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February 2, 2012

Panetta: Combat ends next year

BRUSSELS – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta laid out the administration’s most explicit portrayal of the U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan, saying Wednesday that U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan expect to end their combat role in 2013 and continue a training and advisory role with Afghan forces through 2014. Panetta’s remarks to reporters traveling with […]
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February 2, 2012

In U.S., winter’s on spring break

An unusual weather pattern has moderated temps for months and slashed snowfall totals in the Lower 48 states.
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February 2, 2012

Nation Dispatches

LOS ANGELES Woman wins small-claims court case against Honda A Southern California woman who challenged the legal status-quo by filing a small-claims action against Honda won her lawsuit Wednesday when a judge ruled that the automaker misled her about the potential fuel economy of her hybrid car. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Douglas Carnahan awarded […]
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February 1, 2012

Unlike most Republicans, Romney supports hikes in minimum wage

Mitt Romney renewed his support Wednesday for automatic increases in the minimum wage, a position sharply at odds with the GOP's business allies, conservatives and the party's senior leaders.
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February 1, 2012

Romney has money, momentum in GOP race

But his comment "I'm not concerned about the very poor" on Wednesday morning could provide fodder for his opponents and critics.

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February 1, 2012

Venezuelan women line up to switch breast implants

Problems with a brand made by a now-defunct French firm hit hard in the beauty-obsessed country.
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February 1, 2012

Dutch court upholds ‘virtual’ theft conviction

A teenager was assaulted and threatened until he gave up virtual possessions in an online game.
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February 1, 2012

Witnesses say park ranger Tasered dog-walker

Officials say the man wasn't using a leash and gave a fake name.
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February 1, 2012

Bitter rift splits cancer charity, Planned Parenthood

Susan G. Komen for the Cure will cut off hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants, mainly for breast exams.
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February 1, 2012

World/Nation Dispatches, Feb. 1, 2012

UNITED NATIONS U.S., allies challenge Russia on U.N. draft resolution Vowing to avoid “another Libya,” the U.S. and its allies challenged Russia on Tuesday to overcome its opposition to a U.N. draft resolution demanding that Syrian President Bashar Assad yield power and end the violence that has killed thousands. “It is time for the international […]