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Snowstorm Slams Mid-Atlantic and Points North

3 hours 3 minutes ago |AP

WASHINGTON (Feb. 10) -- Plows that have been rolling around the clock for days in the nation's capital, Philadelphia and Baltimore won't be heading for the garage any time soon as a second major stor ...

4.3-Magnitude Quake Strikes 50 Miles Outside of Chicago

2 hours 57 minutes ago |CNN

(Feb. 10) -- An early morning earthquake rattled northern Illinois on Wednesday, shaking an area about 50 miles west-northwest of downtown Chicago, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The 4.3-magnitude ...

White House Spokesman Hands-On in Mocking Palin

1 hour 49 minutes ago |Politics Daily

(Feb. 9) -- During a briefing in the White House press room Tuesday, administration spokesman Robert Gibbs held up his hand and revealed a shopping list scribbled onto his palm -- "eggs, milk and bre ...

Child Obesity in US Higher Than Ever

18 hours 55 minutes ago |AOL News

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(Feb. 9) -- It's easy to see why Michelle Obama has launched a campaign to prevent America's children from putting on too much weight. Just look around the nation's schools and malls. Or, more to poi ...

Governor Says Carp Plan Isn't Tough Enough

17 hours 51 minutes ago |AOL News

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(Feb. 9) -- Obama administration officials today are discussing their proposed $78.5 million plan to block the invasive Asian carp from the Great Lakes -- but the plan isn't tough enough for Michigan ...

Snowmageddon 2 Targets Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

20 hours 6 minutes ago |AOL News

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(Feb. 9) -- Snowmageddon 2 is on the way. The second major snowstorm in a week will pound the mid-Atlantic today through Wednesday, dumping more snow on a region still digging out from Friday and Sat ...

New Orleans Saints Parade 'Wilder Than Mardi Gras'

11 hours 45 minutes ago |FanHouse

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NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 9) – Only a Super Bowl victory parade could upstage Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Carnival floats carrying Saints players, coaches and team owner Tom Benson rolled past tens of t ...

Boomers' Drug Use Could Create Big Challenge

18 hours 11 minutes ago |AOL News

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(Feb. 9) -- Forget the obvious scourges of growing old: cancer, osteoporosis, dementia. The unexpected health threat to millions of aging Americans might actually be their own substance abuse. As bab ...

Death of Nancy Kerrigan's Father Ruled a Homicide

19 hours 1 minute ago |AOL News

(Feb. 9) – A medical examiner in Massachusetts has ruled that Daniel Kerrigan, father of American figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, died as a result of a physical confrontation with his son. The K ...

Paterson Tries to Snuff Out Rumors, Says He Won't Resign

11 hours 47 minutes ago |AP

ALBANY, N.Y. (Feb. 9) – New York Gov. David Paterson, defying calls from even fellow Democrats to drop out of the race for a full term, said Tuesday that he would leave only if the voters turne ...

Shuttle Brings Space Station a Room With a View

13 hours 49 minutes ago |AOL News

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(Feb. 9) – Real estate agents might call it a cozy home for six in need of some updating. There's that toilet on the fritz, a dearth of windows and a need for a little more space to exercise. S ...

Elizabeth Smart's Kidnapper Pleads Guilty in Related Case

18 hours 21 minutes ago |AOL News

(Feb. 9) -- Elizabeth Smart's kidnapper, Wanda Barzee, pleaded "guilty but mentally ill" in a Utah court on Monday to charges tied to the attempted kidnapping of Smart's 15-year-old cousin in 2002. B ...