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McGovern celebrated as 'conscience for our nation'

McGovern celebrated as 'conscience for our nation'
By BRIAN BAKST and CHET BROKAWAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - George McGovern made history with his loss of the 1972 presidential election in a historic landslide, but he was praised Friday for galvanizing the Democratic party's liberal wing and inspiring a new generation to take

Judge delays ruling on gag order in Zimmerman case

Judge delays ruling on gag order in Zimmerman case
By KYLE HIGHTOWERAssociated Press SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - The prosecutor in the case of a former neighborhood watch leader accused of shooting an unarmed black teenager in central Florida called the conduct of the defense lawyer "a slippery slope" in pleading with the judge Friday to impose a gag

Myanmar says ethnic strife killed 67

Myanmar says ethnic strife killed 67
By KHIN MAUNG WINAssociated Press SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar authorities on Friday revised downward the death toll from this week's ethnic violence in the country's west after warning that the strife risks harming the country's reputation as it seeks to shift to democratic rule

Attorneys say a Gacy victim was misidentified

Attorneys say a Gacy victim was misidentified
By DON BABWINAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Attorneys for a woman who for years doubted her 14-year-old son was a victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy said Thursday that a lab concluded that DNA tests on the exhumed remains were not those of her son. "We don't know who it is, but this

Romney places TV ads in Minnesota

Romney places TV ads in Minnesota
By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press DEFIANCE, Ohio (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney is placing television ads in Minnesota, a move that pushes his presidential campaign into a state Democrats have held for more than three decades. Republicans and Democrats who track campaign spending confirmed late

GOP tries to move past Mourdock comment on rape

GOP tries to move past Mourdock comment on rape
By TOM LoBIANCOAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Embattled Senate candidate Richard Mourdock and national Republican officials said Thursday they were moving past the uproar over his comments that a pregnancy resulting from rape is God's will and refocusing the nation's political

GOP tries to move past Mourdock comment on rape

GOP tries to move past Mourdock comment on rape
By TOM LoBIANCOAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Embattled Senate candidate Richard Mourdock and national Republican officials said Thursday they were moving past the uproar over his comments that a pregnancy resulting from rape is God's will and refocusing the nation's political

GOP tries to move past Mourdock comment on rape

GOP tries to move past Mourdock comment on rape
By TOM LoBIANCOAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Embattled Senate candidate Richard Mourdock and national Republican officials said Thursday they were moving past the uproar over his comments that a pregnancy resulting from rape is God's will and refocusing the nation's political

Networks, AP changing exit poll strategy

Networks, AP changing exit poll strategy
By DAVID BAUDERAP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A growth in early voting and tough economy for the media are forcing changes to the exit poll system that television networks and The Associated Press depend upon to deliver the story on Election Night, all with the pressure-filled backdrop of

Pearson in talks over Penguin-Random House merger

Pearson in talks over Penguin-Random House merger
LONDON (AP) - British publishing and education company Pearson PLC says it is in talks with German media group Bertelsmann SE over merging the firms' Penguin and Random House publishing operations. Pearson said Thursday it "is discussing with Bertelsmann a possible combination of Penguin and