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Mitt Romney's five sons: What's their role in the campaign?
There’s no “Mitt Mobile” or Five Brothers blog like there was in 2008, but Mitt Romney’s five sons – Tagg, Matt, Josh, Ben, and Craig – still play a vital role in the presidential campaign. Here's a quick look at the Romney Five and what each brings to the campaign.
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Ted Williams: 9 quotes from the baseball legend
For the player who famously wore number 9, here are 9 quotes from the Red Sox player.
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NFL 2012: a banner year for rookie quarterbacks
Encouraged by the success of Carolina’s Cam Newton and Cincinnati’s Andy Dalton last season, five teams hand the offensive controls to five players fresh out of the college ranks.
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Before Stockton: five other big financial crises for US municipalities
Here's a look at some of the most notable financial collapses and near-collapses for US municipalities over the years.
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Retired NBA Finals MVPs: What are they doing now?
The Most Valuable Player in the NBA Finals is an award that's only been around since 1969. Find out what retired Finals MVPs are doing today.
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San Diego 2024 Olympics in Tijuana? How a cross-border Games could work.
San Diego 2024 Olympics boosters have included events in Tijuana, Mexico, as a selling point. The USOC is reaching out to potential bid cities, and a cross-border Olympics would be a first.
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2013 NFL draft: Bring on the beef
The 2013 NFL draft started with beefy lineman Eric Fisher. Then came beefy lineman Luke Joeckel, also an offensive tackle. The quarterbacks didn't show up in the 2013 NFL draft till the No. 16 draft pick, Florida State's EJ Manuel.
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Prom spending: Prom dress, two(!) pairs of shoes, and more push past $1,000
Prom spending: In an easing economy, teens – or the parents stuck with the bill – are expected to spend more than $1,000 on average to get down in style.
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20,000 students sue Calif. educators for not teaching English
20,000 students sue the state of California and its eductators for failing to give adequate language instruction to non-native English speakers. According the the ACLU, the state education system's lack of English instruction could be holding the 20,000 students back in school.
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FAA furloughs staff: Sequest-Air has landed, and flights are late
The FAA has warned for some time that the impact of the 'sequester' on its staffing would be felt by air travelers. On Sunday, flight delays began stacking up above New York's, and other, airports.
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Modern Parenthood States drop GED: Without affordable alternative, vulnerable students will lose lifeline
The GED is a necessary fall-back for many students who find themselves slipping in a high school setting, or for parents who never graduated and want to better their family's livelihood. But a price hike and format change to the GED puts that at risk.
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Carnival to repay costs of rescue: What's the tab?
Carnival plans to repay the U.S. government for responding to the disabled Carnival 'Triumph' and 'Splendor' cruise ships, which left thousands of passengers stranded for days.
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Boston explosions: Cities on alert in US and UK
Boston explosions: Los Angeles, New York City, and London have stepped up security in the wake of two explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
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What is killing California sea lion pups? Why unusual event is a concern (+video)
Scientists say the sea lions reveal 'important things about what is going on in our oceans.' Food shortages and disease are being looked at as possible causes of the 'unusual mortality event' in California.
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USA Update Know what 'campestral' means? National Spelling Bee introduces a vocab test.
For the first time in its 86-year history, the National Spelling Bee, to begin May 28, is taking account not only of whether participants can spell the words, but also whether they know what they mean.
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Poop in paradise: The smell of (environmental) success?
A swanky beach enclave seeks relief from the stench of bird poop, but environmentalists say the guano shows local birds have been brought back from the brink of extinction.
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A teen’s immigration reform: Seeing amnesty as long shot, he self deports
An undocumented San Diego teen who graduated from an elite prep school saw uncertainty in his future and no sure thing in immigration reform and amnesty – so he did 'the right thing' and made the decision to self deport.
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Immigration reform: What the last 'path to citizenship' did for immigrantsCongress is considering comprehensive immigration reform, including amnesty, work visas, and guest worker programs. What this path to citizenship could mean for 11 million illegal immigrants can be seen in the 1986 amnesty of 3 million legalized in the last major immigration overhaul.
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Why North Korea's US attack plans are nutty (+video)
US analysts play down threats from North Korea. Photos from Pyongyang that show the paths of possible missile attacks on the US appear to ignore the fact that North Korean missiles won't reach that far.
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Maroon 5 plans: The band will tour, release new album
Maroon 5's plans include a summer tour and a new album. Maroon 5's plans include outdoor concerts, with frontman Adam Levine saying outdoor performances are 'kind of the purist form of a tour.'
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'Killer dolphins' escape? Not so fast.
'Killer dolphins' escape: A story of highly-trained killer dolphins escaping from a Ukrainian military facility has turned out to be a hoax. But there is such a thing as a military dolphin.
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4.7 California earthquake rattles but no fatalities (+video)
4.7 California earthquake: The epicenter of the 4.7 magnitude earthquake is in southern California, near Anza.
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Is it time to invest in foreclosures?
Firms are buying up foreclosed homes and renting them out, hoping to profit from the appreciation. Individuals can do better, if they can buy a foreclosure that justifies itself in rent alone.
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Hugo Chavez legacy: a wedge between US, Latin America (+video)
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, who died Tuesday, made it his mission to sway Latin American leaders away from the US and toward his brand of populist socialism. Chavez made strides, but his influence in the region had been waning.
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Africa Monitor #Kony2012: The viral video a year after the headlines
A controversial 30-minute documentary about central African warlord Joseph Kony scored 100 million YouTube hits last March. What was its impact?
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Dale Robertson leaves legacy of classic Western TV shows
Dale Robertson started in the movies, including such roles as Jesse James in "Fighting Man of the Plains. Dale Robertson moved into television, starring in series such as "Tales of Wells Fargo" (1957-62), "Iron Horse" (1966) and "Death Valley Days" (1968-70). Robertson died Tuesday.
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Change Agent Arts program for the homeless hopes to gain from Oscar success of 'Innocente'
San Diego-based ARTS (A Reason to Survive) helped 15-year-old Inocente Izucar survive when she was homeless. An Oscar-winning film about her life, called 'Innocente,' helps show how the arts can benefit those in need.
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Mexico arrests powerful teachers union boss on corruption charges
Elba Esther Gordillo is widely blamed for an educational system that has kept Mexican children scoring lower on standardized tests than most other countries of its size or importance.
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Energy Voices Marissa Mayer telecommuting ban: Will Yahoo! rebound by being less green?
Marissa Mayer has raised eyebrows in Silicon Valley by issuing a ban on working from home at Yahoo! It's not the only digital company discouraging telecommuting, despite its energy savings.
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PGA: Putter ban opposed by PGA tour commissioner
The US Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club announced Nov. 28 a proposed rule that would prohibit players from anchoring the club to their body, the method used for belly putters and broom-handledputters that are pressed against the chest.
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