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Jindal delivers sweeping argument against Obama's vision for country 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 06:08 PM PST
FILE - In this Friday, July 27, 2012 file photo, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks in Hot Springs, Ark. Jindal is calling on the Republican Party to, quote, “recalibrate the compass of conservatism.” The Republican governor will deliver the keynote address at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting Thursday night in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)He also challenged Republicans saying they don't need to change their principles, "but we might need to change just about everything else we do."
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Little-noted provision could keep smokers out of health overhaul 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 01:17 PM PST
FILE - In a June 11, 2007 file photo, Helen Heinlo smokes outside of a coffee shop in Belmont, Calif. Millions of smokers could be priced out of health insurance because of tobacco penalties in President Barack Obama’s health care law, say experts. The Affordable Care Act allows health insurers to charge smokers buying an individual policy up to 50 percent higher premiums starting next Jan. 1. For a 55-year-old smoker, the penalty could reach nearly $4,250 a year. A 60-year-old could wind up paying nearly $5,100 on top of premiums. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)Millions of smokers could be priced out of health insurance because of tobacco penalties in President Barack Obama's health care law, according to experts who are just now teasing out the potential impact of a little-noted provision in the massive legislation.
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A roundup of the best photos of the day 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 12:49 PM PST
A roundup of the best photos of the dayPoodle dogs and their tamer perform during a show presenting the new program "From Heart to Heart" at the National circus in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, January 24, 2013. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Animation shows Arctic chill crawling across the U.S. 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 06:38 PM PST
Frigid Arctic Air Invades United StatesThe plunge in temperatures over the past few days comes courtesy of an invasion of Arctic air that has been captured in a mesmerizing new animation from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Crisis questions linger as Geithner prepares to exit 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 05:31 PM PST
U.S. President Barack Obama stands next to outgoing U.S. Secretary of Treasury in WashingtonFormer colleagues are posing awkward questions about an allegation he leaked information on a planned interest rate cut when he led the New York Federal Reserve Bank.
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Long road ahead in Dreamliner probe 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 03:15 PM PST
ANA Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner aircraft which made an emergency landing, is seen through a window of the ANA's Airbus A320 jet in TakamatsuAirlines have canceled hundreds of flights in the eight days since Boeing 787 jets were grounded amid safety concerns.
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Released Manti Te'o voicemails add confusion 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 06:52 PM PST
In this photo taken on Jan. 22, 2013 and released by ABC Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o, right, speaking with host Katie Couric during an interview for "Katie," in New York. Te'o has told Couric that he briefly lied about his online girlfriend after discovering she didn't exist, while maintaining that he had no part in creating the hoax. The interview will air on Thursday, Jan. 24. (AP Photo/Disney-ABC, Lorenzo Bevilaqua)The revelation that Te’o’s fake girlfriend was actually Ronaiah Tuiasosopo posing as Lennay Kekua was shocking, but hearing Tuiasosopo's voice on several voicemails that aired during Te’o's interview with Katie Couric on Thursday just puts this story over the top.
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Spanish newspaper sorry for 'false photo' of Venezula's Chavez 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 07:34 PM PST
A woman poses with a first edition copy of Spanish newspaper El Pais in central MadridThe country's influential El Pais newspaper apologized on Thursday for splashing a "false photo" of Venezuela's cancer-stricken leader Hugo Chavez on its front page, prompting a furious response from the government.
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Expect these topics to dominate Obama's second term 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 01:08 PM PST
(Blank Headline Received)On Monday, President Obama shared his vision for the next four years with the nation in his second inaugural address. In the speech the president laid out an ambitious agenda for the next four years and there’s been a lot of talk about how much...
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Crews again can't reach downed plane in Antarctica 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 06:20 PM PST
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) â€" For a second day, searchers have been unable to reach a plane believed to have crashed in an Antarctic mountain range while carrying three Canadians.
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Trial in India gang rape begins in newly created court 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 05:29 PM PST
Indian police officials ask activists, holding a mask of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, to leave as they arrive to protest outside a district court where the accused in the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student are undergoing trial, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. The trial of the five men charged began in a closed courtroom Thursday with opening arguments by the prosecution lawyers in a special fast-track court set up just weeks ago to handle sexual assault cases. (AP Photo/ Altaf Qadri)Five men charged with the gang rape and murder of a student on a New Delhi bus face trial in a special fast-track court set up just weeks ago to handle sexual assault cases.
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NASA testing vintage engine from Apollo 11 rocket 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 03:14 PM PST
In this image taken from video, NASA engineers test fire a key part of a rocket engine left over from the 1960s-era Apollo moon missions on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Huntsville, Ala. Engineers hope to gain valuable knowledge from the engine, which was originally supposed to power the Apollo 11 moon mission in 1969 but was grounded by a problem. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) â€" A vintage rocket engine built to blast the first U.S. lunar mission into Earth's orbit more than 40 years ago is again rumbling across the Southern landscape.
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Cat born without leg bones getting operation thanks to Facebook donors 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 05:12 PM PST
Harvey the cat is a four-month-old kitten born without bones in the front of his legs. For now, he’s happy and healthy. But the rare genetic condition could lead to spinal problems and other health issues for Harvey later on in life. But doctors will now insert metal pins into Harvey’s legs thanks to a [...]
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Bankruptcy expert says 2013 doesn't look good for these industries 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 03:45 PM PST
Miners leave after their shift in Hungary's last remaining deep-cast coal mine at MarkushegyMid-market defense contractors as well as media and coal companies could be at risk of tumbling into bankruptcy in 2013, credit market guru and New York University professor Edward Altman said on Thursday.
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American gets 35 years for role in Mumbai attacks 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 02:33 PM PST
In this courtroom sketch, David Coleman Headley, 52, left, appears before U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber at federal court in Chicago, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, as Leinenweber imposes a sentence of 35 years in prison for the key role Headley played in a 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai that has been called India's 9/11. (AP Photo/Tom Gianni)David Coleman Headley, a US citizen of Pakistani heritage, was arrested in October 2009 and agreed shortly afterward to cooperate with investigators and testified against one of his fellow co-conspirators.
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Chicago warehouse faces collapse after firefighters put out flames 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 04:22 PM PST
Ice From Fire Hoses Threatens BuildingThick sheets of ice have formed on a Chicago warehouse after firefighters put out a huge blaze during this frigid cold spell and the weight of the ice is threatening to collapse the building.
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Apple succumbs to the $500 billion market cap curse 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 03:39 PM PST
Jeff Macke, co-host of Breakout on Yahoo! Finance, says Apple shares have peaked. “Now it’s just a matter of whether or not [Apple] becomes one of the previous list of companies that obliterated shareholders since they hit over $500 billion,” he says.
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Lightning strikes may trigger migraine headaches 
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 12:56 PM PST
Does Lightning Cause Migraines?Lightning strikes may trigger migraine headaches, according to new research.
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