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Ind. town hard to find, but tornado leaves mark

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06
DAISY HILL, Ind. (AP) -- This is a town that's almost impossible to find, even if you're trying. But a massive tornado did....
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Ind. town hard to find, but tornado leaves mark

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06
DAISY HILL, Ind. (AP) -- This is a town that's almost impossible to find, even if you're trying. But a massive tornado did....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Ind. town hard to find, but tornado leaves mark

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06
DAISY HILL, Ind. (AP) -- This is a town that's almost impossible to find, even if you're trying. But a massive tornado did....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Ind. town hard to find, but tornado leaves mark

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06
DAISY HILL, Ind. (AP) -- This is a town that's almost impossible to find, even if you're trying. But a massive tornado did....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Ind. town hard to find, but tornado leaves mark

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06
DAISY HILL, Ind. (AP) -- This is a town that's almost impossible to find, even if you're trying. But a massive tornado did....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Olympia Snowe to retire from Senate

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06
When Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine rocked the political world with her announcement that she would not seek a fourth term in the Senate, she was forthright in expressing her frustration with "an atmosphere of polarization" in politics.
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Stories of survival emerge from tornado victims

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06
EAST BERNSTADT, Ky. (AP) -- The stories from tornado survivors across the South and Midwest were remarkable: schoolchildren took cover under desks, people hunkered down in a church basement or hid out in a bank vault. One family even piled on top of one another for protection....
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China military budget tops $100bn

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06
China announces an 11% hike in its official military budget in a move likely to add to regional unease about its growing aspirations and clout.
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Santorum pushes social agenda in Ohio

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06
LIMA, Ohio (AP) -- Rick Santorum sees an America in need of more than economic recovery, warning Saturday that the nation's inattention to conservative social values is "damning people."...

Russian election: Putin seeks return to Kremlin

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06
MOSCOW (AP) -- Monitored by web cameras and a network of volunteer civilian observers, Russians voted Sunday in presidential elections expected to return Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin....

Syria claims it has retaken rebellious village

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian forces pushed out scores of rebels holed up in a rebellious area near the Mediterranean coast Wednesday and state television said they retook control of the region following eight days of fierce shelling and clashes....

BP spill settlement clears way for comeback

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06
NEW YORK (AP) -- BP's multibillion-dollar settlement with people and businesses harmed by its 2010 oil spill removes some uncertainty about the potential financial damages it faces. It also may help the company restore its all-important relationship with the federal government....
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Limbaugh apologizes to law student for insult

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh apologized Saturday to a Georgetown University law student he had branded a "slut" and "prostitute" after fellow Republicans as well as Democrats criticized him and several advertisers left his program....
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Limbaugh apologizes to law student for insult

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh apologized Saturday to a Georgetown University law student he had branded a "slut" and "prostitute" after fellow Republicans as well as Democrats criticized him and several advertisers left his program....

Japanese Emperor leaves hospital

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06
Japanese Emperor Akihito leaves hospital after having a heart bypass operation at a Tokyo hospital in February.
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Government assistance comes with strings

When it comes to the Nanny State, count me a critic.

Pat Buchanan and the speech police

Phil Griffin, president of MSNBC, has yet to explain why Pat Buchanan was forced out after 10-years at the network.

WA Caucus Last Chance for Mini-Surge (Romney Wins)

About.com - US Conservatives - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06

Update (6:55AM ET, 3/4/12)Mitt Romney easily wins the Washington caucuses with 38% of the vote. This is a huge setback for Rick Santorum, who finished a distant 3rd with 25% and behind Ron Paul. All of the momentum right now is behind Mitt Romney and the win in Washington only ads to that. He will be favored to win most of the upcoming Super Tuesday states at this point.

Update (8:35 ET) It appears Mitt Romney will easily win the Washington caucus. With almost 50% of the vote in, he seems to have an insurmountable lead with just over 37% of the vote. The real battle will be for second, where Ron Paul has a slight lead over Santorum and both have around 24% of the vote. But it won't matter. Another opportunity for Santorum to gain some positive coverage before Super Tuesday appears to have slipped through his fingers.

With the probable win, Romney will now have won 5 straight nominating contests and 8 out of 12 overall. Newt Gingrich, who was unable to recover from a humiliating Florida loss, will finish dead last in fourth place again. This will mark the seventh time in twelve contests that Gingrich will finish behind Ron Paul.

Update (6:30 ET): Results are starting to roll in. There are reports of very strong turnout and a strong showing by Ron Paul supporters. With about 10% of the vote in, reports have Romney in the lead with Paul following close behind and Santorum in third.

As attention is being focused on the upcoming Super Tuesday contests, a Saturday warm-up caucus event in Washington is flying mostly under the radar. Washington has a total of 43 delegates up for grabs, which is actually the second largest haul so far.

The event is expected to be competitive and the winner could receive a big boost heading into Super Tuesday. For Mitt Romney, the goal is to build on his current winning streak (four states, seven wins overall). A win might not help him much as far as the Tuesday events are concerned, but it would continue the "inevitability" theme and not dampen any momentum.

A loss for Romney, however, is always big news even when the contests are mostly ignored beforehand. A Rick Santorum win in Washington would get far more headlines and talk of a major resurgence would once again resurface. The media hype surrounding such a win could actually turn a few close races in Santorum's favor on Tuesday.

Polling has been scarce, but one post-Michigan poll by Public Policy Polling shows Romney leading Santorum 37-32% with Ron Paul a distant third. The Washington momentum seems to favor Romney and he has held rallies there with enthusiastic turnout.

WA Caucus Last Chance for Mini-Surge (Romney Wins) originally appeared on About.com Conservative Politics: U.S. on Sunday, March 4th, 2012 at 07:33:10.

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Grief, resilience after tornadoes

CNN - Top Stories - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06
With dozens dead and some communities all but obliterated, residents of the Midwest and South begin the week Sunday assessing the devastation wrought by a series of vicious tornadoes.
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Could Paul get his first win on Tuesday?

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:06
Could Presidential Candidate Ron Paul get his first win of the 2012 GOP race on Super Tuesday?
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