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Religious exemptions key to RI gay marriage debate
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:49PM January 25, 2013 CommentPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The fate of gay marriage legislation in Rhode Island could hinge on the exemptions it affords religious groups that oppose it, the state Senate president said Friday, a day after the House overwhelmingly passed the bill.
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McDonough no stranger to Obama inner circle
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:29PM January 25, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — In selecting Denis McDonough to be his next and fifth chief of staff, President Barack Obama is tapping a longtime confidant and unflappable ally to be his gatekeeper to the personalities and challenges that will confront him in his second term.
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Aide: Clinton wearing glasses due to concussion
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:02PM January 25, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's thick-framed glasses aren't just a style statement.
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Bobby Jindal, GOP Leaders Aim to Rebrand the Republican Party
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal addresses the Nebraska Republican Convention in Grand Island in July 2012.
Republicans meet following stinging defeat in presidential race.
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THE RESET: GOP is pushing state election changes
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:53PM January 25, 2013 CommentAround the country, Republicans are trying to change state laws to make it easier for them to win presidential elections. In Washington, Senate Democrats are trying to rein in the chamber's hallowed filibuster rules to make it easier for them to prevail.
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Sex abuse claims made against Los Angeles teacher
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:35PM January 25, 2013 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — For decades, Robert Pimentel was a teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District. During that time he raised a family, coached soccer and avoided problems with the law.
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How New SEC Chief Mary Jo White Can Help Wall Street
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Stock board showing stocks up and down
Do you trust bankers? Most Americans don't. After a brutal recession caused by massive financial speculation, Wall Street firms rank near the bottom in Gallup's annual survey of trust in institutions.
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CDC: Flu seems to level off except in the West
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:32AM January 25, 2013 CommentNew government figures show that flu cases seem to be leveling off nationwide. Flu activity is declining in most regions although still rising in the West.
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Former IDF Chief: Women Will 'Surprise' the U.S. Military
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An Israeli soldier and her comrades are seen during the final stages of a march near Ein Yahav in southern Israel, Dec. 20, 2006. The past ten years have seen an important shift in the way the Israeli army views its female conscripts, allowing them out of the clerical or support jobs to which they were traditionally confined and making room for them on the battlefield.
Thirty-year veteran of Israeli co-ed military warns U.S. against common mistakes.
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'Miracle On Ice' jersey going to auction in NYC
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:17AM January 25, 2013 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Mike Eruzione's sensational winning goal against the Soviet hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics will forever be remembered as the "Miracle On Ice" — perhaps the greatest sporting moment of the 20th century.
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For Sandy's homeless, lives of anxiety in hotels
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:46AM January 25, 2013 CommentTOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Diane Burstein spends her days sifting through apartment listings and disaster paperwork and her nights lying awake with worry, her daughter and grandson sleeping feet from her in a cramped hotel room.
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Magnitsky's mother thanks Obama for legislation
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:34AM January 25, 2013 CommentMOSCOW (AP) — The mother of a whistle-blowing Russian lawyer who died in prison thanked President Barack Obama Friday for a U.S. law targeting Russian officials deemed to be human rights violators involved in her son's death.
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AP PHOTOS: A look at women's military service
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:26AM January 25, 2013 CommentThrough the years, women's roles in wartime have evolved — not that women ever have been inclined to just stand by.
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1st woman to lead in combat 'thrilled' with change
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:50AM January 25, 2013 CommentRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former U.S. Army Capt. Linda L. Bray says her male superiors were incredulous upon hearing she had ably led a platoon of military police officers through a firefight during the 1989 invasion of Panama.
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NASA Testing Vintage Engine From Apollo 11 Rocket
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In an image made from video, NASA engineers test fire a key part of a rocket engine left over from the 1960s-era Apollo moon missions on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Huntsville, Ala.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Like vinyl records and skinny ties, good things eventually come back around. At NASA, that means looking to the Apollo program for ideas on how to develop the next generation of rockets for future missions to the moon and beyond.
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Biden heading to Virginia to push gun control
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:31AM January 25, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is taking the White House's campaign for gun control on the road to Virginia.
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What's an assault weapon, anyway? A gun glossary
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:06AM January 25, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Even Americans who have never touched a gun are probably familiar with the looks and names of a few — the military M16, the action-movie's Uzi, the historic Colt .45. The terms thrown around in the national debate over gun control can be harder to fathom.
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Schools Must Provide Sports for Disabled, Dept. of Ed. Says
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Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education
WASHINGTON (AP) — Students with disabilities must be given a fair shot to play on a traditional sports team or have their own leagues, the Education Department says.
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Blind NH sled dog thrives with brother's help
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:01AM January 25, 2013 CommentJEFFERSON, N.H. (AP) — When Gonzo started tripping over his food dish three years ago, no one could explain or stop the Alaskan husky's quickly advancing blindness. But a veterinarian offered some simple advice: "Run this dog."
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American Mumbai plotter sentenced to 35 years
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:39AM January 25, 2013 CommentCHICAGO (AP) — Minutes before an American was sentenced to 35 years in prison for helping plan a deadly attack on Mumbai, India, one of his victims tearfully pleaded for a harsh punishment despite the terrorist plotter's widespread cooperation with U.S. investigators following his arrest.
