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Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart dies in LA

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrew Breitbart used the Internet relentlessly to ignite political scandal and expose what he saw as media bias, even if he sometimes had to edit the facts to do it.

1 killed as possible tornadoes hit the Midwest

BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — One person is dead, dozens are injured and some are trapped in their homes after a powerful storm system bearing a string of possible tornadoes battered a tourist hub and mobile home park in southwest Missouri.

Teen appears in court after Ohio school shooting

CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — The 17-year-old suspect in a deadly shooting rampage at an Ohio high school appeared briefly in juvenile court as residents of the shaken community offered sympathy and support for families and friends of the three students who

Obama budget calls for $47M Smithsonian increase

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Smithsonian Institution is requesting an increase of nearly $47 million in President Barack Obama's budget proposal as it builds a new National Museum of African American History and Culture and renovates other facilities.

Mardi Gras means fat business for Gulf Coast

FAIRHOPE, Ala. (AP) — Mardi Gras. It brings to mind beads, parties and fancy floats in New Orleans as people cram in all the fun they can before Lent begins.

Obama promoting steps to boost US trade

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Barack Obama is outlining new steps to boost U.S. exports during a visit to a Boeing assembly plant in Washington state, calling on Congress to continue financing a national export credit agency crucial to a goal of do

Obama's inner geek: robots to flying marshmallows

WASHINGTON (AP) — For a president who promotes technology at every opportunity, Barack Obama often strikes an awed, self-effacing pose in the presence of technicians, scientists and high tech machinery.

More US states to join foreclosure-abuse deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona, Michigan and Florida, three of the states hit hardest by the housing crisis, will join a nationwide settlement over foreclosure abuses, officials with direct knowledge say. They will join more than 40 other states in appro

Parents: Pa. high school team taunted with slurs

BRENTWOOD, Pa. (AP) — Officials at a Pittsburgh-area school district say three students have been disciplined and the superintendent says he's reviewing video from a recent high school game to determine if anyone else will be punished for racial slu

Unemployment rate hits 8.3 pct. after hiring burst

WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers went on a hiring spree in January and drove down the unemployment rate for a fifth straight month to 8.3 percent, its lowest point in nearly three years.
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