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Clinton is being treated at New York Presbyterian Hospital

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was hospitalized Sunday after doctors discovered a blood clot during a follow-up exam related to a concussion she suffered this month


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New law affects 46 American families with adoptions in process

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a controversial law that bans the adoption of Russian children by American families


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Drop in birth rates and immigration are among reasons

America's population is growing at a slower pace than was previously projected, the Census Bureau says.


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Across country 10 people died in storm-related incidents

A powerful winter storm that whipped its way across the United States this week still had more to give early Friday.


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Markey was elected to 19th term in Congress last November

Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts said Thursday he will seek the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. John Kerry, who was nominated to become the next Secretary of State last week.


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Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. and Mardel Inc. opposes morning-after pill

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday turned down a request that she block part of Obamacare that would require companies' health plans to provide for coverage of certain contraceptives, such as the morning-after pill.


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Advice: Give to needy people in your own community

Newtown, Connecticut, has received so many gifts since the December 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary that a local official is kindly asking people to stop sending them. The mail office and workers just can't handle the volume.

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A plurality of americans thin the president will do better in his second term

CNN/ORC International poll:  A plurality of Americans think President Barack Obama will do better during his second term. Obama's Cabinet receives mixed reviews.


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Google says app does not violate hate speech policy

The maker of a Google app thinks it's fun to make yourself look Asian by changing the shape of your eyes and wearing a Fu Manchu mustache and rice paddy hat.

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Domestic dispute leads to arrest

Former Major League outfielder Andruw Jones has been arrested and released on battery charges following a domestic dispute between him and his wife in suburban Atlanta early Christmas morning, authorities said


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