up the fatal beating of an illegal immigrant from Mexico.  |
| Hearing set over conflict issue in Clemens case Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:01 AM PST A judge has scheduled a hearing next week to discuss how baseball's Rogers Clemens can defend against a former teammate who claims Clemens admitted using performance-enhancing drugs.  |
| New-home sales in 2010 fall to lowest in 47 years Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:21 AM PST Buyers purchased the fewest number of new homes last year on records going back 47 years.  |
| APNewsBreak: Gun from Detroit police attack traced Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:21 AM PST Federal authorities have charged an ex-convict who they say bought a shotgun used by another man to wound four Detroit police officers.  |
| CBO: this year's budget deficit to hit $1.5T Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:11 AM PST A new estimate predicts the federal budget deficit will hit almost $1.5 trillion this year, a stunning new record.  |
| CBO: this year's budget deficit to hit $1.5T Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:11 AM PST New budget estimates released Wednesday predict the government's deficit will hit almost $1.5 trillion this year, a new record.  |
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