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In Pictures: NCAA cheerleaders
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Fearful of ban, frenzied buyers swarm gun stores
The phones at gun shops across the country are ringing off the hook. Demand for firearms, ammunition and bulletproof gear has surged since the massacre in Newtown, Conn., that took the lives of 20 schoolchildren and six teachers and administrators.
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On Election Night, score a victory for traditional mediaWhile people used social media to share Election Night comments, a surge in news site traffic and robust TV viewership showed so-called legacy media are still the preeminent sources for news.
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Will black voters give Obama what he needs in Southern swing states?
Black voters who do go to the polls are near-certain to vote for Obama. But in Virginia and North Carolina, concern is rising that the black voters who sealed the deal for Obama in 2008 will stay home.
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Garcia wins rain-delayed Wyndham golf; FedEx playoffs next
Sergio Garcia qualified for the European Ryder Cup team with Monday's win. The Barclays this weekend outside New York City begins the march to the FedEx Cup.
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Cover Story
Employment solutions: Can a town’s good deeds lower unemployment?The dollars and cents of good deeds: Communities with high social capital tend to have lower unemployment. Some seeking employment solutions see this altruistic glue as something to study.
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Edwards trial jurors say evidence wasn't there to convict (+video)
The jury acquitted the former US senator of one count of taking illegal campaign money and a mistrial was declared on five other federal counts.
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Is John Edwards verdict the last straw for campaign finance?
A jury found John Edwards not guilty of the most serious charge, and the judge declared a mistrial on the others. The verdict is part of the changing landscape of campaign finance, experts say.
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Feds shut down 26 intercity bus companies for safety violations
The unprecedented motorcoach safety crackdown primarily targeted bus companies operating along the East Coast's I-95, where crashes last spring left several people dead and dozens injured.
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Seven days in, still no verdict in Edwards trial
The jury has been deliberating since April 22, and have at this point brought all the evidence into the jury room.
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John Edwards trial: Day 7 for jury deliberations (+video)
The eight men and four women are expected to go back to work Tuesday as they consider campaign finance charges against the former presidential candidate.
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John Edwards verdict could become part of Citizens United backlash
A diverse panel of North Carolinians is currently considering whether John Edwards committed campaign fraud in 2008, but the verdict could also reverberate nationally if it is at odds with the Supreme Court's landmark Citizens United ruling.
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'Mommy Wars' are American phenomenon, says feminist French author
'Mommy Wars' are strictly American, says feminist French author Elisabeth Badinter whose recently-released book, 'The Conflict,' argues that natural motherhood hinders women from fulfilling their full potential.
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John Edwards trial jury deliberations continue Monday
The jury of eight men and four women will resume their deliberations in the campaign finance case against the former Democratic presidential contender.
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John Edwards trial: Defense rests without calling former senator or mistress
Defense lawyers concentrated on whether former US Senator John Edwards broke federal campaign finance laws.
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9/11 mastermind arraigned: Can the US deliver real, lasting justice?
Khalid Sheik Mohammed, Al Qaeda's former No. 3 man, is being arraigned Saturday on 2,976 counts of murder. It's being called a modern-day Nuremberg trial that will test the fairness of US military commissions.
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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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Trayvon Martin effect: School lifts ban on hoodies
A Delaware high school will allow students to wear hoodies Friday as part of a demonstration for Trayvon Martin. Who wears hoodies today and why?
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Global News Blog
A seat at history's counter in Greensboro, N.C.The Woolworth lunch counter where students protested against desegregation in 1960 recently became the International Civil Rights Center & Museum.
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Cover Story
Leadership: The myth of the maverickDoes our love affair with mavericks – from Ronald Reagan to Steve Jobs – make sense?
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Obama on bus tour: GOP jobs plan is 'let's have dirtier air, dirtier water'
President Obama is hitting the road in North Carolina and Virginia to push his jobs plan and slam Republicans for opposing it. He would also very much like to win those states again next fall.
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On the Economy
A particularly bad cutWhy cutting funding to community health centers is a devastating mistake
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Stocks sink after dismal June jobs report
After a strong week in gains, Friday's jobs report, which put the June unemployment rate at 9.2 percent, pulled stocks down
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Opinion: Government can't solve budget battles? Let citizens do it.
To resolve the budget battles tearing apart Congress and state and local governments, politicians should look to a new model of citizen involvement: participatory budgeting.
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In Pictures: NCAA cheerleaders
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Corey Pavin: Will he pick Tiger Woods for Ryder Cup team?
Corey Pavin met with assistant coaches at New York hotel on Monday to make final choices for the US Ryder Cup team.
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