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FILE - In this March 30, 2009 file photo, U.S. marines from 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment prepare for a mission in Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad. With the Iraq war ending and an Afghanistan exit in sight, the Marine Corps is beginning a historic shift _ a return to its roots as a seafaring force that will get smaller, lighter and, it hopes, less bogged down in land wars. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
War not over: Ga. vets of Iraq now going to Afghan
FORT STEWART, Ga. -- About 700 soldiers from Georgia are among the latest U.S. troops headed to Afghanistan for a war that continues even after the Iraq conflict's end, leaving anxious spouses and ...
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Lt. Gen. Stephen P. Mueller welcomes Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
Defense Secretary: Pressure must be kept on Iran
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday the key to stopping Iran from getting a nuclear bomb is keeping global support for tough economic sanctions. Speak...
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Stocks jump after strong jobs report
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks jumped sharply in morning trading Friday on news that the unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in three years. The Dow Jones industrial average gained more than...
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Ga. House approves revised $18.6B budget
ATLANTA (AP) — House lawmakers have approved a revised $18.6 billion budget plan for the current year. The House of Representatives voted 159-0 on Friday to pass the spending plan for the fiscal y...
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FILE: A jobs sign hangs above the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)
Unemployment rate hits 8.3 pct. after hiring burst
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the most impressive surge for the job market since the middle of last decade, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected. The unemployme...
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Rabid 900-pound cow attacks Georgia farmer
MAYSVILLE, Ga. -- A Georgia farmer is recovering after being attacked by a 900-pound rabid cow. Raymond Parks tells WXIA-TV that the cow head-butted him and broke some of his ribs. Parks says ...
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FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2011 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is seen in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. Federal law lays out several criteria for the government to determine which are religious. But in the case of the contraception mandate, critics say Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius chose the narrowest ones. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Contraception mandate outrages religious groups
The Obama administration's decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beli...
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The Capitol is seen in Washington, Thursday, July 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
House ready to consider insider trading ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — With members of Congress convinced their political survival depends on their image, the House is wasting no time in considering a Senate-passed bill that would ban insider trading...
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US economy likely began 2012 with solid job growth
by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy likely produced another solid month of hiring in January, a promising start for 2012. Economists forecast that employers added a net 155,000 jobs last month and ...
Thieves target booze trucks in Atlanta
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ATLANTA -- Authorities say thieves have been stealing booze from trucks making delivers to bars, restaurants and stores in Atlanta. Police tell The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that delivery t...
Stock futures get boost from strong jobs report
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NEW YORK -U.S. stock futures jumped after a report on January employment showed the biggest growth in jobs in nine months and an unemployment rate that dropped to 8.2 percent. Dow Jones industrial...
Groundhog wars: Rodents diverge on winter forecast
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PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil told people to prepare for six more weeks of winter on Thursday, making him the minority opinion among his groundhog brethren who seem to think...
Romney stock trades clash with divestment pledge
by STEPHEN BRAUN,Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — During his presidential campaign in 2007, Republican candidate Mitt Romney promised that a trust overseeing his financial portfolio would shed any investments that conflicted with...
Ga. House expects vote on $18.3B state budget
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ATLANTA -- House lawmakers could soon vote on a revised $18.3 billion budget for the fiscal year ending in June. The House Rules Committee approved the new spending plan Thursday, meaning a full v...
Obama links economic policies to Christian faith
by JULIE PACE,Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama linked his economic policies to his Christian faith, saying on Thursday that meeting the nation's challenges requires strong values as much as smart policie...
2 US missionaries slain at ransacked Mexico home
by CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and KATHERINE CORCORAN,Associated Press
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A couple from Texas who moved to a remote and violence-plagued area of northern Mexico to run a Baptist church were found slain at their ransacked home, their children said. Joh...
After UN veto, US floats coalition on Syria (AP)

Syrians stand near the body of a man local residents say was an activist who was tortured to death by the Syrian government and dumped by the side of the road in Idlib, northern Syria, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The commander of rebel Syrian soldiers said Sunday there is no choice but to use military force to drive President Bashar Assad's regime from power as fears mounted that government troops will escalate their deadly crackdown on dissent after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution aimed at resolving the crisis. (AP Photo)AP - The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears that violence will escalate. Rebel soldiers said force was now the only way to oust President Bashar Assad, while the regime vowed to press its military crackdown.


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Analysis: Romney win leaves rivals few options (AP)

Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at his Nevada caucus night victory celebration in Las Vegas, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)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?


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GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota (AP)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters after speaking at a caucus night watch party, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Now it's on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine.


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