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Zimmerman cuts off contact with lawyers

Attorneys for George Zimmerman announced Tuesday that their client has cut off contact with them, forcing them to withdraw as his legal counsel in the fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager in Florida.

Mr. Zimmerman, who has claimed self-defense in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, has not returned their ...

Social conservatives not rushing to Romney

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 20:01
Some leading social conservative groups are praising Rick Santorum following his suspension of his Republican presidential campaign. But their reaction Tuesday didn't mention Mitt Romney, the all-but-certain GOP nominee with Santorum out of the race.
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GSA takes more steps to halt waste

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 20:01
The Government Services Administration has suspended an employee award program cited by congressional investigators for exceeding spending limits, the acting head of the agency said Tuesday.
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What Santorum's move will mean for GOP

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 20:01
John King and Reince Priebus discuss Rick Santorum's decision to suspend his campaign and what that means for the GOP.
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What Santorum said about Romney

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 20:01
Rick Santorum comments on presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
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Who's the rich guy? Obama, Romney duel over status

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 20:01
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -- One candidate is worth up to $250 million, ran a private equity firm and plans to build an elevator for the cars at his beach house. The other is the former head of the Harvard Law Review who became a best-selling author and millionaire and now lives in the world's most famous mansion - 1600 Pennsylvania Ave....

Who's the rich guy? Obama, Romney duel over status

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 20:01
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -- One candidate is worth up to $250 million, ran a private equity firm and plans to build an elevator for the cars at his beach house. The other is the former head of the Harvard Law Review who became a best-selling author and millionaire and now lives in the world's most famous mansion - 1600 Pennsylvania Ave....

Who's the rich guy? Obama, Romney duel over status

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 20:01
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -- One candidate is worth up to $250 million, ran a private equity firm and plans to build an elevator for the cars at his beach house. The other is the former head of the Harvard Law Review who became a best-selling author and millionaire and now lives in the world's most famous mansion - 1600 Pennsylvania Ave....

Who's the rich guy? Obama, Romney duel over status

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 20:01
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -- One candidate is worth up to $250 million, ran a private equity firm and plans to build an elevator for the cars at his beach house. The other is the former head of the Harvard Law Review who became a best-selling author and millionaire and now lives in the world's most famous mansion - 1600 Pennsylvania Ave....

Santorum drops out, clearing the way for Romney

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 20:01
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Rick Santorum cleared the way for Mitt Romney to claim victory in the long and hard-fought battle for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, giving up his "against all odds" campaign as Romney's tenacious conservative rival....

Obama sees biggest divide since Johnson-Goldwater

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 20:01
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Tuesday the choice facing voters this November will be as stark as in the milestone 1964 contest between Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater - one that ended up with one of the biggest Democratic landslides in history....

Gingrich, Paul vow to stay in GOP primary contest

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 20:01
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential contenders Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are vowing to stay in the race even though Rick Santorum is not....

Gingrich, Paul vow to stay in GOP primary contest

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 20:01
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential contenders Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are vowing to stay in the race even though Rick Santorum is not....

Gingrich, Paul vow to stay in GOP primary contest

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 20:01
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential contenders Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are vowing to stay in the race even though Rick Santorum is not....

Gingrich, Paul vow to stay in GOP primary contest

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 20:01
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential contenders Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are vowing to stay in the race even though Rick Santorum is not....

Nation Briefs: College holds memorial for 7 shooting victims

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College holds memorial for 7 shooting victims

OAKLAND | The founder of an Oakland college where a gunman went on a deadly shooting rampage says the school's been encouraged by an outpouring of support from around the world.

Jongjin Kim spoke Tuesday at a memorial service held outside Oikos ...

Deadly fire sparks warehouse probe

PHILADELPHIA | Officials promised on Tuesday to conduct a careful review of dozens of other large buildings across the city and look into whether criminal charges are warranted as fire marshals search for the cause of a blaze at a vacant warehouse that killed two firefighters.

The fire broke out ...

Teacher fired for pregnancy goes to court

ATLANTA — After fourth-grade teacher Jarretta Hamilton went to the principal of her Christian school with the news she was pregnant, he responded: You're fired.

Her lawsuit against the school came before the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, and the three-judge panel is wrestling with its decision.

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Exports of coal surge to highest level since 1991

BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. coal exports reached their highest level in two decades last year as strong demand from Asia and Europe offered an outlet for a fuel that is falling from favor at home.

U.S. Department of Energy data analyzed by the Associated Press reveal that coal exports topped ...

Romney goes after Obama's core campaign message

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 20:01
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Republican Mitt Romney on Tuesday branded President Barack Obama as an "old-school liberal" who is trying to resurrect failed policies, a new line of attack at the heart of the president's forward-looking re-election message....
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