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Events such as phone banks and house parties take aim at Romney's benefits-slashing budget

(CNN) -- President Barack Obama's re-election campaign will focus on military families on Thursday, with outreach events in several key swing states.


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Wednesday and Thursday "tell-tale days" for controlling flames

CROWN KING, Ariz. (AP) -- Firefighters were working to prevent a wildfire near the historic mining town of Crown King from spreading to an area where it could quickly grow.


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Despite a number of verified incidents, no charges filed against teacher

(CNN) -- Slammed into lockers, isolated in darkened schoolrooms, vulgar language by a teacher -- it was just another day at school for special needs student Alex Williams.


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Mayor Mike McGinn says it may cost city $41 million to make changes that will satisfy feds

SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle's mayor may soon have something in common with tough-talking Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The U.S. Justice Department has threatened to sue Mayor Mike McGinn over allegations that Seattle police officers regularly use excessive force.


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William Henderson Foote, a Mississippi lawman, was lynched in 1883

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- William Henderson Foote was a lawman of the highest order in his small town of Yazoo City, Mississippi, when he died in the line of duty more than a century ago.


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Company now expects shares to sell for between $34 and $38 each

NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook on Tuesday increased the price range at which it plans to sell stock to the public, as investor enthusiasm in the offering continued to mount and boost the potential value of the world's most popular social network.


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JPMorgan Chase and shareholders were recently stung by $2 billion blunder

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) -- The White House says a $2 billion trading blunder by JPMorgan Chase shows the continued need for rules that protect the taxpayer when Wall Street makes mistakes.


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Large screen and touch-based simplicity give struggling children a new sense of control

(CNN) -- Sharia stood immobile in front of the television, transfixed by its images, unaware of the world around her. Her family called her name over and over again, but she did not respond. It was that moment when they knew something was wrong.


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About three-quarters of mothers say they breast-feed during their baby's first days and weeks of life. Then it drops off fast

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The real issue with breast-feeding is this: Too few infants who could really benefit from it are getting mom's milk.


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Dimon has said it came from trading in so-called credit derivatives and was designed to hedge against financial risk, not to make a profit for the bank

NEW YORK (AP) -- The CEO of JPMorgan Chase, which disclosed a $2 billion loss last week, said he was "dead wrong" when he dismissed concerns about the bank's trading last month.

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