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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:57:11 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GOP_CAMPAIGN?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By BETH FOUHY and KASIE HUNT 2012-02-23T07:57:11Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is confronting Americans' anxiety over rising gasoline prices by drawing attention to his energy policies and taking credit for rising oil and gas production, a greater mix of energy sources and decreased consumption.... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:33:25 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By JIM KUHNHENN 2012-02-23T08:33:25Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_IRAQ?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BAGHDAD (AP) -- A rapid series of attacks spread over a wide swath of Iraqi territory killed at least 50 people on Thursday, targeting mostly security forces in what appeared to be a vicious strike by al-Qaida militants bent on destabilizing the country.... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:09:40 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_IRAQ?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SAMEER N. YACOUB 2012-02-23T12:09:40Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GOP_DEBATE_FACT_CHECK?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Twenty Republican presidential debates later, the head-scratching claims kept coming.... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:56:22 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GOP_DEBATE_FACT_CHECK?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By CALVIN WOODWARD and TOM RAUM 2012-02-23T07:56:22Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_INTERNET_PRIVACY?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- The Obama administration is calling for stronger privacy protections for consumers as mobile gadgets, Internet services and other tools are able to do a better job of tracking what you do and where you go.... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:13:12 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_INTERNET_PRIVACY?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By ANICK JESDANUN 2012-02-23T05:13:12Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NYPD_INTELLIGENCE?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The mayor of New Jersey's largest city called for state authorities Wednesday to investigate a widespread spying operation conducted in Newark's Muslim neighborhoods by the New York Police Department that he characterized as "deeply offensive."... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:34:55 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NYPD_INTELLIGENCE?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By DAVID PORTER and SAMANTHA HENRY 2012-02-23T08:34:55Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_RUN_TO_DEATH?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ATTALLA, Ala. (AP) -- Roger Simpson said he looked down the road and saw a little girl running outside her home but didn't give it another thought. Police, however, said the man witnessed a murder in progress.... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:34:00 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_RUN_TO_DEATH?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By JAY REEVES 2012-02-23T08:34:00Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_TORNADO_PREDICTION?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the month of March looming, tornado chasers are already watching the Southeast as a nasty storm brews with the potential to spin off a batch of tornadoes.... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:35:54 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_TORNADO_PREDICTION?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By SETH BORENSTEIN 2012-02-23T08:35:54Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ASH_WEDNESDAY_DRIVE_THRU?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CINCINNATI (AP) -- An Ohio church is offering a drive-thru Ash Wednesday blessing for parishioners pressed for time or reluctant to come inside the church for the Lenten observance.... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:36:37 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ASH_WEDNESDAY_DRIVE_THRU?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By DAN SEWELL 2012-02-23T08:36:37Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_HAWKS_KNICKS?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Not much heat from the Hawks for Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks.... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:55:34 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_HAWKS_KNICKS?SITE=MOSPL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By BRIAN MAHONEY 2012-02-23T05:55:34Z