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Tea party shaping GOP race: Steve Peoples and Michael R. Blood/Associated Press; BERLIN, N.H. — The tea party is forcefully shaping the race for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination as candidates parrot the movement's language and promote its agenda while jostling to win its favor. That's much to the delight of Democrats w... Full story

Rebels control most of Libyan capital: By Karin Laub and Ben Hubbard; TRIPOLI, Libya — Euphoric Libyan rebels took control of most of Tripoli in a lightning advance Sunday, celebrating the victory in Green Square, the symbolic heart of Moammar Gadhafi's regime. Gadhafi's defenders quickly melted away as his 42-ye... Full story

Colusa supervisor announces run for Congress: By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat; Colusa County Supervisor Kim Dolbow Vann is stepping up to run for Congress next year against the new Democratic incumbent for the Mid-Valley. Vann, 36, and a supervisor since 2006, filed paperwork this week to run as a Republican next year in the n... Full story

GOP contest narrows, but no clear favorite: WATERLOO, Iowa — It's a new race for Republicans as they head toward fall seeking a 2012 presidential nominee to challenge President Barack Obama. They have a new top tier of choices: Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney. And in an unu... Full story

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Feds crack down on rhino horn smuggling ring LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Federal wildlife investigators say they've broken up an international smuggling ring that trafficked in sawed-off rhinoceros horns for buyers in Vietnam and China who believe they cure cancer....

Attorneys for SF sheriff seek to exclude video SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The upcoming trial in San Francisco reads like a melodrama: The new sheriff in town is accused of grabbing and bruising his wife, a one-time Latin American TV starlet, in front of their toddler son just hours before the new year....

LAPD chief: Illegal immigrants should get licenses LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Wednesday that illegal immigrants should be issued driver's licenses in California to improve safety on the road and law enforcement efforts....

Coast Guard leader calls for more ships ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -- The Coast Guard's three newest cutters bobbed gently at dock while sailors and civilian workers scurried to erect a podium for Adm. Robert Papp, the service's commandant....

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Fiery charges: Romney, Santorum assail each other MESA, Ariz. (AP) -- Primed for a fight, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum traded fiery accusations about health care, spending earmarks and federal bailouts Wednesday night in the 20th and possibly final debate of the roller-coaster race for the Republican presidential nomination....

FACT CHECK: Errant claims on auto bailout, taxes WASHINGTON (AP) -- Twenty Republican presidential debates later, the head-scratching claims kept coming....

GOP candidates want more on illegal immigration MESA, Ariz. (AP) -- The Republican candidates say more must be done to combat illegal immigration....

Romney, Santorum trade barbs over former senator MESA, Ariz. (AP) -- Republicans Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are sparring over Santorum's support for his former Senate colleague, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania....

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