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Nation & World

Published
February 4, 2012

World/Nation Dispatches

NEW YORK NYPD surveillance draws ire of U.S. civil rights groups Thirty-three civil rights groups from around the country complained to the New York attorney general Friday about police documents that showed the New York Police Department recommending increased surveillance of Shiite mosques based solely on their religion. The letter urged Attorney General Eric Schneiderman […]
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February 4, 2012

Komen: Politics was never an issue

The breast cancer charity steps back from a decision that generated defiance and outrage.
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February 4, 2012

Bacterial infection in four states linked to Pennsylvania raw milk

The government warns that unpasteurized milk is unsafe, but advocates see it as 'real food.'
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February 4, 2012

Beachgoers who play in the sand risk getting sick

A new study led by the EPA also indicates that those who are buried in the sand are more at risk.
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February 4, 2012

Syrian mortar attack kills 200 people

BEIRUT – In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said today. The assault in Homs, which has been one of the main flashpoints of opposition during the uprising, comes as […]

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February 3, 2012

Romney emphasizes patriotism — a lot

Mitt Romney talks about his love for America almost every day. Twice now, the Republican presidential front-runner has even broken into song.
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February 3, 2012

Romney campaign parts ways with debate coach

The man who coached Mitt Romney before two well-received debate performances is no longer with the Romney campaign.
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February 3, 2012

Breast-cancer charity comes under fire

Komen faces pressure over its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood.
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February 3, 2012

Hostage rescues: When hope runs out, U.S. elite troops go in

Special forces units have carried out a string of hostage rescues, but the raids remain high-risk.
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February 3, 2012

Villagers stranded by heavy snow

BELGRADE, Serbia – At least 11,000 villagers have been trapped by heavy snow and blizzards in Serbia’s mountains, authorities said Thursday, as the death toll from Eastern Europe’s weeklong deep freeze rose to 123, many of them homeless people. The harshest winter in decades has seen temperatures in some regions dropping to minus 30 C […]