AP Thriller I'll Have Another "(9"), ridden by Mario Gutierrez, beats Bodemeister, ridden by Mike Smith, to the finish line to win the 137th Preakness Stakes. BALTIMORE — I'll Have Another overtook Bodemeister down the stretch to win the Preakness and keep alive his hopes of winning the Triple...
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WASHINGTON "(AP") -- Are Republican lawmakers deliberately stalling the economic recovery to hurt President Barack Obama's re-election chances? Some top Democrats say yes, pointing to GOP stances on the debt limit and other issues that they claim are causing unnecessary economic anxiety and retarding growth....
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LODI - A young boy has died after a metal pole fell on top of him and his brother in Lodi yesterday.
The boy's grandfather says 6-year-old Lazarus Ayon died after suffering an apparent head injury. His brother, 10-year-old Ivan Ayon, suffered a broken leg.
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The proposed funding cuts in programs that meet the needs of poor and vulnerable people being weighed in the House of Representatives fail a "basic moral test," said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development. Read full article
Gov. Christie’s veto of the New Jersey Health Benefit Exchange Act is a major setback for the 1.3 million New Jerseyans who are uninsured and the thousands more who can’t afford what little health coverage they have. And even if the Supreme Court upholds health care reform, the governor wants to change New Jersey’s exchange in ways that will hurt consumers while benefitting the insurance industry.
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Turning their budget knife to domestic programs to protect the Pentagon, House Republicans on Thursday approved legislation cutting food stamps, benefits for federal workers and social services programs like day care for children and Meals on Wheels for the elderly.
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The embattled governor is being subjected to the recall petition after signing a bill last year that curtailed collective bargaining rights for most public employees. It resulted in widespread protests in Madison, as well as the campaign for his recall. Walker is the first governor in the state’s history to face a recall.
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More than half (56 percent) say arrogant applies very well, up 15 points. The terms self- centered and bully each gained 11 points. Stubborn, which may be seen as either positive or negative, is up 12 points; 62 percent who say it fits the governor very well.
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