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Nation & World

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April 4, 2012

Romney goes 3 for 3 in GOP primaries

Increasingly, Romney and many senior Republican figures have begun behaving as if the primaries were an afterthought.
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April 4, 2012

Cheney heads home after heart transplant

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney was released from the hospital Tuesday, 10 days after getting a new heart, his office said. Cheney, 71, received the organ from an unknown donor on March 24 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va. “As he leaves the hospital, the former vice president and his family […]
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April 4, 2012

World, Nation Dispatches, April 4, 2012

MANILA, Philippines Rescued dogs euthanized; lack of rehab facilities cited Sixteen pit bulls rescued from a dogfighting ring in the Philippines were euthanized Tuesday for lack of facilities to rehabilitate them and prevent them from reappearing in underground arenas. Roughly 300 dogs were rescued in separate raids late Friday in Laguna province south of Manlia, […]
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April 4, 2012

As many as 12 twisters hit Dallas area

The area is raked with violent storms, leaving extensive damage and more than a dozen injuries.
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April 4, 2012

U.S. bounty catches Pakistan off-guard

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan was stung Tuesday by the U.S. State Department’s announcement of a $10 million reward for the capture or conviction of the founder of a Pakistani militant group that allegedly carried out the November 2008 terrorist attacks on Mumbai, India’s largest city. The size of the bounty for Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, founder of […]

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Published
April 3, 2012

Police: Calif. attack suspect was upset about teasing

Police say the 43-year-old suspect went to the school to find an administrator, "then went through the entire building systematically and randomly shooting victims."
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April 3, 2012

Media take on police-like role in Florida teen’s death

The news media are using enhanced video and voice analysis of a 911 tape. But key evidence is still under wraps.
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April 3, 2012

Bin Laden’s wives sentenced for immigration violations

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s government might wash its hands of Osama bin Laden’s family as early as April 17, after an Islamabad court’s decision Monday to impose the lightest possible sentence on his three widows and two teenage daughters for violating minor immigration laws. Each of the five women was sentenced to 45 days in prison […]
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April 3, 2012

Evidence of fire use goes back 1 million years

LOS ANGELES — Flame-bearing Prometheus may have visited humans earlier than we thought. An analysis of charred bones and plant ash in sediment from a South African cave suggests that Homo erectus was wielding fire a million years ago — and perhaps even cooking with it, according to the study released Monday by the Proceedings […]
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April 3, 2012

Colombian rebels release 10 captives

Authorities say insurgents still hold at least six other kidnapping victims, including four Chinese oil workers.