APNewsBreak: Komen exec quits after funding flap
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:53:26 GMT
AP - A high-ranking official resigned Tuesday from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
Romney looks to squelch Santorum in 2 states
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:47:25 GMT
AP - Republican presidential challenger Rick Santorum is hoping that his weeks of criticism of GOP front-runner Mitt Romney will pay off Tuesday when Colorado and Minnesota hold nominating caucuses. Romney, in turn, is looking to continue his winning streak after back-to-back victories in Florida and Nevada last week.
Russian FM in Syria amid escalating violence
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:02:47 GMT
AP - Russia's foreign minister urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to move ahead with reforms Tuesday as a way to resolve Syria's crisis, as a cheering crowd of thousands waving Russian flags welcomed the diplomat, praising his country for blocking U.N. pressure on Damascus.
Fans roar as Giants' victory parade rolls into NYC
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:01:57 GMT
AP - Thousands of fans roared as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team's Super Bowl trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float Tuesday as the victory parade made its way down the Canyon of Heroes, where the city has honored stars for almost a century.
Job openings jump to near a 3-year high
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:55:57 GMT
AP - The number of available jobs in the United States jumped in December to near a three-year high, supporting other data that show a brighter outlook for hiring.
Dad who killed self, sons in blaze left voicemail
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:22:53 GMT
AP - Before setting his house ablaze and killing himself and his two young sons, Josh Powell left a voicemail for family members saying he couldn't live without the boys and didn't want to go on anymore.
Long-awaited ruling on CA gay marriage ban due
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:43:56 GMT
AP - Supporters and opponents of California's ban on same-sex marriage were anxiously awaiting a federal appeals court decision Tuesday on whether the voter-approved measure violates the civil rights of gay men and lesbians.
Pa. college machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:26:18 GMT
AP - Students at a Pennsylvania university can obtain the "morning-after" pill from an unusual source — a vending machine at the campus health center.
Britain marks Charles Dickens' 200th birthday
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:16:07 GMT
AP - He wrote about life in the modern city, with its lawyers and criminals, bankers and urchins, dreamers and clerks. He created characters still known to millions — Ebeneezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim, Pip and Miss Havisham, Fagin and Oliver Twist. And it made him a star, mobbed by fans on both sides of the Atlantic.
Last known WWI veteran Florence Green dies at 110
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:13:30 GMT
AP - Florence Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets.
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