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Investigators interview survivors of Conn. blast
MIDDLETOWN , Conn. — Crews were slowly and carefully removing gas cylinders from the site of a deadly explosion at an under-construction power plant, and investigators interviewed survivors to try determine the cause.
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Alabama senator releases holds on Obama nominees
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama will stop blocking Senate confirmation of about 70 government appointees nominated by President Barack Obama, his office said.
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Alabama to get $1.5M for nutrition, smoking cessation
MONTGOMERY — Alabama will get $1.5 million in federal funds to increase physical activity, improve nutrition, reduce obesity, and decrease smoking.
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Georgia man killed on Alabama construction site
AUBURN — A 55-year-old construction worker died after Auburn officials say he was crushed by a dump truck while directing heavy equipment on a construction site Monday.
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Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally
TOKYO — Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world’s largest automaker.
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US Army tightens noose in southern Afghanistan
NEAR LASHKAR GAH , Afghanistan — U.S. Army soldiers have launched a major operation in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan.
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Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program
TEHRAN , Iran — Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level on Tuesday over the vociferous objections of the U.S. and its allies who fear the process could eventually be used to give the Islamic republic nuclear weapons.
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GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit
WASHINGTON — Even as Republicans publicly welcome President Barack Obama’s call for a bipartisan confab on health care, some privately worry that he might be laying a trap to portray their ideas as flimsy.
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Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL , Fla. — Endeavour’s astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station.
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Experts refute claims in 2nd mound report
by Patrick McCreless
Staff writer
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Some experts and academics around the state are disagreeing with a University of Alabama archaeologist’s report concluding a pile of stones in Oxford is a natural phenomenon — not built by American Indians centuries ago.
Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77
by Peter Jackson
Associated Press Writer
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77.
Reports: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses
by Kelly Olsen
AP Business Writer
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TOKYO — Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and is likely to notify both the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, news reports said, as a top executive will testify before U.S. lawmakers about defects that have tarnished its reputation for quality and safety.
Ala. open meetings law gets look in court cases
by The Associated Press
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BIRMINGHAM — After years without an open meetings challenge in Alabama courts, three lawsuits in six months have been filed against government agencies, claiming violations of the 2005 Open Meetings Act.
NW Ala. schools close because of wintry threat
by The Associated Press
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FLORENCE — Schoolchildren and some workers in northwest Alabama are getting a day off because of the threat of winter weather.
Government shut down as DC, region dig out of snow
by Brett Zongker
Associated Press Writer
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WASHINGTON — Federal workers and school children got a day off Monday as the Mid-Atlantic region dug out from as much as 3 feet of snow that made travel nearly impossible and knocked out power to tens of thousands of people.
GOP cool to Obama call for two-party health talks
by Charles Babington
Associated Press Writer
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WASHINGTON — Republicans gave a chilly reception Monday to President Barack Obama's invitation to discuss health care in a bipartisan, televised setting later this month, part of the White House effort to revive the stalled legislation.
Officer to retrieve Edwards sex tape
by Mike Baker
Associated Press Writer
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RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina judge wants a security officer to accompany a former John Edwards aide as he goes to retrieve a sex tape of the two-time presidential candidate, increasing the court's control of the disputed video.
Super Bowl is most watched TV show ever
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NEW YORK — The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in television history.

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