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McClatchy-Tribune News Service – Motorists stung by rising gas prices may be on their own in the short term, but it’s vital that they learn how to cope — for the sake
By Bob Young, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — Washington state may have an unusually important voice in deciding Barack Obama’s opponent. The state’s GOP presidential caucuses, along with its straw poll, occur
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times – GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — As Mitt Romney seeks victory in his native state’s primary, he has made organized labor enemy No. 1. He has railed against
By Steven Thomma, McClatchy Newspapers – CHANDLER, Ariz. — They take conservatism seriously in Arizona, the state that launched native son Barry Goldwater to the 1964 Republican presidential nomination and gave him the
By David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers – SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Mitt Romney must win Michigan’s Republican primary Tuesday. So does Rick Santorum. They’re going about it in very different ways. Romney, the former
By Michael Russo, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – ST. PAUL, Minn. — Look at the standings, do the math, understand the reality of how tough it is to make up ground in the NHL,
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – There have some great finishes in Iowa State track and field history. But there has never been anything like the final strides of Cyclone Rico Loy in the