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At issue is a New Hampshire law that prevents political campaigns from using pre-recorded political messages to contact state residents on a national do-not-call list

WASHINGTON (AP) -- At least two New Hampshire Republicans are accusing Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign of making illegal political telephone calls.


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The National Transportation Safety Board said this week that drivers should not only be barred from using hand-held cellphones, as they are in several states, but also from using hands-free devices

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A driver in the next lane is moving his lips. Is he on a hands-free cellphone? Talking to someone in the car? To himself? Singing along to the radio? If lawmakers follow the advice of a federal board, police officers will have to start figuring that out - somehow.


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Novell Inc. sued the software giant in 2004, claiming Microsoft duped it into developing the once-popular WordPerfect writing program for Windows 95

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A federal judge on Friday dismissed a Utah company's $1 billion federal antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict in a case so important to the computer giant that it put Bill Gates on the stand for two days last month.


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Colorado capital was awarded the games in 1976 but turned them down

DENVER (AP) -- Denver - the only city to be awarded the Olympics, then turn them down - is forming a committee that will look into making a bid for the 2022 Winter Games.


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Disgruntled Democrats and unions have gathered more than 500,000 signatures in a month

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Organizers of an effort to kick Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker out of office said Thursday they've collected nearly enough signatures to force a recall election, though their financial backing is far behind the Republican governor's fundraising.


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Many in immigrant communities view the diffused and amorphous protests as something that has already begun to hurt blue-collar workers

SAN FRANCISCO -- Although immigrants have not had a very strong presence in the Occupy movement, one man -- Francisco "Pancho" Ramos Stierle – captivated the attention of Latino media across the country.


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Civil suit alleges six execs significantly misled government and public about risky mortgages

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has brought civil fraud charges against six former top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, saying they misled the government and taxpayers about risky subprime mortgages the mortgage giants held during the housing bust.


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Benefactors help out struggling parents buying presents for young children

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The young father stood in line at the Kmart layaway counter, wearing dirty clothes and worn-out boots. With him were three small children.


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1,700-mile piece of oil infrastructure is growing hurdle in effort to find payroll-tax compromise

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says he won't support a payroll tax cut extension unless it includes language speeding work on a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline.


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"No Child Left Behind is broken," says US education chief Duncan

ATLANTA (AP) -- Nearly half of America's public schools didn't meet federal achievement standards this year, marking the largest failure rate since the much-criticized No Child Left Behind Law took effect a decade ago, according to a national report released Thursday.


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