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Palin resigning as Alaska governor
WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26.
Her spokesman wouldn’t say why Palin decided to step down, but the announcement stirred speculation that she would focus on a 2012 bid for the Republican nomination for president.
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Ohio State shooter complained bosses were unfair
An Ohio State University janitor who shot two supervisors, one fatally, and then killed himself had complained that he was being treated unfairly, though records show he slept on the job and was late to work during his probation.
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New national math, English standards drafted
Math and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform — and more rigorous — standards Wednesday as draft new national guidelines were released.
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Boyfriend: ’Jihad Jane’ suspect wasn’t religious
The self-dubbed “Jihad Jane” who thought her blond, all-American profile would help mask her plan to kill a Swedish cartoonist is a rare case of a U.S. woman inciting foreign terrorism and shows the latest evolution of the global threat, authorities say.
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Minority births on track to outnumber white births
Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the U.S. majority over the next 40 years.
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Roberts: Scene at State of Union ’very troubling’
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address was “very troubling” and that the annual speech to Congress has “degenerated into a political pep rally.”
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Workers urge faster rebuilding at ground zero site
Hundreds of construction workers raised a rallying cry of “Build it now!” on Tuesday, gathering with elected officials at the World Trade Center site to urge a quick rebuilding of the complex.
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Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California
The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.
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In rare case, Pa. woman accused of aiding terror
An indictment against a suburban Philadelphia woman accused of recruiting jihadist fighters online and moving to Europe to try to kill a Swedish artist is a rare case of an American woman aiding foreign terrorists, authorities say, and shows the evolution of the threat of terrorism.
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Not more quakes, just more people in quake zones
First the ground shook in Haiti, then Chile and now Turkey. The earthquakes keep coming hard and fast this year, causing people to wonder if something sinister is happening underfoot.
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2 of oldest people in US die: in NH 114, Mich. 113
Two of the oldest people in the world have died on the same day.
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Ohio State shooter complained bosses were unfair
