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Mars rover Curiosity successfully landed on the planet on Sunday

PASADENA, California (CNN) -- On Earth, Scott Maxwell drives his red Prius without paying much attention to the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance. He's lived in the same neighborhood of Pasadena for 18 years, after all.


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Team Obama is suing Ohio for taking away early voting rights from non-military members

(CNN) -- David Axelrod, senior campaign adviser to President Barack Obama, forcefully hit back Sunday against accusations that the president's re-election team was trying to curb early voting rights for Ohio military voters and those residing overseas.


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Shooter was an Army veteran who may have been a white supremacist, authorities say

OAK CREEK, Wisconsin (CNN) -- The man who shot six people to death and wounded three others during a rampage at a Sikh temple in a Milwaukee suburb was an Army veteran who may have been a white supremacist, authorities said Monday.


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Efforts to curtail the program's modest protections have drawn bipartisan support in recent years

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Although Social Security has been the benchmark of the Democratic Party since President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed it into law 77 years ago, efforts to curtail the program's modest protections have drawn bipartisan support in recent years.


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Under SCOTUS ruling, minors can still get life without parole — just not automatically

Under the Supreme Court's ruling, minors can still get life without parole sentences — just not automatically after a conviction; instead a judge will need to decide, taking into account the minor's youth.


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Twelve U.S. service members brought prostitutes to their hotel rooms

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Twelve U.S. service members brought prostitutes to their hotel rooms in Colombia prior to an April visit by President Barack Obama, according to a U.S. Southern Command report detailing parts of the investigation into alleged misconduct by military members of the security team for the trip.


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Food is not the focus but it's still a time when many dishes are savored, shared and appreciated

(CNN) -- Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic (lunar) calendar and the holy month of fasting for Muslims worldwide. Individuals at or above the age of puberty and who are physically able to abstain from food and drink will do so from dawn until sunset every day of the month.


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City invested hundreds of millions in 'interest-rate swaps,' which were devalued by rate-setting banks

BALTIMORE, Md.--For all Baltimore's average citizens knew prior to late June, LIBOR was a faraway planet or some kind of a cleaning compound (as in: "For maximum results, add a dash of LIBOR to your borax when laundering horse blankets").


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County commissioners claim those who sought the elections are discriminating against Blacks

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Incorrect ballots during early voting, a disputed proposal to create six new suburban school districts, and a fight over photo identifications are putting Shelby County in the spotlight on Election Day.


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758,000 registered voters may be subject to the new photo-ID requirements, according to estimates

Pennsylvania's voter photo ID law is an exercise in pure partisan politics meant to tilt the state toward GOP candidate Mitt Romney, said State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D), who added that costs and other obstacles associated with the law make it, in essence, a poll tax.


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