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Mauled NY man: I wanted to be one with the tiger
NEW YORK — Before his now-infamous tangle with a Bronx Zoo tiger, David Villalobos adorned his Facebook page with New Age odes to Mother Earth and affirmations like, “Be love and fearless.” Poli...
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Trader Joe’s recalls Valencia peanut butter
WASHINGTON — The grocery store chain Trader Joe’s is recalling peanut butter that has been linked to 29 salmonella illnesses in 18 states. The Food and Drug Administration and the federal Center...
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Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets campaign volunteers at a phone banking center Feb. 3 in Las Vegas, Nev. Romney's campaign notes that the contest this time looks very different from 2008, despite the Democrats' persistent registration edge in the state.
Romney trails in ground game
LAS VEGAS — Richard and Jessi Constantine were alone recently as they wheeled their 1-year-old son in a stroller around a Las Vegas subdivision, knocking on doors to promote Mitt Romney’s candidacy...
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Associated Press President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event Saturday at the Milwaukee Theater.
Obama makes Wisconsin stop
MILWAUKEE — President Barack Obama worked to squash GOP aspirations for a resurgence of support in pivotal Wisconsin on Saturday as campaign rival Mitt Romney pinned his hopes of making inroads the...
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School strike first of many challenges for mayor
CHICAGO — The grueling teachers strike is over. Now comes the hard part for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. As he pushes ahead on his promise to reform the city’s underperforming classrooms, he face...
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Associated Press Robert James of the California American Water company looks over an intake pipe from an aquifer at a desalination plant Sept. 13 in Sand City, Calif. Desalination plants are costing more to build; they're huge energy suckers and lingering concerns about the impact to marine life have spurred myriad lawsuits.
Desalination doesn’t fix water woes
MARINA, Calif. — In the Central California coastal town of Marina, a $7 million desalination plant that can turn salty ocean waves into fresh drinking water sits idle behind rusty, locked doors, sh...
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DeLay still waiting to learn fate
HOUSTON — Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay — still waiting to learn his legal fate since being convicted nearly two years ago for his role in a scheme to influence Texas elections — is p...
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Associated Press A 2012 Chevrolet Volt is displayed Feb. 19 at a Chevrolet dealership in the south Denver suburb of Englewood, Colo. Sales of the Volt set a monthly record of 2,800 in August, mostly because of steep discounts.
Giving a jolt to the Chevy Volt
DETROIT — General Motors rolled out the Chevrolet Volt two years ago with lofty sales goals and the promise of a new technology that someday would help end America’s dependence on oil. So it see...
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Jeweler: Buy diamond, get free hunting rifle
ATLANTA — A jeweler in metro Atlanta is adding some bang to the bling. Under a new promotion, customers who buy a diamond worth $2,499 or more from D. Geller and Son will get a voucher for a fre...
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Romneys paid taxes of $1.9 million for ’11
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney, one of the wealthiest candidates ever to seek the presidency, paid nearly $2 million in federal taxes on $13.7 million in income that he and his wife reported last year, h...
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