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- Idaho GOP state Senator McGee resigns amid scandal23 February 2012, 2:22 am
An Idaho Republican state senator who had been seen as a political riser has stepped down amid sexual harassment allegations. ...
- GOP candidates face off in high-stakes debate in Arizona23 February 2012, 12:56 am
Mitt Romney went on offense against Rick Santorum's record of spending while in the U.S. Senate, accusing his latest Republican arch-rival Wednesday of raising the debt ceiling five times, funding Planned Parenthood and expanding the Department of Education. ...
- Bankruptcy judge approves Solyndra bonuses22 February 2012, 11:26 pm
A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved close to $370,000 in bonuses for certain employees of Solyndra LLC, a solar panel manufacturer that received a half-billion dollar loan from the federal government before declaring bankruptcy. ...
- Virginia House passes scaled-back ultrasound bill, final approval unlikely22 February 2012, 9:53 pm
Virginia Republican legislators have dropped a bitterly contested requirement that women seeking abortions undergo invasive ultrasound imaging, likely dooming the bill. ...
- Tribe seeks order to limit beer sales in Nebraska town22 February 2012, 9:36 pm
Leaders of a South Dakota American Indian tribe who are suing beer makers, distributors and retailers are now asking a judge to restrict alcohol sales in a tiny Nebraska town that borders their reservation. ...
- Religious broadcasters group reportedly urges IRS review of Media Matters' status22 February 2012, 9:34 pm
The National Religious Broadcasters is encouraging the IRS to look into Media Matters' tax-exempt status following a report that the liberal media watchdog group once received a $50,000 grant to scrutinize religious outlets. ...
- Blighted home owned by Conyers family reportedly causes neighbor's insurance to rise22 February 2012, 8:05 pm
The decrepit condition of an east Detroit home owned by Michigan Rep. John Conyers' family reportedly has driven up the insurance rate for at least one of the neighbors. ...
- As rioting leads to deaths in Afghanistan, NATO officials apologize again for defiled Koran22 February 2012, 6:39 pm
As riots over the accidental improper disposal of the Koran led to seven deaths by Wednesday, two senior NATO military officials stressed that it was because of clandestine communications written into the Korans in the first place that a decision was made to have them destroyed by U.S. troops. ...
- Pending Michigan bill would criminalize alteration of fake guns22 February 2012, 4:04 pm
A proposed bill in Michigan would amend the law to penalize the use of an imitation firearm in a crime if its required colored markings are removed, disguised or concealed. If passed, the bill would also ban real firearms from being doctored to look like a toy. ...
- Romney faces high stakes as Santorum moves on Michigan22 February 2012, 3:14 pm
Mitt Romney leads in delegates but a surge by Rick Santorum in recent days has the Republican presidential frontrunner once again trying to cast an opponent as the flavor of the week -- and stave off a potential loss in a state critical to proving his electability in a general election. ...
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