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McDonald's remains much larger than both competitors combined

NEW YORK (AP) -- Wendy's has dethroned Burger King as the country's second biggest hamburger chain.


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Both the Obama administration and the health care law's challengers believe they can attract the other four Republicans to their side

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Here's a thought that can't comfort President Barack Obama: The fate of his health care overhaul rests with four Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices.


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Republican insiders say Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich are fuming over the hard-hitting 30-second spots that sent them tumbling

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The millions of dollars spent by Mitt Romney's allies on TV ads attacking his two main rivals have helped Romney pull ahead in the GOP presidential race. The resulting bitterness, however, is making it hard for him to lock down the nomination and end the party fighting that delights Democrats.


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Bales hasn't been charged yet in the shootings, which have endangered complicated relations between the U.S. and Afghanistan and threatened to upend U.S. policy over the decade-old war

LAKE TAPPS, Wash. (AP) -- A diverging portrait of the Army sergeant accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers is emerging as records and interviews reveal a man appreciated by friends and family who won military commendations, yet one who faced professional disappointment, financial trouble and brushes with the law.


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States scramble to find ways to allocate dollars from shrinking pool yet still attract and retain strong educators

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As a new generation of teachers replaces retiring baby boomers, financially strapped states face a quandary - what to do about teacher pensions.


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Pakistani immigrant was shot by White supremacist in Dallas days after 9/11

WEST WINDSOR, N.J. (AP) -- The widow and daughters of a Pakistani immigrant killed by a white supremacist in a 9/11 revenge attack became U.S. citizens Friday in a touching ceremony that one daughter described as the fulfillment of their father's dream for his children.


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Varying options and costs grab national attention in wake of Limbaugh comment and national contraception debate

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Birth control that you must take every single day? A more goof-proof option that costs a lot upfront but then works for several years? Or something in between?

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Ray Kelly lashes out at local leaders who want more oversight of police force's counterterrorism program

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly on Thursday challenged city council members who want to create an inspector general to regulate the department's surveillance of Muslims, saying his department needs no additional oversight.


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Republican-led Legislature proposing to allow all employers, not just religious institutions, to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage

PHOENIX (AP) -- Women in Arizona trying to get reimbursed for birth control drugs through their employer-provided health plan could be required to prove that they are taking it for a medical reason such as acne, rather than to prevent pregnancy.


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Actor, NAACP president and others taken into custody after being warned not to cross police line

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Actor George Clooney and his father have been arrested at a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington.


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