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But Mason, as in Kourtney Kardashian's son, jumped 10 spots to become the second most popular name for newborn boys in 2011. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:04:37 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/31058907/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:31058907 ATHENS, Greece — Critical talks to form a governing coalition in crisis-struck Greece foundered once more, leading the country one step closer to new elections — and bringing its continued presence in the euro into serious doubt. Sun, 13 May 2012 22:34:38 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/31056150/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:31056150 NEW YORK — Abortion and gay marriage. For years, they’ve been lumped together as the paramount wedge issues of U.S. politics — hot-button topics in the vortex of sexuality, personal freedom and public policy. Sat, 12 May 2012 20:36:04 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/31038141/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:31038141 WASHINGTON — Equivocal no longer, President Barack Obama declared his support for gay marriage on Wednesday in a historic announcement that instantly elevated a polarizing social issue to a more prominent role in the 2012 race for the White House. Wed, 9 May 2012 16:45:09 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/31025281/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:31025281 WASHINGTON — The obesity epidemic may be slowing, but don’t take in those pants yet. Mon, 7 May 2012 23:16:08 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/31019370/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:31019370 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Supporters of raising Missouri’s minimum wage and limiting payday loans submitted petitions Sunday to get the separate measures on the November ballot, beating this weekend’s deadline to turn in signatures. Sun, 6 May 2012 23:17:27 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/31015732/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:31015732 GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — They knelt in prayer, ignored the judge and wouldn’t listen to Arabic translations as they confronted nearly 3,000 counts of murder. The self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and four co-defendants defiantly disrupted an arraignment that dragged into Saturday night in the opening act of the long-stalled effort to prosecute them in a military court. Sat, 5 May 2012 22:19:11 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30994016/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30994016 ARLINGTON, Va. — Newt Gingrich, the colorful former House speaker and fiery partisan, formally exited the Republican presidential contest Wednesday and vowed to help Mitt Romney's bid to defeat President Barack Obama. Wed, 2 May 2012 15:41:22 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30977726/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30977726 CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian billionaire said Monday he'll build a high-tech replica of the Titanic at a Chinese shipyard and its maiden voyage in late 2016 will be from England to New York, just like its namesake planned. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:12:35 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30979073/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30979073 WASHINGTON — The military is under-reporting the number of times that Afghan soldiers and police open fire on American and other foreign troops. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:25:11 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30975763/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30975763 WASHINGTON — A year after the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida is hobbled and hunted, too busy surviving for the moment to carry out another Sept. 11-style attack on U.S. soil. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:14:00 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30972969/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30972969 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Smoking could get more costly as some seeking to raise Missouri’s lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax expect to submit signatures this week to put the issue before voters in November. The proposal calls for increasing Missouri’s tax on each pack of cigarettes by 73 cents and steering the additional money to education and smoking prevention and cessation. Taxes on other tobacco products also would be increased. Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:46:29 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30972982/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30972982 TOPEKA, Kan. — State party officials said the legislative delay in redrawing Kansas political boundaries is making it difficult to recruit candidates to run for House and Senate openings. Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:41:23 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30960491/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30960491 WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday defended a cybersecurity bill as a common-sense approach to stopping electronic attacks on critical infrastructure and companies. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:29:07 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30954948/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30954948 WASHINGTON — A Senate bill aimed at saving the U.S. Postal Service would make it harder to close thousands of low-revenue post offices and end Saturday mail delivery, even though the struggling agency says those moves are just what's needed to reduce its massive debt and become profitable again. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:30:00 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30949776/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30949776 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri senators have backed a 2 percent pay raise for tens of thousands of state workers. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:03:42 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30943551/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30943551 WASHINGTON — Social Security is rushing even faster toward insolvency, driven by retiring baby boomers, a weak economy and politicians' reluctance to take painful action to fix the huge retirement and disability program. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:01:00 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30929290/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30929290 SANFORD, Fla. — George Zimmerman can be released on $150,000 bail as he awaits trial for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, a judge ruled Friday during a hearing in which Zimmerman apologized to Martin's parents for the teenager's death. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:04:33 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30932466/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30932466 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:17:01 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30902312/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30902312 OKLAHOMA CITY — Forecasters say it appears about 75 tornadoes touched down in four Great Plains states Saturday. