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• Gun laws show difficulty of stemming violent acts

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — One early focus of new gun regulations by President Barack Obama and some lawmakers would reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons, a law widely regarded as …

• Bernard Madoff brother to face victims in NY court

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — The suspense surrounding the sentencing of the brother of Ponzi king Bernard Madoff will largely be absent because a plea agreement makes a 10-year prison term …

• US Mint testing new metals to make coins cheaper

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When it comes to making coins, the Mint isn’t getting its two cents worth. In some cases, it doesn’t even get half of that. A penny costs … 1

• Medicare premiums could rise for many retirees

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — They may not agree on much else, but there’s a change to Medicare that President Barack Obama and Republicans both support: Expand a little-known law so more …

• House GOP plans vote on fiscal cliff ‘Plan B’

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP-controlled House is moving ahead Thursday on a bill that would raise taxes on people earning over $1 million a year, sparing most workers from a …

• Bernard Madoff brother to face victims in NY court

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Much of the suspense surrounding the sentencing of the brother of Ponzi king Bernard Madoff has been eliminated with a plea agreement that makes a 10-year …

• US Mint testing new metals to make coins cheaper

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When it comes to making coins, the Mint isn’t getting its two cents worth. In some cases, it doesn’t even get half of that: A penny costs …

• Strike looms at East and Gulf Coast ports

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Weeks after a critical West Coast port complex was crippled by a few hundred striking workers, the East Coast is bracing for a possible walkout numbering thousands …

• GOP proposes smaller, $24B Sandy aid package

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday proposed a $24 billion emergency aid package for Superstorm Sandy victims, less than half of what Democrats hope to pass by Christmas. The …

• Changes in law aim to protect kids’ online data

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Aiming to prevent companies from exploiting online information about children under 13, the Obama administration on Wednesday imposed sweeping changes in regulations designed to protect a young …

• Obama to send Congress gun proposals in January

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the time for action overdue, President Barack Obama promised on Wednesday to send Congress broad proposals in January for tightening gun laws and curbing violence after …

• Obama, Boehner clash as cliff edge approaches

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Fiscal cliff talks at a partisan standoff, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner swapped barbed political charges on Wednesday yet carefully left room for further …

• Amid Newtown tragedy, scam artists creep in

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The family of Noah Pozner was mourning the 6-year-old, killed in the Newtown school massacre, when outrage compounded their sorrow. Someone they didn’t know was soliciting … 1

• Training under way for new nuclear plant operators

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WAYNESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Utility companies are preparing a new wave of workers to run first-of-their-kind nuclear plants, a process certain to influence how workers are trained on the new … 1

• IRS: 100M taxpayers face delays without AMT fix

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Up to 100 million taxpayers — about two-thirds of all filers — won’t be able to file their 2012 tax returns until late March if Congress doesn’t …

• Discounts abound as stores try to salvage season

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to fat holiday discounts, better late than never. This holiday shopping season, many stores haven’t been offering the same blockbuster deals as they …

• Boehner: Obama should support fiscal cliff plan

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama should support a Republican plan to avoid January tax increases on everyone but those earning over $1 million. Boehner …

• Will cigarette makers jump into pot market?

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Will the Marlboro Man light up a joint soon? The states of Washington and Colorado legalized possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana in the November …

• Armored backpacks and a rush on guns after Conn.

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The reaction to the deadly Connecticut school shooting can be seen at gun stores and self-defense retailers across the nation, with anxious parents buying armored …

• Government issues new online child privacy rules

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — New online child privacy rules will keep anonymous advertisers and marketers from siphoning personal information about preteens but won’t restrain innovation among technology companies and businesses that …

• Obama sets January deadline for gun proposals

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Spurred by a horrific elementary school shooting, President Barack Obama vowed to send Congress new policy proposals for reducing gun violence by January. “This time, the words … 3

• Obama: He and Boehner ‘pretty close’ to a deal

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Optimistic despite a tightening deadline, President Barack Obama said Wednesday he and House Speaker John Boehner are “pretty close” to a grand fiscal deal to avoid a …

• Clarification: TV-New Millennial Network story

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — In a story Dec. 17, The Associated Press reported that the upcoming cable channel being launched by Participant Media had acquired the distribution assets of the …

• Shattered Newtown tries to make sense of tragedy

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — For a third straight day Wednesday, funeral processions rolled through a grieving Connecticut town trying to make sense of the massacre of 20 first-graders and six …

• White House threatens veto of GOP budget plan

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House threatened Wednesday to veto House Speaker John Boehner’s backup plan for averting the “fiscal cliff,” saying it was time for Republicans to stop political …

• Obama to press for policy changes after shooting

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is launching an administration-wide effort to curb gun violence, underscoring the growing political consensus over tightening gun restrictions following the horrific massacre at a …

• Heavy price: Medicare overpaying for back braces

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet sale price for a standard back brace: $99.99. What Medicare pays for the item: $900-plus. 1

• Obama Social Security offer at odds with top Dems

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s offer to limit the growth of Social Security benefits would cost the average retiree less than $50 in the first year. But the cuts … 2

• Panetta orders probe of military day care centers

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday ordered a worldwide review of hiring practices at all U.S. military day care centers after the Army revealed that it discovered …

• Benghazi review finds systematic security faults

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent panel charged with investigating the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has concluded that systematic management … 1

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