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• Bush not surprised by Middle East uprisings
• Critics: Military should cover abortion after rape
• Vt. governor signs universal health care bill
• Bill blocking some FEMA debt collection moves on
• Rep. Frank helped partner land Fannie Mae job
• Ambassador nominee: China must lean on N. Korea
• Driver's data may be used to check workers' status
• Santorum to kick off campaign in Penn. coal fields
• Flooding puts Mont. town under 6 feet of water
• Unabomber manifesto draws $17,500 bid online
• Lawmaker wants to put Amtrak service up for bid
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• By the Numbers: 2011 tornado season
• US calls Chechen group terrorists, offers reward
• 232 still unaccounted for after tornado hit Joplin
• 2 NYPD officers acquitted of rape in '08 encounter
• Pa. man knocks out wall, pulls plane from basement
• Search resumes at crash site in western NC
• Car hits decorated fence at Ohio 'Superman house'
• New poll shows Obama with a bump in Florida

Bush not surprised by Middle East uprisings Posted: 26 May 2011 01:11 PM PDT Former President George W. Bush said Thursday he wasn't surprised by the recent uprisings in the Middle East and warns that it takes a while for freedom to "take root."

Critics: Military should cover abortion after rape Posted: 26 May 2011 01:01 PM PDT Though rape is a problem of deep concern to the U.S. military, its health plan doesn't cover abortions for victims who become pregnant -- a policy that indignant critics are now pushing to change.

Vt. governor signs universal health care bill Posted: 26 May 2011 01:01 PM PDT Vermont still has "a few challenges" ahead to meet its goal of a universal health care system this decade, Gov. Peter Shumlin said Thursday as he signed into law the bill designed to make the state the nation's first with fully publicly funded health care.

Bill blocking some FEMA debt collection moves on Posted: 26 May 2011 12:31 PM PDT Legislation aimed at stopping the government from asking disaster victims to pay back millions of dollars in improper aid payments has received committee approval and been sent to the Senate.

Rep. Frank helped partner land Fannie Mae job Posted: 26 May 2011 12:31 PM PDT Rep. Barney Frank says he helped his then-domestic partner land a job with Fannie Mae in the 1990s while Frank was serving on the House panel overseeing the mortgage company.

Ambassador nominee: China must lean on N. Korea Posted: 26 May 2011 10:50 AM PDT President Barack Obama's nominee for U.S. ambassador to China says the Chinese can and must do more to pressure North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program.

Driver's data may be used to check workers' status Posted: 26 May 2011 10:40 AM PDT The state of Mississippi may soon be sharing driver's license data with the federal government so employers can check whether they are hiring people allowed to work in the U.S.

Santorum to kick off campaign in Penn. coal fields Posted: 26 May 2011 10:39 AM PDT Former Sen. Rick Santorum is planning to kick off his presidential campaign next month in western Pennsylvania coal fields where his grandfather once worked.

Flooding puts Mont. town under 6 feet of water Posted: 26 May 2011 10:30 AM PDT The Musselshell River has put a central Montana town under an estimated 6 feet of water and people are cut off in isolated areas across the state as flooding continues to spread.

Unabomber manifesto draws $17,500 bid online Posted: 26 May 2011 10:21 AM PDT A handwritten copy of the unabomber's infamous manifesto has a high bid of more than $17,500 with a week to go in an auction of personal items meant to benefit his victims.

Lawmaker wants to put Amtrak service up for bid Posted: 26 May 2011 09:01 AM PDT A key House Republican is proposing to take popular Northeast corridor train service away from Amtrak and solicit bids from private investors for high-speed rail service.

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By the Numbers: 2011 tornado season Posted: 26 May 2011 09:01 AM PDT Figures about the tornado that ripped through Joplin, Mo., on Sunday and the 2011 tornado season. All "record" statistics represent the official record of the National Weather Service, which covers 1950 to present day.

US calls Chechen group terrorists, offers reward Posted: 26 May 2011 08:50 AM PDT The Obama administration has declared a Chechen group as a terrorist organization, and is offering up to $5 million for information leading to its commander.

232 still unaccounted for after tornado hit Joplin Posted: 26 May 2011 08:50 AM PDT More than 230 people remain unaccounted for four days after the deadliest single tornado in more than six decades tore through the middle of Joplin, Missouri officials said Thursday.

2 NYPD officers acquitted of rape in '08 encounter Posted: 26 May 2011 08:20 AM PDT Two New York City police officers were acquitted Thursday of raping a drunken woman they'd been called to help, but were convicted of official misconduct.

Pa. man knocks out wall, pulls plane from basement Posted: 26 May 2011 05:21 AM PDT Lots of houses have a two-car garage. Dan Reeve's had a one-airplane basement. Until, that is, the central Pennsylvania man knocked out a wall to get it out.

Search resumes at crash site in western NC Posted: 26 May 2011 05:10 AM PDT Searchers are hiking back into a rural mountain area of western North Carolina to search the twin-engine plane crash that killed at least one person.

Car hits decorated fence at Ohio 'Superman house' Posted: 26 May 2011 04:50 AM PDT A car has taken out part of a fence paying tribute to Superman around the Cleveland home where two high school kids created the Man of Steel.

New poll shows Obama with a bump in Florida Posted: 26 May 2011 04:30 AM PDT A new poll gives President Barack Obama a bump in Florida after the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

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