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Obama, seeking to quell birth control furor, shifts cost to insurersPresident Obama, yielding to pressure from religious groups and others, withdrew a mandate that religiously affiliated institutions include free birth control in health insurance plans for employees. Now, insurers will pay.
Ron Paul's secret ninja strategy for Maine caucusesRon Paul has a strategy for winning more delegates than caucus results in Maine, Colorado, and elsewhere suggest he would. Patience, grasshopper, and we will explain it to you.
Rick Santorum asks CPAC conservatives to 'honor' their true valuesRick Santorum played down organization and fundraising in his speech Friday at CPAC. Instead, Santorum appealed to CPAC conservatives' principles.
Steve Jobs FBI file: four humanizing revelationsSteve Jobs' FBI file shows a man motivated by power and the desire to achieve great things. The Steve Jobs FBI file also produced surprising details that humanize a great visionary.
Progress WatchBehind the big drop in euthanasia for America's dogs and catsFido and Fluffy are far more likely to survive a stint at the animal shelter today than 40 years ago. Population control and better practices by shelters and pet owners have improved the lot of dogs and cats.
Tiger Woods returns to form at Pebble BeachTiger Woods had 6 birdies for an opening round of 68 at Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. It was Tiger Woods' is back at the Pebble Beach celebrity event for the first time in a decade.
CPAC recap: As much talk about big-hatted Pilgrims as the economyCPAC attendees Thursday heard from Rep. Michele Bachmann, Sen. Mitch McConnell, and Gov. Rick Perry. But the economy wasn't a major CPAC theme.
Marines: Nazi flag was mistaken for their ownMarines caught posing with a Nazi flag say they thought the SS symbol was meant to represent their own sniper scouts team.
No Child Left Behind loosens grasp as 10 states freed from requirementsNo Child Left Behind has been a contentious law ever since it was passed in 2002. Now ten states have been released of some of the toughest legal requirements of the law.
Who is to blame for LA school sex abuse? Push for answers poised to escalate.Three suits involving 23 students have been filed in an L.A. court in the wake of the Miramonte school sex abuse scandal, but the those numbers are expected to rise dramatically in a push for accountability.
Catholic furor over birth control rule turns Democrats on one anotherThe Catholic Church's anger over a proposed federal rule to force church-affiliated organizations to offer health plans covering birth control has provided Republicans with an opportunity – and Democrats with a problem.- Creator of Revolution Muslim website, inspiration to US jihadis, pleads guiltyJesse Curtis Morton, who ran RevolutionMuslim.com, admitted to influencing would-be American militants including 'Jihad Jane' and the Pentagon model-plane bomber.
Mitt Romney at CPAC: a chance for revivalCPAC, this week's conservative extravaganza in Washington, would not seem to play to Mitt Romney's strengths. But his speech Friday could present him with an opportunity.
Nuclear power: NRC approves first new reactors since 1978The NRC, America's nuclear power regulatory board, has given the go ahead to two new reactors in Georgia. Industry advocates call the decision 'historic,' but it had a prominent critic.
GOP threatens huge cuts to unemployment insuranceThe stalemate in Congress over extending a payroll tax cut also affects unemployment insurance. Republicans want to limit federal benefits for the long-term unemployed to 59 weeks, down from 99 weeks now. One Republican says he's willing to go to 26 weeks.
Steve Jobs FBI file: What did his neighbors think about him?Steve Jobs FBI file readers will find some interesting nuggets, including what neighbors thought about his landscaping plans and evidence that most FBI agents aren't at all like Jack Bauer.
Bomb Iran? Nearly half of Americans say 'yes' to halt nuclear program.A new You-Gov poll finds 44 percent of Americans favor, and 35 percent oppose, a strike against Iran. Fewer Europeans favor force, but more are convinced Iran is trying to build a nuclear bomb.
Haley Barbour's mass pardons under scrutiny at Mississippi Supreme CourtThe Mississippi Supreme Court is expected to rule quickly on whether 193 of the 200+ pardons by outgoing Gov. Haley Barbour are constitutional. A key issue is whether the public was properly notified.
Peyton Manning on the road to recovery?Peyton Manning has been spotted at Duke University in North Carolina, according to social media reports. The question remains: Can Peyton Manning throw the football?
Washington State headed toward gay marriage: a sign of shifting attitudesLawmakers voted to make Washington the seventh state to allow gay marriage. Opponents vow to force the measure onto the November ballot, but obtaining a voter veto of the new law will be an uphill battle.
