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Activists send 500 tacos to Connecticut mayor after controversial remark

Activists sent 500 tacos to the mayor of East Haven, Conn., who sparked controversy for saying he “might have tacos” when asked how he would improve relations with Latinos.


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Struggling in US, F-35 fighter pushes sales abroad

Detractors say the F-35 stealth fighter, the costliest military plane ever, is destined to go down as one of the biggest follies in aviation history. But it may have found a savior: deep-pocketed U.S. allies hungry to add its super high-tech capabilities to their arsenal.


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Car makers support California’s new ‘clean car’ regs

Automakers expressed qualified support for California’s proposed rules to require carmakers to build more electric and other less-polluting hybrid cars and trucks by 2025.


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Parent of Obama-backed battery maker goes bankrupt

The parent company of an electric car battery maker that received a $118 million grant from the Obama administration filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday.


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Senate OKs drug-smuggling bill, Giffords’ last

The legislation, passed by voice vote, increases penalties for those flying ultralight planes to smuggle drugs into Gabrielle Giffords’ home state of Arizona nd other states along the border.


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Lawmaker wants to let Maryland fantasy sports players in on the game

Because of ambiguities in state law, Marylanders are prohibited from collecting cash and prizes in fantasy sports competitions. Delegate John Olszewski Jr. is hoping HB 7 will change that.


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Campaign attacks follow Romney, Gingrich into last debate before Florida primary

The exchange came Thursday near the beginning of the second debate in four days in advance of next Tuesday’s Florida primary for the Republican presidential nomination.


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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: The Ron Paul Effect

As the Republican Party approaches its fourth balloting contest of the 2012 cycle, it has become ever clearer that the 76-year-old Texan, now serving in his 12th term in the U.S. House, has had a palpable impact on the race


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Obama dismisses tense exchange with Brewer in Arizona as ‘blown out of proportion’

Obama said it’s good publicity for a Republican to argue with him — but that it was no big deal and that he told Brewer in response to her request that he’d be happy to meet with her.


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Debate heats up over whether Kagan should participate in Supreme Court’s health care law ruling

Her critics point to a 2010 case regarding a San Francisco health measure, in which then-Solicitor General Kagan’s office filed an amicus brief touting the newly passed health care law


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