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Study: No alcohol intake safe during pregnancy

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

USA Today - By Maureen Salamon - Jan. 18 (News) - A new study pinpoints the latter half of the first trimester as a critical time in the development of fetal alcohol syndrome.

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Obama: Recess appointment is his "obligation"

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

USA Today - By Aamer Madhani - Jan. 04 (News Report) - In a speech in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Obama made it official that he would install the former Ohio general as the head of the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through recess appointment and hammered Republicans for blocking Cordray's appointment.

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Proposed lobbying rules upset business groups

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

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Is Donald Trump the first Google trends candidate?

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Catalina Camia - Apr. 20 (News Analysis) - For the last 30 days, according to Google's Insight for Search tool, searches for Donald Trump far exceed those for potential GOP presidential candidates Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Michele Bachmann.

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Mass 'scareware' attack hits 1.5M websites, still spreading -

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Michael Winter - Apr. 02 (Special Report) - A massive attack that's trying to scare computer users into visiting a bogus antivirus site has infected more than 1.5 million websites and continues to spread, according to an Internet security firm. Several pages on Apple's iTunes store have been infected. The so-called LizaMoon "SQL injection attack" began Tuesday and is being tracked by Websense. Such attacks redirect users by exploiting programming errors and poorly written code and scripts. eWeek says the attack is "out of control ... with no end in sight." Nearly half the compromised sites are in the United States. Other affected countries include United Kingdom, Kuwait, India, Australia, Turkey, Brazil, Israel, Mexico, Taiwan and Chile.

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When standardized test scores soared in D.C., were the gains real?

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Jack Gillum, Marisol Bello - Mar. 27 (News Report) - ..seventh-graders in one Noyes classroom averaged 12.7 wrong-to-right erasures...the average ..in all d.c. schools was less than 1. this is an abnormal pattern.

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Social Security isn't the problem

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

USA Today - By Jacob Lew - Feb. 25 (Opinion) - Social Security benefits are entirely self-financing. They are paid for with payroll taxes collected from workers and their employers throughout their careers. These taxes are placed in a trust fund dedicated to paying benefits owed to current and future beneficiaries. When more taxes are collected than are needed to pay benefits, funds are converted to Treasury bonds — backed with the full faith and credit of the U.S. government — and are held in reserve for when revenue collected is not enough to pay the benefits due. We have just as much obligation to pay back those bonds with interest as we do to any other bondholders. The trust fund is the backbone of an important compact: that a lifetime of work will ensure dignity in retirement.

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Keith Olbermann exits MSNBC: 'Just too much for me'

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

USA Today - By Ann Oldenburg - Jan. 22 (News Report) - MSNBC's Keith Olbermann surprised viewers by saying he had "been told" it was his last show, after nearly eight years, and so he was saying farewell. "There were many occasions, particularly in the last 2 years, where all that surrounded the show — but never the show itself — was just too much for me," Olbermann said, his only explanation for his abrupt departure.

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John F. Kennedy, in memoriam

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

USA Today - By David Jackson - Nov. 22 (News Report) - A full 47 years after the assassination of President John Kennedy, his murder continues to attract attention from historians, politicians, popular culture, and, of course, conspiracy theorists -- just as it has since that fateful day in Dallas.

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Emboldened GOP lawmakers in Texas signal tough crackdown on illegal immigration - USA Today

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

USA Today - Nov. 09 (News) - Texas Tribune (blog)Emboldened GOP lawmakers in Texas signal tough crackdown on illegal immigrationUSA Today... call the election a mandate for the toughest possible crackdown on illegal immigration and are already filing bills for legislative action in January. ...Immigration, budget top Texas lawmakers' agendasHouston ChronicleBills Would Crack Down on Illegal ImmigrationLaredo SunTexas Rep. Introduces "Arizona-Style" Immigration LawMother Jones (blog)Dallas Morning News (blog) -Austin American-Statesman -KHOUall 61 news articles »

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Climate change befuddles most Americans: Yale survey

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Wendy Koch - Oct. 16 (Poll) - A new Yale University survey finds that 63% of U.S. adults believe global warming is occurring, but many do not understand why. Only 10% say they are "very well informed" on the issue.

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Study backs US estimate of Gulf spill as worst ever - USA Today

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - Sep. 24 () - ReutersStudy backs US estimate of Gulf spill as worst everUSA TodayAn independent scientific study finds that the US government, after several errors, was finally accurate in estiminatng the size of the Gulf oil spill and confirms it as the "worst marine oil accident ever." Nearly 185 million gallons of oil gushed ...Gulf oil spill: Study suggests latest US estimate was about rightChristian Science MonitorStudy Measures Size Of Gulf Oil SpillRedOrbitGuf oil spill followed a familiar pattern, panelists sayHouston ChronicleNational Geographic?-BBC News?-AFPall 750 news articles??

