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A health care speech by Mitt Romney and a formal announcement that Newt Gingrich is running mark a turn toward the substantive in the Republican presidential race. The change can't happen too soon for the GOP after a series of events that did little to suggest the party is ready to take on President Barack Obama, who is now benefiting politically from the U.S. commando raid that killed Osama bin

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German-born photographer Gunter Sachs, best known for his playboy lifestyle and brief marriage to French actress Brigitte Bardot, has committed suicide. He was 78. In a statement released Sunday by his family at his request, Sachs said he chose to end his life after concluding that he was suffering from an incurable degenerative disease affecting his memory and ability to communicate. "I have

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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- Ten ballot questions devised by leftist President Rafael Correa in what his opponents call a blatant power grab all appeared headed for victory Sunday, albeit by modest and even slim margins. Some ballot questions were simple, such as those that would ban bullfighting and gambling. Others were complex. Two of the most controversial would bar owners of news media from having

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SAO PAULO (AP) -- A crime gang allegedly led by Serbians was swept up by Brazilian police, shedding light on a growing problem for South America's largest nation - foreign cartels increasingly using it as a corridor to export the continent's cocaine to Europe and elsewhere. Security experts also said the existence of such criminal organizations across Latin America not only destabilizes the

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PARIS (AP) -- Alcatel-Lucent SA said Friday its net loss narrowed sharply in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, when a components shortage caused the telecommunications gear maker's losses to balloon. Paris-based Alcatel-Lucent said in a statement that rising demand for broadband networks across the globe that lifted sales at the end of last year has continued into 2011. It reported

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A northern Idaho attorney who once represented the Aryan Nations was found guilty Thursday on all counts tied to his plot to hire a hit man to kill his wife and mother-in-law last year. The verdict prompted the woman who is both Edgar Steele's alleged victim and staunchest supporter - wife Cyndi - to angrily decry the federal government and vow to immediately start work on an

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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- Several Republican presidential hopefuls want President Barack Obama to release photos that prove U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden during a covert raid in Pakistan, criticizing the Democrat's decision-making just days after many praised him for getting the world's most-wanted terrorist. Texas Rep. Ron Paul said Thursday that he sides with transparency when there is

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ISHINOMAKI, Japan (AP) -- The battle between the buggy-eyed blue superhero and the evil sea monster and his ninja henchmen was a brief but refreshing return to normalcy for children in this Japanese coastal city. Nearly two months after their lives were roiled by a massive tsunami, the boys and girls of Ishinomaki - many who still live in shelters or half-ruined homes surrounded by debris - were

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- It would be harder for tour bus companies to win permission to operate and easier for the government to put rogue operators out of business under a series of bus safety steps announced Thursday by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Other proposals announced by LaHood would make it easier for the government to take away bus drivers' commercial licenses if they violate drug and

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Some 3 billion Asians could rise to affluent status by 2050 if Asia sustains its present growth momentum and avoids being trapped at middle income levels, according to an Asian Development Bank report. The report released Wednesday said as the global economy's center of gravity shifts toward Asia, the region could account for about half of world economic output in 2050

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Rising prices for raw materials cut into profits at Clorox Co., which said Tuesday that its third-quarter net income fell more than 8 percent. The company managed to post a revenue gain - a turnaround from two quarters of declines - but it lowered its estimate for its full-year revenue, and worried investors sent the company's shares down nearly 4 percent. Like many companies,

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TOKYO (AP) -- As a young man, aspiring opera singer Norio Ohga wrote to Sony to complain about the quality of its tape recorders. That move changed the course of his life, as the company promptly recruited the man whose love of music would shape the development of the compact disc and transform the Japanese electronics maker into a global software and entertainment empire. Sony's president and

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and his family attended Easter service Sunday at a Washington church founded in 1863 by freed slaves. The first family entered Shiloh Baptist Church to a round of applause on a sun-splashed day in the nation's capital as members of a choir dressed in black, white and gold sang "Total Praise." Obama shook a few hands and hugged some members of the

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NEW YORK (AP) -- McDonald's Corp. said Thursday that it expects more price increases for beef and other key ingredients, sending its shares down even as it reported its first-quarter profit and revenue rose. The company spent the day emphasizing how sales have increased, beating analysts' expectations, and showcasing strong demand in Europe and Asia. But analysts were more concerned about rising

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Elevator, jet engine and building technology maker United Technologies Corp. said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income jumped 17 percent as its revenue rose and orders climbed for all three businesses. The results beat Wall Street expectations, and the Hartford-based manufacturer of Otis elevators, Sikorsky helicopters, Pratt & Whitney jet engines and Carrier

