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Push to ban gay marriage flagging in Iowa
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:42PM July 05, 2012 CommentDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ever since gay couples began flocking to Iowa to marry three years ago, conservative Republicans have been looking forward to amassing enough political power to put an end to it. But now that the opportunity is finally approaching, their goal may be slipping out of reach.
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Midwest Can't Get Relief From Oppressive Heat
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Swimmers try to keep cool in near 100 degree temperatures at Red Oaks Waterpark in Madison Heights, Mich.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The temperatures in Casimir Brandon's basement bedroom were so stifling that the exhausted 56-year-old Madison man began riding city buses in the morning, from one end of the line to the other, so he could grab a few hours of air-conditioned sleep.
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Muhammad Ali named 2012 Liberty Medal recipient
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:34PM July 05, 2012 CommentPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Boxing great Muhammad Ali, known for his unabashed self-confidence inside and outside the ring as well as his outspokenness on social and humanitarian causes, is the recipient of the 2012 Liberty Medal.
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Report: Countrywide won influence with discounts
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:04PM July 05, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The former Countrywide Financial Corp., whose subprime loans helped start the nation's foreclosure crisis, made hundreds of discount loans to buy influence with members of Congress, congressional staff, top government officials and executives of troubled mortgage giant Fannie Mae, according to a House report.
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Ex-Arizona governor detained at border checkpoint
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:16PM July 05, 2012 CommentPHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Gov. Raul Castro, who in the 1970s served as the state's first and only Hispanic governor, was detained at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint after the vehicle he was traveling in triggered a radiation sensor.
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Clinton goes to France for Syria talks, then Asia
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:41PM July 05, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has escaped sweltering Washington but she won't be getting much of a respite from the heat as she crisscrosses Europe, Asia and the Mideast to deal with some of the world's most inflamed crises.
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San Diego fireworks malfunction in big, fast flash
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Fireworks light up the sky during the annual Macy's Fourth of July fireworks display over the Hudson River as seen from New York, Wednesday, July 4, 2012.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Fourth of July fireworks show above San Diego Bay was over before it was supposed to start after a malfunction caused the display that was planned to last nearly 20 minutes to burn up all at once.
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Malware May Knock Thousands Off Internet Monday
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MacBook Air at an Apple Store in Chicago, Illinois.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite repeated alerts, tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago.
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US concerned by rise in Afghan insider attacks
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:40AM July 05, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says an attack in eastern Afghanistan that wounded several American soldiers appears to have been perpetrated by an Afghan soldier.
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Severely burned girls learn to cope at retreat
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:54AM July 05, 2012 CommentCORONA, Calif. (AP) — The room rings out with the cruel nicknames that have haunted the teenagers for years: Crusty crab. Burnt toast. Snake skin. Freddy Krueger's daughter. Mutant. Scarface.
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AP PHOTOS: Americans celebrate the Fourth of July
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:43AM July 05, 2012 CommentAcross the United States, Americans celebrated 236 years of independence with backyard barbeques, family gatherings and, of course, fireworks.
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Power Back On For Many Mid-Atlantic Residents
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Power lines are still down on Huntingtown Road after a massive storm that swept through the region on July 1, 2012.
BALTIMORE (AP) — More Mid-Atlantic residents were a little more comfortable Thursday as power companies hooked them back up with lights and air conditioning over the Fourth of July holiday.
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Romney's Wife Says Woman Being Eyed for VP
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann Romney, during a campaign event aboard the Spirit of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney's wife says her husband is thinking about picking a woman to be on his ticket this fall.
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Scalia's Critics Fault Justice Over Politics
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Antonin Scalia ended his 26th year on the Supreme Court with a string of losses in the term's biggest cases and criticism that he crossed a line from judging to politics.
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Didn't send your kid to war? Maybe you can send $$
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:11AM July 05, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — If you have military-age children who have not served in this decade's wars, then you owe a debt — meaning money — to those who did. That's the premise of a new fundraising effort by three wealthy American families who want to help U.S. veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Consumers asked to pay more for milk to save farms
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:09AM July 05, 2012 CommentMONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Consumers will pay a little more for coffee and chocolate to ensure the farmers who produce those foods get a fair wage, so why not ask them to pay more for milk?
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3 children, ages 7 to 9, found dead in Iowa river
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:56PM July 04, 2012 CommentMARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa police chief says authorities have recovered the bodies of three young children who apparently drowned in a river during a Fourth of July outing with family and friends.
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Visitors turn out despite high temperatures in DC
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:45PM July 04, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — One word could describe visitors to the Capitol Fourth Concert Wednesday night: sweaty.
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AP PHOTOS: Americans celebrate the Fourth of July
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:16PM July 04, 2012 CommentAcross the United States, Americans celebrated 236 years of independence with backyard barbeques, family gatherings and, of course, fireworks.
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Chestnut wins 6th straight title, downs 68 dogs
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:38PM July 04, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Joey Chestnut won his sixth straight Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest at Coney Island, downing 68 dogs and buns on Wednesday to tie his personal best in a sweaty, gag-inducing spectacle.
