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"Intentional" explosion kills husband, two sons of missing woman (Reuters)
Monday, February 6, 2012 6:15:45 AM CST
Reuters - An "intentional" house explosion on Sunday near Tacoma, Washington killed the husband and two sons of a Utah woman missing since December 2009, fire department officials said.
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Eyeing greener acres, new farmers reap growing U.S. aid (Reuters)
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:14:02 AM CST
Reuters - Dan Pugh wishes he had a bigger tractor and his wife Laura worries about their chickens in the winter weather. But as new farmers putting down roots in rural Missouri, the Pughs are counting on more rewards than regrets in trading their city lives for the country.
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Goldman's Blankfein campaigns for gay marriage (Reuters)
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:08:06 AM CST
Reuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, one of Wall Street's most powerful figures, has become the first major business leader to join a national media campaign in support of same-sex marriage.
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Slab City: Living Off the Grid in California's Badlands (Time.com)
Monday, February 6, 2012 3:30:00 AM CST
Time.com - Deep in the badlands of California is a squatters' camp that many are increasingly calling home -- and a paradise of sorts
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Inside Facebook's IPO: How the Social Web Will Reshape the Economy (Time.com)
Monday, February 6, 2012 3:30:00 AM CST
Time.com - Facebook's IPO -- the largest in Internet history -- is a once-in-a-generation milestone in the evolution of the web
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Police clear DC Occupy site, protesters look to a new day (Reuters)
Sunday, February 5, 2012 6:25:05 PM CST
Reuters - U.S. police officers cleared tents from an "Occupy" protest site in downtown Washington on Sunday, but demonstrators said even without the camp they would continue to fight for economic equality and other issues.
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FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP spin recent energy stats (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:05:06 AM CST
AP - You wouldn't know it from the Republicans, but these are boom times for American energy.
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US closes embassy in Syria (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:11:46 AM CST
AP - The Obama administration has closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and pulled all American diplomats out of Syria.
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Obama: Syria can be solved without military action (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:34:17 AM CST
AP - President Barack Obama says it is important to resolve the ongoing conflict in Syria without outside military intervention.
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Defense cuts test lawmakers' resolve on deficits (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:40:56 AM CST
AP - President Barack Obama's call to shrink the military, shut bases and cancel weapons to meet the demand for budget cuts tests the resolve of lawmakers who came to Washington determined to slash the deficit.
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Parents protest at scandalized LA grade school (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:42:47 AM CST
AP - About three dozen parents and supporters have staged a protest at the Los Angeles-area elementary school rocked by allegations of lewd conduct crimes by two teachers against children.
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Few answers in death of sons of missing Utah mom (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:57:54 AM CST
AP - Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished.
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US levies tougher sanctions on Iran's Central Bank (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 12:04:12 PM CST
AP - President Barack Obama levied tough new sanctions on Iran's Central Bank Monday amid increased tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and the specter of an Israeli attack on the Islamic republic.
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Tax reform in this election year: It's not likely (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:09:04 AM CST
AP - Politicians of all stripes in this election year are clamoring for simplifying the tax code and closing loopholes. But that would mean Americans could lose some of their prized deductions.
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Bigger US role against companies' cyberthreats? (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:44:50 AM CST
AP - A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing strong opposition from businesses that say it goes too far and security experts who believe it should have even more teeth.
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Marine sergeant accused of hazing goes to trial (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:28:30 AM CST
AP - A second Marine is going to trial for allegedly hazing a fellow Marine who later fatally shot himself in Afghanistan.
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3rd US cruise ship sails after virus outbreak (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:43:17 AM CST
AP - A third U.S.-based cruise ship with an outbreak of stomach illness has sailed again after being decontaminated in South Florida.
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Ambassador Rice: Egypt must release Americans (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 6:23:51 AM CST
AP - The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is keeping up the Obama administration's pressure on Egypt to release 19 Americans facing trial on allegations of encouraging unrest in the country.
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Giants top Pats for 2nd Super Bowl in 4 years (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 2:46:36 AM CST
AP - Tom Brady let his final pass fly toward the scrum of players in the end zone, hoping for an incredible finish.
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Obama: US has 'very good' intelligence on Iran (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:50:10 AM CST
AP - President Barack Obama said the U.S. has a "very good estimate" of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, but cautioned that there are still many unanswered questions about Tehran's inner workings.