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'GI Bill' to be trademarked
4/27/12 8:12 AM
The Obama administration wants to trademark the term "GI Bill" in an effort to shield veterans and military families being swindled or misled by schools that target their federal education benefits.
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Hearing set for sealed George Zimmerman files
4/27/12 7:12 AM
George Zimmerman's attorney says he'll disclose more than $200,000 raised by a website created for his legal defense.
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Edwards attorney attacks ex-aide's credibility
4/26/12 6:45 PM
John Edwards' defense sought to undermine the prosecution's key witness and paint him as a pathological liar.
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U.S. unemployment still high
4/26/12 11:02 AM
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits remained stuck near a three-month high last week, a sign that hiring has likely slowed since winter.
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‘Octomom’ visited by child welfare officials after complaints
4/26/12 7:37 AM
Police and California child welfare officials who visited Nadya Suleman's home after someone claimed that her 14 children were living in squalor say they did not find evidence that the children are in any danger.
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Marine sergeant discharged over Facebook posts
4/25/12 2:22 PM
Marine Sgt. Gary Stein will be discharged from the Corps, officials said Wednesday, after he made disparaging comments about President Barack Obama on Facebook.
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Deion Sanders cited for fight with estranged wife
4/25/12 5:27 AM
Much like his playing days, Deion Sanders' tumultuous marriage has had no shortage of flash and drama: A reality television show, a divorce arrangement in which the couple still lived together and now, misdemeanor assault charges.
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Gas prices on the decline nationally
4/24/12 6:38 PM
For the eighth straight day, gas prices have been on a decline nationally.
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Former BP engineer first arrested after 2010 spill
4/24/12 4:07 PM
The first criminal charges in the Deepwater Horizon disaster have been filed against Kurt Mix, a former BP engineer, who allegedly destroyed evidence in the wake of the 2010 oil disaster.
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Ex-Edwards aide to retake the stand for 5th day
4/27/12 7:51 AM
An ex-aide to presidential candidate John Edwards is expected to retake the witness stand once again to face tough questions about secret donor money funneled to pay personal expenses.
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Report: Secret Service agents acted out in El Salvador, too
4/26/12 6:46 PM
A full year before six Secret Service agents were forced out in the midst of the Colombian prostitution scandal, a Seattle TV report says that agents participated in similar activities a year before in El Salvador.
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Military judge rejects consolidating charges against Manning
4/26/12 12:32 PM
A military judge rejected a defense motion Thursday to consolidate some of charges against an Army private accused in the biggest leak of government secrets in U.S. history.
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Officials: No real threat ahead of bin Laden death anniversary
4/26/12 11:01 AM
U.S. intelligence officials say that ahead of the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s killing, there are no “credible” terror threats against the United States.
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Supreme Court could uphold Arizona immigration law
4/25/12 6:07 PM
Arizona's SB 1070, the controversial measure that requires police officers to check the immigration status of people they think illegally entered the country, could be set to go forward.
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Supreme Court weighs Arizona immigration law
4/25/12 7:57 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on Arizona’s controversial law that’s aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration, amid objections from the Obama administration that states have a limited role to play in immigration policy.
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Agency rules in favor of transgender protections in the workplace
4/24/12 8:57 PM
In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the agency that enforces the nation's job discrimination laws has ruled that transgender people are protected from bias in the workplace.
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Ex-Edwards aide back on the witness stand at trial
4/24/12 6:16 PM
The aide who helped John Edwards hide his pregnant mistress testified Tuesday that the former presidential candidate directed him to seek money from rich friends to provide the woman a monthly allowance.
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Space Shuttle Enterprise to move to New York on Friday
4/24/12 1:27 PM
Space shuttle Enterprise will move from Washington Dulles Airport to JFK Airport in New York on Friday, NASA said Tuesday.
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