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Gingrich tied with Romney in polls
December 20, 2011
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- A CNN poll Monday indicated Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are dead even nationally ahead of the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses.
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Boehner: House will reject 2-month tax cut
December 20, 2011
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Speaker John Boehner said Monday the GOP-controlled House would reject a two-month extension of payroll tax cuts and called for a... More >>>
Poll shows Paul in the lead in Iowa
December 20, 2011
RALEIGH, N.C. (UPI) -- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has taken the lead in Iowa, polling figures released Monday suggest.
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Judge denies 'hare-brained' Blago motion
December 20, 2011
CHICAGO (UPI) -- A federal judge Monday rejected former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's motion for a new trial, calling it "hare-brained."
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Witnesses: Lax computer security at base
December 20, 2011FORT MEADE, Md. (UPI) -- Witnesses raised questions about computer security in a pretrial military hearing at Ford Meade, Md., for a soldier accused... More >>>
Gingrich tops Tea Party straw poll
December 20, 2011
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Newt Gingrich came out on top in a straw poll of Tea Party voters after a telephone forum sponsored by the Tea Party Patriots... More >>>
Cartels use legit trade to launder money
December 20, 2011
MEXICO CITY (UPI) -- Mexican drug cartels are using fruit, fabric and toys bought in the United States and exported to Mexico to launder money from... More >>>
Marine asks first lady to be his date
December 20, 2011
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Lance Cpl. Aaron Leeks invited U.S. first lady Michelle Obama to be his date at the 2012 Marine Corps Ball and she accepted, the... More >>>
Man naps through own hostage situation
December 20, 2011TONAWANDA, N.Y. (UPI) -- A man thought to be holding his mother and girlfriend hostage in western New York was found to be sleeping all the while,... More >>>
Ex-Fla. teacher guilty of sex with boy
December 20, 2011MIAMI (UPI) -- A former Florida teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student accepted a plea deal Monday that will put her in prison... More >>>
World's Christian populations surveyed
December 20, 2011
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- There are 2.18 billion Christians around the world, nearly a third of the estimated 2010 global population of 6.9 billion, a... More >>>
Congress approves Gulf War illness funding
December 20, 2011
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Congress has approved $10 million for Gulf War illness research, ending worries of U.S. veterans' groups that the money would... More >>>
FBI stats show decrease in violent crime
December 20, 2011WASHINGTON (UPI) -- An FBI report shows a decrease in violent and property-related crime in the United States from January to June of 2011.
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Egyptian-American group to lobby Congress
December 20, 2011SACRAMENTO (UPI) -- An Egyptian-American group intends to lobby the U.S. Congress to stop providing financial support to the Egyptian military, a... More >>>
Man sentenced for stealing from Bloomberg
December 20, 2011
NEW YORK (UPI) -- A consultant convicted of stealing campaign funds from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was sentenced Monday to up to four years in... More >>>
Romney scoffs at Obama's business acumen
December 19, 2011
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney chided President Obama Sunday for supposedly being a duck out of water on the... More >>>
Des Moines newspaper endorses Romney
December 19, 2011DES MOINES, Iowa (UPI) -- With the Iowa caucuses just 17 days away, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney Saturday picked up the... More >>>
Gingrich not concerned about Romney endorsement
December 19, 2011
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- U.S. presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said his newspaper endorsement in New Hampshire was more valuable that the nod rival... More >>>
House GOP rankled by Senate tax cut vote
December 19, 2011
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Some U.S. House Republican members were upset with the Senate's overwhelming passage Saturday of a $30 billion tax cut and... More >>>
Obama seen unlikely to veto payroll bill
December 19, 2011
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- A top Obama administration adviser indicated the president would not veto the extension of the payroll-tax reduction because... More >>>
