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AP Impact: Feds muff kid jewelry cadmium crackdown

AP Impact: Feds muff kid jewelry cadmium crackdown
By JUSTIN PRITCHARDAssociated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal regulators failed to pursue recalls after they found cadmium-tainted jewelry on store shelves, despite their vow to keep the toxic trinkets out of children's hands, an Associated Press investigation shows. Officials at

At CDC, scientists fight to halt a deadly outbreak

At CDC, scientists fight to halt a deadly outbreak
By KATE BRUMBACKAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Scattered across the carefully landscaped main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the staff on the front lines fighting a rare outbreak of fungal meningitis: A scientist in a white lab coat peers through a microscope at

$300 million harbor deepening moves to water

$300 million harbor deepening moves to water
By BRUCE SMITHAssociated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - For the past several weeks, James Phillips and Jeff Marshall have been up before dawn streaks the sky, taking their 24-foot research boat to a ramp on Charleston Harbor. They launch the craft, fire up their computers and then begin the

At 0-32, gay-marriage forces seek 1st win at polls

At 0-32, gay-marriage forces seek 1st win at polls
By DAVID CRARYAP National Writer BOWIE, Md. (AP) - Irene Huskens has the wedding venue picked out: a charming bed-and-breakfast in southern Maryland. But the wedding is no sure thing. The plans made by Huskens, a 43-year-old police captain, and her partner, Leia Burks, hinge on whether

At 0-32, gay-marriage forces seek 1st win at polls

At 0-32, gay-marriage forces seek 1st win at polls
By DAVID CRARYAP National Writer BOWIE, Md. (AP) - Irene Huskens has the wedding venue picked out: a charming bed-and-breakfast in southern Maryland. But the wedding is no sure thing. The plans made by Huskens, a 43-year-old police captain, and her partner, Leia Burks, hinge on whether

Expect small '13 Social Security benefit increase

Expect small '13 Social Security benefit increase
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Social Security recipients shouldn't expect a big increase in monthly benefits come January. Preliminary figures show the annual benefit boost will be between 1 percent and 2 percent, which would be among the lowest since automatic

Expect small '13 Social Security benefit increase

Expect small '13 Social Security benefit increase
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Social Security recipients shouldn't expect a big increase in monthly benefits come January. Preliminary figures show the annual benefit boost will be between 1 percent and 2 percent, which would be among the lowest since automatic

Bad joke prompts Alaska airport evacuation

Bad joke prompts Alaska airport evacuation
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The main terminal of Anchorage's largest airport was evacuated Sunday after a man made comments about a bomb, which he later said were meant to be taken as a joke. Police at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport took the matter seriously and arrested Peter

Debate preparation trumps 2012 campaigning Sunday

Debate preparation trumps 2012 campaigning Sunday
By JULIE PACE and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press BURLINGTON, Mass. (AP) - As Mitt Romney's campaign claimed new momentum in the race for the White House, President Barack Obama's political advisers on Sunday promised the incumbent would unleash his more aggressive side in Tuesday's

Debate preparation trumps 2012 campaigning Sunday

Debate preparation trumps 2012 campaigning Sunday
By JULIE PACE and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press BURLINGTON, Mass. (AP) - As Mitt Romney's campaign claimed new momentum in the race for the White House, President Barack Obama's political advisers on Sunday promised the incumbent would unleash his more aggressive side in Tuesday's