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No charges against NYPD boss’ son after rape claim (AP)

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:04:35 +0000

AP – Prosecutors say the New York Police Department commissioner’s son won’t face charges in connection to a rape accusation.

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Komen exec quits after Planned Parenthood flap (AP)

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:54:22 +0000

AP – An executive at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity resigned Tuesday over her support to strip Planned Parenthood of funding, but disputed that she was the driving force behind the decision that created a firestorm of criticism last week.

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APNewsBreak: Komen exec quits after funding flap (AP)

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:12:23 +0000

AP – A high-ranking official resigned Tuesday from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.

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After UN veto, US floats coalition on Syria (AP)

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:46:56 +0000

AP – The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria’s opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears that violence will escalate. Rebel soldiers said force was now the only way to oust President Bashar Assad, while the regime vowed to press its military crackdown.

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Storm blankets Nebraska after dumping on Colorado (AP)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:47:32 +0000

AP – A powerful winter storm that covered parts of Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow crept east across the Plains Saturday, knocking out electricity to thousands in Nebraska as the blanket of heavy, wet precipitation downed power lines and made travel treacherous.

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Storm goes east after dumping on Colorado (AP)

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:55:25 +0000

AP – The most powerful storm of the winter season pounded Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow in the Rocky Mountain foothills and forced the cancellation of more than 600 flights in Denver before heading east toward the central plains.

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Unemployment drops to 8.3 pct. after hiring burst (AP)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:24:22 +0000

AP – In the most impressive surge for the job market since early last year, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years.

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Stocks jump after strong jobs report (AP)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:56:50 +0000

AP – U.S. stocks jumped sharply in morning trading on news that the unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in 2 years. The Dow Jones industrial average gained more than 150 points.

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Unemployment rate hits 8.3 pct. after hiring burst (AP)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:42:36 +0000

AP – In the most impressive surge for the job market since the middle of last decade, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years.

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Trump endorses Romney after a puzzling Vegas day (AP)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:50:14 +0000

AP – With his trademark flair for spectacle, Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney for president Thursday on the famed Las Vegas strip — just hours after Newt Gingrich’s advisers were spreading the word that The Donald would be anointing him instead.

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