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Alien Minors Act could boost U.S. military ranks

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Alan Gomez - Sep. 22 (News) - The less publicized part of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act is that the Pentagon is pushing for it as a means to staff the armed forces.

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Our view on Social Security: To shore it up, raise the retirement age

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - Sep. 22 (Opinion) - Perhaps a presidential commission studying how to tame the national debt can build on this emerging consensus when it releases its ideas in December. Fixing Social Security is an obvious place to start. It would not only instill confidence in today's young workers that the program would be there for them, it would contribute to a healthier overall federal budget.

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Is Glenn Beck, a Mormon, more or less Christian than Obama?

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Cathy Lynn Grossman - Aug. 28 (Opinion) - Is it the role of a politician to give voice to God's will? What if the politician doesn't see God the same way you do? What if he's Mormon like Beck or mainline Protestant like President Obama? These are the kinds of questions that come up as Glenn Beck gathers his true believers in Washington D.C. today.

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Report: 5% of kids in U.S. born to illegal immigrants - USATODAY.com

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

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Mexico braces for effects of Arizona immigration law

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Chris Hawley - Jul. 26 (News Report) - The other side of the border is also preparing for the implementation of Arizona's new immigration law, which could lead to a surge of deportees back to Mexico.

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Federal data show immigration prosecutions at Bush-era levels

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Doug Stanglin - Jul. 20 (News Report) - USA TodayFederal data show immigration prosecutions at Bush-era levelsUSA TodayCriminal immigration enforcement by the federal government has recently increased to levels comparable to the highest seen during the Bush Administration, ...Immigration caseload is growingLeagle.comObama's Immigration Enforcement a Carbon Copy of Bush'sColorLines magazineSpike in Immigration Prosecutions?HSTodayall 4 news articles??

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What is the Tea Party? A growing state of mind

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Susan Page, Naomi Jagoda - Jul. 02 (Special Report) - A year and a half after the idea of a Tea Party burst into view, three of 10 Americans describe themselves in the USA TODAY/Gallup Poll as Tea Party supporters — equal to the number who call themselves Republicans — though many of them acknowledge they aren't exactly sure what that allegiance means.

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For Christians in Iraq, the threats persist

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Aamer Madhani - Jun. 02 (Special Report) - Before the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 there were about 1.4 million Christians in Iraq, a Muslim-dominated nation of nearly 30 million. Since then, about 50% of Iraq's Christians have fled the country, taking refuge in neighboring Jordan, Syria...

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Tax Bills in 2009 at Lowest Level Since 1950

Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Dennis Cauchon - May. 12 (News Report) - Amid complaints about high taxes and calls for a smaller government, Americans paid their lowest level of taxes last year since Harry Truman's presidency.

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Obama's nuclear loan guarantees draw broad opposition

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

USA Today - Feb. 10 (News) - A bevy of environmental, taxpayer and scientific groups -- plus a scholar at the conservative Heritage Foundation -- are criticizing Obama's proposal to increase loan guarantees for new nuclear plants from $18.5 billiion to $54,5 billion. In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for building a new generation of nuclear power plants. CAPTIONBy Carolyn Kaster, APA bevy of environmental, taxpayer and scientific groups -- plus a scholar at the conservative Heritage Foundation -- are criticizing Obama's proposal to increase loan guarantees for new nuclear plants from $18.5 billiion to $54,5 billion.

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Rescue run for Haiti earthquake 'orphans' raises evangelism concerns - Faith & Reason

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:21:05 -0800

USA Today - Jan. 31 - The GuardianRescue run for Haiti earthquake 'orphans' raises evangelism concernsUSA TodayOn Monday, 10 US Baptists who tried to ferry 33 Haitian children -- who may or may not be orphans -- out of their shattered country to the Dominican ...Haiti Kids Taken by Americans Reportedly Have FamiliesFOXNewsUS Citizens Arrested in Haiti for Alleged Child TraffickingVoice of AmericaAmericans detained in Haiti were 'trying to rescue children'The GuardianABC News?-Bloomberg?-Aljazeera.netall 1,450 news articles??

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Credit card reforms up for Senate vote

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - May. 19 (News Report) - Unable to stop the tide of foreclosures and job losses, lawmakers are hoping to give voters at least some breathing room in the economic downturn by banning arbitrary rate hikes and excessive fees charged by credit card companies.

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Nuclear power inches back into energy spotlight

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Paul Davidson - Mar. 30 (News Report) - Utilities are poised to build a new generation of nuclear plants 30 years after the Three Mile Island accident, whose anniversary was Saturday, halted new reactor applications. The momentum is being driven by growing public acceptance of relatively clean nuclear energy to combat global warming.

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