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Indian circuses struggle to adapt after court bans

By KAY JOHNSONAssociated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) - In the early morning heat and dust, daily practice at the Rambo Circus is in full swing. A trapeze creaks as two performers perfect their throws. A Colombian daredevil shouts to his colleagues scrambling atop a giant set of spinning wheels called

Second court invalidates Obama recess appointment

By SAM HANANELAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A second federal appeals court has found that President Barack Obama exceeded his power when he bypassed the Senate to install a member to the National Labor Relations Board. The ruling by the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia came on

House bill protects homeland security budget

By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A Republican-controlled House panel moved Thursday to protect the Department of Homeland Security from the big cuts facing other domestic agencies under the party's budget slashing plan. The move came as the Appropriations Committee leadership

Senate confirms physicist Moniz as energy chief

By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Physicist Ernest Moniz won unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to be the nation's new energy secretary. Moniz, 68, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, replaces Steven Chu, who served as Energy secretary in President