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Tired and broke,
Santorum heads home
It's a grim period for Santorum, who just three weeks ago was riding high on a strong finish in the Iowa caucuses; after first saying the result was a virtual tie with Romney, the Iowa GOP ultimately declared Santorum the winner.
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'Terrifying massacre' kills
women, children
A wave of violence in the Syrian city of Homs shocks activists and highlights a growing crisis.
Gingrich, Romney again clash in GOP debate
The tension between the Republican rivals was on full display during a series of testy exchanges.
U.S. growth quickens
in Q4, but speed-bumps ahead
The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in 1-1/2 years in the fourth quarter of 2011, but a strong rebuilding of stocks by businesses and a slower pace of spending on capital goods hinted at softer growth early this year.
Bus-size asteroid to give
Earth close shave Friday
A small asteroid will make an extremely close pass by Earth Friday (Jan. 27), coming much nearer than the moon, but the space rock poses no danger of impacting our planet, NASA scientists say.
Lawyer gives up $14 million Iowa lottery ticket claim
The New York lawyer who tried to redeem a multi-million dollar lottery ticket in Iowa last month -- only to have his claim called into question by officials demanding to know who he represented -- is giving up the quest for the jackpot.
Environmentalists sue to protect whales from Navy sonar
Environmentalists sued the U.S. government on Thursday over naval training exercises off the West Coast involving sonar that they say harms endangered marine animals in the Pacific Ocean including killer whales.
Clinton says she's done with high wire of politics
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told State Department employees Thursday that she will not stay on in the job if President Obama wins re-election, saying that after two decades, she is ready to step off "the high wire of American politics."
Divers find large, unexplained object at bottom of Baltic Sea
A team of salvage divers has discovered an unexplained object resting at the bottom of the Baltic Sea near Sweden.
Barney Frank to marry partner
The spokesperson for Congressman Barney Frank, D-Mass., said today that Frank would marry his longtime partner, Jim Ready, 42, a first in national American politics.
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