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Al-Qaida shifts tactics, marks success by ??fear??

Passengers pass by a sign stating the National Threat Advisory at Baltimore Washington International Airport on Dec. 29.Al-Qaida eyes a more pragmatic and arguably more dangerous shift in tactics. The emerging message appears to be: Big successes are great, but trying can be just as good.




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Palestinians threaten to quit peace talks

The Palestinians threaten to pull out of U.S.-mediated peace talks with Israel before negotiations even start.

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Fannie, Freddie??s $125 billion tab still growing

The federal government has spent the past half year trying to roll back its efforts to support the financial markets, except for involvement in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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??Baseball-sized hail,?? twisters slam Ark.

March 11: A tornado roars across Benton, Ark., damaging homes and injuring several people. NBC??s Natalie Morales reports. (Today Show)Twisters strike parts of Arkansas, injuring four people and destroying a handful of homes, as a line of storms marches east.




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Greece hit by strikes over austerity plan

A protester from a communist-linked union and a protesting police officer applaud each other during Thursday's nationwide general strike. The work stoppage grounded all flights and brought public transport to a halt, while state hospitals were left with emergency staff only and all news broadcasts were suspended.Protesters clash with police as more than 20,000 people march through central Athens during a nationwide general strike against the government's new austerity measures.




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Guys?? night on ??Idol?? feels like ??Twilight Zone??

Sure, the remaining eight guys on "Idol" look normal, but they made some truly strange song selections Wednesday night, then elicited even more bizarre reactions from the judges.Wednesday night??s ??American Idol? semifinal round was seriously one of the weirdest nights I can ever remember in the show??s nine years.




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Indiana stakes claim to electric car industry

Richard Canny, CEO of THINK electric cars, shows off the automaker??s Think City electric vehicle at the Washington, D.C., auto show in January. The company plans to make vehicles in Indiana.The so-called "RV Capital of the World" may soon be able to bill itself the "EV Capital of the World. What a difference a letter makes.




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Kansas City, Mo., closing nearly half its schools

The Kansas City school board voted Wednesday night to close nearly half the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat.

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Mexico??s Slim tops the list of world??s richest

Carlos Slim Helu, the telecom tycoon who pounced on privatization of Mexico's national telephone company in the 1990s, is world's richest person for first time after coming in third place last year.For the third time in three years, the world has a new richest man.




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Big East roundup: Cincinnati ousts Louisville

Cincinnati's Deonta Vaughn, left, and Lance Stephenson celebrate after they defeated Louisville in the Big East Conference tournament on Wednesday.Big East roundup: Deonta Vaughn made two free throws with 5.9 seconds left then made the game-saving strip just before the buzzer and Cincinnati beat Louisville 69-66 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Big East tournament.




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Cuba??s free sex changes mark break from past

Yiliam Gonzalez is one of eight individuals to undergo a sex change, which are paid for by Cuba??s universal health care system.A small but remarkable transformation is happening in Cuba, a nation known for the rugged revolution of Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and a band of ever-macho, bearded rebels, who long punished gays and transsexuals, but is now paying for sex changes.




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Calif. woman arrested, 60 dogs seized from home

A California woman has been arrested after animal control officers found 60 dogs in crates inside her small Lakeside home east of San Diego.

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House Dems ban earmarks to corporations

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

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Corey Haim??s Hollywood story is sadly familiar

??The Lost Boys? star was a teen heartthrob in the ??80s and one half of the famous ??Two Coreys.?Corey Haim's story is sadly familiar in Hollywood: A teen talent who discovered drugs as he tasted his first success and whose personal problems increased as his star-power faded.




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Help on way for loggerhead turtles?

A loggerhead escapes a fishing net that has a built-in escape hatch for turtles. Activists want the federal government to require such nets in U.S. waters.The Obama administration recommends listing seven populations of loggerhead turtles as endangered, a decision that could have big implications for the fishing industry.




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Pelosi: Democrats close to health care deal

Demonstrators display placards supporting President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul during a demonstration in Washington on March 9.Democrats claim momentum in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, citing near agreement on crucial issues.




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Once-revered lawmaker freezes to death alone

Juanita Goggins is seen in a 1974 file photo in Rock Hill, S.C. Goggins was the first black woman elected to the the South Carolina Legislature in 1974, and was hailed as a trailblazer at the time. Three decades later, Goggins died alone and freezing in the home she rented for 16 years, just four miles from the gleaming Statehouse dome. When Juanita Goggins became the first black woman elected to the South Carolina Legislature in 1974, she was hailed as a trailblazer.  Three decades later, she froze to death at age 75.




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