Higher gas prices may slow recovery
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A winter of good economic news for the White House may soon give way to the click, click, click of higher gasoline prices, experts said Monday, threatening the recovery — and perhaps President Barack Obama’s chances for re-election. Full story
Babeu denies illegal action
LOS ANGELES — Pinal County, Ariz., Sheriff Paul Babeu — recently and publicly accused of threatening to deport a former boyfriend — denied on Monday that he had done anything illegal and said he would continue his bid for a congressional seat. Full story
Bill seeks to defend political beliefs
In order to protect conservative professors, one Arizona lawmaker has proposed a bill that would make it illegal for universities to discriminate on the basis of political belief. Full story
Santorum says he does not question president’s faith
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Sunday denied questioning President Barack Obama’s Christian faith but said the president has an environmental belief “that elevates the Earth above man.” Full story
Networking fuels painkiller boom
MILWAUKEE — Prescriptions for narcotic painkillers soared so much over the last decade that by 2010 enough were being dispensed to medicate every adult in the United States around the clock for a month. Full story
Underwear bomber gets multiple life sentences
DETROIT — A federal judge imposed multiple life sentences Thursday on failed underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound jetliner on Christmas Day 2009. Full story
Afghan, Pakistani leaders discuss Taliban peace talks Afghan, Pakistani leaders discuss Taliban peace talks
ISLAMABAD — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday sought to secure help from Pakistani leaders in facilitating peace talks with Pakistan-based Afghan Taliban leaders, while the militant group denied any interest in negotiating with an “impotent” administration. Full story
Pakistan still holds bin Laden family months after US raid
ISLAMABAD — The family of Osama bin Laden’s youngest wife has asked the chief justice of Pakistan to order authorities to release her children and her and allow them to return to Yemen, nine months after the U.S. special forces raid that killed the al-Qaida founder. Full story
Washington joins 6 states in legalizing marriage for same-sex couples
OLYMPIA, Wash. — In a crowded reception room surrounded by applauding gay couples and lawmakers, and with media from around the country looking on, Gov. Chris Gregoire on Monday signed landmark legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in Washington state. Full story
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