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Penn State fallout lingers year after Sandusky abuse trial
HARRISBURG, Pa. — In the year since eight young men took the stand to testify they were sexually abused by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, the scandal has played out in t...
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Cheney says his health ‘nothing short of miracle’
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney says his health is “nothing short of a miracle.” The heart transplant recipient says he now wakes up each morning “with a smile on my face, thankfu...
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In this Friday, June 7, 2013, photo farmer Kent Peppler inspects one of his irrigation ditches that provides water to irrigate his crops on his farm near Greeley, Colo. Peppler says he is fallowing some of his corn fields this year because he can't afford to irrigate the land, in part because deep-pocketed energy companies have driven up the price of water. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
Fracking fuels water fights in nation’s dry spots
SAN FRANCISCO — The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation’s driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock oil and gas reserves from beneath the Earth’s...
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Current, former US officials back secret phone surveillance
WASHINGTON — Current and former top U.S. officials on Sunday defended the government’s collection of phone and Internet data following new revelations about the secret surveillance programs, saying...
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FILE - In this June 3, 2013, file photo House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky., right, talks with the chairman of the committee that funds the IRS, Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., the House Financial Services and General Government subcommittee, on Capitol Hill in Washington during a hearing with acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel. Republicans have fought the health care law since it was enacted in 2010 without a single GOP vote. Now the IRS scandals are getting some Republicans a timely excuse to to starve it by refusing funding for its implementation. ÒI think itÕs safe to say theyÕre (IRS) not going to get the kind of increase theyÕre asking for,Ó said Crenshaw, R-Fla. ÒThe question is, based on their bad behavior, are they going to end up with less money?Ó he said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
IRS supervisor in DC scrutinized tea party cases
WASHINGTON — An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status,...
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Report: Assaults increase on rangers, police in public parks
WASHINGTON — Park rangers, wildlife refuge workers and U.S. Park Police experienced more assaults and threats from visitors last year than in 2011, according to a group that represents federal reso...
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Shootings show troubled side of Calif. beach city
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — For decades there have been two Santa Monicas. There’s the hip beachfront town packed year-round with tourists who cram its trendy bars and restaurants, stay at its pricey...
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Shock lingers after Nazi unit leader found in US
MINNEAPOLIS — The revelation that a former commander of a Nazi SS-led military unit has lived quietly in Minneapolis for the past six decades came as a shock to those who know 94-year-old Michael K...
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Investing in an uncertain market can be scary
NEW YORK — The investment landscape can be a scary place. This year’s stock market surge has stalled and the market is too choppy to provide any sort of reassurance. Savings accounts earn practi...
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Associated Press An undated screenshot provided by Microsoft shows Microsoft's Office software package iPhone application, which offers the ability to read and edit text documents, spreadsheets and slide presentations on a phone. The company isn't making an iPad version.
Microsoft brings Office to iPhone, but not tablets
NEW YORK — Even as a pared-down version of Microsoft's Office software package arrived on the iPhone, the company is holding out on extending that to the iPad and Android devices as it tries to boo...
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