Wed, May 23, 2012
Away from presidential race's glare, battles for Congress rage
By Samuel P. Jacobs
SCHAUMBURG, Illinois (Reuters) - Republican Representative Joe Walsh was campaigning recently at a diner in this Chicago suburb when he came ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
U.S. seeks to seize property of ex-Mexican official
By Jim Forsyth and Jared Taylor
(Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday moved to seize millions of dollars' worth of real estate in Texas ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
More relatives, friends caring for kids: report
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Howard Dubowitz, a Maryland pediatrician and researcher who specializes in child protection issues, knows how hard it can be ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
San Francisco best for parks, Fresno worst
(Reuters) - San Francisco has the best city park system in the United States, while its neighbor less than 200 miles away, Fresno, has the ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Mayor seeks more federal help to slash New Orleans murder rate
By Kathy Finn
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu asked the federal government on Tuesday for more help fighting a murder epidemic ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Crude overflow at BP's Prudhoe; output not affected
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. workers were preparing to vacuum up about 4,200 gallons (100 barrels) of crude oil and a ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
White supremacist gets 40 years for Arizona package bomb
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge sentenced a 61-year-old white supremacist to 40 years in jail on Tuesday for a ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Border patrol nabs fake UPS truck skirting checkpoint
By Mary Slosson
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - Border patrol agents found 13 illegal immigrants in the back of a fake UPS van after they noticed the ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Chicago police erase 1968 stain at last with NATO summit
By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The NATO summit ended without major violence between police and protesters, winning praise for Chicago Police Chief Garry McCarthy ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Five Oregon family members dead in suspected murder-suicide
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A mother and her three young children were found dead in a burning house in Salem, Oregon, on Tuesday and police ...
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