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:56:48 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30929276/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30929276 SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — When is a penny worth $1.15 million? When it is a rare experimental penny minted in 1792. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:54:28 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30926383/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30926383 BARATARIA BAY, La. — Open sores. Parasitic infections. Chewed-up-looking fins. Gashes. Mysterious black streaks. Two years after the drilling-rig explosion that touched off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, scientists are beginning to suspect that fish in the Gulf of Mexico are suffering the effects of the petroleum. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:35:17 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30902497/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30902497 BOSTON — Don't look for a vice presidential shocker from Mitt Romney. His choice of a running mate will be guided by both his methodical, risk-averse corporate training and the lessons his party learned from the selection of Sarah Palin. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:37:23 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30875126/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30875126 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Amid furious public pressure to make an arrest in the killing of Trayvon Martin, the special prosecutor on the case went for the maximum Wednesday, bringing a second-degree murder charge against the neighborhood watch captain who shot the unarmed black teenager. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:31:04 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30854581/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30854581 BEIRUT — The U.S. warned Syria it won’t be able to deceive the world about compliance with a cease-fire that is just days away, as regime forces pounded more opposition strongholds Saturday in an apparent rush to crush resistance before troops must withdraw. Activists said more than 100 people were killed, including at least 87 civilians. Sat, 7 Apr 2012 22:18:37 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30854579/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30854579 VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI, carrying a tall, lit candle, ushered in Christianity’s most joyous celebration with an Easter vigil service Saturday night, but voiced fears that mankind is groping in darkness, unable to distinguish good from evil. Sat, 7 Apr 2012 22:17:13 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30851704/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30851704 WASHINGTON — The U.S. job market took a breather in March after its best hiring stretch since the Great Recession. Fri, 6 Apr 2012 22:41:30 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30827378/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30827378 DALLAS — Tornadoes raked the Dallas area Tuesday, crumbling a wing of a nursing home, peeling roofs from dozens of homes and spiraling big-rig trailers into the air like footballs. More than a dozen injuries were reported. Tue, 3 Apr 2012 21:11:00 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30811304/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30811304 RED BUD, Ill. — The Mega Millions winners — at least three of them — stayed out of sight. The losers, who could number 100 million, had plenty to say Saturday about losing out on the world’s largest-ever lottery jackpot and their dashed dreams of colossal wealth. Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:38:01 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30807651/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30807651 NEW YORK — The bulls weren’t bullish enough. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:49:04 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30800476/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30800476 ATLANTA — One child out of 88 is believed to have autism or a related disorder, an increase in the rate attributed largely to wider screening. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:57:15 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30797963/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30797963 WASHINGTON — While the rest of us have to wait until June, the justices of the Supreme Court will know the likely outcome of the historic health care case by the time they go home this weekend. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:40:02 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30788380/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30788380 WASHINGTON — Global warming is leading to such severe storms, droughts and heat waves that nations should prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disasters, an international panel of climate scientists said in a new report issued Wednesday. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:51:31 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30786961/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30786961 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that it could throw out other key parts of President Barack Obama's health care law if it first finds the individual insurance requirement unconstitutional. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:46:00 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30764819/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30764819 WASHINGTON — As demonstrations swirled outside, Supreme Court justices signaled on Monday they are ready to confront without delay the keep-or-kill questions at the heart of challenges to President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:29:02 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30757970/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30757970 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The U.S. paid $50,000 in compensation for each villager killed and $11,000 for each person wounded in a shooting rampage allegedly carried out by a rogue American soldier in southern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said Sunday. Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:50:19 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30730953/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30730953 WASHINGTON — Fresh off a decisive victory in Illinois, Mitt Romney on Wednesday won critical establishment support from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush as he looks to unite the Republican Party behind his candidacy. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:28:43 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30735549/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30735549 BOULDER CITY, Nev. — President Barack Obama will direct federal agencies to fast-track an oil pipeline from Oklahoma to Texas, backing a segment of the larger Keystone XL project that he rejected earlier this year. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:27:49 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30721764/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30721764 WASHINGTON — A new clue in one of the 20th century's most enduring mysteries could soon uncover the fate of American aviator Amelia Earhart, who went missing without a trace over the South Pacific 75 years ago, investigators said Tuesday. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:04:43 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30712491/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30712491 FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — The Army staff sergeant accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime shooting rampage has a sketchy memory of the night of the massacre, his lawyer said Monday after meeting his client for the first time. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:03:35 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30706346/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30706346 He is accused of the kind of crime that makes people shiver: the killing of families in their own homes under cover of night, the butchery of defenseless children. Under normal circumstances, Americans would dismiss such an act as worthy of only one response: swift and merciless punishment. Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:47:15 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30706324/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30706324 KABUL, Afghanistan — Charges against an American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians are expected to be filed within a week; and if the case goes to court, the trial will be held in the United States, said a legal expert with the U.S. military familiar with the investigation. Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:44:46 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30693632/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30693632 WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says there's probably no circumstance that would lead him to pull out of the Republican presidential sweepstakes before the party's August nominating convention. Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:40:23 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30693551/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30693551 WASHINGTON — A new analysis of President Barack Obama's budget for next year says the deficit scenario isn't as rosy as the White House painted it. Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:34:58 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30687880/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30687880 KABUL, Afghanistan — The American campaign in Afghanistan suffered a double blow Thursday: The Taliban broke off talks with the U.S., and President Hamid Karzai said NATO should pull out of rural areas and speed up the transfer of security responsibilities to Afghan forces nationwide in the wake of the killing of 16 civilians. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:10:11 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30668353/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30668353 WASHINGTON — A resurgent Rick Santorum swept primaries in Alabama and Mississippi Tuesday night, upending the race for the Republican presidential nomination as he sought to push Newt Gingrich toward the sidelines. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:12:00 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30656739/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30656739 BALANDI, Afghanistan — Moving from house to house, a U.S. Army sergeant opened fire Sunday on Afghan villagers as they slept, killing 16 people — mostly women and children — in an attack that reignited fury at the U.S. presence following a wave of deadly protests over Americans burning Qurans. Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:15:04 CDT http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30653640/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30653640 WASHINGTON — Rick Santorum won the Kansas caucuses in a rout on Saturday and Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney countered in Wyoming, a weekend prelude to suddenly pivotal Southern primary showdowns in the week ahead. Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:06:59 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30650034/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30650034 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The number of hate groups in America is on the rise, and Missouri is no exception. Fri, 9 Mar 2012 23:04:52 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30641601/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30641601 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House passed legislation Thursday that could allow the government to track everyone’s prescription drug purchases through an electronic database — a move embraced in most other states as a public safety tool but considered an infringement on individual liberties by some. Thu, 8 Mar 2012 22:12:37 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30641558/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30641558 TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas political icon Bob Dole urged fellow Republicans on Thursday to support front-running presidential candidate Mitt Romney in the state’s caucuses, potentially boosting Romney’s chances in a state where main rival Rick Santorum has figured to do well. Thu, 8 Mar 2012 22:10:19 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30637947/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30637947 WASHINGTON — Attacked as a rationing scheme and praised as a lifesaver, President Barack Obama's health care law remains as divisive and confusing as ever. But a new poll finds Americans are less worried that the overhaul will undermine their own care. Thu, 8 Mar 2012 13:58:25 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30620676/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30620676 WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney squeezed out a win in pivotal Ohio, captured five other states with ease and padded his delegate lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination but was forced to share the Super Tuesday spotlight with a resurgent Rick Santorum. Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:57:10 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30607616/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30607616 MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin scored a decisive victory in Russia’s presidential election Sunday to return to the Kremlin and extend his hold on power for six more years. Sun, 4 Mar 2012 23:11:01 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30603772/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30603772 OLYMPIA, Wash. — Mitt Romney won Washington state’s presidential caucus straw poll on Saturday, capturing a strong portion of the vote of thousands of Republicans who crowded caucuses around the state. Sat, 3 Mar 2012 22:14:55 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30581129/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30581129 WASHINGTON — In an election year battle mixing birth control, religion and politics, Democrats narrowly blocked an effort by Senate Republicans to overturn President Barack Obama’s order that most employers or their insurers cover the cost of contraceptives. Thu, 1 Mar 2012 22:58:00 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30585120/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30585120 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri has too many reasons for which prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against murder suspects and needs to do a better job of preserving forensic evidence such as DNA samples, according to a report released Thursday. Thu, 1 Mar 2012 21:57:30 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30568754/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30568754 WASHINGTON — The United States said Wednesday that North Korea has agreed to suspend nuclear activities and accept a moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests, in a breakthrough in negotiations with the secretive communist nation. