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Fire Might Have Claimed 'Gone with the Wind' Items
Last Updated: 11:29 PM 02/10/12 - Museum officials are waiting to see whether memorabilia from the classic film "Gone with the Wind" was ruined when a fire heavily damaged the facility near Atlanta where it was stored.
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President Obama Adjusts Birth Control Policy After Protests
Last Updated: 6:11 PM 02/10/12 - Retreating in the face of a political uproar, President Barack Obama announces that religious employers will not have to cover birth control for their employees after all.
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Clerk Shot in Attempted Robbery Speaks Out
Last Updated: 8:24 AM 02/10/12 - The Marianna liquor store clerk shot last month during an attempted robbery, is now out of the hosptial. 39-year-old Troy Groth returned home this past Sunday
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Nuclear Regulators OK 1st New Plant Since '78
Last Updated: 4:37 PM 02/09/12 - The nation's first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors in Georgia.
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Sheriff's Department Shuts Down Two Businesses a Second Time
Last Updated: 5:55 AM 02/09/12 - The internet cafe debate is heating up again in Jackson County. The sheriff's department shut down two of the operations this week that had re-opened.
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Stocks Fall Sharply as Greek Deal Is Held Up
Last Updated: 4:25 PM 02/10/12 - The Dow Jones industrial average is finishing down 89 points, or 0.7 percent, at 12,801
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HHS Launches Strong Start Initiative
Last Updated: 10:14 AM 02/08/12 - To help reduce the increasing number of preterm births in America and ensure more babies are born healthy, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced more than $40 million in grants to test ways to reverse that trend, as well as a public campaign to reduce early elective deliveries.
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A Controversial Residential Development in Washington County is Back on Track
Last Updated: 5:52 AM 02/08/12 - The Washington County planning department voted Monday night to recommend approval of the rhythm development to county commissioners.
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[UPDATE] U.S. Expects Return of Baroque Painting Soon
Last Updated: 7:20 PM 02/07/12 - U.S. Attorney Pamela Marsh says she expects a nearly 500-year old Italian painting to be returned to a Jewish family within the next couple of weeks.
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Stocks Close Higher After Debt Deal in Greece
Last Updated: 4:29 PM 02/09/12 - The Dow Jones industrial average is finishing six points higher at 12,890.
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Social Issues Rule Busy Day in Presidential Race
Last Updated: 10:59 PM 02/10/12 - Social issues dominated the 2012 presidential race Friday, as President Barack Obama tried to calm a storm over religion and birth control and the Republicans vying to replace him jockeyed to outdo each other in proving their conservative fervor.
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JCSO Investigators Need Your Help to Solve String of Burglaries
Last Updated: 9:20 AM 02/07/12 - Jackson County Sheriff's investigators are looking for the people responsible for a string of burglaries. They believe the same thieves could be responsible for breaking into as many as a dozen homes. The break-ins happened over a 3-day period last week.
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Tea Party: Warming or Resigned to Mitt Romney
Last Updated: 4:47 PM 02/06/12 - Tea party activists long skeptical of Mitt Romney are either warming up to the GOP presidential front-runner or reluctantly backing him after giving up on finding a candidate they like better.
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House Bans Federal Lawmakers from Insider Trading
Last Updated: 11:36 PM 02/09/12 - The House on Thursday joined the Senate in voting to explicitly prohibit members of Congress and other top officials from making investments on insider information.
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Quarterly Loss Hits $3.3 Billion at Postal Service
Last Updated: 11:22 PM 02/09/12 - Teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, the U.S. Postal Service's quarterly loss ballooned to $3.3 billion amid declining mail volume and the soaring costs of health benefits for future retirees.
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FBI File: Steve Jobs Was Considered For Government Post
Last Updated: 11:27 PM 02/09/12 - FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reveal a man driven by power and alienating some of the people who worked with him.
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Jubilant Santorum Wins Minnesota, Nonbinding Missouri
Last Updated: 11:47 PM 02/07/12 - A resurgent Rick Santorum won Minnesota's Republican caucuses with ease Tuesday night, relegating GOP front-runner Mitt Romney to a distant third-place finish that raised fresh questions about his ability to attract ardent conservatives at the core of the party's political base.
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Giants Beat Patriots 21-17, Win Super Bowl
Last Updated: 7:35 AM 02/06/12 - Tom Brady let his final pass fly toward the scrum of players in the end zone, hoping for an incredible finish.
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Stock Hold Gains, Erasing Early Losses
Last Updated: 4:22 PM 02/07/12 - The Dow rose 33 points to close at 12,878.
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More U.S. States to Join Foreclosure-Abuse Deal
Last Updated: 9:58 PM 02/07/12 - Arizona and Florida will join more than 40 other states in approving a deal to provide relief for many Americans who lost their homes or can't afford their mortgages.
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RECALL: Michael Foods Widens Egg Recall
Last Updated: 11:13 AM 02/03/12 - A food company is widening its recall of hard-cooked eggs because of a potential for listeria contamination.
Men Better than Women in Preparing for Retirement?
Last Updated: 9:02 AM 02/03/12 - A new nationwide survey shows men are better than women at planning for retirement. But the findings aren't sitting well with some.
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Dow Approaches 13,000, and Maybe a Record to Come
Last Updated: 11:01 PM 02/07/12 - The Dow is within reach of the rarefied 13,000 mark - a level it hasn't seen since May 2008, four months before the financial system almost came apart.
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Bernanke Defends Fed Policies Against GOP Critics
Last Updated: 10:54 PM 02/02/12 - Ben Bernanke defended the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates at record-low levels for the next three years, during a contentious hearing before federal lawmakers.
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Stocks Slip on Wall Street as Greek Talks Drag On
Last Updated: 4:21 PM 02/06/12 - The Dow Jones industrial average fell 17 points to close at 12,845.
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Trump Endorses Romney
Last Updated: 6:46 PM 02/02/12 - Donald Trump on Thursday announced his endorsement of Mitt Romney for president, saying the former Massachusetts governor is "not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country we all love."
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Strong Jobs Report Sends Dow to Highest Since '08
Last Updated: 4:50 PM 02/03/12 - The Dow jumped 157 points Friday to close at 12,862.
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Panetta: U.S. Combat in Afghanistan to End Next Year
Last Updated: 11:39 PM 02/01/12 - U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan expect to end their combat role in 2013 and continue a training and advisory role with Afghan forces through 2014.
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Status Update: Facebook to Go Public, Raise $5B
Last Updated: 5:41 PM 02/01/12 - Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University.
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Where Baby Boomers Retire
Last Updated: 11:11 AM 02/02/12 - New survey finds one in three Boomers may move to another state
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Pfizer Recalls Birth Control Pills
Last Updated: 11:47 AM 02/01/12 - Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills after uncovering a packaging error that could leave women with an inadequate dose of the hormone-based drugs and raise the risk that they will get pregnant accidentally.
Florida Bomb Suspect Indicted by Grand Jury
Last Updated: 5:19 PM 02/02/12 - Federal prosecutors say a grand jury has indicted a Pinellas Park man on charges of attempting to use weapons of mass destruction in connection with an alleged militant Islamic plot.
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U.S. Stocks Flat After Mixed Economic Data
Last Updated: 5:51 PM 02/02/12 - The Dow Jones industrial average traded in a narrow range all day, between a gain of 25 points and a loss of 40. It closed down 11 points at 12,705.
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Roseanne Barr Seeks Green Party Presidential Nod
Last Updated: 11:05 PM 02/02/12 - Roseanne Barr said Thursday she's running for the Green Party's presidential nomination - and it's no joke.
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Better Business Bureau Warns About Hidden Fees During Tax Season
Last Updated: 9:55 AM 02/01/12 - The Better Business Bureau is warning you about some businesses that take advantage of people at tax time. The problems stem from what are called refund anticipation loans. Many come with hidden fees and extremely high interest rates.
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Authorities Reveal Past Complaint About LA Teacher
Last Updated: 10:35 PM 02/02/12 - Detectives say an elementary school teacher told the children it was a game, but once inside his third-grade classroom, he blindfolded them, gagged them and set cockroaches crawling on their faces.
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Stocks Rise on Manufacturing Data
Last Updated: 4:42 PM 02/01/12 - The Dow Jones industrial average rose 84 points, or 0.7 percent, to close at 12,716.
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Obama Releases List of Top Money 'Bundlers'
Last Updated: 11:57 PM 01/31/12 - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign identified its top fundraisers on Tuesday, including 61 people who each raised at least half a million dollars.
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Best January for Stocks Since 1997
Last Updated: 4:50 PM 01/31/12 - The Dow fell 21 points on Tuesday to close at 12,632.
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Jackson County Hosts Mock Shooting Event
Last Updated: 6:39 AM 01/31/12 - Law enforcement officers and local leaders were in Jackson County Monday learning how they should respond if someone ever pulls a gun at a public gathering. The event included a mock shooting, much like what actually happened a year ago in Bay County.
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Stocks and Bond Yields Drop on Europe Worries
Last Updated: 4:30 PM 01/30/12 - The Dow Jones industrial average fell seven points to close at 12,654, a drop of 0.1 percent.
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AAA: Women Charged with DUI's Jumps 36% in 2010
Last Updated: 2:33 PM 01/30/12 - While Men Received More DUI's than Women in 2010, the Number of Men Charged Dropped 10%, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
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BP Emails Reveal Company Veiling Spill Rate
Last Updated: 11:19 PM 01/27/12 - BP officials warned in an internal email conversation that if the well was not protected by the blow-out preventer at the drill site, crude oil could burst into the Gulf of Mexico at a rate of 3.4 million gallons a day, an amount a million gallons higher than what the U.S. government ultimately estimated spilled daily from the site.
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Panetta Cites Key Intelligence on bin Laden Raid
Last Updated: 11:08 PM 01/27/12 - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the U.S. in advance of the successful Navy SEAL assault on Osama bin Laden's compound last May.
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Sandusky Asks Pennsylvania Court to See His Grandchildren
Last Updated: 11:05 PM 01/27/12 - The former Penn State assistant football coach charged with child molestation asked for court permission Friday to see his grandchildren, visits currently prohibited under his bail conditions.
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Starbucks CEO Paid $16 Million in 2011 Fiscal Year
Last Updated: 10:51 PM 01/27/12 - Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was given a pay package worth roughly $16 million in the company's 2011 fiscal year.
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Dow Slips After U.S. Economic Growth Disappoints
Last Updated: 5:10 PM 01/27/12 - The Dow fell 74 points, or 0.6 percent, to 12,660.
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Boat Ramp Leads to Controversy
Last Updated: 8:37 AM 01/27/12 - There's a growing controversy over a boat ramp in Jackson County. County commissioners reopened it to the public, after the landowner blocked access.
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Candidate Removed from Ballot over English Rule
Last Updated: 11:04 PM 01/26/12 - A judge has ruled that a city council candidate in Arizona must be removed from the ballot due to lack of English proficiency.
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Judge: BP Contract Shielded Transocean in Spill
Last Updated: 10:51 PM 01/26/12 - A federal judge has ruled that the rig owner involved in drilling the ill-fated well that blew out in the Gulf of Mexico was shielded by its contract with BP from having to pay many pollution claims in the nation's largest offshore oil spill.
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Under fire, Obama adjusts his birth control policy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for birth control for workers, scrambling to end a furor raging from the Catholic Church to Congress to his re-election foes. He demanded that insurance companies step in to provide the coverage instead....
Navy names ship for former congresswoman Giffords
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Gabrielle Giffords, the recently retired congresswoman from Arizona who was shot in an assassination attempt 13 months ago, returned to Washington Friday for double honors. The Navy named a ship after her and she saw President Barack Obama sign the last piece of legislation she authored into law....
First lady's trips boost health _ and her husband
DALLAS (AP) -- In just the past few days, she's danced with cheering school kids, chatted with troops, swapped ideas with busy parents and engaged in a friendly cooking competition with stars from "Top Chef."...
Report: Non-Solyndra energy loans could cost $3B
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government could lose nearly $3 billion on Energy Department loans for green energy programs - far less than the $10 billion Congress set aside for the high-risk program, according to an independent review....
Philadelphia cardinal's death investigated
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The child-molestation scandal in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has taken a mysterious new turn, with prosecutors asking a coroner to examine the body of Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua to establish whether he died of natural causes....

[UPDATE] U.S. Expects Return of Baroque Painting Soon
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President Obama Adjusts Birth Control Policy After Protests
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Stocks Close Higher After Debt Deal in Greece
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Tea Party: Warming or Resigned to Mitt Romney
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Stocks and Bond Yields Drop on Europe Worries
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Strong Jobs Report Sends Dow to Highest Since '08
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