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First lady speaks to Fort Jackson recruits
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FORT JACKSON, S.C., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The newest recruits at Fort Jackson, S.C., learned not only leadership skills but also nutritional skills, first lady Michelle Obama said Thursday.
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Bank sues Brink's over $64,500 in coins
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FALL RIVER, Mass., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts bank is suing an armored truck company over the disappearance of $64,500 in coins meant to be delivered to another institution.
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Ill. public school silent time reinstated
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BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- A suburban Chicago girl and her outspoken atheist father said they'd appeal an injunction's removal that returned a moment of silence to state public schools.
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U.S. expands Canada border drone patrols
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GRAND FORKS, N.D., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The United States has expanded patrols of its border with Canada as far eastward as Minnesota using drones, border officials said.
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Rep. Ron Paul mulls Senate bid
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DALLAS, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Republican Rep. Ron Paul says he is considering a Senate bid, a move analysts say could affect the Texas primary field for those counting on Tea Party support.
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Missing nerve agent led to Dugway lockdown
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SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- A missing vial of a nerve agent led to a 12-hour lockdown at Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah, the U.S. Army said Thursday.
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Deaf man gets life for two murders
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- A homeless deaf man was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted in a Louisville, Ky., court of committing two murders within a week.
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Gates: No Pentagon budget may mean crisis
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OTTAWA, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said cuts in training and operations could be looming because of Congress's failure to pass a military budget this year.
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Suit pits Kucinich, cafeteria over olive
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- A lawsuit filed in the District of Columbia Superior Court pits Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, against a Capitol complex cafeteria operator over an olive pit.
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First lady to speak at Fort Jackson
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FORT JACKSON, S.C., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- First lady Michelle Obama addresses obesity, nutrition, physical exercise and the graduating class at Fort Jackson, S.C., Thursday, the facility's officials said.
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House votes to end public campaign funding
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives voted 239-160 Wednesday to end the decades-long practice of providing public financing for presidential campaigns.
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Walmart gives up on Civil War site store
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ORANGE, Va., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Walmart has abandoned plans to build a superstore in Virginia near the site of a pivotal Civil War battle, an official with the retail chain said.
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Mikati says he is 'consensus' candidate
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BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Lebanon's prime minister-designate, Najib Mikati, says he will form a government to preserve peaceful coexistence between the nation's Shiite and Sunni Muslims.
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Karzai inaugurates Parliament
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai Wednesday inaugurated the new Parliament with a speech claiming "foreign interference" tarnished last year's elections.
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U.S. Air Force to quadruple solar use
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NEW PALTZ, N.Y., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force, the No. 1 government buyer of renewable energy, plans to quadruple its on-base solar-energy use in four years, an Air Force official said.
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