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:44:00 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30568891/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30568891 HARRISBURG, Ill. — A pre-dawn twister flattened entire blocks of homes in a small Illinois town Wednesday as violent storms ravaged the Midwest and South, killing at least 12 people in three states. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:11:00 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30565416/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30565416 WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney scored a hard-won, home state triumph in Michigan and powered to victory in Arizona Tuesday night, gaining a two-state primary sweep over Rick Santorum and precious momentum in the most turbulent Republican presidential race in a generation. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:02:21 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30547626/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30547626 WASHINGTON — Thousands of poor and disabled men stand to lose their only income next year because of a change in government policy that will allow states to seize every dollar of federal benefits from people who owe back child support. Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:13:29 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30547618/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30547618 KABUL, Afghanistan — Demonstrators hurled grenades at a U.S. base in northern Afghanistan, and a gun battle left two Afghans dead and seven NATO troops injured Sunday in the escalating crisis over the burning of Muslim holy books at an American airfield. Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:08:06 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30538139/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30538139 WASHINGTON — The battle of the bulge has been a big, fat failure for U.S. drugmakers. But that hasn't stopped them from trying. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:32:25 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30531429/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30531429 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Postal Service, hit hard by declining mail volume and revenue, announced plans Thursday to close mail processing centers around the country, including two in Missouri and seven in Kansas that will mean the loss of more than 200 positions. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:09:00 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30512789/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30512789 BEIRUT — Food and water are running dangerously low in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, with frantic cries for help from residents amid government shelling that pounded rebel strongholds and killed at least 30 people Tuesday, activists said. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:37:00 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30496687/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30496687 JERUSALEM — The U.S. and Britain on Sunday urged Israel not to attack Iran’s nuclear program as the White House’s national security adviser arrived in the region, reflecting growing international jitters that the Israelis are poised to strike. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:29:24 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30488389/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30488389 WASHINGTON — Americans are getting an election-year tax present. Congress voted with rare speed and cooperation Friday to extend a Social Security payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and to renew unemployment benefits for millions more who haven’t seen a paycheck in six months. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:08:08 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30479762/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30479762 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri attorney general’s office has received 2.2 million requests to add cell phone numbers to the state’s no-call list for telemarketers. Each time, the office had to politely decline, because it’s not allowed under state law. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:04:23 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30470020/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30470020 WASHINGTON — Calling quits to a bruising election-year fight, negotiators on Capitol Hill sealed an agreement late Wednesday on legislation to renew a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:57:40 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30451372/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30451372 NEW YORK — Mike Trang likes to use his iPhone 4 as a GPS device for work. Now and then, his younger cousins get ahold of it, and play some YouTube videos and games. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:51:32 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30427280/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30427280 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, grappling with a political firestorm that threatened to consume his administration, unveiled a birth control compromise Friday that he said would both protect religious liberties and ensure that women have access to free contraception. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:48:04 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30423801/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30423801 OZARK, Mo. — A British armored car guard suspected of driving off with a fortune worth $1.5 million back in 1993 has been captured in rural Missouri, where he had been working as a cable guy and raising a son who apparently knew nothing of his father’s past. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:25:17 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30411816/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30411816 ALLEN, Texas — One day after Rick Santorum's startling breakthrough in the presidential race, his few aides decamped to distant states to start building campaign organizations from scratch. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 17:19:56 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30385549/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30385549 LAS VEGAS — Mitt Romney’s big win in Nevada four days after his breakthrough victory in Florida spells big trouble for his remaining rivals. Simply put: Is there any way to stop Romney now? Sun, 5 Feb 2012 22:49:18 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30381529/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30381529 Sat, 4 Feb 2012 23:04:13 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30339481/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30339481 TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney routed Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding smartly from an earlier defeat and taking a major step toward the Republican presidential nomination. