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    December 6, 2012

    Wash. pot smokers celebrate first day of legalization

    "I feel like a kid in a candy store!" shouts Hempfest volunteer Darby Hageman. "It's all becoming real now!"

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    December 5, 2012

    Sources: Obama to ask for up to $50 billion in Sandy aid

    So far, the government has distributed about $2 billion in aid to 11 states. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are seeking another $83 billion.

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    December 5, 2012

    Jazz icon, composer Dave Brubeck dies at 91

    Brubeck and his quartet brought jazz to the mainstream of American audiences.

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    December 5, 2012

    Astronaut, cosmonaut brace for whole year in space

    NASA astronaut Scott Kelly says it will be like spending a whole year at the office. And you never get to leave.

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    December 5, 2012

    Fiscal cliff talks hint at more defense cuts

    WASHINGTON — House Republicans’ “fiscal cliff” counteroffer to President Barack Obama hints at billions of dollars in military cuts on top of the nearly $500 billion that the White House and Congress backed last year, and even the fiercest defense hawks acknowledge that the Pentagon faces another financial hit. The proposal that House Speaker John […]

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    December 5, 2012

    Deal ends crippling strike at LA ports

    Negotiators reached a tentative agreement to end the strike late Tuesday, less than two hours after federal mediators arrived from Washington, D.C.

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    December 5, 2012

    Police: Suspect in NYC subway push implicates self

    The suspect was taken into custody on Tuesday after investigators recovered security video that showed a man fitting his description working with vendors near Rockefeller Center.

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    December 5, 2012

    Maine man’s home a 14-foot canoe in Boston Harbor

    The 49-year-old says he's been paddling the waters of Boston since October with all his possessions aboard a 40-year-old aluminum canoe he patches with duct tape when necessary.

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    December 4, 2012

    Fort Hood shooting judge removed for showing bias

    FORT WORTH, Texas — A military judge has been thrown off the Fort Hood deadly shooting case after an appeals court found that his treatment of the suspect, including an order to have the man forcibly shaved, indicated a lack of impartiality. It was not immediately clear what impact the U.S. Court of Appeals for […]

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    December 4, 2012

    Navy: No US drones missing after Iran claim

    A spokesman for the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet says all U.S. drones in the region are "fully accounted for."