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Can Iowa's boom farm times shape White House race?
In the swaying curtain of green fields outside town, Russ Ranniger hums along in his Deere tractor, plowing the same soil his father did, sleeping in ...
Flynn's 'Gone Girl' poised to be summer thriller
Gillian Flynn's third novel, "Gone Girl," is the perfect beach read — boy meets girl, boy marries girl, girl goes missing on their fifth wedding ...
Former VP Cheney's daughter marries partner
Mary Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has married her longtime partner, Heather Poe. In a statement, Cheney and his wife, Lynne, ...
Views shift little after Obama backs gay marriage
President Barack Obama's endorsement of gay marriage appears to have made Americans on both sides of the issue even more entrenched in their ...
Justice Dept. sues Arizona, Utah polygamous towns
Authorities in a pair of polygamous Utah-Arizona border towns have supported a campaign of intimidation against the unfaithful, denying them housing ...
Ill. prosecutors refuse to defend gay marriage ban
Twenty-five Illinois couples were prepared for a long legal fight when they joined lawsuits challenging the state's ban on gay marriage. Turns out ...
Southern Baptists: Gay rights not civil rights
A day after electing their first African-American president in a historic move that strives to erase its legacy of racism, Southern Baptists passed ...
Underwood talks gay marriage backlash, London show
Carrie Underwood is all about the music, not politics. Yet the 29-year-old country music star has found herself in a media storm after voicing support ...
Carrie Underwood sees gay marriage backlash
Carrie Underwood wants to be a musician, not a politician. The American country music star is dealing with a backlash, however, after telling British ...
Utah town votes against dissolving government
Voters in a tiny Utah town have struck down a measure that would have dissolved their town government, rejecting a proposal that some said would have ...
Indian man unrepentant after beheading daughter
A father in northwestern India remained unrepentant after beheading his daughter with a ceremonial sword in a rage over her relationships with men, ...
Nuns start tour protesting Republican budget plan
A group of Roman Catholic nuns began a nine-state bus tour protesting proposed federal budget cuts Monday, saying they weren't trying to flout recent ...
Lawmaker doubts Australia will allow gay marriage
The chairman of an Australian parliamentary committee that examined gay law reform said Monday that he believes lawmakers will maintain a ban on ...
Analysis: Obama takes a risk on immigration front
There's not much President Barack Obama can do to boost the economy in the next five months, and that alone might cost him the November election.
Obama holds gay pride reception at White House
President Barack Obama is telling gay supporters that they will have a friend and "fellow advocate" in the White House as long as he is president.
Early outrage over AIDS crisis reaches DC stage
Before there was a test, before it had a name and before there was any way to know if AIDS was spread through the air, touch or bodily fluids, there ...
Panetta salutes gays in military
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Friday thanked gay and lesbian military members for their service, as the Pentagon prepares to mark June as gay ...
AP EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon to mark gay pride month
Last summer, gays in the military dared not admit their sexual orientation. This summer, the Pentagon will salute them, marking June as gay pride ...
5 reasons gay marriage losing streak may be over
Opponents of gay marriage have an unblemished track record in U.S. elections, chalking up 32 victories in 32 public votes. They've won in blue states ...