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Food companies work to make it look natural

Food companies work to make it look natural
By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Here's the latest goal for food makers: Perfect the art of imperfection. When stretching out the dough for its premium "Artisan Pizzas," Domino's workers are instructed not to worry about making the rectangles too perfect: The pies are

Food companies work to make it look natural

Food companies work to make it look natural
By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Here's the latest goal for food makers: Perfect the art of imperfection. When stretching out the dough for its premium "Artisan Pizzas," Domino's workers are instructed not to worry about making the rectangles too perfect: The pies are

Hillary Clinton turning toward nonprofit world

Hillary Clinton turning toward nonprofit world
By KEN THOMASAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - As she considers another White House bid, Hillary Rodham Clinton intends to work in the nonprofit world on issues like improving early childhood education, promoting the rights of women and girls, and finding ways to improve the economy - a set of

Hillary Clinton turning toward nonprofit world

Hillary Clinton turning toward nonprofit world
By KEN THOMASAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - As she considers another White House bid, Hillary Rodham Clinton intends to work in the nonprofit world on issues like improving early childhood education, promoting the rights of women and girls, and finding ways to improve the economy - a set of

Hillary Clinton turning toward nonprofit world

Hillary Clinton turning toward nonprofit world
By KEN THOMASAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - As she considers another White House bid, Hillary Rodham Clinton intends to work in the nonprofit world on issues like improving early childhood education, promoting the rights of women and girls, and finding ways to improve the economy - a set of

Calif. readies for possible return of gay marriage

Calif. readies for possible return of gay marriage
By LISA LEFFAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Planning a party for thousands of people would be a challenge under the best of circumstances. Now imagine trying to pull off such a gathering without knowing what day it should happen or if there even will be cause for celebration. Such are the

Marlboro maker Altria jumping into e-cigarettes

Marlboro maker Altria jumping into e-cigarettes
By MICHAEL FELBERBAUMAP Tobacco Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Tobacco company Altria Group Inc. is launching its first electronic cigarette under the MarkTen brand in Indiana starting in August and expanding its smokeless product offerings. The owner of the nation's biggest cigarette maker,

Free gun initiative begins in Houston neighborhood

Free gun initiative begins in Houston neighborhood
By JUAN A. LOZANOAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - Houston resident Cheryl Strain's inexperience with guns was apparent as she struggled to load shells into a 20-gauge shotgun. Over the piercing blasts of gunfire in the shooting range, Strain's instructor, Dan Blackford, patiently directed

Free gun initiative begins in Houston neighborhood

Free gun initiative begins in Houston neighborhood
By JUAN A. LOZANOAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - Houston resident Cheryl Strain's inexperience with guns was apparent as she struggled to load shells into a 20-gauge shotgun. Over the piercing blasts of gunfire in the shooting range, Strain's instructor, Dan Blackford, patiently directed

Health care thorny issue in immigration debate

Health care thorny issue in immigration debate
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Health care coverage for newly legalized immigrants is emerging as a thorny issue in Congress' drive to remake the nation's immigration system, posing hard-to-solve problems for Senate negotiators and threatening a bill-writing effort in the