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Romney looks to end losing streak in Maine 44 minutes ago PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine's presidential caucuses come at a critical time for Mitt Romney, the one-time Republican front-runner. Shaken by a string of failures, Romney is hoping to avoid a fourth c  Read Story.

Socialist leader urges vote for austerity measures 44 minutes ago ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Lawmakers from two parties backing Greece's coalition government are meeting to consider support for legislation containing new austerity measures in the wake of six resignations  Read Story.

Gunmen assassinate army general in Damascus 44 minutes ago BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's state-run news agency says gunmen have assassinated an army general in the capital Damascus. It's the first killing of a high military officer in the Syrian capital since the upr  Read Story.

Old well becomes focus of search for more bodies about 3 hours ago SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A death row inmate has led authorities to an area of Northern California believed to be the burial sites of two victims of the notorious "Speed Freak Killers," as searchers focuse  Read Story.

Analysis: Obama's course correction shifts dynamic about 3 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's opposition is now the divided one. For three weeks of heated rhetoric, Republicans cast the president's new rule that religious schools and hospitals must pr  Read Story.

Conservatives shrug at Obama birth control rewrite about 3 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's political shifting over contraception coverage has united conservative Republicans in protest even as they split over which GOP presidential hopeful should f  Read Story.

AP Exclusive: Inside the making of the Bali bombs about 3 hours ago JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - An Indonesian militant charged in the 2002 Bali terrorist attacks has told interrogators he spent weeks holed up in a rented house, painstakingly building a half-ton bomb usi  Read Story.

For Romney, a new strategy after a Santorum surge about 3 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is casting himself as a strict conservative as he looks to reset his campaign following three losses to rival Rick Santorum. The former   Read Story.

AP Exclusive: Bali bomb made using rice ladle about 5 hours ago JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - An Indonesian terrorism suspect known as "Demolition Man" for his expertise with explosives told interrogators he used common household items, including a rice ladle and a ki  Read Story.

US gov't official meets with new Maldives leader about 5 hours ago MALE, Maldives (AP) - A top U.S. government official met Saturday with leaders in the Maldives to get a fresh assessment of the political situation in the Indian Ocean nation. U.S. Assistant Secretary  Read Story.

Lin scores 38 to lead Knicks over Lakers 92-85 about 8 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) - Jeremy Lin had the most astounding performance of his remarkable week, scoring a career-high 38 points and outdueling Kobe Bryant as the New York Knicks held off the Los Angeles Lakers  Read Story.

Navy names ship for former congresswoman Giffords about 10 hours ago 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   Read Story.

Uzbek man pleads guilty in plot to kill Obama about 10 hours ago BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A man from Uzbekistan who pleaded guilty Friday to plotting to kill President Barack Obama with an automatic rifle claimed he was acting at the direction of an Islamic terror g  Read Story.

Fight breaks out at a funeral in Phoenix about 10 hours ago PHOENIX (AP) - A fight broke out during a funeral at a Phoenix church after a friend of the departed punched a man who had reportedly been fighting with the deceased before he died. Phoenix police say  Read Story.

Wi opens up 3-shot lead at Pebble about 10 hours ago PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - On a day when sunshine gave way to a light rain, two things stayed the same Friday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Charlie Wi was still atop the leaderboard, and Tiger  Read Story.

First public photos of Blue Ivy Carter go online about 10 hours ago LOS ANGELES (AP) - She's been a sensation since she's been born, and now Blue Ivy has made her public debut. Five photos of the 1-month-old were posted by her parents - Beyonce and Jay-Z - on a page a  Read Story.

APNewsBreak: Satellite spots tanks in Syrian city about 10 hours ago LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - Satellite image provider DigitalGlobe Inc. has released photos that it says show Syrian army tanks and other armored vehicles in the city of Homs. DigitalGlobe says the images w  Read Story.

Ali among hundreds attending Dundee funeral about 11 hours ago CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Hall of Fame boxing trainer Angelo Dundee was remembered Friday as a master motivator and a man who left a legacy of kindness that was just as impressive as what he accomplishe  Read Story.

Social issues rule busy day in presidential race about 12 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) - 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 jo  Read Story.

Under fire, Obama adjusts his birth control policy about 13 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for free birth control for workers, scrambling to  Read Story.

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