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January 18, 2012

Romney jabs Santorum on felon voting

Santorum, who favors letting freed inmates vote, says ads that attack his stance are misleading.
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January 18, 2012

Iraq vet charged in homeless killings

Police say Itzcoatl Ocampo stalked and then repeatedly stabbed four victims. He was caught by witnesses.
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January 18, 2012

U.S. obesity epidemic holding at heavy plateau

CHICAGO – America’s obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and shows no sign of reversing course. More than one-third of adults and almost 17 percent of children were obese in 2009-2010, echoing results since 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. “It’s good that we […]
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January 18, 2012

Syria rejects Arab troop plan

The country's response shows it is feeling pressure to halt its deadly military crackdown on dissidents.
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January 18, 2012

Wisconsin group delivers truckload of recall election petitions

MADISON, Wis. – Opponents of Republican Gov. Scott Walker submitted nearly twice as many signatures Tuesday as required to force a recall election, but still face the challenge of transforming public outrage over his moves against unions into actual votes to oust him from office. If Walker is worried, he’s not showing it: As the […]

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Published
January 17, 2012

Nation Dispatches for Jan. 17, 2012

WASHINGTON Obama cites King’s words, joins in volunteer project President Obama evoked Martin Luther King Jr.’s words about public service Monday as he and his family celebrated the life of the late civil rights leader with a volunteer project. The president, along with his wife, Michelle, and daughter Malia, joined other volunteers at Browne Education […]
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January 17, 2012

Nigeria fuel strike ends with soldiers in streets

Subsidies are partially restored, but the newly agreed price of gasoline is still more expensive.
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January 17, 2012

Pakistan engulfed in new political crisis

The Supreme Court starts contempt proceedings against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
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January 17, 2012

Poland slaps fine on singer who bad-mouthed Bible

WARSAW, Poland – A Polish court slapped a fine on a popular singer who bad-mouthed the Bible – the latest episode in which authorities grapple with religious defamation in a traditionally Catholic country that is growing increasingly secular. Dorota Rabczewska, a singer who uses the stage name Doda, said in a 2009 interview that she […]
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January 17, 2012

Egyptians hoarding gasoline on rumors about price hike

One expert cautions that the crisis could become a self-fulfilling prophecy as rumors lead to shortages.