Mother Teresa, Gene Autry on upcoming US stamps
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Nobel Prize winner Mother Teresa and Pulitzer Prize winner Bill Mauldin will be honored on U.S. postage stamps next year. Joining them will be Oscar-winning actress Katharine Hepburn, singing cowboy Gene Autry, artist...
Obama moves to curb federal secrets
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More than 400 million pages of Cold War-era documents could be declassified as the federal government responds to President Barack Obama's order to rethink the way it protects the nation's secrets. Among the changes...
CAPITAL CULTURE: Big first year leaves Obama tired
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After a sleepless, overnight flight to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month, President Barack Obama made a not altogether surprising admission. He was tired. Who could blame him? The president was on...
GOP California congressman will retire next year
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California Republican George Radanovich said Tuesday that he will not seek re-election to Congress next year but will serve out his eighth term representing a GOP-leaning district. Democrats hope to make some gains in...
Key security agencies lack permanent leaders
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Two federal agencies charged with keeping potential terrorists off airplanes and out of the country have been without their top leaders for nearly a year. It took the Obama administration more than eight months to...
Iowa lawmaker predicts Palin run for White House
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An Iowa Republican congressman says he thinks former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will seek the GOP presidential nomination in 2012 and that she's among a few people who could win the state's leadoff caucuses. U.S. Rep....
CAPITAL CULTURE: Big first year leaves Obama tired
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After a sleepless, overnight flight to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month, President Barack Obama made a not altogether surprising admission. He was tired. Who could blame him? The president was on...
Lawmaker wants military trial for alleged bomber
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The leading Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee says the Nigerian man accused of attacking an airliner as it approached Detroit should be tried by a military tribunal rather than a civilian court. Rep....
Famous San Francisco sea lions leave in droves
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Two mysteries surround a huge herd of sea lions that were hanging out on a pier in San Francisco Bay: Why did so many show up, and why did so many leave at once? Just last month, Pier 39, famous in San Francisco for...
Van slides over embankment in Grand Canyon park
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Authorities say a van slid over the edge of a Grand Canyon National Park embankment, but the vehicle's six passengers got out before emergency workers arrived and no life-threatening injuries were reported. The...
Obama wants answers after botched terror attack
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President Barack Obama is demanding answers on why information was never pieced together by the U.S. intelligence community to trigger red flags about an alleged terrorist and possibly prevent his botched Christmas Day...
Residents talk safety after string of Mass. fires
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Residents of a western Massachusetts city are discussing how they can improve their safety after a string of suspicious weekend fires, including one in which two people died. At least nine fires were reported early...
Police: Accused shoplifters cause chaos at Walmart
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Chattanooga police said a couple they believe tried to steal a cart full of TVs and a computer caused chaos at a Walmart. According to a news release, Officer Josh Wright was off duty when he saw a man trying to force...
Vt. judge: Birth mom must give child to ex-partner
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The birth mother of a 7-year-old Virginia girl must transfer custody of the child to the woman's former lesbian partner, a Vermont judge ruled, adding that it seems the woman has "disappeared" with her daughter. ...
Colo. mom, baby revived after Christmas Eve birth
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Mike Hermanstorfer was clutching his pregnant wife's hand in a Colorado hospital on Christmas Eve when she stopped breathing, her life apparently slipping away. Then he cradled his newborn son's limp body seconds after...
South African doctor sees drug-resistant HIV
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It's 8 a.m. and Dr. Theresa Rossouw is already drowning behind a cluttered desk of handwritten HIV charts _ new, perplexing cases of patients whose lifesaving drugs have turned against them. Her cell phone chirps. Her...
Iranian hard-liners plan show of strength
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Iranian hard-liners called a series of state-sponsored demonstrations on Wednesday in what they hoped would be a massive show of strength against the reformist movement, while the country's police chief threatened to...
Bombs kill 18 in Iraq's central Anbar province
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Staggered explosions in central Iraq killed 18 people Wednesday and injured the governor of Anbar province, Iraqi officials said. Anbar is strategically important because it was once the heartland of the al-Qaida...
Wildfires destroy homes in Australia's west
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Wildfires roared across a swath of western Australia on Wednesday, razing almost 40 homes and sending hundreds of people fleeing for their lives, officials and witnesses said. At least three people were injured. Two...
Intel report: Iran seeking to smuggle raw uranium
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Iran is close to clinching a deal to clandestinely import 1,350 tons of purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan, according to an intelligence report obtained by The Associated Press. Such a deal would be significant...
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Officials: Staggered bombs kill 18 in Iraq's central Anbar province. ...
