After an improbable Nebraska primary victory, state Sen. Deb Fischer has emerged from relative obscurity to take the mantle as one of the GOP’s best hopes for picking up a U.S. Senate seat — though she’ll have to beat a famous Democratic politician to do it — popular former Sen. Bob Kerrey.
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Unknown legislator now Neb. GOP’s Senate nominee
The Texas Rangers are sending a clear message to anyone wondering how they would recover from that crushing World Series loss.
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No series hangover: Texas has majors’ best record
South Sudan’s president said Tuesday its northern neighbor has “declared war” on the world’s newest nation, just hours after Sudanese jets dropped eight bombs on his country.
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South Sudan president: Sudan has ‘declared war’
Oil prices fell below $102 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as weak March hiring raised the prospect that U.S. crude demand will remain tepid.
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Oil falls below $102 amid signs of weak US economy
German exports rose for a second consecutive month in February, according to official data released Tuesday that showed demand from outside the debt-troubled eurozone was becoming increasingly important for Europe’s largest economy.
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German exports rise on demand from outside Europe
A White House spokesman said President Barack Obama believes women should be admitted as members to the all-male Augusta National, home of the Masters golf tournament.
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Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat in the second and final Test against England at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo on Tuesday:
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Sri Lanka win toss to bat against England
The Obama administration will press ahead on Tuesday with the first-ever limits on heat-trapping pollution from new power plants, ignoring protests from Republicans who have said the regulation will raise electricity prices and kill off coal, a dominant U.S. energy source.
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EPA to reduce new power plants’ carbon pollution
(Reuters) – Presidential campaigns and political action committees, or PACs, filed financial reports on Tuesday showing how much they had raised and spent this campaign season, as of February 29. The Federal Election Commission filings also offered a snapshot of who has been donating how much to the “Super PACs,” which operate independently from campaigns and can raise unlimited amounts from individuals, corporations and unions. …
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The San Francisco mayor said Tuesday he will file an official misconduct charge against the sheriff over a domestic violence case.
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SF mayor to file misconduct charge against sheriff