| 'It's our Super Bowl': Thousands attend Tebow Easter service Posted:  New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow took to the pulpit this morning in Austin, Texas, on the holiest day of the Christian calendar to share his personal story of faith. In an interview during the service that lasted for about 20 minutes, he explained how...
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| Looking on the bright side of inflation (there is one) Posted:  Sometimes a little bit of inflation is not such a bad thing. In the United States, prices starting to creep upward shows the deep wounds from the credit crisis are slowly healing and the U.S. economy is ...
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| '60 Minutes' legend Mike Wallace dies Posted:  Mike Wallace, the legendary CBS News broadcaster, interviewer and "60 Minutes" icon, has died, the network said Sunday. He was 93. Wallace, whose "probing, brazen style made his name synonymous with the tough interview -- a style he practically invented for television more than half a century ago" died "peacefully" on Saturday night, surrounded by [...]
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| Tulsa police: Shooting victims chosen at random Posted:  Tulsa police say there was no connection between the suspects and victims in a series of shootings that terrorized the city's black community.
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| Obamas attend Easter worship at historic D.C. church Posted:  Donning their Sunday best, President Barack Obama and his family attended Easter services this morning at St. John's Church in Washington D.C. Located a block away from the White House, the protestant Episcopal parish is a frequent visit for Obama and past...
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| Obama wishes Jews, Christians happy Passover, Easter Posted:  President Obama used his weekly radio address on Saturday to wish Jews and Christians celebrating Passover and Easter, respectively, this weekend well: For millions of Americans, this weekend is a time to celebrate redemption at God's hand. Tonight, Jews will gather for a second Seder, where they will retell the story of the Exodus. And [...]
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| Syria scuttles truce plan with new demands Posted:  A U.N.-brokered plan to stop the bloodshed in Syria effectively collapsed Sunday after President Bashar Assad's government raised new, last-minute demands that the country's largest rebel group swiftly rejected.
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| U.S. gives Afghans control in deal on night raids Posted:  Afghanistan and the United States signed a deal on special forces operations in the insurgency-wracked country on Sunday, putting Afghans in charge of controversial night raids.
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| Cracks emerge in Santorum's evangelical support Posted:  Rick Santorum, who rose in the polls thanks to enthusiastic support from Christian conservatives, faced pressure Sunday from a key Republican evangelical to end his increasingly long-shot White House bid.
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| DNC chair slams Wis. gov. Walker's 'Equal Pay' repeal Posted:  The Democratic National Committee chairwoman called out Republican Gov. Scott Walker today for repealing Wisconsin's Equal Pay Enforcement Act, a law intended to lower the cost for plaintiffs suing employers for pay discrimination. "He tried to quietly repeal the Equal Pay Act. Women aren't going to stand for...
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| North Korea rocket installed on launch pad Posted:  North Korea's long-range rocket is on its launch platform, AFP reporters said Sunday, as the regime again insisted it was to send a peaceful satellite and not a missile.
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| Reports: 1 dead, 2 wounded in Texas beach shooting Posted: One person has been killed and two others have been wounded in a shooting during a packed Texas Gulf Coast beach party. |
| 7-year-old boy tied to Alaska arson fires Posted: A fire marshal in Alaska's capital city says a 7-year-old boy has admitted setting five arson fires over a little more than four months. |
| First-quarter earnings could derail stock market's climb Posted:  For the stock market, it was a triumphant first quarter. But for earnings growth, the past three months were just ho-hum.Analysts are expecting earnings for companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index ...
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| U.S. helps Pakistan search for 135 buried in snow Posted:  The U.S. sent a team of experts Sunday to help Pakistan search for 135 people buried a day earlier by a massive avalanche that engulfed a military complex in a mountain battleground close to the Indian border.
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| Pope marks Easter with call for Syria violence end Posted:  Pope Benedict XVI implored the Syrian regime Sunday to heed international demands to end the bloodshed and expressed hope that the joy of Easter will comfort Christian communities suffering because of their faith.
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| 'Please get us out of here': trapped Peru miners wait it out Posted:  It could take two or three more days to rescue nine miners trapped since Thursday in a mine in southern Peru, a top official said Sunday, as one of the miners begged "please, get us out of here."
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| Hudson's star power to complicate Chicago murder trial Posted:  Accustomed to wearing Vera Wang gowns on red carpets, singing at the Grammys or autographing her weight-loss memoir, Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson will take on a new role under a very different spotlight — in Chicago's drab criminal courts building at the trial of the man charged with murdering her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
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| Iraq says terrorist cell dismantled Posted:  Iraqi security forces have arrested members of an al-Qaida-linked insurgent cell responsible for deadly attacks and robberies in Baghdad, a police official said Sunday.
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| Gingrich: Still in, says Romney likely GOP nominee Posted:  Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich once led his rivals for the nomination in polls. Today, he's millions in debt and describing Mitt Romney as "far and away the most likely" GOP nominee.
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