Afghan investigators: Civilians killed by troops
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The head of a presidential delegation investigating the deaths of 10 people in a village in eastern Afghanistan said Wednesday the team has concluded that civilians _ including schoolchildren _ were killed in an attack...
'Best Job' winner stung by dangerous jellyfish
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Trouble struck paradise this week when a British man who has the "Best Job in the World" as the caretaker of a tropical Australian island was stung by a potentially lethal jellyfish. Ben Southall _ who won a contest to...
Yemen investigates Nigerian's al-Qaida contacts
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Officials in Yemen are investigating whether the Nigerian suspected in the attempted Christmas Day attack on a U.S. airliner spent time with al-Qaida militants in the country in the months leading up to the botched...
Calif. man touts cooling shelter for farmworkers
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After watching grape harvesters toil in the vineyards on a summer day without shade, Garth Patterson was inspired to get them some relief. The Napa Valley businessman experimented with several prototypes before finding...
Asian markets mixed after Wall Street slips
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Asian stock markets were mixed in sluggish, year-end trade Wednesday, following a lackluster session on Wall Street as many investors held back after this year's global rally. A number of markets fluctuated, with...
Oil falls amid reported rise in US inventories
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Oil prices fell slightly Wednesday in Asia amid a surprise rise in U.S. weekly crude inventory ahead of the release of government data. Benchmark crude for February delivery was down 10 cents to $78.77 a barrel at...
Report: GMAC to get another $3.5B in federal aid
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GMAC Financial Services is expected to receive $3.5 billion more in federal aid to further stabilize the automotive lender, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The announcement is expected within days and would...
US weighs duties on Chinese steel grating
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The Commerce Department says it may impose anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese steel grating, saying it has been sold in the U.S. for up to 145 percent below its normal value. Chinese companies have been assigned...
ND lawsuit likely over Minn. carbon dioxide tax
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Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said North Dakota is likely to file a legal challenge to Minnesota's efforts to make it costlier for utilities to use coal-generated electricity produced in western North Dakota. North...
Treasury yields fall after successful bond auction
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Interest rates dipped in the market for previously issued Treasurys Tuesday after a successful auction of $42 billion of five-year notes. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which is used as a benchmark for...
How the major stock indexes fared on Tuesday
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The stock market edged lower Tuesday, breaking a six-day advance as reports on home prices and consumer confidence did little to excite buyers. Major indexes rose modestly in the early going but slipped as the dollar...
Graceland Too attracts offbeat tourism in Miss.
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Paul MacLeod is a perpetually caffeinated Elvis fanatic who's taking care of business 24-7-365 at the antebellum home he calls "Graceland Too." Pound on the door at any hour _ seriously, it's OK to arrive at 4 in the...
Spielberg, Kidman to present at Golden Globes
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Steven Spielberg, Nicole Kidman and "Avatar" star Sam Worthington are joining the list of celebrity presenters at the Golden Globe Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which puts on the Golden Globes, says...
New York Review caricaturist David Levine dies
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David Levine, an artist whose witty caricatures illustrated The New York Review of Books for more than 40 years, has died. He was 83. Levine died Tuesday at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan of prostate...
Protest at Mexican jail where Mel Gibson to film
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About 300 relatives of inmates at a Mexican prison where Mel Gibson is reportedly scheduled to make a movie protested outside the facility Tuesday, fearing their loved ones will be moved to make way for the production. ...
Autopsy for Avenged Sevenfold drummer inconclusive
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An autopsy is inconclusive as to the cause of death for Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan. Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said Tuesday that the coroner's office ordered toxicology,...
Letterman extortion suspect looks to Woods scandal
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The TV producer accused of shaking down David Letterman to keep mum about his affairs is drawing on the Tiger Woods sex scandal to try to bolster his defense. In court papers filed Tuesday, Robert "Joe" Halderman's...
Journalists' group slams NBC for flying boy home
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The Society of Professional Journalists condemned NBC News for practicing "checkbook journalism" by chartering a jet that carried a New Jersey man involved in a bitter custody battle and his son home from Brazil. David...
No immediate ratings change after anchor switches
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Anchor changes at ABC's two biggest newscasts did nothing during their first week to shake NBC's dominance in the ratings. NBC's "Nightly News" with Brian Williams averaged 9.37 million viewers on the first week that...
FIRST-PERSON: Reaching the world ... together
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--There's been a lot of talk in recent months about how Southern Baptists can most effectively reach our lost world for Christ. That's a conversation from which I believe we can all benefit.Most...
Follow Joseph's example, Patterson says
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FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--The willingness of Jesus' earthly father to take the pregnant Mary as his wife illustrates the obedience required of ministers in the face of opposition, Paige Patterson, president of...
