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CDC issued new guidelines for schools responding to the H1N1 flu, even as Texas doctors confirmed that the first U.S. resident died from the virus.
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Five years ago, a shotgun blast left a ghastly hole where the middle of her face had been. Five months ago, she received a new face from a dead woman.
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What if your daughter, like 22% of teenage girls, "sexted" a provocative picture of herself with her cellphone? As parents wouldn't you consider criminal prosecution excessive? State legislatures need to come up with a more reasonable approach to punish foolish teens.
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If Mayor Fenty signs the bill, Congress will have 30 days to make the final decision over it.
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Dom DeLuise, the portly actor-comedian whose affable nature made him a popular character actor for decades with movie and TV audiences.
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When you want a burger, you have to have a burger. With this in mind, the president and vice president took a short ride to Virginia today.
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Uncle Sam has replaced sales, property and income taxes as the biggest revenue source.
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Former Republican Party chairman Ed Gillespie and pollster Whit Ayres took questions on the future of the party today at USA TODAY.
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Feds: About 15% of elderly Americans had prescriptions for psychiatric drugs in 2006.
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By Kalim A. Bhatti, for USA TODAY
More women say they're ready to share the workload with their partners, but to do that, they'll have to accept a loss of hierarchy at home.
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Government: Violence between Taliban militants and troops has triggered an exodus.
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There are no cute penguins in the documentary "Ice People," the desolate vision of Antarctica that airs tonight on the Sundance Channel.
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The mutiny followed a report that the Russians had plotted to overthrow the government.
Across the USA
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The daughter of Alaska governor Sarah Palin will speak in New York and hopes to be a "living example" of the consequences of teen pregnancy.
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A 13-year-old who watched his father kill his family will help reconstruct what happened.
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Rain and high winds that have raged across the country in the past few days will continue to soak the nation through the end of the week.
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A dissident group of Chrysler lenders is objecting to the sale of the bulk of the automaker's assets to Italian automaker Fiat.
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By Carlos Osorio, AP
Former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was forced out last year after it was discovered that he lied under oath about a relationship with a staffer.
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Cafes, museums and libraries in Mexico City will open their doors this week.
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By Craig Lassig, AP
Scientists around the world will continue to pursue the tiny spheres that are the mysterious viral couriers of the swine flu outbreak.
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Billy Elliot, the biggest musical hit this season, dominated the nominations with 15 nods.
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Victoria Beckham, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Biel, Madonna, Rihanna and Eva Mendes stepped out for the hottest social event of the year.
