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Here's an eye-opener: More Marines died stateside in motorcycle accidents in 2008 than were killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. The Pentagon now pushes lessons.
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The auto company is entertaining 500 customers at a golf course in Arizona. Critics remain unmoved.
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President Obama has proposed ending subsidies for private student lending programs. This is a smart step that should ultimately steer education dollars back to where they belong: with the students.
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Thirsty, dirty and tired, 3-year-old Joshua Childers was ready to leave the forest for home.
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By Rogelio V. Solis, AP
Jackson, Miss., Mayor Frank Melton died at 12:10 a.m. today at St. Dominic Hospital with family at his side, spokeswoman Goldia Revies said.
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Former secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, 54, has returned to Stanford University.
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By Gene Blevins, Reuters
High winds pushed a mountain wildfire into the seaside resort community of Santa Barbara, Calif., and destroyed at least a dozen homes.
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The 26 agencies in 16 states have been denied their slice of the $1 billion package.
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Analysis: Funds provide more than $3 in cold states for every $1 given to warm ones.
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By Ray Mickshaw, AP
Paula Abdul returned to the stage to perform her new single last night as voters decided whether the finale will be an all-male affair.
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President Obama will propose cuts that total less than half of 1% of his budget today.
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Aboard the Starship Obama, it's all budget and high-level meetings today. And for Star Trek fans, the premiere of a new movie.
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Some of the temporary rules designed to prevent the spread of flu are downright weird.
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Health officials have to consider the next big swine flu question now: whether to begin production of a vaccine against the new flu strain.
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Despite concerns over increased Taliban violence, there aren't any plans to deploy.
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Nissan says it could sell an electric car as soon as fall 2010 with an eye-popping fuel-economy rating equivalent to 367 miles per gallon.
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Kris Letang scored in OT to give the Penguins a 3-2 win over Washington on Wednesday.
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By Danny Moloshok, Reuters
Kobe Bryant scored 40 points, and Los Angeles beat Houston 111-98 in Game 2 on Wednesday to even the Western Conference semifinal series.
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The NCAA hit two teams with the first postseason bans assessed for poor academics.
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Just 137 yards from the tee to the green, the 17th hole on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass nonetheless gets the bad reputation.
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The point-shaving ring meant to alter the outcome of men's basketball and football games.
