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AP - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney battled Rick Santorum and Ron Paul on Tuesday in political caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado, hoping to extend his winning streak in the race for the presidential nomination.
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AP - Texas Rep. Ron Paul received a welcome befitting a man with a suddenly serious chance to win next week's Iowa Republican presidential caucuses as he arrived in the state Wednesday for a final burst of campaigning.
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AP - Suddenly, Ron Paul is in contention to win the Iowa caucuses and do well in the New Hampshire primary two weeks before the first votes are cast, reflecting the fluidity of the Republican presidential race as well as the inability of the party's social conservative, tea party and...
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama, who is attending a summit in France, directed the use of an autopen late Thursday to sign key provisions of the Patriot Act that were due to expire at midnight.
By a 250-153 vote, the Republican-led House agreed to extend the expiring provisions of...
VATICAN CITY — Some 1.5 million pilgrims flooded Rome Sunday to watch Pope John Paul II move a step closer to sainthood in one of the largest Vatican Masses in history, an outpouring of adoration for a beloved and historic figure after years marred by church scandal.
The turnout for the...
LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant barely made a ripple on offense for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was too busy ensuring Chris Paul didn't make another huge splash that could have put the Lakers in a cavernous playoff hole.
Andrew Bynum had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Lamar Odom scored 16 points, and the...
New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul has been fined $15,000 for verbal abuse of a game official, the NBA said on Friday.
The incident occurred during the Hornets' 103-101 overtime loss to the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday when the four-times All-Star shot just four-of-15 from the field and...
BERLIN – Heidi, Germany's beloved cross-eyed opossum, is taking a page from Paul the Octopus' playbook: the marsupial will attempt to pick this year's Oscar winners.
Leipzig Zoo Director Joerg Junghold told Germany's RTL television on Friday that Heidi will be appearing on...
An Ontario teacher accused of trying to kill his wife while the couple vacationed in Jamaica has been remanded to prison there.
A judge ordered Paul Martin be held in Clarks Town jail in northwest Trelawny parish until a Feb. 28 hearing.
Martin's attorney did not immediately comment on the...
VATICAN CITY - The pope on Friday signed off on the miracle needed for the beatification of Pope John Paul II, and set May 1 as the date to honor one of the most beloved popes of all times as a model of saintliness for the church.
Pope Benedict XVI said in a decree that a French nun's recovery...
Pope wanted to be Vatican librarian
VATICAN CITY, Pope Benedict XVI asked his predecessor, John Paul II, to allow him to become the Vatican's librarian, but his request was denied, a Vatican official said.
Cardinal Raffaela Farina said the late pope refused 13 years ago to allow then-Cardinal...
Police: Teen thief sought clean panties
ST. PAUL, Minn., (UPI) -- Police in Minnesota said a 15-year-old girl cited for stealing 44 pairs of panties from a store told officers she was in need of clean underwear.
St. Paul police said the teenager, who was caught June 19 after leaving a Kmart...
Slipknot bassist Paul Gray dead at 38
URBANDALE, Iowa, (UPI) -- Paul Dedrick Gray, bass guitarist and a founding member of the metal band Slipknot, was found dead Monday in an Iowa hotel, police said. He was 38.
Gray's body was discovered at the TownePlace Suites in Urbandale, investigators...
Paul comments draw new scrutiny
WASHINGTON, (UPI) -- Senate Republican candidate Rand Paul stayed off the air Sunday, but his comments on civil rights law drew fresh scrutiny on U.S. news programs.
Michael Steele, the first black chairman of the Republican National Committee, distanced himself...
Paul snubs 'Meet the Press'
WASHINGTON, (UPI) -- Rand Paul, the Kentucky Republican whose civil rights views ignited outrage, backed out of a scheduled appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press," the network said.
Betsy Fischer, the program's producer, said Paul's press secretary, Jesse Benton...