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Conservatives warily ponder prospect of an 'Obama court'

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 12:27 PM PDT

There are still 42 days and four debates left before the presidential election and many signs point to a close outcome, but recent polling both nationally and in key battleground states like Ohio has conservatives concerned about the impact President Obama could have on the judiciary in a second term.There are still 42 days and four debates left before the presidential election and many signs point to a close outcome, but recent polling both nationally and in key battleground states like Ohio has conservatives concerned about the impact President Obama could have on the judiciary in a second term.




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Posted: 25 Sep 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Morning-after pills offered to NYC high school students

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 06:54 AM PDT

New York City quietly launched a pilot program last year that allows a school nurse or doctor to dispense free emergency contraceptive pills and birth control pills to girls at 13 public high schools.

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'Blind sheik' will stay in US prison, White House says

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 12:21 PM PDT

The blind sheik who supported the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and other terror plots that targeted New York landmarks will stay in a U.S. prison, Obama administration officials said Tuesday.The blind sheik who supported the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and other terror plots that targeted New York landmarks will stay in a U.S. prison, Obama administration officials said Tuesday.




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HBT: Dusty Baker suffered a mini-stroke

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:13 PM PDT




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Suicide now kills more Americans than car crashes

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:15 PM PDT

By Megan Gannon, LiveScienceSuicide has surpassed car accidents as the No. 1 cause of injury-related death in the United States, according to new research.

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Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:15 PM PDT

Adults may paddle students of opposite sex in Texas district

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:12 PM PDT

School administrators will be allowed to paddle students of the opposite sex under a rule approved unanimously Monday night by the school board in the North Texas community of Springtown.

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US: Iran missile test is 'pure fabrication'

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:58 PM PDT

U.S. officials tell NBC News that Iran's claim it conducted missile tests in the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday is "pure fabrication" and that there is no evidence to back up Iran's claims.

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Gray wolf pack in Wash. state will be shot dead

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 09:49 AM PDT

Marksmen are hunting a pack of gray wolves in northeast Washington state this week after officials decided the entire pack — believed to number at least eight wolves — needed to be killed because of repeated attacks on cattle.

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Cops: Carjacker drives pregnant girlfriend to hospital

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 11:34 AM PDT

A central Florida man carjacked a driver in a desperate attempt to get his pregnant girlfriend to the hospital, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said Monday.A central Florida man carjacked a driver in a desperate attempt to get his pregnant girlfriend to the hospital, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said Monday.




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Posted: 25 Sep 2012 11:34 AM PDT

Madonna calls Obama a 'Black Muslim'

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Maybe it was a slip of the tongue or maybe it was misguided sarcasm, but Madonna called President Obama a "black Muslim" Monday night at a tour stop in Washington D.C. in what otherwise resembled a message of support.Maybe it was a slip of the tongue or maybe it was misguided sarcasm, but Madonna called President Obama a "black Muslim" Monday night at a tour stop in Washington D.C. in what otherwise resembled a message of support.




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Bacon shortage worldwide 'unavoidable,' group says

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 08:52 AM PDT

Might want to get your fill of ham this year, because "a world shortage of pork and bacon next year is now unavoidable," according to an industry trade group.  Blame the drought conditions that blazed through the corn and soybean crop this year.

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Hiring plans show retailers are confident about the holidays

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 09:54 AM PDT

Toys R Us is joining Wal-Mart and other major retailers making bets that they'll need extra staff for the holiday shopping season.

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Illinois man, his family tackle Asperger's diagnosis

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 10:14 AM PDT

When things didn't go exactly as planned, David Finch would obsess endlessly. A doctor confirmed his Asperger's diagnosis and, at age 31, David finally had a reason for his behaviors, and an idea of what may be causing his marriage to suffer.When things didn't go exactly as planned, David Finch would obsess endlessly. A doctor confirmed his Asperger's diagnosis and, at age 31, David finally had a reason for his behaviors, and an idea of what may be causing his marriage to suffer.




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Posted: 25 Sep 2012 10:14 AM PDT

Saving 'little animals' lives': How a school retooled

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 07:49 AM PDT

Dr. Greg Wolfus and a veterinary student check the stitches on Butterscotch, whose leg was amputated at the Tufts at Tech clinic at Worcester Tech. The clinic is part of the high school's veterinary assisting program and is run by Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Wolfus is the clinic director.Worcester Tech in Massachusetts is redefining what career and technical education can be – what any high school education can be, in fact.




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Home price bounce will help boost US economy

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 08:43 AM PDT

The ongoing rise in home prices is bringing some badly-needed support for an ailing U.S. economy. The road back to economic health, though, is going to be a long one. The ongoing rise in home prices is bringing some badly-needed support for an ailing U.S. economy. The road back to economic health, though, is going to be a long one.




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'Dangerous' prison escapee captured in Georgia

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 08:46 AM PDT

Michael Dowda, the escaped inmate from the Mississippi State Penitentiary that officials described as "armed and dangerous," has been captured, prison officials said Tuesday.

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