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Obama Gives Away $1.4M Nobel Prize

Obama Gives Away $1.4M Nobel Prize

President Barack Obama has announced which groups will get the $1.4 million he received for winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

Police: US Troops Shoot Iraqi Reporter and Husband

Police: US Troops Shoot Iraqi Reporter and Husband

A police official says U.S. troops opened fire on a car in western Baghdad killing an Iraqi journalist and her husband.

ACORN Agrees to Give Up Its Ohio Business License

ACORN Agrees to Give Up Its Ohio Business License

The community organizing group ACORN has settled a lawsuit by agreeing to give up its Ohio business license and not return under another name.

Obama Talks Immigration With Advocates, Lawmakers

Obama Talks Immigration With Advocates, Lawmakers

Advocacy groups say President Barack Obama has assured them that he remains committed to a comprehensive overhaul of U.S. immigration laws. But what can be accomplished on the issue this year remains unclear.

Cop: Driver in NY Prius Crash Was Headed to Dealer

Cop: Driver in NY Prius Crash Was Headed to Dealer

Police say a New York woman who claimed her Toyota Prius accelerated on its own was on her way to have its gas pedal checked at the time of the accident.

FBI Looking Into NJ Man Linked to Attack in Yemen

FBI Looking Into NJ Man Linked to Attack in Yemen

His father says Sharif Mobley is "no terrorist." But the FBI is looking into the case of the alleged al-Qaida member -- raised in New Jersey -- who is accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen.

Minneapolis Schools on Lockdown for 2nd Day

Minneapolis Schools on Lockdown for 2nd Day

Minneapolis Public Schools is on lockdown for the second day after a threat was made on a social networking site.

House Votes to Impeach US Judge from Louisiana

House Votes to Impeach US Judge from Louisiana

The House has voted to impeach a federal judge from Louisiana. A House Judiciary Committee task force charged District Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr. with a long-standing pattern of corruption.

GOP Wants Massa Ethics Probe Reopened

GOP Wants Massa Ethics Probe Reopened

House Minority Leader John Boehner wants the House ethics panel probe of former Rep. Eric Massa to be reopened.

Pelosi: Enough to 'Move Forward'

Pelosi: Enough to 'Move Forward'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says when it comes to President Barack Obama's health care reform, there's "enough to move forward."

Mich. Lawmaker Threatening to Derail Health Care

Mich. Lawmaker Threatening to Derail Health Care

Rep. Bart Stupak has become the unofficial leader of a small but powerful bloc threatening to derail President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Toyota Could Face Criminal Charges

Toyota Could Face Criminal Charges

Congressional probes, mushrooming lawsuits and a federal probe into reporting of acceleration defects have raised the risk of criminal charges for Toyota.

Rep. Patrick Kennedy Rips Media in Afghan Speech

Rep. Patrick Kennedy Rips Media in Afghan Speech

He chastised the media for focusing "24/7" on former Rep. Eric Massa of New York, who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, at a time when lawmakers were debating the future of the war.

Kansas City, Mo., Closing Nearly Half its Schools

Kansas City, Mo., Closing Nearly Half its Schools

The Kansas City school board is closing nearly half the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat.

Obama 'Not Backing Down' on Health Care

Obama 'Not Backing Down' on Health Care

"Nowhere is reform more needed than when it comes to our health care system," the President told a supportive crowd in St. Charles, Mo., just outside St. Louis.

U.S. Describes Israel's Timing On Enlarging a Settlement as 'Unusual'

U.S. Describes Israel's Timing On Enlarging a Settlement as 'Unusual'

A spokesman says the U.S. is trying to understand why Israel would announce plans to enlarge a settlement in east Jerusalem -- a move that is being denounced by the U.S. and other nations -- while Vice President Joe Biden was in Israel promoting a new U.S.-sponsored peace effort.

Workers Stuck on Open Drawbridge in Fla. Rescued

Workers Stuck on Open Drawbridge in Fla. Rescued

Four workers are safe after getting stuck on a drawbridge that went up unexpectedly in Florida.

FDA: Medtronic Brain Stimulator Missed Study Goal

FDA: Medtronic Brain Stimulator Missed Study Goal

The Food and Drug Administration says a Medtronic nerve stimulating implant failed to significantly reduce seizures in epilepsy patients.

House Democrats Ban Earmarks to Corporations

House Democrats Ban Earmarks to Corporations

House Democratic leaders have announced that they will ban the much-criticized practice of using annual spending bills to direct pet projects to for-profit companies that often return the favor with campaign contributions.

Police Probe Toyota Prius Crash in NYC Suburb

Police Probe Toyota Prius Crash in NYC Suburb

 Police investigating the latest report of a sticky accelerator say it's lucky the car only hit a wall.

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