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Baltimore shows how Hispanics' influence grows

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

USA Today - By Marisol Bello - Feb. 08 (News) - "They live in every community. ... We're seeing more restaurants, stores and shops that are just sprouting up," says Baltimore Councilman Jim Kraft. "It's creating a new identity."

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Americans' trans fat levels decline over past decade - USA TODAY

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:14:19 -0800

USA Today - Feb. 08 - USA TODAYAmericans' trans fat levels decline over past decadeUSA TODAYBy Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY Years of warnings about the dangers of artery-clogging trans fats that Americans get in their foods seem to be paying off: The amount of trans fats in the blood of white adults in the USA dropped a "dramatic" 58% from 2000 ...Blood Levels of Trans Fats Are Declining in AmericansNew York Times (blog)Dramatic Drop in U.S. Trans Fat LevelsFood Safety NewsUS adults' trans fat levels dropFox NewsLiveScience.com -CBC.ca -Doctors Loungeall 84 news articles »

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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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Problems plague cleanup at Hanford nuclear waste site

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

USA Today - By Peter Eisler - Jan. 18 (Special Report) - Seven decades after scientists came here during World War II to create plutonium for the first atomic bomb, a new generation is struggling with an even more daunting task: cleaning up the radioactive mess.

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'Team Amelia' backs transplant for special needs child

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:30:43 -0800

USA Today - Jan. 16 - Officials told the Riveras that Amelia, who has a genetic disorder, would not qualify for a transplant because she is "mentally retarded."

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Ga. nurse donates kidney to patient she barely knew - USA TODAY

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

USA Today - By Jerry Carnes - Jan. 16 (News) - A patient gets a unique gift from a nurse: a kidney

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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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Veterans face tough job market

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

USA Today - Nov. 11 (Opinion) - In a tight labor market, veterans who served since 9/11 have been hit particularly hard.

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AP: U.S. drops keeping troops in Iraq

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

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Border bill would expand Homeland Security powers

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By John S. Adams - Oct. 05 (News Report) - A bill to give the Department of Homeland Security sweeping authority over federal lands would also waive several environmental laws.

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Op-ed by President Obama in USA Today: Let's Reclaim the Post-9/11 Unity | The White House

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The White House - By Barack Obama - Sep. 09 (Opinion) - Ten Septembers have come and gone since that awful morning. But on this 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we are summoned once more to honor those we lost by keeping our country strong and true to their memory. Over the coming days, we will remember nearly 3,000 innocent victims — fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters who were simply going about their daily lives on a beautiful Tuesday morning. And we'll talk to our children about what happened on that day, and what's happened since. Like every American, I'll never forget how I heard the terrible news, on the car radio on my way to work in Chicago. Yet like a lot of younger Americans, our daughters have no memory of that day. Malia was just 3; Sasha was an infant. As they've grown, Michelle and I faced the same challenge as other parents in deciding how to talk with our children about 9/11.

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More restaurants are targeting customers who use food stamps

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - Sep. 07 () - The number of businesses approved to accept food stamps grew by a third from 2005 to 2010, U.S. Department of Agriculture records show, as vendors from convenience and dollar discount stores to gas stations and pharmacies increasingly joined the growing entitlement program. Now, restaurants, which typically have not participated in the program, are lobbying for a piece of the action. Louisville-based Yum! Brands, whose restaurants include Taco Bell, KFC, Long John Silver's and Pizza Hut, is trying to get restaurants more involved, federal lobbying records show.

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Arizona blaze prompts park closures, air quality alerts

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Laura Bly - Jun. 09 (News) - A massive wildfire heading from eastern Arizona toward New Mexico has closed national forests and parks, forced evacuations of mountain resort communities, and prompted air quality alerts in New Mexico, where smoke blanketed Santa Fe and disrupted flights into Albuquerque earlier this week.

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OPEC leaves oil output unchanged; prices back above $100

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - Jun. 08 (News) - OPEC says it has decided to maintain output levels, with the option of meeting within the next three months for a possible production hike. Oil prices jumped above $100 per barrel after the news. The decision is unexpected and reflects unusual tensions in an organization that usually works by consensus.

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Sen. Scott Brown says no to GOP Medicare plan

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Catalina Camia - May. 23 (News Report) - In what could be a boost to Democrats, GOP Sen. Scott Brown said Monday he will vote against a controversial Republican plan to revamp the popular Medicare program for seniors.

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Judges hear arguments on Obama health care law

Tue, 10 May 2011 08:44:20 -0700

USA Today - May. 10 - ReutersJudges hear arguments on Obama health care lawUSA TodayRICHMOND — Three federal appeals court judges, all appointed by Democratic presidents, will hear arguments Tuesday on the constitutionality of a new federal health care law that requires most Americans to obtain insurance. ...Federal appeals court appears likely to uphold health care lawCBS NewsObama administration fights to save healthcare lawReutersBattle Over Health Care Law Shifts to Federal Appellate CourtsNew York TimesBloomberg -Kaiser Health News -Christian Science Monitorall 454 news articles »

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U.S. tax burden at lowest level since '58

Sat, 07 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Dennis Cauchon - May. 07 (News Report) - Americans are paying the smallest share of their income for taxes since 1958, a reflection of tax cuts and a weak economy, a USA TODAY analysis finds. The total tax burden — for all federal, state and local taxes — dropped ...High-Earning Households Pay Growing Share of TaxesWall Street JournalIllinois tax hike boosts April revenue by 34 percentReutersPushing Higher Taxes On The Richest Americans Could Help The GOPThe Business InsiderThe Atlantic -Tax Foundation -McClatchy Washington Bureauall 43 news articles »

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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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Last-minute budget deal ups the political ante

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Susan Page - Apr. 11 (Opinion) - President Obama bragged in his Saturday radio address that he had negotiated the biggest annual spending cut in the nation's history, and on Sunday the White House announced he would deliver a major address this week on reducing the federal deficit and controlling entitlement costs.

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10 great places to take a library tour

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - Apr. 09 (Special Report) - Forget stereotypes about libraries. You're likely to find art exhibits, lounge chairs and free Wi-Fi. Monday marks the start of National Library Week, but visitors don't need an excuse to visit. "It's a place where stuff happens,"

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Obama begins 2012 run with challenges, advantages

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Susan Page, Richard Wolf - Apr. 04 (Breaking News) - He was a long shot when he launched his race for the White House in 2008. This time, he's the front-runner. Surprising no one, President Obama made it official early Monday, sending an e-mail to supporters that he will seek re-election in 2012. He starts his re-election campaign in one of the stronger positions of sitting presidents over the past four decades. His job-approval rating at this point in his tenure is higher than that of Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan, presidents who won second terms, and the nation's jobless rate, now 8.8%, has been slowly declining.

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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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Black populations fall in major cities - USATODAY.com

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Haya El Nasser - Mar. 22 (News) - The black population is declining in a growing number of major cities more evidence that African Americans' settlement pattern is changing.

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