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A new report finds that about one in eight U.S. voter registrations are invalid or inaccurate. While there are few documented cases of voter fraud, the study finds that cooperation among states could improve the accuracy of voter registration lists nationwide.

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Presidential candidate Mitt Romney made news when he disclosed he had a Swiss bank account. Many affluent Americans do.

Now an AP writer has assembled a step-by-step guide on how you can do it. The hardest part may be step one, which is get a million dollars.

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Midwest Property Services is testing the DNA of 200 dogs. Their owners live in apartments around Sioux Falls, S.D.

The Argus Leader reports the DNA will go into a database. That will make it possible to identify which owners fail to clean up after their dogs.

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Fiber-fortified products are all over the supermarket. But are these foods actually making you healthier? This question turns out to be one of those places where scientists know a lot less than you may think they do.

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The Obama administration generated intense opposition with a ruling that says employers must fully cover birth control in workers' health plans.

There's an exception for churches that oppose contraception but no exception for large institutions like universities that are church-affiliated.

Now the White House is offering "an accommodation" to the Catholic Church and other critics.

Roger Kueffer has disagreed with his former girlfriend Julee Lawler since they broke up. They have fought since 2008 over custody of a cat.

A Wisconsin judge ruled it's his, and that she gave it as a gift. But as any cat lover knows, one court is not enough.

A higher court has now rejected her appeal.

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Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, of "The Wall Street Journal," about the annual budget proposal that President Obama is set to unveil on Monday.

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The Southern Co. will build the reactors at its Vogtle site in Georgia. An industry-backed group hopes it's the first wave of new reactors, but a coalition of groups plans to sue to stop the project.

Among its arguments: Engineers are still figuring out what went wrong at the Fukushima meltdown in Japan last year.

Fan documentaries may seem like the work of bored hobbyists, but for many fans, they outstrip real DVD features for both satisfaction and information.

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Roy Fleming, 100, was 20 when he exchanged vows with his bride Dorothy, who was 15. The secret to their long marriage?

Dorothy jokes that she's the boss.

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