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Big price for inaugural pomp; much private money

Big price for inaugural pomp; much private money
By By JENNIFER C. KERRAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The pomp surrounding the inauguration of the president of the United States can carry a hefty price tag, from the glitzy galas to all those inaugural balls. Think of it this way: It can cost about the same as 150 Bentley cars, several

Conn. victims: Lively youngsters, devoted adults

Conn. victims: Lively youngsters, devoted adults
By Associated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - At the very start of their lives, the schoolchildren are remembered for their love of horses, or for the games they couldn't get enough of, or for always saying grace at dinner. The adult victims found their life's work in sheltering little ones

Scrubs' Donald Faison marries CaCee Cobb

Scrubs' Donald Faison marries CaCee Cobb
By Kate Stanhope, Scrubs alum Donald Faison and CaCee Cobb married Saturday in Los Angeles, People reports.

Moments of silence around NFL for shooting victims

Moments of silence around NFL for shooting victims
By By JIMMY GOLENAP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots silenced their "End Zone Militia" on Sunday night, taking the muskets away from the Revolutionary War re-enactors who fire into the air to celebrate every score. The memory of the Connecticut school shooting was

Diet Pepsi quietly changes sweetener

Diet Pepsi quietly changes sweetener
By By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Diet Pepsi is quietly changing its sweetener ahead of a major rebranding of the soft drink set for next month. The change comes as PepsiCo Inc. looks to reinvigorate its namesake brands after losing market share to Coca-Cola Co. in

Liberal icon Frank eyes high-profile retirement

Liberal icon Frank eyes high-profile retirement
By By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Even in retirement, Barney Frank promises to antagonize the right wing. The 72-year-old Massachusetts representative ends a storied congressional career in less than three weeks. In a tenure that spanned more than three decades, Frank has

Big price for inaugural pomp; much private money

Big price for inaugural pomp; much private money
By By JENNIFER C. KERRAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The pomp surrounding the inauguration of the president of the United States can carry a hefty price tag, from the glitzy galas to all those inaugural balls. Think of it this way: It can cost about the same as 150 Bentley cars, several

Conn. victims: Lively youngsters, devoted adults

Conn. victims: Lively youngsters, devoted adults
By By The Associated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - At the very start of their lives, the schoolchildren are remembered for their love of horses, or for the games they couldn't get enough of, or for always saying grace at dinner. The adult victims found their life's work in sheltering

'Always smiling': Portraits of Conn. victims

'Always smiling': Portraits of Conn. victims
By By MATT SEDENSKYAssociated Press Most died at the very start of their young lives, tiny victims taken in a way not fit for anyone regardless of age. Others found their life's work in sheltering little ones, teaching them, caring for them, treating them as their own. After the gunfire

Israeli election downplays Palestinian issue

Israeli election downplays Palestinian issue
By By AMY TEIBELAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Peacemaking with the Palestinians, once the main issue by far in Israeli politics, has been strikingly absent from the campaign for next month's general election. After years of public frustration with failed peace efforts, Prime Minister