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Two dead after Pittsburgh clinic shooting, including gunman

PITTSBURGH — A gunman opened fire at a psychiatric clinic at the University of Pittsburgh on Thursday in a shooting that killed two people, including the gunman, and wounded seven others.

A man who was in a nearby waiting room when the gunfire erupted said people scrambled to hide and ...

Jury: U.S. can seize $330M in Stanford accounts

HOUSTON (AP) — The jury that convicted former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford of operating a massive Ponzi scheme found Thursday that there is sufficient evidence that $330 million in frozen foreign bank accounts he controlled is money he stole from investors, clearing the way for U.S. authorities to go ...

Obama, GOP governors share many views on education

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 19:37
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A funny thing is happening between President Barack Obama and many Republican governors when it comes to improving America's schools: They are mostly getting along....

Miss. Supreme Court rules Barbour pardons valid

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the pardons issued by former Gov. Haley Barbour during his final days in office, including those of four convicted killers and a robber who had worked at the Governor's Mansion.

Mr. Barbour, a Republican who once considered running for ...

New ads pitch Marine Corps' kinder, gentler side

WASHINGTON (AP) — They've long been known as devil dogs, leathernecks and "the first to fight." But U.S. Marines, with their self-described expertise in "killing people and breaking things," now want to promote their kinder side as well.

A new Marine Corps advertising campaign starting this weekend takes its cue ...

Panel: U.S. should rethink emergency plans for nuke plants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States should customize emergency plans for each of the nation's 65 nuclear power plants, a change that in some cases could expand the standard 10-mile evacuation zone in place for more than three decades, an expert panel is recommending.

That's one of the lessons to ...

Cupp: Palin hearts Newt. Really?

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 19:37
S.E. Cupp says that the former vice presidential candidate appears to be squandering her considerable sway on a GOP candidate who doesn't share her values and can't win. Why?
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Kucinich loses House seat to fellow Dem

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 19:37
Rep. Kucinich tells John King that Kaptur's campaign "lacked integrity" in their Ohio House race forced by redistricting.
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Poll: Health overhaul unpopular, but not as feared

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two years after President Obama signed landmark legislation to cover the uninsured, a new poll finds his health care overhaul is neither better liked nor better understood.

But as the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, an AP-GfK ...

Ghitis: Scenarios for the standoff with Iran

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 19:37
Frida Ghitis says the only way war with Iran may be avoided is if the country believes an attack from the West is a real possibility.
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King of Maine

Opinion Journal - Sat, 2025-05-24 19:37
By Mary Anastasia O'Grady The announcement that former Maine Gov. Angus King will run for Sen. Snowe's seat has caused several Democrats to step out of the race before it has even begun.


E-mails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 19:37
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House was immediately involved in the Agriculture Department's decision to ask USDA employee Shirley Sherrod to resign in 2010, according to nearly 2,000 pages of internal e-mails released by the administration....

E-mails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 19:37
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Newly released Obama administration e-mails show the White House was more active than believed in the Agriculture Department's decision in 2010 to seek the resignation of federal employee Shirley Sherrod....

Prosecution rests in Rutgers webcam spying trial

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutors rested their case Thursday in the trial of a former Rutgers University student, setting the stage for lawyers to begin their defense of the young man accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man.

Lawyers for defendant ...

Obama, GOP governors share many views on education

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 19:37
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A funny thing is happening between President Barack Obama and many Republican governors when it comes to improving America's schools: They are mostly getting along....
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