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Obama raising money at $35,800-a-ticket event

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is back in Washington from a three-state trip courting young voters in time to raise money from big-dollar donors....

Egypt votes to choose successor to Hosni Mubarak

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
CAIRO (AP) -- Faced with a choice between Hosni Mubarak's ex-prime minister and an Islamist candidate, Egyptians entered their latest round of elections in an atmosphere of suspicion, resignation and worry, voting in a presidential runoff that will mean the difference between installing a remnant of the old regime and bringing Islam into government....

House GOP responds with own bill to protect women

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans determined to show women voters that they have their interests at heart on Wednesday announced plans to renew the Violence Against Women Act, the federal government's main domestic violence program....

Of food supply risks, mad cow's not high on list

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
WASHINGTON (AP) -- If the mad cow found in California has you wondering about food safety, well, there are plenty of problems that pose serious risks to the food supply. But mad cow disease shouldn't be high on the worry list....
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Judge nixes Brazilian pol's suit over NYC charges

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Brazilian congressman has lost a bid for a court order instructing New York prosecutors to drop a conspiracy case against him and his son....
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Add kidneys to list of things that can be recycled

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
CHICAGO (AP) -- It turns out you can recycle just about anything these days - even kidneys and other organs donated for transplants....
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Parents wire kids to prove teachers' verbal abuse

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) -- Teachers hurled insults like "bastard," "tard," "damn dumb" and "a hippo in a ballerina suit." A bus driver threatened to slap one child, while a bus monitor told another, "Shut up, you little dog."...
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Napolitano: Secret Service scandal 'inexcusable'

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Conflicting images of the Secret Service and new questions about the military's handling of the prostitution scandal in Colombia emerged on Capitol Hill on Wednesday....
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TSA screeners charged in LA drug trafficking probe

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Two former and two current Transportation Security Administration employees have been arrested on federal drug trafficking and bribery charges for allowing large amounts of cocaine and other drugs to pass through X-ray machines at security checkpoints in exchange for cash, authorities said....
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Wills, Kate attend 'African Cats' London premiere

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
LONDON (AP) -- Prince William and his wife Kate were guests of honor at the U.K. premiere of Disneynature's "African Cats" on Wednesday....

Rubio elevating profile amid VP speculation

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Marco Rubio outlined his vision Wednesday of a more muscular American foreign policy, the latest salvo in his effort to elevate his profile as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney begins his search for a running mate....
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Rubio elevating profile amid VP speculation

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Marco Rubio outlined his vision Wednesday of a more muscular American foreign policy, the latest salvo in his effort to elevate his profile as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney begins his search for a running mate....

APNewsBreak: Burger King makes cage-free promise

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
Burger King on Wednesday became the first major U.S. fast-food chain to pledge that all of its eggs and pork will come from cage-free chickens and pigs by 2017....
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FACT CHECK: Romney on his dad growing up poor

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney likes to talk on the campaign trail about how his father "grew up poor," but that's not the whole story....

Gingrich to end presidential campaign next week

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Newt Gingrich began taking steps Wednesday to shut down his debt-laden White House bid, setting the stage to endorse one-time rival Mitt Romney next week and rally Republicans behind their apparent nominee....

Gingrich to end presidential campaign next week

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Newt Gingrich began taking steps Wednesday to shut down his debt-laden White House bid, setting the stage to endorse one-time rival Mitt Romney next week and rally Republicans behind their apparent nominee....

In Iowa, Obama touts election-year energy plan

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- President Barack Obama is returning to Iowa, seeking support for an election-year agenda to encourage renewable energy along with a more immediate prize: the state's up-for-grabs voters....

6 reasons it's the Year of Big Money in politics

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sure, there's always handwringing about money in politics. This time really is different, though - the first presidential race since the courts changed the rules, clearing the way for secret cash and freeing billionaires and businesses to write multimillion-dollar checks for their favorite candidates. It's the Year of Big Money....

6 reasons it's the Year of Big Money in politics

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sure, there's always handwringing about money in politics. This time really is different, though - the first presidential race since the courts changed the rules, clearing the way for secret cash and freeing billionaires and businesses to write multimillion-dollar checks for their favorite candidates. It's the Year of Big Money....

6 reasons it's the Year of Big Money in politics

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-06-08 16:30
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sure, there's always handwringing about money in politics. This time really is different, though - the first presidential race since the courts changed the rules, clearing the way for secret cash and freeing billionaires and businesses to write multimillion-dollar checks for their favorite candidates. It's the Year of Big Money....
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