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AP: Top Ten Stories Out Of Washington In 2012

AP: Top Ten Stories Out Of Washington In 2012
SEATTLE (AP) - People in Washington decided that marijuana, long derided as a dangerous drug that could lead to more harmful addictions, wasn't so bad after all. Initiative 502, legalizing pot for adults, was easily approved in November and that sweeping change to drug policy was voted the

US holiday retail sales growth weakest since 2008

US holiday retail sales growth weakest since 2008
By DANIEL WAGNERAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. holiday retail sales this year were the weakest since 2008, when the nation was in a deep recession. In 2012, the shopping season was disrupted by bad weather and consumers' rising uncertainty about the economy. A report that tracks

Newtown celebrates Christmas and remembers victims

Newtown celebrates Christmas and remembers victims
By BROCK VERGAKIS and STEPHEN SINGERAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Newtown celebrated Christmas amid piles of snow-covered teddy bears, long lines of stockings and heaps of flowers as volunteers manned a 24-hour candlelight vigil in memory of the 20 children and six educators gunned down at

Newtown celebrates Christmas and remembers victims

Newtown celebrates Christmas and remembers victims
By BROCK VERGAKIS and STEPHEN SINGERAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Newtown celebrated Christmas amid piles of snow-covered teddy bears, long lines of stockings and heaps of flowers as volunteers manned a 24-hour candlelight vigil in memory of the 20 children and six educators gunned down at

Newtown celebrates Christmas and remembers victims

Newtown celebrates Christmas and remembers victims
By BROCK VERGAKIS and STEPHEN SINGERAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Newtown celebrated Christmas amid piles of snow-covered teddy bears, long lines of stockings and heaps of flowers as volunteers manned a 24-hour candlelight vigil in memory of the 20 children and six educators gunned down at

Snowboarder dies in avalanche at Tahoe-area resort

Snowboarder dies in avalanche at Tahoe-area resort
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) - A 49-year-old California man died Monday after being buried in an avalanche while snowboarding at a Sierra ski resort, one of several avalanche-related emergencies in the Lake Tahoe area after recent storms dumped up to 3 feet of fresh snow. Donner Ski Ranch, about 90 miles

Nasty weather threatens Gulf Coast for Christmas

Nasty weather threatens Gulf Coast for Christmas
By JANET McCONNAUGHEYAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Nasty weather, including a chance of strong tornadoes and howling thunderstorms, could be on the way for Christmas Day along the Gulf Coast from east Texas to north Florida. The storms will hold off long enough to let Christmas Eve bonfires

Christmas storms all over US blamed for 2 deaths

Christmas storms all over US blamed for 2 deaths
By JANET McCONNAUGHEYAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Christmas Day twister outbreak left damage across the Deep South while holiday travelers in the nation's much colder midsection battled sometimes treacherous driving conditions from freezing rain and blizzard conditions. Conditions were

Nasty weather threatens Gulf Coast for Christmas

Nasty weather threatens Gulf Coast for Christmas
By JANET McCONNAUGHEYAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Nasty weather, including a chance of strong tornadoes and howling thunderstorms, could be on the way for Christmas Day along the Gulf Coast from east Texas to north Florida. The storms will hold off long enough to let Christmas Eve bonfires

Nasty weather threatens Gulf Coast for Christmas

Nasty weather threatens Gulf Coast for Christmas
By JANET McCONNAUGHEYAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Nasty weather, including a chance of strong tornadoes and howling thunderstorms, could be on the way for Christmas Day along the Gulf Coast from east Texas to north Florida. The storms will hold off long enough to let Christmas Eve bonfires