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AP 2012-04-28

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AP 2011-10-10

1. The latest jobs report has come in better than expected. Figures show the nation added 103,000 jobs in September. However, the unemployed rate remains unchanged. 2. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says he'll boost the military if he is

AP 2012-01-22

1. The number of people unaccounted for in last night's cruise ship accident off Italy has dropped to about 40. Three people are known dead after the Costa Concordia ran aground and flipped onto its side. 2. A group of social conservative leaders is

AP 2012-05-02

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1. President Barack Obama is offering his birth control plan so that religious employers won't have to cover the cost. Instead, he shifts that responsibility to insurance companies, who will have to provide free contraception. 2. An Islamic extremist

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