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July 04, 2009
Obama to mark July 4, daughter's birthday SaturdayWith a fireworks show and a picnic at the White House, President Barack Obama leads the nation in observing Independence Day.Saturday is also his daughter Malia's 11...
Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run, Rachel D'oroEven for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has defied political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.Supporters...
Group Sotomayor advised fought job tests, Julie Hirschfeld DavisA civil rights group on whose board Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor served filed racial bias lawsuits over employment examinations that resemble a Connecticut case in...
Guests for the Sunday TV news showsGuest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___ABC's "This Week" — Vice President Joe Biden.___CBS' "Face the Nation" — Adm. Mike Mullen, chai...
MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis, Tom RaumThe Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt.The country first got into debt to help pay ...
The Nation's weather, Weather UndergroundA low pressure system moving through the Central Plains on Saturday is forecast to kick up scattered showers and thunderstorms over the Upper Midwest and Mid-Mississippi Ri...
Calif. regulators warn of pot's cancer capability, Marcus WohlsenIt might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law. The same marijuana smoke that doctors can reco...
Quotations of the day"Many just accept that lame duck status, and they hit that road. They draw a paycheck. They kind of milk it. And I'm not going to put Alaskans through that." — Alaska Gov...
Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run, Rachel D'oroEven for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin defies political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.Supporters and...
SC serial killer conjures memory of 60s murderer, Mitch WeissA terrified rural South Carolina community hunkered down over the Fourth of July after the sheriff said a serial killer was on the loose, and longtime residents were remind...
Serial killer has South Carolina residents on edge, Mitch WeissA terrified rural South Carolina community hunkered down over the Fourth of July after the sheriff said a serial killer was on the loose, and longtime residents were remind...
Events in Palin's political career_ 1992-1996 — Sarah Palin enters public life in Alaska, serving two terms on the Wasilla City Council._ 1996-2002 — Palin is elected Wasilla mayor, serves two te...
Product pitchman Mays remembered as natural seller, Joe MandakReferences to television pitchman Bill Mays' trademark image were everywhere at his funeral Friday near Pittsburgh.Most mourners wore stickers showing a cartoon imag...
Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret, Rachel D'oroAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the ...