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Gay rights in America: How states stand on 7 hot-button issues
The tapestry of federal and state laws surrounding gay rights is enormously complex. Here is a look at each state's laws regarding issues ranging from gay marriage to hate crimes to hospital visitation.
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Top 10 states for working moms
Mother's Day companies? That's what you could call workplaces that help moms meet their family commitments. Those companies can be located anywhere. But some states do better than others in mandating a level of standards beyond the federal minimum in the form of paid family leave, job protection, and “right to nurse” laws. In honor of Mother’s Day, here are the Top 10 states that best support new working mothers, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families. Can you guess which state gets the highest marks?
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: His five most famous buildings
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe revolutionized architecture. His simple dictum that 'less is more' inspired building designs around the world. No wonder he received a loving Google doodle on Tuesday, his 126 birthday. Want to move past the doodle? Click through our short slideshow for a look Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's best work.
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Rick Santorum: top 5 unorthodox views
Rick Santorum must try to prevent Mitt Romney from securing a majority of delegates before the Republican convention in August, and then have a contested convention. In many cases, his positions mirror Mr. Romney’s, but here are five of Mr. Santorum’s most unorthodox views.
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'Game Change': 5 revelations from the book
As the bestselling book 'Game Change' becomes an HBO movie, here are the 5 most interesting stories from the book.
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Newt Gingrich's big Super Tuesday gambit: win the gas pump vote
Ahead of Super Tuesday, Newt Gingrich is hammering Obama for an 'anti-energy policy' and playing up his own plan to reduce gas prices. It's a solid strategy, experts say, but will primary voters bite?
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St. Louis awakes to hail as Midwest on alert for tornadoes Friday
St. Louis was hit by hail Friday morning. Severe storm warnings were issued for Kentucky Friday as a weather system builds,
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Tornado's aftermath: Illinois city is stunned … and roused to action
The swath of destruction from the powerful tornado that hit Harrisburg in southern Illinois was quiet Thursday as homeowners looked through debris and mourned. But elsewhere the city buzzed with activity.
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Storm-ravaged communities brace for more violent weather
Damaged communities tried to take advantage of the brief break in the weather, mindful of one meteorologist's warning that by Friday, both regions would again be 'right in the bull's eye.'
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Top 10 cities where house prices are rising
House prices continue to fall nationwide, but here and there they’ve begun to turn up as Americans return to the housing market. Which 10 metropolitan areas have seen the biggest increase in the past year? The winners, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), include a state capital, a furniture-making center, and a resort that was once America’s foreclosure capital. Can you guess who they are?
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Online gambling 101: What the new gambling expansion means for states
Online lotto – and virtual slot machines, blackjack, and poker – could be coming to your state or one near you. Here are five questions on internet gambling, following the US Justice Department's policy reversal late last year, possibly producing a boon to both the industry and state budgets.
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Rare, night tornadoes hit Harrisburg, Branson, and other Midwest towns
Harrisburg, Ill, was hit by a rare, massive night-time tornado with 170 mph winds. At least 12 people were killed by 16 tornadoes in three states. Friday could see a similar storm system, say meteorologists.
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Nine dead as tornadoes rip from Branson, Missouri, up to Illinois
A storm system produced at least 16 twisters from Kansas to Branson, Missouri, to Illinois overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday, part of an active 2012 tornado season. Kentucky remains under a tornado watch.
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Storm, tornadoes damage Missouri, Illinois, Kansas; kill 9
An apparent twister rolled through Branson, Mo. just before 1 a.m. and seemed to hopscotch up the city's main roadway, ripping roofs off hotels and damaging some of the city's famed music theaters dangerously close to the start of the heavy tourism season. At least 37 people were reported hurt, mostly with cuts and bruises.
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Election 2012: Can the Democrats retake control of the House?
Congressman Steve Israel says a net gain of 25 seats – what Democrats need to win back control of the House in Election 2012 – is 'in range.' The key, he says, is independents.
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4.0 earthquake in Missouri shakes 9 states
The US Geological Survey says the magnitude 4.0 earthquake was centered near the town of East Prairie, Missouri.
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Why you should stop calling today Presidents' Day (+video)
True, many refer to today's national day off as Presidents' Day, but federal law actually lists the holiday as Washington's Birthday.
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E. coli outbreak: Time for Jimmy John's to nix sprouts?
E. coli outbreak in five states linked – again – to Jimmy John's sprouts. Sandwich chain had switched to raw clover sprouts after an earlier E. coli outbreak from alfalfa sprouts.
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Chicago area called most corrupt in US. Why Rahm Emanuel is under fire.
Chicago and its suburbs have averaged 51 public corruption convictions per year since 1976, a new study finds. Critics say Rahm Emanuel has not made City Hall sufficiently transparent.
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Modern romance: Gen-Y is late to the wedding, but wants marriage
Gen-Y is is rewriting modern romance as the path to marriage gets longer but more certain: Young people want more certainty before the wedding.
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Why Abraham Lincoln's birthday isn't a federal holiday
President's Day celebrates Abraham Lincoln, right? Nope. There is no 'President's Day.' It's actually legally known only as 'Washington's Birthday,' leaving Old Abe out the cold.
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Bullish on jobs? These 10 cities are.
Our list of the 10 metro areas that saw the most job growth in 2011 might surprise you.
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Supreme Court on TV? Senate panel advances bill requiring cameras in high court.
The Senate committee's vote comes as the Supreme Court prepares to hear five and a half hours of argument in March in a challenge to President Obama’s health-care reform law.
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FCC: Chicago station can drop graphic antiabortion ad during Super Bowl
Antiabortion activist Randall Terry, a write-in candidate for president, demanded that a Chicago station run an ad showing aborted fetuses during the Super Bowl. The FCC ruled against him.
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Antiabortion activist plans graphic ad for Super Bowl. Can station refuse?
The FCC is expected to rule on whether an NBC affiliate in Chicago must run a graphic ad during the Super Bowl by antiabortion activist Randall Terry, who has declared himself a candidate for president.
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Super PACs: how a company that opposes them came to create one
CREDO Mobile, a cellphone company that describes itself as 'America’s only progressive phone company,' announced this week that it is mobilizing a super PAC to target tea party candidates.
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Q&A: Illinois nuclear plant loses power. What got vented into the air?
A nuclear plant in Illinois shut down one reactor Monday after a transformer failed. The problem is growing for aging nuclear plants. But in this case, the public was never in danger, officials say.
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With Indiana 'right to work' vote, a GOP thumb in the eye to unions
The Indiana House approved a 'right to work' bill late Tuesday, taking the state a giant step closer to ruling out mandatory dues for workers at union workplaces. Indiana would be the first 'right to work' state in the upper Midwest.
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Why won't Egypt let Americans return to US?
Sam LaHood, son of US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, heads the International Republican Institute in Egypt and was recently kept from boarding a flight out of Egypt.
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After solar flare, massive storm speeds Earthward
A solar flare Sunday triggered an outburst of solar material that should hit Earth Tuesday. The disturbance could lead to voltage swings on some power lines, as well as stronger northern lights.
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