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They're back: Social issues overtake US politics (AP)
AP - All of a sudden, abortion, contraception and gay marriage are at the center of American political discourse, with the struggling — though improving — economy pushed to the...

Leaving 'No Child' law: Obama lets 10 states flee (AP)
AP - It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind.

Marines posed with Nazi SS symbol in Afghanistan (AP)
AP - 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.

States, Feds to announce mortgage settlement (AP)
AP - Federal officials say a deal has been reached between states and the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses.

AP sources: New Pentagon rules on women in combat (AP)
AP - Pentagon rules are catching up a bit with reality after a decade when women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan.