Bed rest may be cause of Clinton's blood clot

Clinton Treated for Blood Clot: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is undergoing hospital treatment for a blood clot. Written by Liz Szabo, USA TODAY Many things can cause a blood clot in someone around the age of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, 65, doctors said Sunday. The most likely explanation for her illness is a blood clot in the leg,...

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US gun lobby calls for more weapons in schools

David Taylor US Editor America’s controversial gun lobby broke a week of silence today over the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School to unveil a plan to put more weapons in schools. The National Rifle Association, which has borne the brunt of a wave of criticism since 20 children and six of their carers were killed in a matter of minutes last Friday morning,...

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Jenna and Barbara Bush, Then and Now

We remember their party-hearty ways and their crazy college years, but the Bush twins, Jenna and Barbara, have long since grown up. While Jenna has stayed in the media spotlight—she just announced her pregnancy on NBC's "Today" show, where she works as a correspondent—Barbara has kept a lower profile, living in New York City and working on poverty and global health...

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Romney's '47 percent' chosen as year's best quote

By By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Associated Press  Reuters/REUTERS - Former Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney waits for the start of a welterweight bout between Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada December 8, 2012. REUTERS/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES...

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Hillary Clinton's Middle East trip canceled due to ill health

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will not be visiting Morocco and the Middle East as planned. A stomach virus has put her temporarily out of commission. By Mohammad Arshad, Reuters / December 10, 2012 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to a question during a joint news conference with Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the government building...

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Obama met Boehner on Sunday over fiscal cliff: aides

By Jeff Mason | Reuters  Reuters/Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks while visiting middle class family members in their home to discuss his Administration's push to cut taxes for 98% of Americans in Falls Church in Fairfax County, Virginia, December 6, 2012. REUTERS/Larry Downing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama met...

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Mandela in hospital for tests 'consistent with his age'

From Robyn Curnow, CNN December 9, 2012 -- Updated 0159 GMT (0959 HKT) Nelson Mandela is visited by former U.S. President Bill Clinton on the eve of Mandela's 94th birthday in July in Qunu, South Africa.Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- South Africa's former leader Nelson Mandela has been admitted to a hospital in Pretoria for tests, but there is...

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Cowboys death, arrest serve as another sad reminder that DUIs are a major problem for NFL

Josh Brent at the Irving Police Department. (AP) Jerry Brown (Getty) For the second consecutive week, the NFL was broadsided with a tragedy – a preventable, painful tragedy. On Saturday, Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent was charged with intoxication manslaughter after what Irving, Texas, police described as a high-speed early morning...

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Supreme Court will hear two gay marriage cases

A same sex marriage supporter waves a gay pride flag outside the Supreme Court (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it will decide two major gay marriage cases next year that could have a sweeping effect on the rights of same-sex couples to wed. The cases, which likely won't be decided until June, mark the first time the justices will...

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