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To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab?

To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab?
By MALCOLM RITTERAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents had sued to give her a better shot at surgery. Her cystic fibrosis was threatening her life, and her case spurred a

To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab?

To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab?
By MALCOLM RITTERAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents had sued to give her a better shot at surgery. Her cystic fibrosis was threatening her life, and her case spurred a

Current, former officials back secret surveillance

Current, former officials back secret surveillance
By STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Top officials from the Obama and Bush administrations say the government's newly exposed secret surveillance programs have been essential to disrupting terrorist plots and have not infringed on Americans' civil liberties. The officials

Current, former officials back secret surveillance

Current, former officials back secret surveillance
By STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Top officials from the Obama and Bush administrations say the government's newly exposed secret surveillance programs have been essential to disrupting terrorist plots and have not infringed on Americans' civil liberties. The officials

Immigration bill could decide 2016, senator says

Immigration bill could decide 2016, senator says
By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans' hopes to reclaim the White House in the 2016 elections hinge on whether they support - or sabotage - the immigration overhaul being debated in the Senate, two lawmakers who helped write the proposal warn. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.

Week 2 of jury picking resumes in Zimmerman case

Week 2 of jury picking resumes in Zimmerman case
By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWERAssociated Press SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - Prosecutors and George Zimmerman's defense attorneys are returning for a second week of jury selection in Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial. Defense attorneys are confident they can pick a jury in the Florida

IRS supervisor in DC scrutinized tea party cases

IRS supervisor in DC scrutinized tea party cases
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status, including some requests that languished for more than a

IRS supervisor in DC scrutinized tea party cases

IRS supervisor in DC scrutinized tea party cases
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status, including some requests that languished for more than a

Graham: Without immigration, GOP to fail in 2016

Graham: Without immigration, GOP to fail in 2016
By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans are "in a demographic death spiral" and will fail in their effort to win the presidency if the party blocks an immigration overhaul, a leading GOP senator said Sunday. Sen. Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who helped write

'Man of Steel' takes flight with $125M debut

'Man of Steel' takes flight with $125M debut
By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Man of Steel" leaped over box office expectations in a single weekend. The Warner Bros. superhero film earned $113 million in its opening weekend at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. The retelling of Superman's