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All decked out: First Lady decried for expensive clothing choices
The First Lady's wardrobe is the center of controversy, as Mrs. Obama was spotted in a thousand-dollar sundress while attending Christmas Day services and another pricey outfit while meeting with servicemen.
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Police plan tight security at Times Square
Revelers in Times Square will see bomb-sniffing dogs, heavily armed counter-terrorism teams and NYPD helicopters overhead. What won't be as evident are the plainclothes officers assigned to blend into the crowd and other officers keeping watch from rooftops.
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'Amazing' tops list of 2012 banned words
Lake Superior State is out with its annual list of words and terms that should be banned from the English language, and the school is taking aim at some of the most cliched and overused buzzwords.
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Mothers take on Target at national 'nurse-in'
Mothers across the country breast-fed in hundreds of Target stores on Wednesday in protest of the chain store's action against a nursing mother outside Houston in November.
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Ready to cast off 2011? It's 'Good Riddance Day'
Are you ready to cast 2011 a fond (or not so fond) farewell? The folks up at Times Square in New York are ready to help you get rid of the dead weight you've accumulated in the past 365 days.
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As Iraq War ends, will there be a parade for troops?
With tens of thousands of U.S. troops still fighting a bloody war in Afghanistan, anything that looks like a big victory celebration for the Iraq War could be seen as unseemly and premature, some say.
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Winner of U.S. Supreme Court landmark gay rights case dies
The Texas man whose case led to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that granted privacy rights to gay men and lesbians has died at age 68.
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Texas men trade same Christmas card for decades
A Christmas card that crisscrossed the country as part of an old joke between two Texas men will rest this holiday for the first time in 61 years.
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Book recordings help military connect with families
Operation Record a Story allows children to hear a parent read a bedtime story even if they are separated by thousands of miles.
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California cliffhanger: Man and dog rescued
It was a dramatic rescue in California when a man and his dog dangled precariously from a cliff as rescuers inched closer. (Video)
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VOTE: Should the First Lady be wearing pricey dresses?
Michelle Obama is catching heat for wearing designer clothes while handing out goods to the needy and advocates for good spending habits. Should she wear what she pleases? Take our poll.
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Mitchell Smith, missing blind man, found safe
On Thursday, Dec. 29, authorities announced that Mitchell Smith was located and is safe.
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VOTE: Allowed to ban breast-feeding in public spots?
Thousands of mothers say that they're planning to nurse their children inside Target stores after a Texas woman says employees told her she wasn't allowed to inside a store. Should stores be able to ban breast-feeding in public spaces? Take our poll.
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Number of officers killed on duty rises in 2011
An annual report on officers killed in the line of duty shows that 173 law enforcement officers died on the job in 2011, a jump of over 10 percent.
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DOD: Sexual assaults up at U.S. military academies
The Pentagon says reports of sexual assault at three of the nation's military academies have gone up to 65, compared to 41 last year.
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Mass. woman says TSA confiscated frosted cupcake
A Massachusetts woman says an airport security officer in Las Vegas confiscated her frosted cupcake because he thought the icing on it could be a security risk.
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House fire kills 5 in Stamford, Conn.
Authorities say fire broke out in a home in Stamford, Conn., on Christmas morning, killing five people.
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Army: Some Arlington markers may need replacement
In a report to Congress on Thursday, the Army found potential discrepancies between headstones and cemetery paperwork on about 64,000 grave markers at Arlington National Cemetery - about one in four.
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