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Obama to preview debt speech to top lawmakers

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 01:32 PM PDT

President Barack Obama will host congressional leaders at the White House on Wednesday to give them a preview of his speech on reducing the nation's debt.

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Posted: 12 Apr 2011 01:32 PM PDT

US urges NKorea to free detained American

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 01:32 PM PDT

The U.S. government has called for North Korea to release an American citizen detained there.

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Arizona prison break accomplice pleads guilty

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 01:32 PM PDT

A woman accused of helping three Arizona inmates flee from a state prison has pleaded guilty to escape and armed robbery charges.

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US citizen detained in North Korea

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 01:21 PM PDT

Sweden's Foreign Ministry says an American citizen was arrested in North Korea and that Swedish diplomats are representing the U.S. in the case.

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Ore. legislative prank becomes Internet sensation

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:52 PM PDT

Who says government has to be boring? A dozen state lawmakers in Oregon are convinced it doesn't need to be. They slipped the lyrics to Rick Astley's 1987 hit "Never Gonna Give You Up" into their speeches on the House floor last year. And they did it right under the noses of colleagues, journalists, lobbyists, staff and the public.

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Pa. weight-loss doc charged with assaulting women

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:21 PM PDT

A suburban Philadelphia weight-loss doctor touched six patients inappropriately and told at least one that having sex with him would help her lose unwanted pounds, authorities said in charging the physician with indecent assault.

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King's 1960s Atlanta church sanctuary restored

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:02 PM PDT

Visitors will again be able to see the pulpit and sit in the sanctuary where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached.

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APNewsBreak: Judge OKs school 'boobies' bracelets

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:51 AM PDT

A federal judge in Pennsylvania says the popular "I (heart) boobies!" breast cancer fundraising bracelets aren't lewd or vulgar, so it's OK for public school students to wear them.

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SD prison guard killed during failed escape try

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:51 AM PDT

Two inmates killed a guard Tuesday during a failed escape attempt at a Sioux Falls prison, authorities said.

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Zipcar revs up for initial public offering

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:32 AM PDT

Zipcar Inc., the car-sharing company that rents rides for as little as an hour, is expected to get a warm reception from Wall Street for its planned initial public offering this week.

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Wolf protections expected to be lifted by Congress

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:52 AM PDT

An attachment in the federal budget bill that takes gray wolves off the endangered species list across most of the Northern Rockies would keep protections intact in Wyoming, at least for now.

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Huffington Post, AOL face lawsuit from blogger

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:52 AM PDT

A blogger and union activist has filed a lawsuit against AOL and the Huffington Post for not paying freelance bloggers.

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US: China's 1st aircraft carrier watched by region

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:52 AM PDT

The chief of U.S. forces in the Pacific says the successful deployment of China's first aircraft carrier would have a significant impact on the perception of the balance of power in the region.

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Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:52 AM PDT

National budget deal would free up money for Texas

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:41 AM PDT

A deal on the federal budget would remove the strings attached to $883 million in stimulus funds for Texas.

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Border agent in AZ pot case released pending trial

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:41 AM PDT

A federal magistrate in Yuma has allowed a U.S. Border Patrol agent to be freed without bond until his trial on marijuana smuggling charges.

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Recall news

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 09:51 AM PDT

The following recalls have been announced: SPRAY MOUSSE CANS

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Former Miss Russia fights new drug charges in NYC

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 09:41 AM PDT

Prosecutors say a former Miss Russia kept forging prescriptions to get herself painkillers in New York City even after she was arrested on charges of doing the same.

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Body of Calif. man killed by tsunami found in Ore.

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 09:41 AM PDT

The body of a man washed out to sea last month when the tsunami from Japan hit the Northern California coast has been found more than 300 miles north in Oregon near the mouth of the Columbia River.

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