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Romney hits turbulence
with Boeing case
A Mitt Romney ad running in South Carolina distorts the truth by claiming that the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing Corp., "You can't build a factory in South Carolina because South Carolina is a right-to-work state." That misstates the facts.
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Michelle Obama's
White House frustrations
A disputed new book depicts the first lady as a "force" who has clashed with top advisers
Unemployment near
three-year low
U.S. employment growth accelerated last month and the jobless rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.5 percent, the strongest evidence yet the economic recovery is gaining steam.
Blackwater settles
Iraq killings suit
A wrongful death lawsuit linked to a defining moment of the Iraq war has ended with the company formerly known as Blackwater agreeing to settle with the families of four security contractors killed in a gruesome 2004 ambush.
Immigration process to be
eased for some families
The government said on Friday it plans to reduce the time that U.S. citizens are separated from spouses and children who have been in the country illegally and who are forced to leave for as long as 10 years while their visa requests are processed.
Santorum's income has
soared since he left Senate
Losing his Senate seat might have been the best thing that ever happened to Rick Santorum's bank account.
Oddly mild winter leaves
much of U.S. on thin ice
Unusually mild winter weather is spoiling the fun for hockey players, skaters and ice fisherman across the Northeast and Midwest as officials warn of uncommonly thin ice.
Thief drops stolen coin
collection into Coinstar machine
 Police in Oregon are searching for a suspect who allegedly stole a rare coin collection from his own father and traded it in for pennies on the dollar at a local coin-counting machine.
Japan plans to scrap
nuclear plants after 40 years
Japan says it will soon require atomic reactors to be shut down after 40 years of use to improve safety following the nuclear crisis set off by last year's tsunami.
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