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'I’ve got to believe it’s worth it'
Romney: 'In the end, we’ll win'
Three killed in small plane crash in Florida
Vatican lashes out at campaign against pope
University proposes fracking its own land
Obama pitches for $2 billion energy trust
Walker: Non-vital links to help you get through Friday
Victims of clergy abuse demand action from new pope
Stocks close slightly down, ending Dow winning streak
U.S. beefing up missile defense in response to N. Korea
Blagojevich takes on teaching role in prison
Arms flowing to Syria from every direction
Community unites to help teen with rapid growth disease
Pac-Man fever: Video game exhibit opens at MoMa
Prisoner describes spending 25 years in solitary
Rapid HIV treatment points to 'functional cure' for AIDS
NRA’s LaPierre: Critics are crazy, not me
Francis turned to priesthood after broken heart
Sen. Portman reverses opposition to gay marriage

'I’ve got to believe it’s worth it'

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 08:23 AM PDT

Frmr. Vice Chief of Staff Peter Chiarelli reflects on 10 years of the Iraq War.

Romney: 'In the end, we’ll win'

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 11:33 AM PDT

He urged conservatives to remain optimistic despite his loss to Obama.

Three killed in small plane crash in Florida

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:28 PM PDT

MIAMI (Reuters) - Three people were killed on Friday when a small plane crashed and burst into flames moments after takeoff from a South Florida airport, authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration said the Piper PA31 aircraft crashed into a warehouse area near Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport at 4:20 p.m. EDT. Shannon Vezina, a spokeswoman for the City of Fort Lauderdale, said all three people on board the aircraft died. "Shortly after takeoff the aircraft had some sort of difficulty," she said. "It attempted to circle back and land at the airport. ...

Vatican lashes out at campaign against pope

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:43 PM PDT

Catholic leaders refute stories questioning his actions during Argentina's murderous regime.

University proposes fracking its own land

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:10 PM PDT

$Tenn. university proposes fracking on its own land$ The Univ. of Tennessee wants to allow hydraulic fracturing for natural gas on a tract of woodland.

Obama pitches for $2 billion energy trust

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 07:50 AM PDT

He said finding alternative sources is the best way to reduce dependence on foreign oil.

Walker: Non-vital links to help you get through Friday

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:24 PM PDT

It's your favorite time of the work week: the home stretch.

Victims of clergy abuse demand action from new pope

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:47 PM PDT

Alleged victims of clergy abuse in the U.S. are demanding swift and bold actions from the new Jesuit pontiff:

Stocks close slightly down, ending Dow winning streak

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:52 PM PDT

Stocks edged lower on Friday, ending the Dow Jones industrial average's longest winning streak since 1996.

U.S. beefing up missile defense in response to N. Korea

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:13 PM PDT

By Phil Stewart and David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced plans on Friday to bolster U.S. missile defenses in response to "irresponsible and reckless provocations" by North Korea, which threatened a preventative nuclear strike against the United States last week. Hagel said the Pentagon would add 14 new anti-missile interceptors at Fort Greely in Alaska - an effective reversal of an early Obama administration decision - and move ahead with the deployment of a second missile-defense radar in Japan. ...

Blagojevich takes on teaching role in prison

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 02:38 PM PDT

The former Illinois governor, serving 14 years for corruption, is also learning to play guitar.

Arms flowing to Syria from every direction

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 10:31 AM PDT

Saudi Arabia and Qatar are arming rebels, while Iran is sending men to fight with Assad.

Community unites to help teen with rapid growth disease

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 11:50 AM PDT

Broc Brown is not your average 15-year-old high school student. Brown, who is 7 feet 5 inches and weighs 330 pounds, has a rare rapid growth disease known as Sotos syndrome, or cerebral gigantism. He was more than 3 feet tall by the time he was only 2 months old. Brown likes his height, saying, [...]

Pac-Man fever: Video game exhibit opens at MoMa

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 07:53 AM PDT

If the last time you played Pac-Man was at the local arcade when you were a kid, you may be surprised to find the game on your next visit to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. But here is the Pac-Man experience in what you might call a "pure" form. "I would [...]

Prisoner describes spending 25 years in solitary

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 11:10 AM PDT

In 1987, William R. Blake shot two law enforcement officials, killing one.