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US Army more selective on recruits, re-enlistments
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:44PM May 22, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Uncle Sam may not want you after all.
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Ryan Crocker, ambassador to Afghanistan, to leave
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:21PM May 22, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Ryan Crocker, the unflappable diplomat who became the civilian face of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over two administrations, is stepping down as ambassador to Afghanistan and retiring from the U.S. foreign service after a storied tenure in some of the world's most dangerous hotspots.
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Top Senate Dem to GOP: No tax cuts for rich
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:52PM May 22, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will have to drop their insistence on retaining tax cuts for the rich and plans to reshape Medicare before there can be a bipartisan deal on controlling federal deficits and averting a wide-scale tax increase in January, the Senate's top Democrat said.
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Eugene Polley, inventor of TV remote, dies at 96
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:47PM May 22, 2012 CommentCHICAGO (AP) — Couch potatoes everywhere can pause and thank Eugene Polley for hours of feet-up channel surfing. His invention, the first wireless TV remote, began as a luxury, but with the introduction of hundreds of channels and viewing technologies it has become a necessity.
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Sentence given, but Rutgers webcam saga not over
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:43PM May 22, 2012 CommentThe legal saga is far from over for a former Rutgers University student sentenced to 30 days jail for using a webcam to spy on his roommate kissing another man. The cultural fallout could continue, too.
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Administration sets criteria for new school grants
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:42PM May 22, 2012 CommentFollowing a wave of state education reforms spurred by its Race to the Top competition, the Education Department said Tuesday that individual school districts will be able to compete for $400 million in grants to bring the initiative to the classroom level.
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Clemens juror: 'Why should we believe you?'
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:37PM May 22, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Among the 29 questions the Roger Clemens jury wanted to ask the pitcher's chief accuser, Brian McNamee, one cut to the heart of the case.
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What's the big deal about private space launches?
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:22PM May 22, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The first private spaceship is headed to the International Space Station. Some questions and answers about the cargo mission by Space Exploration Technologies, known as SpaceX:
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Joplin Remembers Deadly Tornado, One Year Later
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People walk through the rubble after a massive tornado in Joplin, Missouri.
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Malachi Murdock doesn't remember the massive tornado that struck Joplin a year ago Tuesday, killing 161 people and nearly killing him.
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Houston museum unveils $85 million dinosaur hall
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:55AM May 22, 2012 CommentHOUSTON (AP) — Pups in her womb, a large eye visible behind the rib cage, one baby stuck in the birth canal: all fossilized evidence that this ancient marine beast, the Ichthyosaur, died in childbirth.
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Ill. lawmakers vote to abolish tuition waiver perk
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:31AM May 22, 2012 CommentSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — After years of bad publicity over cronyism and clout, the Illinois Legislature has voted to end a longstanding program that allowed each lawmaker to hand out taxpayer-funded college tuition waivers to students.
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Joplin hospital honors 2011 tornado survivors
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:28AM May 22, 2012 CommentJOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — The Joplin, Mo., hospital where hundreds of injured residents sought help after a deadly tornado struck the town one year ago today is honoring its staff, rescue workers and storm survivors at a memorial service.
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Obama's Preference for Talks With Iran faces Test
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Barack Obama speaks in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's preferred path to end the Iranian nuclear standoff faces a stern test this week when world powers sit down with Iran in another bid to press it to meet international demands to prove it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons. Failure will strengthen calls for military action.
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Running Barefoot Could Cause Serious Problems
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man running on a treadmill
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod.
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Boy rescued above waterfall not scared _ at first
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:27AM May 22, 2012 CommentSNOHOMISH, Wash. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy rescued at the top of a 270-foot waterfall in Washington state says he just wanted to cool off, but soon found himself stuck precariously on a rock for hours as crews tried to reach him.
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1,600 museums offer military families free tickets
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:22AM May 22, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer in a program that has more than doubled in size since 2010.
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Summit doubleheader short on surprises
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:06AM May 22, 2012 CommentCHICAGO (AP) — A long weekend of economic and security summits was heavy on stagecraft and light on surprises.
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National conference in Ohio focuses on teachers
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:01AM May 22, 2012 CommentCINCINNATI (AP) — Educators including the U.S. secretary of education, teacher union leaders and school administrators will focus this week on ways to transform the teaching profession with such targets as better recruiting, preparation and career development, and evaluations based on effectiveness.
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Obama praises Joplin's resiliency after tornado
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:26AM May 22, 2012 CommentJOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — One year after a deadly tornado devastated their city, President Barack Obama praised the residents of Joplin, Mo., for a spirit of perseverance and resiliency that he said could serve as a model for a nation still grinding its way through tough economic times.
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6 missing after boat reported sunk in Gulf
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:51PM May 21, 2012 CommentGALVESTON, Texas (AP) — An extensive daylong search by the U.S. Coast Guard turned up no sign of six people who had radioed that their fishing boat was sinking in the Gulf of Mexico off Galveston.
