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DENVER (Reuters) - Republican candidate Rick Santorum is gunning for a victory in at least one of the three states holding presidential nominating contests on Tuesday in an attempt to slow down front-runner Mitt Romney ...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives will try to force quick approval of the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline using a highway funding bill, but the plan's author said on Monday ...

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States suffer a "trust deficit" that Vice President Xi Jinping's trip to Washington could help ease, a Chinese diplomat said in a speech published on Tuesday, playing ...

Senate lawmakers cleared the measure by a 75-to-20 vote, sending it to the White House for President Barack Obama's signature. The House of Representatives approved it last week. The compromise legislation sets out a ...

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"More than 1.3 million Americans have donated to the campaign and we constantly review those contributions for any issues," Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt said in an email after a New York Times report ...

Wolfenbarger, who has served in the Air Force for more than 30 years, currently handles equipment and weapons acquisitions for the service, the Air Force said. In that role she oversees research and development, ...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress went beyond its powers by requiring Americans to buy insurance under President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul, opponents told the Supreme Court on Monday in arguing the ...

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A Washington Post-ABC News survey of 1,000 adults found that, for the first time, Obama's prospects have brightened against his potential rivals as his overall job approval rating climbed on his handling of the slowly ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Key U.S. senators raised fresh questions about Lockheed Martin Corp's $382 billion F-35 fighter program on Monday as the Pentagon's top weapons buyer underscored deep flaws in the way the ...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jack Abramoff, the former lobbyist at the center of a U.S. bribery scandal six years ago, said on Monday he does not want to publicly identify former associates because he does not want to see ...

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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Madonna world tour to start on May 29
February 7th, 2012, 5:07 am
The 2012 World Tour will be the first for the Grammy ......
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A record 111.3 million U.S. viewers watched the Giants ......
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SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Grammy award-winning country ......
SPORTS NEWS
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Bryant finished with 28 points to reach a career total of ......
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - After a late night of Super Bowl ......
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INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A few critical mistakes was all ......
FINANCE NEWS
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LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of Britons were swapping the ......
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ever since Jordan Hoffart decided ......
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MALE (Reuters) - President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives ......