White House helps pay for NYPD Muslim surveillance (AP)

AP – Millions of dollars in White House money has helped pay for New York Police Department programs that put entire American Muslim neighborhoods under surveillance.

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Arizona sheriff quits Romney campaign amid accusations (Reuters)

Reuters – A local sheriff resigned as a co-chair of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s campaign in Arizona on Saturday after he was accused of threatening a former male lover with deportation to Mexico if he talked about their relationship.

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Obama’s budget offers short-term help for economy (AP)

AP – The president will send Congress a budget that will provide short-term help to a struggling economy while offering a long-term plan to deal with soaring deficits, the White House said Sunday. Republicans attacked the spending blueprint as offering more of the same failed solutions for the economy.

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Miss Wisconsin wins Miss America pageant in Vegas (AP)

AP – A 23-year-old beauty queen from Wisconsin won the Miss America pageant Saturday in Las Vegas after singing opera and strutting in a white bikini and black beaded evening gown.

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Romney opens 21-point lead in South Carolina: Reuters/Ipsos poll (Reuters)

Reuters – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has opened a wide lead over his rivals in the South Carolina primary election race, trouncing Newt Gingrich and gaining momentum in his march toward the party’s nomination, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.

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In South Carolina, Romney defends record at equity firm Bain (Reuters)

Reuters – Republican front-runner Mitt Romney defended his leadership on Thursday of a private equity firm at the center of a raging campaign battle in South Carolina over whether while its chief executive he was a job killer.

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Romney wins New Hampshire presidential contest (Reuters)

Reuters – Mitt Romney took a crucial step toward the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday as he scored a solid victory in New Hampshire despite blistering attacks on his record as a businessman.

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States oppose Obama healthcare Medicaid law (Reuters)

Reuters – Twenty-six states challenging President Barack Obama’s sweeping healthcare overhaul filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief on Tuesday arguing the law unconstitutionally expands the Medicaid program for the poor and disabled.

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Rivals crank up heat on Republican front-runner (Reuters)

Reuters – Republican front-runner Mitt Romney emerged on Sunday from back-to-back debates in New Hampshire a bit dinged but not seriously dented as rivals stepped up attacks to slow his march toward the presidential nomination.

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New financial watchdog vows to protect consumers (Reuters)

Reuters – President Barack Obama’s nominee to head a new financial watchdog agency said on Wednesday he was ready to get to work, and would not be distracted by challenges to his appointment.

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