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They're back: Social issues overtake US politics
(AP)
AP - All of a sudden, abortion, contraception and gay marriage are at the center of American political discourse, with the struggling — though improving — economy pushed to the background.
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Blasts hit security HQs in Syrian city Aleppo
(AP)
AP - Two explosions targeted security compounds in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media reported, saying 25 people were killed and 175 wounded in a major city that has so far largely stood by President Bashar Assad in the nearly 11-month-old uprising against his rule.
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Greece on strike as bailout deal in limbo
(AP)
AP - Thousands took to the streets of Athens Friday as Greek unions launched a two-day general strike against planned austerity measures Friday, a day after the country's crucial international bailout was put in limbo by its partners in the 17-nation eurozone.
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Foreign donations at risk in super PAC landscape
(AP)
AP - Money pouring into the presidential election from super political action committees and nonprofit campaign groups appears so far to be strictly American in origin, donated by U.S. companies, unions and millionaires.
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Why Bank of America is the new Citigroup
(AP)
AP - On a normal day, 4 billion shares of stock change hands on the New York Stock Exchange. One in 10 belongs to a single company. It's not McDonald's or IBM, both of which have been on a tear.
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Florida offers look at problems with education law
(AP)
AP - Yet when it comes to the federal No Child Left Behind law, the school hasn't lived up to expectations. Last year, 79 percent of students had to be at grade level in reading and 80 percent in math. Overall, the students exceeded those goals. But two groups — English language learners and the economically disadvantaged — did not.
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Embalmer takes speech case to Mass. high court
(AP)
AP - Troy Schoeller admits he could have chosen his words more carefully when he talked to a reporter about bodies he worked on as an embalmer at a funeral home.
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Groups demand new probe into Marine photo
(AP)
AP - A leading Jewish organization and others outraged by a photo showing Marine snipers in Afghanistan posing with a logo resembling a notorious Nazi symbol are demanding President Barack Obama order an investigation and hold the troops accountable.
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Nearly 1 in 20 US adults over 50 have fake knees
(AP)
AP - Nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have artificial knees, or more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in an aging population.
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Gasol: 25 pts, 14 reb, key block in 88-87 win
(AP)
AP - Pau Gasol blocked Ray Allen's putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Boston Celtics 88-87 on Thursday night.
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Greeks strike against austerity, EU demands more cuts
(Reuters)
Reuters - Greek workers went on strike against austerity measures on Friday, docking ships and halting public transport, hours after euro zone finance ministers said Athens needed to make more cuts to convince them to release a financial bailout.
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Bomb blasts bring death to Syria's Aleppo
(Reuters)
Reuters - Twin bomb blasts hit Syrian military and security buildings in the northern city of Aleppo on Friday, killing 25 people in the worst violence to hit the country's commercial hub in the 11-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
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U.S. banks agree to $25 billion in homeowner help
(Reuters)
Reuters - Five big U.S. banks accused of abusive mortgage practices have agreed to a $25 billion government settlement that may help roughly one million borrowers but is no magic bullet for the ailing housing market.
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Exclusive: Eyeing Yahoo deal, Alibaba may take HK unit private
(Reuters)
Reuters - Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba plans to take private its Hong Kong-listed unit, two sources familiar with the matter said, as part of a complex deal that would strengthen founder Jack Ma's control and give key stakeholder Yahoo cash and a direct stake in one of Alibaba's operating businesses.
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Rep. Bachus faces insider trading probe: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Spencer Bachus, which oversees the U.S. banking and financial services industries, is under investigation for possible violation of insider trading laws, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.
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Loose-talking Santorum donor Friess to make star turn in DC
(Reuters)
Reuters - Foster Friess, the wealthy investor who is fueling Rick Santorum's presidential campaign, is enjoying his new-found fame.
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Biden says contraceptives fight can be worked out
(Reuters)
Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday the White House was working to address concerns raised by the Catholic Church over a new rule on contraceptives, and he believed an escalating election-year battle over the issue would be resolved.
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Japan priest fights invisible demon: radiation
(Reuters)
Reuters - On the snowy fringes of Japan's Fukushima city, now notorious as a byword for nuclear crisis, Zen monk Koyu Abe offers prayers for the souls of thousands left dead or missing after the earthquake and tsunami nearly one year ago.
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Who is to blame for LA school sex abuse? Push for answers poised to escalate. (+video)
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - As the child sex abuse scandal that has rocked the Miramonte Elementary School and the Los Angeles Unified School District expands, a dramatic push for accountability is just beginning to take off.
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Catholic furor over birth control rule turns Democrats on one another
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - So what does contraception at a Catholic hospital or college have to do with a $109 billion highway bill?
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