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In heartland of legal marijuana movement, doubts linger, poll suggests
A poll of California voters found that a majority do not want legal marijuana – mirroring the result of Proposition 19 in 2010. Advocates had hoped that views were changing.
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In Iowa, Obama on the offensive against Romney
He criticized the GOP nominee for distorting the truth and said he wasn't prepared to be President.
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Mitt Romney would be the wealthiest president ever, Forbes calculates
Forbes Magazine analyzed Mitt Romney's wealth, including investments, real estate, and cash. It found $230 million in assets, while the total for the Obamas is nearly $6 million.
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Did a copying mistake give rise to human intelligence?
New research suggests that a copying error found in humans seems to distinguish human brains from those of primates.
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Synthetic marijuana on the rise: looks like pot, but 'far worse'
Synthetic marijuana is marketed as a cheap way to get a legal marijuana-like high. But health experts say it is 'way more' than marijuana and is 'very dangerous.'
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Obama's jab at Romney: Who describes a budget as 'marvelous'? (+video)
President Obama teased Mitt Romney for using that word. Was he being unpresidential? Or was it a smart, if subtle, attack on a rich guy who struggles with looking out of touch?
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James Cameron dive launches race to the bottom of the world (+video)
Before James Cameron made a solo dive to the Challenger Deep – the deepest point in the ocean – only one mission had been there before. Now, several groups are planning deep-sea dives, and engineering advances could shed new light on the region.
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The Vote
Mitt Romney: The wrong guy to throw stones at Obama's vacation plans?
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney blasted President Obama for a planned 17-day vacation in Hawaii. Congress has yet to pass Mr. Obama's proposed extension of a payroll-tax cut.
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Robert Reich
Why Obama should call for a breakup of big banks
What better way for the president to distinguish himself from Romney than to condemn Wall Street’s antics since the bailout and call for real reform?
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Nobel Prize winner dies just days before he won
The 2011 Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to scientists in the US and France for uncovering triggers that activate an organism's immune system. One recipient died just days before the announcement.
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Chapter & Verse
Dr. Seuss lives again with seven "new" stories
Seven rarely seen Seuss stories published in the 1950s were released yesterday in both book and digital form.
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Chapter & Verse
What are the toughest questions tossed at reference librarians?
Think it's easy being a librarian? Think again!
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What Dems need for GOP debate and Election 2012: A Shakespearean Falstaff
The Democrats need a Falstaff to point out the absurdities of GOP positions. The views of Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, and Michele Bachmann would give him plenty of comic fodder.
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Fishing ban brings species back to Mexico park. But can it rebuild a fishery?
A study finds that a fishing ban at a Mexican marine park – with critical help from local residents – has successfully restored the fish population. Whether it's enough to restore the industry is not clear.
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Johnny Depp stars in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'
In search of the Fountain of Youth, Johnny Depp as Capt. Jack Sparrow embarks on another adventure in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.'
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How climate change models could get better, thanks to NASA
NASA is set to launch satellite Glory early Wednesday. It will measure incoming sunlight and atmospheric particles, both key to crafting better climate models.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 12/28
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Beyond the scary Christmas list: the full parenting price tag
The parenting price tag has soared to about $220,000 per child. If you think the kids' Christmas list is hefty, there's no end in sight to the add-ons Americans can think of in the cultivation of kids.
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Diet drugs: FDA panel rejects weight-loss pill
Diet drugs are competing to win government approval. But a Food and Drug Administration panel rejects the second of three diet drugs: Arena's lorcaserin.
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Guilty plea in $15 million Illinois Ponzi scheme that scammed 300 investors
William Huber pleaded guilty Tuesday to operating a multimillion Ponzi scheme in the latest example of investment advisers bilking their clients.
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In Pictures: Sharks rule
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Cautioned by BP oil spill, Brazil continues deep-sea drilling
Brazil is poised to begin one of the most technically advanced deep-sea oil drills ever. The National Petroleum Agency and state-controlled oil giant Petrobras both sent teams to the Gulf to monitor the BP oil spill relief efforts.
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Vital ocean phytoplankton a casualty of global warming?
A new study suggests that a global rise in ocean temperatures has cut the number of phytoplankton, which are the bedrock of the food chain, by 40 percent since 1950. Other scientists link the rise in ocean temperatures to global warming.
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Temperatures hit record highs globally. El Nino or global warming?
The first half of 2010 was the hottest six-month period recorded globally with temperatures around the globe 2 to 3 degrees Fahrenheit above averages.
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Alaskan glacier detaches itself from seafloor, goes rogue
The study of Columbia Glacier shows the first detailed observation of a glacier undergoing a transition from grounded to floating.
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