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Rescue team looking for entangled whale off Hawaii

9:45 PM, Feb 3, 2012

A humpback whale rescue team is looking for a whale off Hawaii that is caught in fishing lines.

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Romney emphasizes patriotism - a lot

8:02 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Mitt Romney talks about his love for America almost every day. Twice now, the Republican presidential front-runner has even broken into song.

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Strong jobs report sends Dow to highest since '08

5:57 PM, Feb 3, 2012

The Dow Jones industrial average has closed at its highest level since before the 2008 financial crisis.

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Economy adds 243,000 jobs in Jan.; jobless rate at 8.3%

3:15 PM, Feb 3, 2012

The labor market perked up far more than expected in January as employers added 243,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 8.3% from 8.5% in December, the Labor Department said.

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Hackers take over law enforcement websites

3:06 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Hackers have taken over the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective called Anonymous.

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Komen reverses Planned Parenthood cuts

12:09 PM, Feb 3, 2012

The Susan G. Komen Foundation has reversed its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood and apologized "to the American public," the Associated Press reports.

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Obama team: Bracing for Israel attack on Iran?

8:19 AM, Feb 3, 2012

For years, the question has not been whether the United States would attack Iran over its nuclear program, but what it would do if Israel attacked Iran.

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Obama boosts Mid-Atlantic offshore wind-farm plans

8:12 AM, Feb 3, 2012

In a bid to help launch offshore wind power in the United States, the Obama administration said Thursday that it was moving forward to lease four areas off the Mid-Atlantic coast.

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Psychologist believes Loughner is still incompetent

7:55 PM, Feb 2, 2012

A federal judge says a psychologist believes the Tucson shooting rampage suspect is still incompetent to stand trial.

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Trump: Getting to know Romney led to endorsement

6:19 PM, Feb 2, 2012

Donald Trump has confirmed that he will endorse Mitt Romney's GOP presidential bid. He says he made the decision after getting to know Romney after meeting with him several times in the past few months.

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TSA agent charged with JFK theft, latest in series

2:51 PM, Feb 2, 2012

A Transportation Security Administration agent stole $5,000 in cash from a passenger's jacket as he was going through security at John F. Kennedy International Airport, authorities said Thursday, the latest in a string of thefts that has embarrassed the agency.

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Concerns grow over volcanic eruptions

2:45 PM, Feb 2, 2012

 
Scientists have known for decades that hidden under those impressive vistas at sites such as Death Valley and Yellowstone National Park are magma pools that under the right conditions can trigger explosive eruptions.

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Pa. groundhog 'predicts' 6 more weeks of winter

8:12 AM, Feb 2, 2012

Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to "see" his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter.

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Pockets of prosperity across USA escaped recession

10:40 PM, Feb 1, 2012

The recession hammered household income across the nation, but nearly a quarter of the states remained pockets of prosperity, with wages and other earnings growing through the downturn, according to a new study.

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Reactions heated on Planned Parenthood-Komen rift

8:17 PM, Feb 1, 2012

Planned Parenthood says it has received more than $400,000 from 6,000 donors in the 24 hours since news broke that its affiliates would be losing grants for breast screenings from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer foundation.

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