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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- Moderate earthquakes rattled parts of Australia and New Zealand on Saturday, including the devastated city of Christchurch where power was cut to thousands of homes, officials said. No major damage was reported from either quake, and no tsunami warning was issued. The magnitude-5.2 quake that struck Christchurch was far less powerful than one that leveled office blocks

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The six-month anniversary age 26 on your health plan if he or she can't get coverage through a job. New policies can't deny coverage for children up to age 19 based on pre-existing medical conditions. "Grandfathered" plans can, however, they also can set annual dollar limits on coverage and require patients to help pay for some preventive services. Most people in the individual market are

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HONOLULU (AP) -- Americans are feeling the pain at the pump. In Hawaii, the sting just got a little worse. The state reached the dubious milestone Monday of being the first in recent years where the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has reached $4, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Report. The Aloha State's average of $4 per gallon is the highest in the nation, beating

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez accused his political opponents on Sunday of trying to divide the military as part of a broader plan aimed at spurring a Libya-like uprising in Venezuela following next year's presidential election. Chavez said such a conflict would give Washington a justification to lead a military invasion of Venezuela. "They want to divide the armed forces,"

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The founding commander of the U.S. military's Africa Command has retired after a nearly 40-year military career, saying the role of militaries in the current North African unrest is evidence of the value of building the kind of relationships the command was established to promote. It was an emotional ceremony for General William Ward as he completed more than three years at Africom. He told

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Star quarterbacks Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees were among 10 players who sued the NFL in federal court Friday, accusing the league of conspiracy and anticompetitive practices that date back years. Their lawsuit asked the court to prevent a lockout. Less than two hours after the players' union decertified, clearing the way for antitrust lawsuits, the players filed

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A Harvard University professor has been awarded a top technology prize for research that has paved the way for computers that more closely mimic how humans think, including the one that won a "Jeopardy!" tournament. Leslie Valiant, who teaches computer science and applied mathematics at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, was awarded the A.M. Turing Award

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Joe Garagiola Jr. is replacing Bob Watson as Major League Baseball's disciplinarian, and Los Angeles Dodgers assistant general manager Kim Ng is joining the commissioner's office to work as an aide to Joe Torre. Ng and former Arizona Diamondbacks assistant GM Peter Woodfork were hired Tuesday as MLB senior vice presidents for baseball operations. They will report to Torre, hired

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LONDON (AP) -- It's impossible not to like the new childhood pictures of Kate Middleton - and that's just how Buckingham Palace wants it. Whether she is frolicking outdoors at age three, flashing a winning smile at five, hugging a jubilant boyfriend - Prince William - on their joint graduation day, Britain's future queen is an irresistible lassie. Thousands of newspapers, TV stations and websites

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Hundreds of refugees fleeing the political violence in North African arrived on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa Monday. Coast guard officials say 10 fishing vessels arrived early Monday with close to 850 people on board. Another boat has been sighted in the waters off the island and now that weather conditions have improved more are expected to follow. The new arrivals are given medical

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- An organics watchdog group's criticism of a cereal company that describes its products as "all natural" is the latest in the debate about whether the term is being used to confuse consumers or simply give them more information. The Wisconsin-based Cornucopia Institute recently filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against Hearthside Food Solutions, makers of

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Governments along the Mekong River are nearing a decision on plans to build a hydropower dam in Laos. Environmentalists fear that a planned series of dams will damage the environment, and the livelihoods of the people living along the Mekong. In northern Laos, the government plans to build the Xayaburi hydropower dam, capable of generating 1,260 megawatts of electricity - on the main stream of

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In Ivory Coast, more than 30,000 people have fled a neighborhood of the commercial capital Abidjan because of fighting between supporters of the country's rival governments. One church has become a sanctuary for some of those displaced. At the gates of Abidjan's Saint Ambroise Church, young volunteers come early to greet families who are fleeing nearly two weeks of renewed fighting between

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LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- As Bolivia's top counternarcotics cop, Rene Sanabria's loyalties straddled two worlds: one of tight cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the other dominated by an intensely nationalistic president who rose to power as a militant coca grower. In the end, it appears, Sanabria betrayed both. The retired police general was arrested last week in Panama on

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SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Yemen's besieged president defiantly rejected a proposal Saturday to leave office early and possibly end weeks of protests and bloodshed, while Oman's ruler pushed out three more top-level officials in attempts to quell widening demands for economic reforms and justice for the killing of a demonstrator. In Libya, Moammar Gadhafi's forces drove out rebels near the capital,

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MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A judge in Mexico City ordered authorities to temporarily halt screenings of an acclaimed documentary about the failings of Mexico's justice system after a prosecution witness who appears in the film alleged that his privacy rights were violated. The ruling is the latest round in a heated debate over reform of Mexico's secretive, antiquated justice system, which critics say

