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National & World (New) House passes insider trading bill

By LARRY MARGASAK Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 9:07 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 9, 2012 at 10:16 AM PST

The House passed a bill banning Congress and executive branch officials from insider trading, but brushed aside a provision aimed at reining in those who pry financial information from Congress and sell it to investment firms.

National & World (New) Giffords aide to run for seat in special election

By BOB CHRISTIE and PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 10:48 AM PST

A top aide to former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who suffered shots to his leg and face in the Tucson rampage that also left the congresswoman severely wounded announced Thursday that he will seek to replace her in a special election.

National & World (Updated) States, banks reach $25 billion foreclosure-abuse settlement

By DEREK KRAVITZ AP Real Estate Writer Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 7:53 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 9, 2012 at 10:11 AM PST

U.S. states have reached a $25 billion deal with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses that occurred after the housing bubble burst.

National & World (New) Marines posed with Nazi SS symbol in Afghanistan

By JULIE WATSON Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 10:27 AM PST

The Marine Corps confirmed Thursday that one of its scout sniper teams in Afghanistan posed for a photograph in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS.

National & World Jobs gap between young and old is widest ever

By HOPE YEN Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 7:50 AM PST

Squeezed by a tight job market, young Americans are especially struggling. They have suffered bigger income losses than other age groups and are less likely to be employed than at any time since World War II.

National & World Gingrich hopes high road, new funds can save him

By CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 7:40 AM PST

Newt Gingrich, suddenly in danger of losing his perch as Mitt Romney's strongest GOP challenger, is fine-tuning his presidential campaign to place more emphasis on raising money, guarding his home turf and trying to avoid nasty quarrels with the front-runner.

National & World Study finds docs not always honest with patients

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 7:40 AM PST

Trust your doctor? A survey finds that some doctors aren't always completely honest with their patients.

National & World Syrian forces renew bombardment in Homs

By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 7:37 AM PST

Syrian forces fired mortars and rockets that killed scores of people Thursday in the rebellious city of Homs, activists said, the latest strike in a weeklong assault as President Bashar Assad's regime tries to crush increasingly militarized pockets of dissent.

National & World Unemployment aid applications near a 4-year low

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 6:42 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 9, 2012 at 7:03 AM PST

The number of people seeking unemployment aid neared a four-year low last week, a positive sign that strong hiring could continue in the coming months.

National & World Sources: New military roles for women

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 8:19 PM PST

For the past decade women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield Oregon Welcome home, Marines: 'It's been too long' (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Lauren Lee KVAL News Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 4:46 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 8, 2012 at 5:33 PM PST

Hugs welcomed home 31 Springfield-based Marines home Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, from a 6-month deployment to Afghanistan.

National & World More photos found in Calif. teacher abuse case

By CHRISTINA HOAG and GREG RISLING Associated Press Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 4:24 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 8, 2012 at 6:35 PM PST

The scandal embroiling an elementary school where two teachers were arrested last week on lewdness charges widened Wednesday with revelations of 200 more inappropriate photos of children and that one teacher sent warmly written birthday cards and presents to students who participated in his "games."

National & World Judge tosses case seeking rights for orcas

By JULIE WATSON Associated Press Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 5:08 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 8, 2012 at 6:35 PM PST

An effort to free whales from SeaWorld by claiming they were enslaved made a splash in the news but flopped in court Wednesday.

National & World Probe finds plenty of blame for Indiana fair disaster

By CHARLES WILSON Associated Press Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 2:16 PM PST

State fair officials, the stagehands union and a company that built the roof and lights rigging for a massive concert platform all share blame for last summer's deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair, according to a government investigation.

Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield Oregon Social worker tells 911: Powell 'exploded the house!' (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By MIKE BAKER and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 9:37 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 8, 2012 at 1:20 PM PST

Police released 911 calls that revealed a social worker's frantic attempts to alert authorities that Josh Powell had locked himself in his home with his two young sons, moments before he set off a huge fire that killed all inside.

National & World Getting caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breath

By RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 7:49 AM PST

Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks.

National & World After decades of drilling, scientists reach lake under Antarctica

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 7:47 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 8, 2012 at 9:14 AM PST

After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have reached a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million years - a pristine body of water that may hold life from the distant past and clues to the search for life on other planets.

National & World House GOP introduces its insider trading bill

By LARRY MARGASAK Associated Press Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 7:45 AM PST

House Republicans have introduced their version of a bill to ban insider trading by thousands of federal officials, and have added provisions to bar lawmakers convicted of a felony from collecting their government pensions.

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