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Obama holds unveils new foreclosure plan
WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama is aiming mortgage relief at members of the military as well as homeowners with government-insured loans, the administration’s latest …
Take that back! Returns are big for the holidays
NEW YORK (AP) — Ah, the warm feelings of the holidays: Comfort and joy. Good cheer. And buyer's remorse. People who rushed to snag discounts …
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Munger says US health care system is too expensive, complex
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Berkshire Hathaway’s Vice Chairman Charlie Munger says the American health care system remains too complicated and expensive. Munger, who leads Good …
Nonprofit South Carolina breast milk bank opens
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s first breast milk bank has opened in North Charleston. The Post and Courier (http://bit.ly/1I8Poql) reports the new nonprofit …
11 health conditions recommended by Illinois marijuana board
CHICAGO (AP) _ An advisory board voted Monday to recommend adding 11 health conditions to the Illinois medical marijuana program. The board rejected three others …
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New Mexico Senate approves Hanna Skandera as education boss
By VIK JOLLY SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Senate on Monday confirmed Hanna Skandera as education secretary _ four years after she took the …
Gastrointestinal bug sickens 100-plus at university
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Officials say more than 100 students at an eastern Pennsylvania university were stricken last week with what appears to be a gastrointestinal …
KSU researchers develop heat-tolerant wheat
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Two Kansas State University researchers are developing a type of wheat that will tolerate hotter temperatures. The issue is that wheat kernels shrivel …