'Build upon the foundation,' Mohler urges
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--The uniqueness of the call to Christian ministry is bound up in the fact that ministers will not finish what they started because they are laying the foundation upon which God is constructing His...
Akin tells grads to run faithfully
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WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)--Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and its undergraduate school, The College at Southeastern, granted degrees to 116 students during fall graduation ceremonies Dec. 18.Ninety-eight...
Kelley: Choose God's direction, not yours
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NEW ORLEANS (BP)--Their research papers are written and every classroom test taken. But New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary's newest graduates will face one more exam for the rest of their earthly lives, NOBTS...
Model biblical leadership, Iorg tells grads
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MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BP)--Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary granted degrees to 59 students during the school's winter commencement ceremony at First Baptist Church in San Francisco Dec. 11. Students came from the...
Faith guides Vols' Crompton in tough times
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Two fist pumps to the chest and an index finger pointed toward heaven.For University of Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton, they are outward signs of an inward commitment. The fist-to-chest...
Quick answers to some giving questions
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The year is drawing close, and churches are thinking about end-of-the-year giving campaigns. Ben Stroup is a marketing coordinator in LifeWay Christian Resources' Christian Stores division, but he...
Studies spotlight problems in FDA device approvals
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Two new studies find shortfalls in the Food and Drug Administration's approval process for heart devices such as pacemakers and stents. Safety targets often weren't clearly spelled out in the research submitted by...
Health bills nudge US on long-term care insurance
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Most people don't buy long-term care insurance. They simply don't want to think about moving into an assisted living center or hiring a stranger to bathe them. Seven years ago, Robert Myers of suburban Chicago did buy...
Now hear this: Swim-proof hearing aids to get test
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They're not your grandpa's hearing aids. Today's newest models range from the completely invisible _ it sits deep in the ear canal for months at a time _ to Bluetooth-enabled gadgets that open cell phones and iPods for...
Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture
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The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat. The boar gored Kremer in the knee with a razor-sharp tusk. The burly pig farmer shrugged it off, figuring: "You pour the...
China plant shuts after children poisoned by lead
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Chinese authorities Monday started administering health checks on all children living near a battery factory in the south of the country and closed the plant after more than 40 children were found with lead poisoning. ...
First case of highly drug-resistant TB found in US
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It started with a cough, an autumn hack that refused to go away. Then came the fevers. They bathed and chilled the skinny frame of Oswaldo Juarez, a 19-year-old Peruvian visiting to study English. His lungs clattered,...
Little boy's big legacy teaches others how to live
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The disarming smile of a 4-year-old boy with a buzz cut brightens an otherwise drab newspaper page, where whole lives are summed up in three inches of tiny newsprint. Danny Stanton's death notice first makes you wonder...
Study: Vaccine means more holiday hugs, fewer bugs
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More hugs, fewer bugs. Holiday visits have become safer for grandparents thanks to a childhood vaccine that has dramatically curbed infections spread by kids, a new study finds. For years, serious bacterial infections...
InterDigital chairman Campagna dies at 70
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Wireless technology developer InterDigital Inc. said Tuesday its board would meet soon to review its composition after the death of its longtime chairman, Harry Campagna. Campagna, 70, joined the board of InterDigital...
Rare New Year's Eve 'blue moon' to ring in 2010
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Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year's Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don't expect it...
Broadcom settles securities class action lawsuit
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Broadcom Corp. said Tuesday it will pay more than $160 million in cash to settle a class action investor lawsuit related to stock option backdating, but did not admit wrongdoing. The Irvine-based chipmaker said in a...
Nokia expands patent dispute beyond Apple iPhone
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Nokia Corp. is broadening a legal dispute it already has with Apple Inc. over the iPhone, saying almost all of the company's other products also violate the Finnish phone maker's patents. Nokia said Tuesday that it has...
Scientists begin testing mussels for pollutants
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California scientists hope studying 180 black mussels pried from algae-covered rocks in San Francisco Bay will provide clues into how many drugs and chemicals are polluting waters across the nation. Mussels filter...
Court backs Nebraska in rate dispute with Qwest
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A federal appeals panel has upheld a ruling favoring the Nebraska Public Service Commission in a telecommunications rate dispute with Qwest Communications International Inc. At issue are the rates set by the Nebraska...
WHO chief: swine flu pandemic continues
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Many more people could become sick with swine flu this winter even though it has peaked in North America and some European countries, the head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday. The worst of the swine flu...
UK's O2 apologizes for smart phone service trouble
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The head of mobile phone operator O2 has apologized to customers in the British capital who were unable to make calls after the group's network was swamped by people using smart phones such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone. In...
The nation's weather
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida were expected to continue tracking through the Southeastern U.S. on Thursday. The system was forecast to continue pulling abundant moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and allow for wet...