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European Union receives Nobel Peace Prize

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By By BJOERN H. AMLANDAssociated Press OSLO, Norway (AP) - The EU received the Nobel Peace Prize on Monday for promoting peace and human rights in Europe following the devastation of World War II, and the bloc was urged to use that unity in its battle with an economic crisis that is causing

Judge: Turn over LA priest files to court

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By By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge on Monday ordered the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles to turn over to the court the top-secret files it has kept for decades on dozens of priests accused of sex abuse, bringing the documents closer to public scrutiny.

Gay couples in Wash. start taking wedding vows

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By By RACHEL LA CORTEAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Keith Bacon and Corianton Hale wore dress shirts as they recited their vows at Seattle City Hall, as the city hosted more than 100 weddings on the first day same-sex couples could marry in Washington state. A few hours later Sunday, the happy

Famed architect gets 6 months for drug smuggling

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By By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - A highly acclaimed architect was sentenced Monday to six months in prison for trying to enter the U.S. with nearly 13 pounds of cocaine hidden in his minivan's battery. A federal judge ordered the unusually light punishment after Eugenio

Minn. gay couple in '71 marriage case still united

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By By PATRICK CONDONAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - When Jack Baker proposed to Michael McConnell that they join their lives together as a couple, in March 1967, McConnell accepted with a condition that was utterly radical for its time: that someday they would legally marry. Just a few

Stock market is a wild card in fiscal cliff talks

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By By CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress and the White House can significantly soften the initial impact of the "fiscal cliff" even if they fail to reach a compromise by Dec. 31. One thing they cannot control, however, is the financial markets' reaction, which

No one retreating; cliff talks seem at standstill

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By By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - A year-end deadline approaching, quiet negotiations to avoid an economy-rattling "fiscal cliff" yielded no tangible signs of progress on Monday as Republicans pressed President Barack Obama to volunteer spending cuts he will support

Black women battle obesity with dialogue, action

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By By STACY A. ANDERSONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Nicole Ari Parker was motivated by frustration. For Star Jones, it was a matter of life or death. Toni Carey wanted a fresh start after a bad breakup. All three have launched individual campaigns that reflect an emerging priority for

Judge: Strauss-Kahn, NYC hotel maid settle suit

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By By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn and a hotel maid settled her lawsuit Monday over sexual assault allegations that sank his political career and spurred scrutiny of his dealings with women on two continents. The

NY, NJ ponder new boardwalks without the boards

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By By WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) - Coastal areas of New Jersey and New York that lost their boardwalks to Superstorm Sandy's surge are racing to rebuild them in time for tourist season - in some places, without the boards. For reasons both practical and