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HOUSTON (AP) -- A day care operator accused of leaving the children she was watching alone when a fire broke out at the facility, killing four kids, faced a growing list of charges Wednesday as authorities continued to answer questions about why the woman wasn't detained before she fled to Nigeria. Prosecutors have now filed a total of 10 charges against Jessica Tata, Donna Hawkins, a spokeswoman

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ERIE, Pa. (AP) -- A Pennsylvania woman was sentenced Monday to spend the rest of her life in prison for a bank robbery plot in which a pizza delivery driver was killed by a bomb locked around his neck - even though both she and the victim's family claim that she's innocent and that the real killers went free. It was a strange coda to a bizarre case with a defendant to match: 62-year-old Marjorie

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The death toll from New Zealand's earthquake has risen to 113, as authorities said they feared that another 228 people listed as missing would not be found alive. Foreign Minister Murray McCully said Friday the rescue focus following Tuesday's 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch is nearing an end. He said he is preparing to give families from several countries "the worst type of news."

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At the entrance to a school in Grozny, the capital of Russia' s Chechen republic, two security guards grip their guns as they order a woman to cover her head before walking into class. " You can' t go inside with your head like that," one of them yells, tapping his AK-47. The young student rumbles inside her purse before pulling out a black silk scarf. "Is this better?" she asks, covering up her

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New York (CNN) -- A New York billboard that focused exclusively on African-American abortion rates was taken down because of concerns for public safety, said Hal Kilshaw, spokesperson for Louisiana-based Lamar Advertising, on Thursday. The billboard was erected by group opposed to abortions. The billboard was attached to a building that houses the restaurant Lupe's Kitchen. Some of the wait staff

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New York (CNN) -- A billboard has sparked controversy in New York after an anti-abortion group erected a sign focused exclusively on African-American abortion rates. The sign -- which was paid for by an organization called Life Always -- reads: "The most dangerous place for an African-American is in the womb." The billboard -- located roughly a half mile from a Planned Parenthood facility in

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BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -- Procter & Gamble Co. says it will raise prices to cope with a run-up in commodity costs and turmoil in the Middle East. The maker of Tide, Pampers and other consumer products would not disclose the size of the increases but said it will release more details in coming months. Procter & Gamble's Chief Financial Officer, Jon Moeller, reaffirmed the company's full-year

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An official of Uganda's electoral commission has rejected a report which suggests that nearly 2,000 polling stations across the country had ballot boxes with more votes than the number of people who voted in the February 18 presidential and parliamentary election. Charles Willy Ochola, commission spokesman, described the report to VOA as unfortunate adding that the opposition has yet to

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Tunisia's interior minister, Farhat Rajhi, took steps Monday to dissolve the party of the country's ousted ruler, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The move is designed to prevent members of the party from running in forthcoming elections to replace Mr. Ben Ali, who was forced from power last month and fled with his family to Saudi Arabia. Mr. Rajhi filed a formal request with a Tunisian court to dissolve

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The Indian government is promising to increase efforts against corruption, which has emerged as a major challenge for the country. India's president made the commitment during an address to parliament, which was stalled last year by opposition concerns over the corruption issue. President Pratibha Patil told lawmakers Monday that the measures being considered by the government to fight corruption

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(CNN) -- Bayer Leverkusen regained second place in the Bundesliga on Sunday, with a 4-2 win at home to struggling Stuttgart. Stuttgart twice battled back from behind, but goals in the last ten minutes of play from Stefan Reinartz and Stefan Kiessling ensured victory for coach Jupp Heynckes' side. The 2007 German champions Stuttgart now find themselves joint bottom-of-the-table with

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Hundreds of flights at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport have been canceled as a major winter storm blows into the state. Airport spokeswoman Melissa Scovronski (scov-RON-ski) said Delta canceled about 700 flights Sunday and other airlines have thinned out their schedules. She says all four runways at the airport are working now, but airport officials expect they will

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(CNN) -- Two German journalists have been released from prison after being charged with espionage in Iran for interviewing the son and lawyer of a woman condemned to die by stoning, a spokesman for Germany's Foreign Ministry confirmed Saturday. Both men were in the northwestern city of Tabriz, accompanied by German consular officials, the spokesman said. The officials hoped to bring them to the

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Washington (CNN) -- (CNN) -- The House of Representatives passed a government spending bill after a marathon session Saturday morning that slashes more than $60 billion in federal funding for the seven months remaining in the 2011 fiscal year. The vote on the GOP measure won by a 235-189 margin, at a vote that occurred right before 5 a.m. The fight over spending now moves to the Senate, but with

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