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Most American Students Don’t Understand Science, Test Scores Show

25 January 2011 12:56:23 PM

AP GraphicsBank Fewer than one-third of U.S. elementary and high school students have a solid grasp of science, according to national test scores released Tuesday. The results from the 2009 National Asse...

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House endorses budget cuts before Obama’s speech

25 January 2011 12:32:00 PM

Report: 15 freshmen among richest in Congress CommentRecommendUpdated at 3:54 p.m. ETJust hours before President Obama delivers his State of the Union Address, the GOP-led House easily endorsed cutting the federal budget to 2008 levels or less.The 256-...

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Verizon iPhone cases in short supply?

25 January 2011 11:18:03 AM

Visit any Apple Store, or one of those phone-accessory kiosks in the mall, and you'll find a wide selection of iPhone 4 cases. But most of those won't fit the iPhone 4 for Verizon Wireless, which goes on sale February 10. The Verizon iPhon...

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Federer Into Semifinals at Australian Open

25 January 2011 07:39:40 AM

Two points into the final game of his Australian Open quarterfinal against Roger Federer on Tuesday, Stanislas Wawrinka steadied himself to try returning a forehand smash. Wawrinka playfully waved his racket over his head in a mock a...

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Calif. man held over sledgehammer massacre

25 January 2011 07:34:06 AM

RIVERSIDE, California — A Southern California martial arts instructor suspected of being involved in a 1982 massacre during a civil war in Guatemala was arrested in Canada and is awaiting extradition to the U.S., it was...

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Baltic the rescued dog recovers his sea legs

25 January 2011 07:19:12 AM

WARSAW, Poland –  A year after he was plucked from an ice floe off Poland's coast, Baltic the dog has found his sea legs again. Baltic was rescued a year ago on Tuesday after an odyssey in which the ice sheet he was on floated down t...

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Aides: Senate leaders close to filibuster reform

25 January 2011 07:16:41 AM

Top Democratic and Republican senators, negotiating proposed reforms of the use of filibusters and other legislative stalling tactics, are close to an agreement on modest changes to curb the practices but not eliminate them alto...

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Russian leader slams airport security after blast

25 January 2011 05:51:31 AM

MOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday that officials of the Moscow airport where a suicide bombing killed 35 people should be "held accountable" for security failures there. Th...

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Montel Williams pushes medical marijuana bill

25 January 2011 05:51:31 AM

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Former talk show host Montel Williams has urged state lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana in Maryland, saying it has a role helping those with painful ailments such as his own. &#...

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Doc to Plead Not Guilty in Michael Jackson’s Death

25 January 2011 05:17:25 AM

LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's doctor is ready to go to trial on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the superstar's death, his lawyers say. Dr. Conrad Murray was expected at a Tuesday arraignment...

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