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Indiana baby dropped in field by tornado dies
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An Indiana toddler found in a field after violent tornadoes died Sunday after being taken off life support, ending a hopeful tale for survivors in the Midwest and South picking through the storms' devastation.
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Santorum bets on Ohio for Super Tuesday
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- While Republican voters in Washington state caucused Saturday afternoon, Rick Santorum was more than 2,000 miles to the east, focusing on the upcoming election in Ohio, where he traveled from the southern border near Kentucky to the north below Michigan in a day-long sweep of the Buckeye State. Ohio, a delegate-rich [...]
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Cantor endorses Romney for president
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor endorsed Mitt Romney for president on Sunday because, he said, Romney is the best candidate to improve the economy.
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Romney wins Wash. state caucuses
Mitt Romney won the Republican caucuses Saturday in Washington state. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Romney captured 38 percent of the vote, followed by Ron Paul with 25 percent, Rick Santorum--about 500 votes behind Paul--with 24 percent, and Newt Gingrich with 10 percent. None of the state's 43 delegates were awarded Saturday, but the [...]
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Poll: Santorum slightly ahead in Ohio before Super Tuesday
The weekend before Super Tuesday, an NBC-Marist Ohio poll of registered voters shows Rick Santorum edging out Mitt Romney, but just barely. The topline results: 34% for Rick Santorum 32% for Mitt Romney 15% for Newt Gingrich 13% for Ron Paul 1% other 6% are undecided The poll, conducted February 29 - March 2 with [...]
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Russian vote complaints mount, Putin poised to win
A presidential election expected to return Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin produced reports of widespread violations Sunday, including "carousel voting" in which busloads of voters are driven around to cast ballots multiple times.
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Indiana police lower tornado death toll to 12
Officials in Indiana have lowered the state's death toll from Friday's tornado outbreak to 12 people from the previous 14 and are now concentrating on cleanup work.
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Sixteen killed in train crash in Poland
SZCZEKOCINY, Poland (Reuters) - The death toll from Poland's worst rail crash in two decades rose to 16 on Sunday as rescue workers searched the mangled wreckage of two express trains that collided head-on at high speed. President Bronislaw Komorowski said he would announce a period of national mourning for those killed when the trains collided late on Saturday near the town of Szczekociny in southern Poland. Nearly 60 of the estimated 350 passangers on board were injured. ...
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Republicans start final push toward Super Tuesday
A Washington state victory in hand, Mitt Romney is looking ahead to Tuesday's 10-state bonanza that features contests from Alaska to Ohio to Massachusetts, millions in campaign spending and the largest single day of voting yet in the Republicans' topsy-turvy primary race.
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Red Cross handing out aid in Syria's Homs
Red Cross teams began handing out food and blankets in central Homs province on Sunday after days of delays, helping families who fled the besieged neighborhood of Baba Amr and took shelter in nearby villages.
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Twister slams area hit by killer storm in '11
Cody Stewart is done owning a home for a little while. He has lost his house to tornadoes twice in 10 months.
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San Francisco sheriff's actress wife adds to trial drama
Months after moving to the United States, Latin America telenovela star Eliana Lopez blogged about her hopes and aspirations for her new, simpler life as a wife and mother, far from the bright lights of TV and movies.
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Official: Around 200 dead in Congo Republic blasts
BRAZZAVILLE/KINSHASA (Reuters) - Around 200 people were killed on Sunday when an arms dump exploded in Brazzaville, capital of the Congo Republic, a senior official in the presidency said, citing hospital sources. Hundreds more were injured by the blasts which rocked the riverside capital of the oil-producing nation early in the day, flattening houses near the scene and sending a plume of smoke high above the city. ...
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Same-sex custody battle could change Florida law
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) — A custody battle in Florida between two lesbians could fuel the growing national debate over the definition of motherhood.
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Rocket passes big test for first private launch to space station
A private SpaceX rocket sailed through a dress rehearsal Thursday (March 1) for the launch of the robotic Dragon space capsule, which could blast off toward the International Space Station as early as next month.
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