Search for three, including NFL players, continues

Rescuers seeking three missing boaters, including two NFL players, continued their search through the night and into early Tuesday off Florida’s Gulf Coast. With 2,000 square miles of water to search, the hope was the three were still alive despite having been dumped into the sea during a storm

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Working professionals head to food bank

Every Thursday afternoon, the San Geronimo Valley Community Center opens its doors to the needy. It becomes a food bank to serve the most vulnerable citizens of Marin County, California. Bread, fruit, canned vegetables, meat and cereal are all available for free.

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Lawyer: Soldier to be discharged after reporting for duty with kids

A soldier who reported for duty with her children in tow has been granted her request for a discharge, her lawyer said Monday. Lisa Pagan, of Davidson, North Carolina, reported for duty Monday morning at Fort Benning, Georgia, with her two preschool children

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RNC chief Steele: Limbaugh is more a performer than GOP leader

Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele is taking issue with the notion that Rush Limbaugh is the de facto leader of the GOP, calling the conservative radio talk show host an entertainer whose comments can be ugly. Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, said in an interview with CNN that he, rather than Limbaugh, is “the de facto leader of the Republican Party.” And Steele described Limbaugh as a performer. “Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer

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Russia admits financial mistakes

Russia’s finance minister made a rare admission of responsibility Monday for the country’s severe economic crisis. The Russian government overspent its vast oil revenues in recent years, fueling inflation, and did not do enough to reduce the economy’s reliance on oil, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said in an exclusive CNN interview. “Of course, I too bear the responsibility for not managing to diversify the economy as much as we wanted,” Kudrin said

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Russia: 5 years lost due to financial crisis

Russia’s finance minister Monday made a rare admission of responsibility for the country’s severe economic crisis. The Russian government overspent its vast oil revenues in recent years, fueling inflation, and failed to diversify the national economy, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said in an exclusive CNN interview. Kremlin officials usually blame the West, and specifically the United States, for the global economic crisis

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