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Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Updates Harvard Alumni Report: 'Awards: Eight Life Sentences'
Ted Kaczynski, Harvard class of 1962, can't make the 50th reunion -- he's in federal prison for life, as the Unabomber. But he still managed to submit an entry for the alumni report.
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JPMorgan Losses Give Boost To US Sen. Sanders' Bank Bill
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Ron Paul 2012 Wins 12 Of 13 Minnesota Delegates
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More Than 2,000 Wrongfully-Convicted Exonerated In Past 23 Years: Study
Researchers found that more than 2,000 defendants who were falsely convicted of serious crimes have been exonerated in the past 23 years.
Romney Exhibits Political Savvy In Rejecting Obama-Wright Attack Ad
Mitt Romney?s rejection of a Super-Pac?s proposed anti-Obama campaign featuring Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the president?s former pastor, demonstrates that Romney has more political sense than the Super-Pac?s big daddy, Joe Ricketts, a longtime conservative donor and founder of TD Ameritrade.
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Arby's Employee Finger Found in Sandwich: 3 Other Fingers Discovered in Fast Food
A Michigan teen found his usual Arby's roast beef sandwich a little chewier than usual, only to discover it contained an extra ingredient: an employee's finger.
US Mortgage Rates Hit Record Low For 3rd Straight Week: Freddie Mac
U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages hit a new record low for the third straight week as concerns over the euro zone weighed on the economy, mortgage financier Freddie Mac said Thursday.
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A powerful conservative advocacy organization is about to unleash a $25 million advertising assault in ten different states, seeking to highlight inconsistencies in President Obama's record.
April US Consumer Price Index Flat As Gas Prices Fall
Consumer prices in the U.S. were flat in April amid signs that a spike in gasoline costs was ebbing, according to government statistics released on Tuesday, supporting the Federal Reserve's view that the jump in fuel costs is only temporary.
NDAA Detention Powers Under Attack From Bipartisan House Alliance
In a bipartisan surge of opposition to the National Defense Authorization Act, an amendment aims to ensure that suspected terrorists captured on U.S. soil can not be detained indefinitely without trial.
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The effects of Bobby Petrino's infamous motorcycle crash are just beginning to be realized.
Resume Embellishment? Yahoo?s CEO Not Alone
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Consumer Sentiment Improves In May: Job Market May Follow
Consumer sentiment crept up slightly in May to its highest level in four years as gasoline prices declined and many perceived the job market to be improving.
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Mitt Romney Apologizes for Reported Prep School Bullying
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