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Midwest’s warm snap sees quick reversal
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Midwesterners who had briefly swapped puffy coats for sandals and shorts switched back Tuesday as balmy conditions gave way to severe storms that carried a risk of tornadoes, freezi...
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LaHood departure leaves Cabinet vacancy
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who lifted the profile of distracted driving as a national safety concern, is stepping down, presenting President Barack Obama with another Cabinet...
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Hagel supports nuclear arms cuts, then elimination
WASHINGTON — Chuck Hagel, the likely next secretary of defense, would be the first to enter the Pentagon having publicly advocated for sharply reducing the number of U.S. nuclear weapons, possibly ...
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Associated Press Twinkies baked goods are displayed for sale at the Hostess Brands' bakery on Nov. 16 in Denver. Hostess Brands is close to announcing that it has picked two investment firms, C. Dean Metropoulos & Co. and Apollo Global Management, as the lead bidders for its Twinkies and other snack cakes, according to a source close to the situation.
Hostess set to announce bidder for snack cakes
NEW YORK — The indestructible Twinkie appears to be one step closer to a comeback. Hostess Brands is close to announcing that it has picked two investment firms — C. Dean Metropoulos & Co. and A...
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Associated Press People in the crowd cheer and hold up U.S. flags as President Barack Obama speaks about immigration at Del Sol High School on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Obama outlined broad proposals for putting millions of illegal immigrants on a clear path to citizenship.
Obama touts immigration plan
LAS VEGAS — Declaring “now is the time” to fix the nation’s broken immigration system, President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined broad proposals for putting millions of illegal immigrants on a cle...
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Arsonist gets death for fire that killed 5
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — An arsonist was given the death penalty Monday for killing five men who died of heart attacks during a wildfire nearly a decade ago that ripped through the hills east of Lo...
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Obama asks police to help pass gun legislation
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday turned to law enforcement leaders in three communities with mass shootings for help in getting Congress to pass tough new gun legislation. At a Whit...
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Barge hits bridge; oil cleanup ongoing
VICKSBURG, Miss. — Observers say the stretch of Mississippi River where vessel traffic was halted after a barge hit a railroad bridge on Sunday is one of the most dangerous along the 2,500-mile-lon...
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Associated Press Caddo County farmer and rancher Charlie Opitz gestures toward a gully carved into a pasture on his family's farm Dec. 11 near Binger, Okla. The gullies resulted from a devastating flood in 2007, just one of about a dozen natural disasters in recent years that have struck the central Oklahoma county, which also has been beset by tornadoes, ice storms, hail and drought.
After disasters, county struggles against drought
BINGER, Okla. — In the gently rolling hills of Oklahoma ranch country is a place that has seen more than its share of destructive weather — tornadoes, ice storms and floods, year after year, for ha...
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Associated Press President Barack Obama shakes hands with his choice for Defense Secretary, former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, after announcing Hagel's nomination Jan. 7 in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
Facts: Case against defense secretary Hagel looks stretched
WASHINGTON — Republican-leaning groups opposing President Barack Obama’s choice of Chuck Hagel to head the Defense Department have let loose a barrage of claims about the former GOP senator. The...
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