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Political Notebook

Romney latest pol to join wait-let-me-explain club

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's remark that he's not worried about the very poor, the latest gaffe in a campaign rich with blunders, joins a long list of wait-let-me-explain episodes in presidential election history....

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:37:42 GMT

GOP ends NV vote count; Romney on top with 50%

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Nevada Republicans have finally finished counting the votes in their Saturday presidential caucuses....

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:15:44 GMT

Obama: US in 'lockstep' with Israel on Iran nukes

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says the United States is working in "lockstep" with Israel to solve the brewing crisis over Iran's disputed nuclear program....

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:25:33 GMT

FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP spin recent energy stats

WASHINGTON (AP) -- You wouldn't know it from the Republicans, but these are boom times for American energy....

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:34:22 GMT

GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Now it's on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine....

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:32:29 GMT

Obama says he deserves re-election, job's not done

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he deserves re-election, despite the nation's economic troubles....

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:02:21 GMT

In Minn., rightward drift challenges Romney

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota once took pride in progressive reform and political consensus....

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:21:49 GMT

Colorado rocky for Republicans in 2012

DENVER (AP) -- Note to Republican presidential contenders: Colorado's political terrain is as rocky as its mountains....

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:24:22 GMT

Analysis: Romney win leaves rivals few options

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Mitt Romney's big win in Nevada four days after his breakthrough victory in Florida spells big trouble for his remaining rivals. Simply put: Is there any way to stop Romney now?...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:20:55 GMT

Santorum refuses to bow despite another loss

BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) -- Rick Santorum has lost four straight contests....

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:57:16 GMT

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Pulse of the People

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Associated Press Headlines

Giants top Pats for 2nd Super Bowl in 4 years

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Tom Brady let his final pass fly toward the scrum of players in the end zone, hoping for an incredible finish....Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:46:38 GMT

Fire kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys

GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) -- Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished....Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:41:09 GMT

Defense cuts test lawmakers' resolve on deficits

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers who came to Washington demanding budget cuts face a tough test now that President Barack Obama and military leaders want to shrink the force, shut down bases and cancel weapons to achieve them....Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:01:06 GMT

Romney latest pol to join wait-let-me-explain club

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's remark that he's not worried about the very poor, the latest gaffe in a campaign rich with blunders, joins a long list of wait-let-me-explain episodes in presidential election history....Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:37:42 GMT

Activists: Syrian forces bombard restive city

BEIRUT (AP) -- Government forces shelled the central Syrian city of Homs on Monday, striking a makeshift medical clinic and residential areas and killing at least 17 people in the third day of a new assault on the epicenter of the country's uprising, activists said....Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:40:06 GMT

Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars: CDC

CHICAGO (AP) -- Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list....Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:49:19 GMT

Mushroom pickers lost hope, considered eating dog

GOLD BEACH, Ore. (AP) -- Dan Conne says he and his wife and son thought they were going to die after getting lost while picking mushrooms and spending nearly a week in the rugged forest of southwest Oregon....Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:04:21 GMT

Abbas to head Palestinian unity government

DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- The main Palestinian political rivals took a major step Monday toward healing their bitter rift, agreeing that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would head an interim unity government to prepare for general elections in the West Bank and Gaza....Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:25:34 GMT

Indonesia to hit train roof riders with nasty goop

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia has come up with another bizarre plan to keep commuters from riding on the roofs of trains: Swat them with brooms drenched in putrid goop....Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:34:13 GMT

CAS bans Contador for 2 years for doping

MADRID (AP) -- Sport's highest court has banned Alberto Contador for two years after finding the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping, a decision that will strip the 2010 Tour de France champion of his title....Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:41:57 GMT

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