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03/10/2010 04:08 PM
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Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- They flew planes during World War II but weren't considered "real" military pilots. No flags were draped over their coffins when they died on duty. And when their service ended, they had to pay their own bus fare home....
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03/10/2010 03:49 PM
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Panel: Women need chance to avoid repeat C-section
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A government panel says too many women who want to avoid a second Cesarean-section for child birth are being denied the chance....
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03/10/2010 03:44 PM
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Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor....
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03/10/2010 03:36 PM
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Clinton, Gates say US help abroad improves image
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bill Clinton and Bill Gates said Wednesday that U.S. investments in fighting AIDS, malaria and other diseases in underdeveloped nations save lives and play a vital role in improving America's image abroad....
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03/10/2010 03:35 PM
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Obama takes health care overhaul push to Missouri
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's top health official challenged insurers on Wednesday to join President Barack Obama's push to overhaul the medical system, arguing that if the effort fails it will hurt them as well as other Americans....
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03/10/2010 03:19 PM
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House bans misleading census mailings
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House passed legislation Wednesday that would ban misleading mailings designed to appear they're from the Census Bureau, following criticism that Republican groups were sending fundraising letters using the census name....
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03/10/2010 02:53 PM
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DC courthouse busy with same-sex applications
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hundreds of couples applied for marriage licenses in Washington during the first week they were available to same-sex couples....
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03/10/2010 02:28 PM
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Tainted ingredient sold after salmonella found
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The company responsible for a ballooning recall of processed foods continued to manufacture and distribute a flavor-enhancing ingredient for a month after tests confirmed it was made with contaminated equipment, according to a Food and Drug Administration report....
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03/10/2010 01:57 PM
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Obama renews backing of earthquake-stricken Haiti
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday renewed America's commitment to the recovery and reconstruction of earthquake-devastated Haiti, telling visiting President Rene Preval he knows the crisis has not passed....
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03/10/2010 01:46 PM
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Analysis: Greece's crisis could presage America's
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Greece is a financial basket case, begging for international help. Is America heading down that same road?...
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