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• Lingering racism crux of voting rights case
• Why Rand Paul pulled a 180 in Hagel vote
• Couple reported missing in Peru turn up on boat
• Adult home takes unusual approach to elderly care
• McConnell fires back after 'race-baiting' attack on wife
• Hagel confirmed as defense secretary
• Obama: 'No smart way' to make deep cuts
• Beer lovers accuse Anheuser-Busch of watering down brews
• Video: Man rescues dog from block of floating ice
• Man calls 911 for a cheeseburger 9 times, gets arrested
• Will the Titanic II be unsinkable?
• Guitarist for Allman Brothers Band dies in Florida
• Conservationists try resurrecting coral in Jamaica
• Arkansas governor vetoes abortion bill

Lingering racism crux of voting rights case Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:47 PM PST Residents react to the Supreme Court case that's centered on their county.

Why Rand Paul pulled a 180 in Hagel vote Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:21 PM PST Only four Republicans crossed party lines on Tuesday to approve President Barack Obama's defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel, but no senator sparked more confusion than Kentucky's Rand Paul, a vocal critic of Hagel who nonetheless cast his vote in favor of the former Nebraska senator. Just hours after he had voted against a procedural measure [...]

Couple reported missing in Peru turn up on boat Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:53 PM PST (Reuters) - A young California couple reported missing and feared kidnapped while on a cycling trip through Peru have turned up on river boat in the Andean nation, the mother of one the pair said in an online statement posted on Tuesday. Garrett Hand and his girlfriend, Jamie Neal, had last been heard from by friends and family about a month ago. Hand's mother said in a Facebook message that she was informed by the U.S. ...

Adult home takes unusual approach to elderly care Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:41 PM PST Aging residents are encouraged to help at the farm, and boisterous children are welcome.

McConnell fires back after 'race-baiting' attack on wife Posted: 26 Feb 2013 01:37 PM PST An organization charged that Taiwan-born Elaine Chao helped send jobs to China.

Hagel confirmed as defense secretary Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:24 PM PST The Senate voted 58-41 in his favor, ending a tumultuous process.

Obama: 'No smart way' to make deep cuts Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:01 PM PST The president defended his comments about the sequester at a speech in Virginia.

Beer lovers accuse Anheuser-Busch of watering down brews Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:22 PM PST PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Beer lovers across the U.S. have accused Anheuser-Busch of watering down its Budweiser, Michelob and other brands, in class-action suits seeking millions in damages.

Video: Man rescues dog from block of floating ice Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:15 PM PST Pifas, a three-year-old golden retriever mix, was rescued by a kind stranger who helped guide the dog to safety after it became stranded on a block of ice in a frozen lake. NBCNews.com reports that Pifas disappeared from his owner's home and was missing for over a week before he was spotted some 200 feet [...]

Man calls 911 for a cheeseburger 9 times, gets arrested Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:29 PM PST An Indiana man got the attention of local police after he tried to order a cheeseburger by calling 911 nine times. According to WISHTV, 52-year-old Gregory Jackson Sr. has reportedly had past run-ins with police, but this may be the most bizarre. Jackson reportedly made the nine phone calls in just 90 minutes. Eventually, New [...]

Will the Titanic II be unsinkable? Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:36 PM PST An Australian billionaire is financing plans to build a replica of the luxury liner.

Guitarist for Allman Brothers Band dies in Florida Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:42 PM PST (Reuters) - Guitarist Dan Toler, who played in the Allman Brothers Band in the late 1970s and 1980s, has died of Lou Gehrig's disease at his home in Sarasota, Florida, his manager said. Toler died on Monday and was in his early 60s, the manager, Glen Halverson, said. Toler and his late brother, drummer David "Frankie" Toler, played in several groups, including Dickey Betts & Great Southern. Dan Toler was part of the Allman Brothers Band from 1979 to 1982 and was featured on the group's albums "Enlightened Rogues," "Reach for the Sky" and "Brothers of the Road. ...

Conservationists try resurrecting coral in Jamaica Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:17 PM PST With

Arkansas governor vetoes abortion bill Posted: 26 Feb 2013 05:10 PM PST LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe on Tuesday vetoed a ban on most abortions in Arkansas at 20 weeks into a pregnancy, setting up an override fight with a Republican-controlled Legislature that has been pushing for more restrictions on the procedure.

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