Nation & World
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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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."

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    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.

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    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."