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Midwest tornadoes pose severe threat across hundreds of miles
Tornadoes raking communities across the Midwest and Plains left five people dead and at least 29 injured in Oklahoma as a vast severe weather front plunged eastward Sunday across the nation's midsection.
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Feds bulk up for retrial of Roger Clemens over steroids
The Justice Department, embarrassed by an error that caused a mistrial of Roger Clemens last year, has added more prosecutors as it seeks to convict the famed pitcher of lying to Congress when he said he never used performance-enhancing drugs.
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Misconduct alleged against Secret Service agents
The misconduct regarding Secret Service agents reportedly involved prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia, site of the Summit of the Americas. A Secret Service spokesman did not dispute that.
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Cracker Barrel restaurant shooting leaves three dead in Ohio
The restaurant said the violence appeared to be the result of a domestic dispute between two customers.
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4 feet of hail? Massive hail storm hits Texas panhandle
4 feet of hail: Snow plows were brought out to clear muddy piles of hail that were up to 4 feet high on Route 287 in Texas. More hail is forecast for this weekend.
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Hilary Rosen flap: A campaign gift to Mitt Romney
Hilary Rosen likely gave Mitt Romney a boost among women votes, one that Romney has needed. Will the Hilary Rosen lift last?
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Newark mayor Cory Booker rescues neighbor from burning house (+video)
Newark mayor Cory Booker ran into a burning home to rescue a woman. Booker called it a "come to Jesus moment."
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Google to split stock to preserve control
The split will take the form of an issue of new, non-voting shares after Google reported increased earnings in its first quarter.
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Trayvon Martin: Prosecutors say Zimmerman followed teen
The affidavit filed today gives clues to the prosecution's case.
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Obama defends Ann Romney after Democratic consultant's comment
The president said 'there's no tougher job than being a mom' in response to Democratic consultant Hilary Rosen's comments that Mitt Romney's wife wasn't qualified to discuss the economy because she had never worked.
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Coast Guard checks 10-mile oil sheen near Shell oil wells in Gulf
Shares in Royal Dutch Shell PLC fell in European trading early Thursday after it reported a 'light sheen' of oil about 1 mile long and 10 miles wide in the general area of two of its production platforms in the oil and gas prospects called Mars and Ursa.
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Houston's death ruled an accident
Detectives made the decision after reviewing the coroner's report.
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George Zimmerman to be charged in Trayvon Martin case, official says
A law enforcement official with knowledge of the Trayvon Martin investigation tells the Associated Press the neighborhood watch volunteer will face charges.
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Bobby Petrino fired as Arkansas head coach (+video)
Bobby Petrino became head coach of the Arkansas football team five years ago. Now, the school is left to pick up the pieces after Bobby Petrino's multiple missteps.
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FBI Most Wanted: Bin Laden replaced by child porn suspect
FBI Most Wanted: No. 1 on the Top 10 FBI Most Wanted list is now Eric Toth, a former third-grade teacher in Washington, D.C. The FBI is offering $100,000 for information leading to Toth's arrest.
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Santorum candidacy moved GOP rightward
The former Pennsylvania senator made social conservatism a cornerstone of his campaign, and in so doing he helped define the conversation.
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US teen birth rate falls to record low (again)
Birth rates among teenage moms rates are at the lowest level since 1940. Mississippi has the highest teen birth rate (55 per 1,000 girls), New Hampshire has the lowest (16)
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Michigan teacher fired for Trayvon Martin hoodie fundraiser
Brooke Harris, an eighth grade English teacher, was fired after encouraging students raise money in support of Trayvon Martin's family. A petition has been started to reinstate Brooke Harris.
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Ozzie Guillen suspended five games by Marlins for Castro remarks (+video)
The outspoken Miami manager received the club penalty Tuesday before speaking to reporters about his comments on Cuba's Fidel Castro.
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Ozzie Guillen to address pro-Castro remarks Tuesday
Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen expressed his love for the former Cuban dictator in an interview with TIME magazine, upsetting the Cuban-American and expatriate community in South Florida.
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