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    Sheriff's office: Stun gun used on woman in NC who cut in line at a McDonald's drive-thru

    Washington Post

    HOPE MILLS, N.C. — North Carolina authorities say they used a stun gun on a woman motorist who blocked a McDonald’s drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she cut in line. Authorities say...

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    Fla. bill would ban buying sweets with food stamps

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    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida's poor can use food stamps to buy staples like milk, vegetables, fruits and meat. But they can also use them to buy sweets like cakes, cookies and Jell-O and snack foods like chips,...

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    Police: 11 Arrested at Occupy DC Site

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    Authorities say 11 people have been arrested in Washington's McPherson Square since Park Police began clearing away tents from one of the nation's last remaining Occupy sites. David Schlosser, who is a spokesman for the U.S. Park Police,...

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    Gingrich camp offers detailed plan to carry on

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    Washington Post

    LAS VEGAS — In a meeting room at the Palazzo Hotel here over the past week, Newt Gingrich mapped out a detailed strategy that would keep him in the presidential race all the way to the Republican convention...

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    Emotions run high as Va. lacrosse murder trial set to begin

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    CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — In the nearly two years since a University of Virginia lacrosse player was charged with killing his ex-girlfriend, it's become easier for possible abuse victims to get a restraining order and students must tell the...

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    Komen aims to restore credibility

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    Washington Post

    The nation’s leading breast cancer advocacy group has gone into full damage-control mode. Executives of the embattled Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation held conference calls with affiliates Saturday to discuss a new strategy for working with...

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    Some blacks insist: 'I'm not African-American'

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    The labels used to describe Americans of African descent mark the movement of a people from the slave house to the White House. Today, many are resisting this progression by holding on to a name from the past:...

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    Grosse Pointe Murder: Bob Bashara Denies Any Involvement in Wife's Death

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    The husband of a Michigan woman found strangled to death in her Mercedes SUV spoke tearfully about his wife Jane and denied any involvement in her murder in a new interview this weekend. "I had absolutely nothing to...

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    Gingrich campaign pays off some debts

    Washington Post

    Newt Gingrich’s campaign remains roughly $600,000 in debt, two months after it reported deep debts and a long list of creditors, newly released campaign spending records show. Fundraising by the former House speaker’s campaign has stepped up markedly...

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    Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control

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    NEW YORK — Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston...

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