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Poll: 52 percent of Muslim Americans feel their group is singled out by government

WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than half of Muslim Americans in a new poll say government anti-terrorism policies single them out for increased surveillance and monitoring, and many report increased cases of name-calling, threats and harassment by airport security, law enforcement officers and others.


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New details explain how officers singled out Muslim communities for infiltration

NEW YORK (AP) -- Working with the CIA, the New York Police Department maintained a list of "ancestries of interest" and dispatched undercover officers to monitor Muslim businesses and social groups, according to new documents that offer a rare glimpse inside an intelligence program the NYPD insists doesn't exist.


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Storm is in environment that fosters hurricanes but has "a lot of ocean to go"

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Tropical Storm Katia was gaining strength Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean and is likely to become a hurricane, but forecasters said it was too soon to determine where it might head.

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Special inflating boots increasingly recommended for cesarean deliveries

WASHINGTON (AP) -- New advice for pregnant women: If you're getting a C-section, special inflating boots strapped on your legs may lower the risk of a blood clot.

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Candidate has yet to announce a plan to energize economy

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry said Monday that no new economic stimulus package is needed to "get America working again," but he declined to give specifics about how his still-unannounced plan to jumpstart the nation's economy would create jobs.


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Cause of accident in remote part of state still unknown

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- An explosion has killed three workers who had been laying a fuel line at a Wyoming oil storage site, an oil company spokesman said.


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By BEN HUBBARD of The Associated Press

The Libyan man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is near death and slipping in and out of consciousness, his brother said Monday, insisting he should not return to prison for the 1998 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which killed 270 people.

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Henry Glover murder probe was mishandled

A new report by Louisiana State Police investigators slams a former New Orleans police supervisor -- who resigned last month while facing disciplinary charges -- for his handling of the probe intothe death of Henry Glover, who was murdered by a police officer in 2005.


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Part of a series on 2012 presidential candidates

Journalism nonprofit ProPublica has produced a series of reading guides on 2012 presidential candidates. As well as this guide to Texas Gov. Rick Perry they've also covered Congressman Ron Paul and Rep. Michele Bachman .


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A bio-art project to create bulletproof skin has given a Utah State researcher even more hope his genetically engineered spider silk can be used to help surgeons heal large wounds and create artificial tendons and ligaments.


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