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Wagging tails replace sad eyes in Westminster ads

2012-02-10T13:37:13-05:00

Pet lovers won't have to look away anymore when those heart-wrenching TV ads appear during the Westminster dog show — the ones with the pitiful little faces peering out from behind those rusted bars of a cage and wondering "how I ended up in here."

Stocks fall at the open as Greek deal is held up

2012-02-10T10:38:28-05:00

U.S. stocks opened lower Friday after Greece's bailout deal was put on hold, a day after it seemed that the country had satisfied its creditors.

AP sources: Obama revamping birth control policy

2012-02-10T10:23:56-05:00

Retreating in the face of a political uproar, President Barack Obama on Friday will announce that religious employers will not have to cover birth control for their employees after all, The Associated Press has learned. The administration instead will demand that insurance companies will be the ones directly responsible for providing free contraception.

Tribe suing beer companies for alcohol problems

2012-02-09T16:58:11-05:00

An American Indian tribe sued some of the world's largest beer makers Thursday, claiming they knowingly contributed to devastating alcohol-related problems on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

LA school in sex abuse scandal reopens

2012-02-09T13:32:52-05:00

Children returned Thursday to an elementary school where the entire staff was replaced after the arrests of two former teachers on charges of committing lewd acts with students in class.

Official: States get No Child Left Behind waiver

2012-02-09T11:43:49-05:00

President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students, The Associated Press has learned.

Sources: Pentagon rules shift on women in combat

2012-02-09T09:45:02-05:00

Pentagon rules are catching up a bit with reality after a decade when women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Markets buoyed by news of Greek debt deal

2012-02-09T09:33:32-05:00

Stock markets extended gains and the euro struck a two-month high against the dollar Thursday after the Greek Prime Minister's office said a deal has been struck with coalition parties on new cuts that are necessary for the country to get crucial bailout funds.

Sarkozy advises against military strike on Iran

2012-02-08T21:40:02-05:00

French President Nicolas Sarkozy put his reputation as a stalwart friend of Israel on the line Wednesday, warning that military action was no way to deal with nuclear-minded Iran at a dinner hosted by France's main Jewish group.

Boehner: Congress to overturn birth control policy

2012-02-08T12:38:37-05:00

House Speaker John Boehner says if President Barack Obama doesn't reverse a new policy requiring religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with access to free birth control, the Congress will.