Treasury Dept. Cutting Pay for Bailout Firms' Top Executives

The Treasury Department is freezing pay for CEOs and cutting pay for 75 top executives at GM, AIG, and Ally Financial.

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Tornados Stir Climate Change Discussion

The media seek answers behind the damaging storms as tornadoes rip through the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Day 2: Health Care Hearings Marked by Skepticism of Mandate

Concerns voiced by Justice Anthony Kennedy and other conservative justices were enough to send much of the media into a frenzy.

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Does Matt Drudge Play a Role in GOP Primary?

GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum accuses the man behind The Drudge Report of shilling for rival Mitt Romney. 

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Biden: bin Laden Raid Most 'Audacious Plan' in 500 Years

The vice president lavished praise on President Obama at a fundraiser, saying the commander-in-chief is "willing to do the right thing." 

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Romney Scores Super Tuesday Wins, But No Finishing Blow

GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney narrowly edged out Rick Santorum in Ohio's primary.

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R.I.P: Andrew Breitbart, Conservative Activist

Andrew Breitbart speaking at CPAC in Washington D.C. on February 10, 2012.

Santorum: "What a Huge Loss"

Andrew Breitbart, one of the leading conservative voices and activists in the country, died during the early morning hours of March 1, 2012. According to the Yahoo News blog "The Cutline", Breitbart was walking near his Brentwood, California home and suddenly collapsed. He was transported to UCLA Medical Center where he was pronounced dead sometime after midnight. The cause of death has not been determined. 

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War of Words Heats Up Between Author and Turkish P.M.

American novelist Paul Auster takes on Turkey's Prime Minister over press freedom.

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Bill to Block Insider Trading in Congress Gains Support

A proposal from Sen. Scott Brown aims to keep members of Congress from making investments or transactions based on insider knowledge.

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Campaign Manager’s Cat Killed, Message Left

An Arkansas Democratic campaign manager found his family cat dead and painted with the word 'liberal'.

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Mom: Toddler Denied Transplant Over Mental Disorder

A doctor refuses to put Amelia Rivera on the kidney transplant list reportedly because she suffers from Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome.

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ABC Airing Interview with Gingrich’s Ex-Wife

Many pundits are questioning the timing of the interview, two days before the South Carolina primary.

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Mormons Believe Americans Would Elect a Mormon President

Pew released a survey of Mormon Americans, the first survey of how Mormons feel they are perceived.

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Lowe's Refuses To Reinstate Ads On All-American Muslim

The home improvement chain was presented with a 200,000 signature petition, but still won't back down.

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Payroll Tax 2012 Election

Congress gets ready to debate extension of payroll tax holiday that might prove a weather vane for the political agenda in 2012.

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Shots Fired Near White House

D.C. Park Police are investigating reports of shots fired near the White House.

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Herman Cain Compares Himself to Moses

In an interview with the Christian Broadcast Network, GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain compared himself to Biblical giant Moses.

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News Corp. Scandal Heading to the U.S.?

UK lawyer is now seeking court actions in the U.S. against phone-hacking scandal conducted by Rupert Murdoch's media group.

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Iran: 'We Will Allow 'Full Supervision' of Nuclear Facilities'

This, after the IAEA said it is quote- "increasingly concerned" about Iran's nuclear program.

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U.S. Senators to Saudi King: Let Women Drive

Fourteen female U.S. senators wrote a letter to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah asking him to lift the ban on women drivers.

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