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Superstorm Sandy relief measure approved by Congress
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The House has overwhelmingly approved $9.7 billion to pay flood insurance claims for the many home and business owners flooded out by Superstorm Sandy.
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Former US Rep Gabrielle Giffords visits Newtown
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Giffords, who was shot and critically wounded in a 2011 shooting, plans to meet later Friday with families of some of the Newtown victims.
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155,000 jobs added in December
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U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during the tense negotiations to resolve the fiscal cliff.
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Sandy Hook students head back to school
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The Newtown schools superintendent says preparations have been made for a "normal" day, yet it will likely be anything but that when classes resume for Sandy Hook Elementary School students.
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Jordan School District stops musical with Elvis songs
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Jordan School District officials announced plans Wednesday to scrap Herriman High School's production of "All Shook Up," saying it could be offensive.
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Unemployment benefit claims up by 10,000 last week
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More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, though the winter holidays likely distorted the data for the second straight week.
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Corbett plans to sue NCAA over Penn State sanctions
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett says he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over sanctions imposed against Penn State in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.
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Erika Menendez, NYC subway death suspect, arrested before
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Erika Menendez was being held without bail in the death of Sunando Sen, who died Thursday night in Queens.
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Adam Lanza's body claimed, final resting place a mystery
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Adam Lanza's father, Peter Lanza, of Stamford, Conn., claimed his son's body Thursday, and there were "private arrangements" over the weekend, according to the family spokesman.
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New York subway death: Keep subway push deaths in perspective, mayor says
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Police searched for a woman who killed a man by pushing him in front of a subway train and released surveillance video Friday of her running away from the station.
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Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf dies from pneumonia complications
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Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991, died Thursday in Tampa, Fla., at age 78 of complications from pneumonia.
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Fiscal cliff countdown: No deal in sight as deadline nears
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A person familiar with the details says President Barack Obama is not making a new 'fiscal cliff' offer at his high-stakes meeting with congressional leaders at the White House.
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George H.W. Bush in good spirits, singing
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Bush family spokesman Jim McGrath said Friday that the former president is continuing to improve. He says Bush is "alert and, as always, in good spirits."
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EPA Chief Lisa Jackson stepping down
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The Obama administration's chief environmental watchdog, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, is stepping down after a nearly four-year tenure marked by high-profile brawls.
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Nouel Alba poses as Sandy Hook victim's aunt, police say
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Nouel Alba, 37, was arrested Thursday and accused of using her Facebook account, telephone calls and text messages to seek donations for what she called a "funeral fund."
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Unemployment benefits down by 12,000 last week
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The average number of people seeking unemployment benefits over the past month fell to the lowest level since March 2008, a sign that the job market is healing.
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Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz named Inouye successor
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Hawaii's lieutenant governor spent time in the morning telling fellow Democrats why he should become the state's next U.S. senator. Hours later, he was hitching a ride to Washington with President Obama to be sworn in as the late Sen. Daniel Inouye's successor.
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Former President George H.W. Bush remains in intensive care
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Former President George H.W. Bush remained in guarded condition overnight in the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital after a day marked by "a series of setbacks including persistent fever," according to his spokesman.
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