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Democratic challenger relies on grassroots efforts to bolster his campaign

Washington (CNN) -- Although Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch recently said the president's absence on the campaign trail is a troubling sign for Barrett, the Milwaukee mayor said the election should not be about national politics.


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Eight million dollar payment ends decades of debt for a California school district

(CNN) -- An eight million dollar payment made on Friday means an end to more than decades of debt for a California school district.


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State looks to more aggressively push parenting programs, career help and contraception

MARKS, Miss. (AP) -- With her hair in a ponytail and her smile quick and wide, it's hard to tell that high school junior Donyell Hollins has been pulling all-nighters for most of the semester to take care of her infant daughter.


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He's charged with second-degree murder in the case that sparked anger across the country

SANFORD, Florida (CNN) -- George Zimmerman returned to central Florida late Saturday and will surrender to authorities before a Sunday afternoon deadline, his attorneys said.


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Since the start of 2010, the highest number of complaints -- 18,196 -- related to damage claims for checked bags, problems for which airlines and the TSA share liability

Travel industry watchers say the mood toward the TSA isn't at its worst right now, but it's at risk of getting there. Ten years since the agency's creation -- and nearly 11 since the last major act of terrorism aboard a U.S. plane -- travelers still detest the TSA.


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So far, one Greek and four American lives have been saved

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A 31-year-old Oklahoma woman helped make medical history and started a chain of "paying it forward" when she decided to donate her kidney to a stranger halfway around the world, a man in Athens, Greece, officials announced Friday.


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An investigation revealed SunTrust increased loan prices for many qualified minorities

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Richmond-based SunTrust Mortgage Inc. has agreed to pay $21 million to resolve a Justice Department lawsuit which alleged that during the boom years prior to the financial meltdown SunTrust discriminated against African-American and Hispanic borrowers.


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Couple that met in mental-health therapy demonstrates that dating is still a possibility

(CNNMexico.com) -- A decade ago, when they didn't even know each other, Carlos and Adriana were diagnosed with schizophrenia; from that moment their love lives became a more complex issue than most people have to deal with.


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Nine members of the group were charged with conspiracy to shoot at, within, or into a building

(CNN) -- More than a dozen alleged members of American Front, a down-on-its-luck white supremacist group, were charged Friday in Florida with participating in paramilitary training, prosecutors said.


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The Catholic Church said the nuns were too focused on social justice and not enough on opposing abortion, euthanasia and same-sex marriage

(CNN) -- The leadership representing most of America's nuns came out swinging Friday against the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church, in the face of charges from the Vatican that the nuns are espousing "radical feminism" and straying from church teaching.


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