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Renters face fewer vacancies, rising rates

10:37 PM, Feb 22, 2012

Across the country, as more people compete for apartments in the wake of the housing collapse, the market has swung in favor of landlords.

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Judge says Wash. can't make pharmacies sell Plan B

8:10 PM, Feb 22, 2012

Washington state cannot force pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

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By Anibal Greco, AP A wounded passenger waits to be rescued from a commuter train after a collision Wednesday in Buenos Aires.

Train crash in Argentina kills 49; hundreds injured

6:16 PM, Feb 22, 2012

A packed train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station Wednesday, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds of morning commuters as passenger cars crumpled behind the engine.

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GA kids found safe after stranger drove off with them

1:38 PM, Feb 22, 2012

The children were reported kidnapped after a stranger offered to help the family when their car broke down on the side of an interstate highway, then stole the car with the kids inside.

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W.Va. mine boss charged with fraud

11:19 AM, Feb 22, 2012

Federal prosecutors have charged the superintendent of a southern West Virginia mine with conspiracy to defraud the federal government.

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U.S. journalist, French photographer killed in Syria

9:05 AM, Feb 22, 2012

The French government spokeswoman on Wednesday identified two Western reporters killed in Syria as French photojournalist Remi Ochlik and American war reporter Marie Colvin.

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GOP debate could have heavy impact on Michigan contest

9:05 AM, Feb 22, 2012

The stakes for the debate in Mesa, Ariz., Wednesday night are high for the four remaining contenders: It is the last before the primaries here and in Michigan on Feb. 28, as well as the Super Tuesday contests March 6 in which a series of polls show Romney and Santorum battling it out for delegates.

Women less likely to get immediate heart attack treatment

8:38 AM, Feb 22, 2012

Women having heart attacks are less likely than men to get immediate treatment and more likely to die in the hospital, says a groundbreaking new study that tracked more than 1.1 million patients.

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Google, Microsoft tangle over tracking, online privacy

10:57 PM, Feb 21, 2012

Mudslinging between tech rivals is nothing new. But the red hot issue of online privacy has pushed it to another level.

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25% of super PAC money coming from just 5 rich donors

7:59 PM, Feb 21, 2012

Five wealthy people have donated nearly $1 of every $4 flowing to the super PACs raising unlimited money in this year's presidential race.

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High court to take new look at affirmative action

6:03 PM, Feb 21, 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to consider whether the University of Texas at Austin has the right to consider race and ethnicity in admissions decisions.

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Dow breaks 13,000 for first time since `08 crisis

2:05 PM, Feb 21, 2012

It passed the 13,000 level about two hours into the trading day
Wall Street is getting a boost today from the long-awaited bailout deal for Greece, and from strong corporate earnings reports.

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Sugarland responds to lawsuit over Indiana stage collapse

2:04 PM, Feb 21, 2012


Seven people were killed and more than 40 were injured when a gust of wind toppled equipment that hung over the stage before the group's Aug. 13 concert.

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Court action could prolong health care fight

8:04 AM, Feb 21, 2012

Next month's challenge to the Obama-sponsored health care law could affect the care available to most Americans, alter the balance of power between Washington and the states and remain a flash point through this presidential campaign.

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Rising gas prices give GOP weapon against Obama

7:22 AM, Feb 21, 2012

Gas prices are starting to top $4 a gallon on the upper Midwest, West Coast and other parts of the country, raising the specter that Republicans can use the issue to topple President Obama in November.

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