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Election 2012: top seven super PACs
Decoder profiles the seven top super PACs, the organizations that have spent the most trying to influence the elections – and still have the most money in the bank.
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Penn State football: A dozen questions as the post-Paterno era begins
This year will be the most closely watched football season in the history of Penn State. The post-Paterno era comes with many questions. Here are 12.
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Spurs and Thunder star in NBA’s Western Conference Finals: 10 extra dimensions
The clash of the Spurs and Thunder in the NBA’s Western Conference finals may fly a bit under the national radar when it opens Sunday. Here are 10 factors that make this showdown intriguing.
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NBA playoffs 2012: Postseason news and notes
The National Basketball Association season that almost never was is about to head into the home stretch, i.e. the playoffs. Here are some postseason facts and figures.
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Briefing
Six 2012 races where the tea party counts
After playing kingmaker in the 2010 election cycle, the tea party movement is having a less prominent role in 2012. But its support or opposition could swing some key races and even determine whether Republicans win control of the Senate. Here are six US Senate contests where the tea party could make a difference.
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The Simple Dollar
Looking for cheap destinations? Locals know best.A local person is often the best travel guide of all, as they’ll know of local deals and discounts, Hamm writes.
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Let it snow? Christmas may be white in Northeast, southern Plains, Seattle
Snow on Christmas Day marks the start of a week of wet and wild weather through much of the US, including more of the white stuff. Here's where residents will want their shovels and sleds.
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Gun enthusiasts pack shows to buy assault weapons
Gun enthusiasts thronged to shows Saturday to buy assault weapons they fear will be outlawed after a massacre of school children in Connecticut prompted calls for tighter gun controls.
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In Texas, a town where the teachers carry guns (+video)
Harrold, Texas offers a window on how one school manages guns in the classroom. After the Sandy Hook shooting, Oklahoma, Missouri, Minnesota, South Dakota and Oregon have said they may propose laws allowing teachers and school administrators to carry firearms at school.
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Zig Ziglar: Motivational speaker and author
Zig Ziglar wrote 30 books, and spoke about helping people achieve success in their careers and personal lives, in addition to a focus on Christianity, Zig Ziglar was a prolific speaker, who appeared with several U.S. presidents and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Ziglar passed on Wednesday.
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White House kids speak out: Growing up in the president's pad
White House kids Steve Ford, Jenna Bush Hager, Barbara Pierce Bush, and Lynda Johnson Robb talk about growing up with Dad as president, playing Led Zeppelin, and Mom still cooking dinner.
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Hostess, union to give mediation one last try. Can Twinkies be saved? (+video)
A judge asks Twinkies maker Hostess and union lawyers to participate in mediation Tuesday to resolve their differences. If they fail, bankruptcy motions will resume Wednesday and 18,000 jobs will be lost.
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In Gear
Thanksgiving travel: Less traffic, but higher gas pricesHitting the road for Thanksgiving? There's good news and bad news. Fewer travelers will be on the road for Thanksgiving this year, but gas price for those travelers are at record highs.
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Saudi student in US gets life in prison for bombmaking scheme
Khalid Aldawsari, who was convicted in June, came under suspicion when he ordered chemicals. Prosecutors said the key to the case was the role played by citizens who contacted officials.
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Texas man executed for killing woman during a burglary
Texas man executed: Mario Swain was executed for killing Lola Dixon in 2002 in her East Texas home. This is the 13th man executed this year in Texas, the nation's busiest capital punishment state.
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Decoder Wire
Bob Schieffer and presidential debate: Will this moderator enforce the rules?Bob Schieffer moderates the third presidential debate, on foreign policy, Monday evening. If the first two debates are any indication, the challenge for him will be containing the discussion.
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Mother gets 99 years for beating, gluing daughter: Has the US had it with bad parents?
Elizabeth Escalona, a 23-year-old mother of five, was sentenced to 99 years in prison after severely beating her daughter and gluing the girl’s hands to a wall. The sentence is one sign that society – and the courts – are taking child abuse more seriously.
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Daryl Hannah makes 'Splash' with Texas arrest
Daryl Hannah was arrested Thursday for for criminal trespassing and resisting arrest. Daryl Hannah was arrested while protesting the construction of the Keystone oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Hannah was also arrested in August 2011 while protesting the pipeline in Washington.
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Election 2012: top seven super PACs
Decoder profiles the seven top super PACs, the organizations that have spent the most trying to influence the elections – and still have the most money in the bank.
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Rare Alaska $5 bill up for auction. Worth up to $300K.
A rare Alaska $5 bill depicting President Benjamin Harrison will go up for auction in Dallas. Owned for generations by the family of Vice President Charles Fairbanks, the rare Alaska $5 bill is expected to fetch between $200,000 and $300,000 at auction.
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Seven in Texas charged with selling high-tech electronics to Russia
Alexander Fishenko and others sold cutting-edge microelectronics that could be used in Russian weapons systems, according to federal prosecutors.
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Opinion: What Romney and Obama can learn from Jim Lehrer in tonight's presidential debate
Jim Lehrer will moderate tonight's presidential debate with the same thoughtful tone he instilled in me as a young journalist. With Washington gridlocked, our next president will need that same spirit of inquiry and dialogue. Mitt Romney and President Obama should start by taking a cue from Jim.
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Doctors' advice to keep older patients off the road can save lives, study finds
A Canadian study found that doctors, rather than well-intentioned family members, are more effective at keeping older patients and other drivers safe on the road.
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Village Voice cuts ties from sex ad-linked Backpage
Village Voice and all of its affiliated free arts weeklies will be bought by a group of managers. However, the online classified site Backpage.com, whose listings have drawn fire for promoting the illegal sex trade, will be left behind in the Village Voice purchase.
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Town's rental ban against illegals gets new court hearing
Town's rental ban was ruled unconstitutional in March. But a US Appeals court reheard the argument's for and and against the Texas town's rental ban Wednesday.
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Amateur astronomers spot humongous explosion on Jupiter (+video)
A possible comet or asteroid's impact on Jupiter Monday caused an explosion that was recorded on video by an amateur space watcher here on Earth.
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Jet returns to Philadelphia over 'nasty trick' phone hoax
The passenger removed from the Dallas-bound US Airways flight did nothing wrong and was the victim of 'a pretty nasty trick,' Philadelphia police Chief Inspector Joseph Sullivan said.
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In Gear
Which cities are the most electric car-friendly?San Francisco, predictably, is near the top of the list of cities with the most electric car-charging stations. But it couldn't beat out winner Portland, Ore. and a surprising chart-topper from Texas.
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NFL fan falls to death at Houston's Reliant Stadium. Are stadiums unsafe?
NFL fan falls to death: An NFL fan plunged to his death from an escalator at Houston's Reliant Stadium Thursday, in the second fatal injury at a Texas sports venue in just over a year.
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Entergy Arkansas: Isaac leaves 10k without power
The utility had reported more than 16,000 customers without electricity earlier Friday.
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