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Romney seizes nomination with decisive sweep
The GOP candidate won Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York, a clean sweep of all five states who voted today.
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Secret Service scandal forces delicate touch
No one in either party is entirely comfortable politicizing the agency paid to protect for the President.
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Tuesday night wins make it official: Romney is the nominee
Romney swept Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware and Pennsylvania, and is expected to win New York shortly.
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Gingrich hopeful for Delaware primary upset
Delaware Republicans began voting Tuesday in the GOP primary, with 17 winner-take-all delegates at stake.
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Romney tries to woo young voters with student loan proprosal
The GOP candidate indicated that he agreed with President Obama that interest rates should remain low.
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Hudson takes stand as murder trial begins
William Balfour is accused of killing Hudson's family in 2008.
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Illegal immigration slows almost to a standstill
The number of illegal immigrants from Mexico, the largest source of migrants, has dropped by the largest margin since the Great Depression.
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Zimmerman posts bail, goes into hiding
The accused killer is likely in another state; he has been the recipient of death threats.
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Prostitution scandal now implicates twelfth member of military
With a dozen Secret Service personnel also implicated, the total number of individuals involved in the prostitution scandal has reached 25.
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Spring snowstorm hammers New York, Pennsylvania (+video)
A Spring nor'easter is forecast to dump more than a foot of snow in Pennsylvania, and parts of New York, closing schools and causing power outages. Flood watches have been issued for Maine and New Hampshire
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John Edwards on trial over $1 million used to support mistress (+video)
John Edwards faces six criminal counts over the use of $1 million. John Edwards says the donations were gifts. Prosecutors say they were campaign donations.
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Mysterious explosion and daylight fireball in Nevada, California skies (+video)
A loud explosion and a streak of light occurred over roughly a 600-mile line across Nevada and California. It was probably a meteor, say astronomers.
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George Zimmerman out on bail with GPS tracker (+video)
George Zimmerman paid $15,000, and was released from jail around midnight Sunday. He may leave Florida, but must observe a 7 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew.
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More firings expected in Secret Service scandal
The chairman of a House committee investigating a Secret Service prostitution scandal predicted more firings as key lawmakers expressed confidence that the agency will effectively deal with the incident.
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Md. neighborhood watch trial set against Fla. fury
Two brothers accused of beating a black teenager while patrolling an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood are set to go on trial Monday in a case with similarities to the Trayvon Martin shooting.
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Charles Colson: Watergate 'master of dirty tricks' became prison evangelist
Charles Colson, who went to prison for his role in Watergate but then became a Christian evangelical helping inmates, died Saturday.
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Unresponsive Cessna: What caused the plane crash?
Unresponsive Cessna: Could the cause of the crash of the unresponsive Cessna 421 be the same as the Payne Stewart Learjet crash in 1999?
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420 marijuana rally: Can University of Colorado stop it?
420 rally: Smelly fish-based fertilizer was spread at the University of Colorado where the annual 420 marijuana rally is held. Will that stop the 'Reefer madness'?
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Ted Nugent, 'Motor City Madman,' had 'solid' meeting with Secret Service
Nugent, who told NRA supporters in St. Louis last week that he would be 'dead or in jail' next year if Obama was reelected, said in a statement that he had 'met with two fine, professional Secret Service agents' in Oklahoma.
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Mitt Romney vs. Barack Obama: Who gets the dog owners vote?
The 2012 presidential campaign has gone to the dogs. But who is winning the Doggy Wars? What pet owners say about their vote.
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