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Report: Earmark works near lawmaker homes
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Thirty-three members of the U.S. Congress drove more than $300 million in earmarks to projects near their property, The Washington Post reported.
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Teen on probation asks to go to Grammys
FRANKFORT, Ill., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A wealthy Frankfort, Ill., teen, who seriously injured a retired couple by running a stop sign, has been denied permission to attend the Grammy awards.
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Loughner to remain in prison hospital
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Jared Loughner, accused of killing six people in a Tucson rampage aimed at U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, remains incompetent to stand trial, a judge says.
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Oklahoma House members gather to pray
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Oklahoma Legislature has formed a prayer caucus, and intends to pray for a less confrontational session of the House of Representatives, an organizer said.
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Report: Suspected killers violated parole
DETROIT, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Two Michigan parolees charged with killing an 80-year-old woman had a history of violations, including associating with each other, records show.
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Rep. Barney Frank spills wedding details
NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank says he will marry his longtime partner Jim Ready this summer.
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Students show scientific flair at White House fair
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Whiz kids strutted their scientific stuff -- such as a marshmallow launcher developed by an eighth grader -- Tuesday at the White House Science Fair.
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Proposition 8 ruled unconstitutional by Court of Appeals
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages was declared unconstitutional Tuesday by a federal appeals court in San Francisco.
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Missing climber's body found on Mt. Hood
OREGON CITY, Ore., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The body of a missing climber was found Tuesday morning on a ledge on Mount Hood in Oregon, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said.
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Judge reluctantly upholds abortion law
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Texas says he can't block the state from enforcing a controversial abortion law that requires pre-abortion sonograms.
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