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Biden, Ryan campaign in Iowa

BURLINGTON, Iowa - Just how competitive is Iowa in the presidential campaign? Enough so that both vice presidential candidates were vying for voters on Monday, just 140 miles apart.


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Indiana presents plan to help mentally ill kids

INDIANAPOLIS - Children with severe mental illnesses will be able to get state-funded services without their parents admitting neglect charges under a plan from Indiana's troubled Department of Child Services.



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Shaun White charged with public intox, vandalism

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Two-time Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Shaun White faces charges of public intoxication and vandalism, accused of drunkenly destroying a phone at a Nashville hotel and ending up in the hospital after he hit his head.


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iPhone 5 orders topped 2M in 24 hours

CUPERTINO, Calif. - Orders for the iPhone 5 topped 2 million in its first 24 hours, more than double the amount of its predecessor over the same period.



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Sandusky to be sentenced Oct. 9 in sex abuse case

BELLEFONTE, Pa. - A judge announced Monday he will sentence Jerry Sandusky on Oct. 9, nearly four months after the retired assistant football coach was convicted in the child molestation scandal that brought shame to Penn State.



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More than 180 Occupy Wall Street arrests in New York City

NEW YORK - Occupy Wall Street protesters celebrated the movement's anniversary on Monday by clogging intersections in New York City's financial district, marching to the beat of drums that were a familiar refrain last year.


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Lugar shuts door on Mourdock, GOP embraces him

INDIANAPOLIS - Leading Senate Republicans are piling behind Indiana tea party star Richard Mourdock in a quickly escalating race against an unexpectedly strong Democratic rival. There's one notable exception to the GOP backing: the six-term senator Mourdock vanquished by more than 20 points in May's Republican primary.


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Video shows Libyans trying to rescue US ambassador

CAIRO - Libyans tried to rescue Ambassador Chris Stevens, cheering "God is great" and rushing him to a hospital after they discovered him still clinging to life inside the U.S. Consulate, according to witnesses and a new video that emerged Monday from last week's attack in the city of Benghazi.


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Annual Living Lightly Fair encourages many to live healthier

The scent of soil and fresh produce wafted through the air. The sounds of several local, Green revolutionaries explaining their newest product to save the world intermingled with the unsubtle sounds of live local blues music. Children as well as adults approached the interactive booths, distinguishing recyclable plastic bottles from compostable lawn clippings. The Living Lightly Fair could be considered a wonderful success.


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Negotiators have 'framework' to end Chicago strike

CHICAGO - The city's nearly weeklong teachers strike appeared headed toward a resolution Friday after negotiators emerged from marathon talks to say they had achieved a "framework" that could end the walkout in time for students to return to class Monday.






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