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  • Published
    December 26, 2011

    Tough choice looms on 9/11 health lawsuits

    1,600 people who filed lawsuits claiming that their health was ruined by dust and smoke from the World Trade Center must decide by Jan. 2 whether to keep fighting in court, or drop the litigation and apply for benefits from a government compensation fund.

  • Published
    December 25, 2011

    Trump drops out of Republican Party

    A spokesman for Trump says the businessman changed his affiliation because he may seek the presidency as an independent in 2012.

  • Published
    December 24, 2011

    Gingrich, Perry left off Virginia ballot

    Neither candidate collected the required 10,000 signatures to appear on the March 6 Super Tuesday ballot. It's a sign that although Gingrich has surged in the polls, he's struggled to build a campaign organization.

  • Published
    December 24, 2011

    Ron Paul’s nonprofits push law’s limit

    Unlike a PAC, whose finances are made public, Paul's nonprofits can raise unlimited money and aren't required to disclose where it came from or how it was spent.

  • Published
    December 22, 2011
    Barack Obama

    Tax cut OK’d

    The two-month deal gives Obama a victory, but lingering bitterness among GOP factions could complicate future talks.

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  • Published
    December 22, 2011

    Army transfers 8 US soldiers after suicide

    The soldiers face charges ranging from dereliction of duty to involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide in the death of 19-year-old Army Pvt. Daniel Chen of New York City.

  • Published
    December 22, 2011

    Americans frustrated by congressional stalemates

    Around the country, people of different backgrounds, incomes and political leanings say they're angry and downright disgusted by the posturing in Washington.

  • Published
    December 22, 2011

    McCain: Republican stance on payroll tax a mistake

    Sen. John McCain says Congress' failure to reach agreement on legislation extending a payroll tax cut for working Americans "hurts the Republican Party."

  • Published
    December 21, 2011

    Huntsman blasts Romney for NH jobs record

    Huntsman's campaign said Romney's venture capital firm oversaw more than 100 layoffs in New Hampshire while reaping millions in profits.

  • Published
    December 21, 2011

    8 US soldiers charged in fellow soldier’s death

    Pvt. Danny Chen, a 19-year-old from Manhattan, was found in Kandahar province with what the Army has described as "an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound."