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40 years after Roe v. Wade, abortion foes march on
TOPEKA, Kan. — Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more limits on the rights established by the Supreme Court in...
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Poll: Many in US oppose booting illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON — More than 6 in 10 Americans now favor allowing illegal immigrants to eventually become U.S. citizens, a major increase in support driven by a turnaround in Republicans’ opinions after ...
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Lawmakers seek recognition for ’63 bomb victims
WASHINGTON — Nearly 50 years ago, white supremacists planted a bomb in a Birmingham, Ala., church that killed four young girls preparing to worship, an act of terror that shocked the nation and pro...
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Associated Press Lew Urry of Energizer Holdings Inc. holds up an original alkaline battery that was marketed in 1958 and a 21st century battery in 2002 in Westlake, Ohio. Urry developed the first commercially viable alkaline battery.
Battery technology keeps energy tech held back
WASHINGTON — As 21st century technology strains to become ever faster, cleaner and cheaper, an invention from more than 200 years ago keeps holding it back. It’s why electric cars aren’t clogging t...
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Texas parents get custody of kids living in bus
CONROE, Texas — Nearly a year after their two children were found living virtually unsupervised in an old school bus in Southeast Texas, the parents regained full custody of their kids Tuesday when...
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Army general defers plea at hearing on sex charges
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — An Army general brought back from Afghanistan to face court-martial on a series of sexual misconduct charges deferred entering a plea Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, who...
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Associated Press Sen. Bob Corker (left), R-Tenn., and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., leave a news conference Dec. 28 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Corker will be the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee in the 113th Congress.
Foreign policy in Congress sees time of change
WASHINGTON — A harrowing nighttime flight over the African jungle and a wild search for a rebel leader helped forge a relationship between Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and Republican Rep. Ed Royce,...
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Inauguration Quotes
n “Our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it.” —President Barack Obama, during his second inaugural address. n “It’s going to take some giv...
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Associated Press President Barack Obama delivers his Inaugural address at the ceremonial swearing-in Monday at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington. Obama called for compromise and unity for his second term.
Obama calls for unity
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama never mentioned the words Democrat or Republican, yet his second inaugural address was a decidedly political speech. The president was careful not to make his...
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Associated Press President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk down Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday in Washington during the Inaugural Parade after his ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill during the 57th Presidential Inauguration.
Obama takes oath 2nd time
WASHINGTON — Turning the page on years of war and recession, President Barack Obama summoned a divided nation Monday to act with “passion and dedication” to broaden equality and prosperity at home,...
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