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:27:00 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30328430/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30328430 BEIRUT — In dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, Syrian troops stormed rebellious areas near the capital Sunday, shelling neighborhoods that have fallen under the control of army dissidents and clashing with fighters. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:12:55 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30324779/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30324779 ST. LOUIS — Looking around at the tens of thousands of people waving American flags and cheering, Army Maj. Rich Radford was moved that so many braved a cold January wind Saturday in St. Louis to honor people like him: Iraq War veterans. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:45:27 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30318566/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30318566 ORLANDO, Fla. — Republican insiders are rising up to cut Newt Gingrich down to size, testament to the GOP establishment's fear that the mercurial candidate could lead the party to disaster this fall. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:44:28 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30315166/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30315166 ANN ARBOR, Mich. — President Barack Obama called Friday for an overhaul of the higher education financial aid system, warning that colleges and universities that fail to control spiraling tuition costs could lose federal funds. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:14:45 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30287751/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30287751 WASHINGTON — Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama delivered a populist challenge Tuesday night to shrink the gap between rich and poor, promising to tax the wealthy more and help jobless Americans get work and hang onto their homes. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:55:00 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30274628/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30274628 WASHINGTON — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little more than a year ago that shook the country. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:44:00 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30270430/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30270430 COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich stormed to an upset victory in the South Carolina primary Saturday night, dealing a sharp setback to former front-runner Mitt Romney and abruptly scrambling the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:59:38 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30264309/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30264309 WASHINGTON — Caving to a massive campaign by Internet services and their millions of users, Congress indefinitely postponed legislation Friday to stop online piracy of movies and music costing U.S. companies billions of dollars every year. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:22:12 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30249514/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30249514 NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination and endorsed Newt Gingrich, adding a fresh layer of unpredictability to the campaign two days before the South Carolina primary. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:16:46 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30256948/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30256948 NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The race for the Republican presidential nomination took a turn toward the South Carolina surreal Thursday as Rick Perry dropped out, Newt Gingrich faced stunning allegations from an ex-wife and Mitt Romney struggled to maintain a shaky front-runner’s standing. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:03:00 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30236977/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30236977 PORTLAND, Ore. — Wikipedia will black out the English language version of its website today to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress, the foundation behind the popular community-based online encyclopedia said in a statement. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:27:51 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30226956/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30226956 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Under heavy debate pressure from his rivals, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney defended his record as a venture capitalist, insisted he bears no responsibility for attack ads aired by his allies and grudgingly said Monday night he might release his income tax returns this spring. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:38:00 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30223174/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30223174 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Jon Huntsman abandoned his once-promising campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday and endorsed Mitt Romney as the man "best equipped to defeat Barack Obama'" in the fall. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:50:24 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30223290/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30223290 COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hundreds of people rallied Monday outside the South Carolina capitol to honor the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and protest the state's voter identification law. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:59:00 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30219988/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30219988 GIGLIO, Italy — Coast guard divers searching the submerged part of the Costa Concordia on Sunday found the bodies of two elderly men still in their life jackets, authorities said, raising to five the death toll after the luxury cruise liner ran aground and tipped over off the Tuscan coast. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:18:08 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30216058/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30216058 PORTO SANTO STEFANO, Italy — The first course had just been served in the Costa Concordia’s dining room when the wine glasses, forks and plates of cuttlefish and mushrooms smashed to the ground. At the magic show in the theater, the trash cans tipped over and the theater curtains turned on their side. Then the hallways turned upside down, and passengers crawled on bruised knees through the dark. Others jumped alone into the cold Mediterranean Sea. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:03:14 CST http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/30171182/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30171182 WASHINGTON — A new side effect seems to be emerging for those cholesterol-lowering wonder drugs called statins: They may increase some people's chances of developing Type 2 diabetes. Mon, 9 Jan 2012 17:17:28 CST