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Book alleges Betty Shabazz and maybe Malcolm had affairs

Two of Malcolm X's daughters are unhappy that a new biography alleges their parents' marriage was strained and that their mother - and possibly their father - were unfaithful.


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'It ought to encourage a lot of other people to squeal'

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- An accountant who tipped off the IRS that his employer was skimping on taxes has received $4.5 million in the first IRS whistleblower award


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A fight over federal dollars for Planned Parenthood is blocking a deal

WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the clock ticking to a partial government shutdown at midnight, the top Democrat in the Senate said Friday that the White House and Republicans have agreed on a spending cut of $38 billion


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The disaster has turned more Americans against new nuclear power plants.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Most Americans doubt the U.S. government is prepared to respond to a nuclear emergency like the one in Japan, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows. But it also shows few Americans believe such an emergency would occur.


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The new terror alerts would also be published online using Facebook and Twitter 'when appropriate'

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. government's new system to replace the five color-coded terror alerts will have two levels of warnings -- elevated and imminent -- that will be relayed to the public only under certain circumstances


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Critics appealed to advertisers to boycott his show last summer after he said President Barack Obama had 'a deep-seated hatred for white people'

NEW YORK (AP) -- Glenn Beck later this year will end his Fox News Channel talk show, which has sunk in the ratings and has suffered from an advertiser boycott


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After all-night talks among aides, President Barack Obama summoned Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. to the White House

Short of a deal, congressional leaders bargained and squabbled by turns Thursday on legislation to cut spending and prevent a partial government shutdown that loomed for Friday at midnight


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EMC Frontline Pregnancy Centers promotes itself as 'Fighting for life in NYC - the abortion capital of America'

The debate between the centers and the city has renewed focus on the New York City's abortion rate, at 41 percent among the highest in the country


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The products are often packaged as incense or bath salts and can be obtained for as little as $10 at many head shops

Synthetic substances that mimic marijuana, cocaine and other illegal drugs are making users across the nation seriously ill, causing seizures and hallucinations and even killing some people.


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'Democrats' bottom line hasn't changed. Republicans' bottom line hasn't stayed still'

Struggling to avert a government shutdown, Republicans and Democrats each said Wednesday the other would be to blame if compromise talks on the budget fail to produce an agreement


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