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Disc Jockey Gets Tattoo After Florida Gulf Coast Win

11:14am March 29, 2013

Big Mama wanted the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles to win so badly, he promised on air to get a tattoo if the team beat Georgetown. Big Mama's a man of his word. He posted photos of his Eagles tattoo online.

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Farm Bill's Sugar Subsidy More Taxing Than Sweet, Critics Say

11:55pm March 28, 2013

by Dan Bobkoff

A government sugar subsidy program is often criticized for keeping sugar prices too high. But now prices are falling and the government may buy 400,000 tons of sugar to help struggling sugar processors. Critics say the government's involvement in the sugar business should end.

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Maggie Gallagher has been an outspoken opponent of gay marriage for the past decade. She debated the issue at Saddleback College this month with John Corvino (right), a gay-marriage proponent who is also a personal friend.

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As Support For Gay Marriage Grows, An Opponent Looks Ahead

7:17pm March 28, 2013

by Tovia Smith

Maggie Gallagher is one of the nation's most public opponents of gay marriage. These days, she's thinking more about how to continue advocating for marriage between one man and one woman, even as society's views — and laws — are shifting rapidly.

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A rescued manatee suffering from exposure to an algae bloom called red tide in southwest Florida comes up for air as it swims into a critical care tank at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo.

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Algae Bloom Kills Record Number Of Florida Manatees

6:38pm March 28, 2013

by Ashley Lopez

More than 200 manatees have died in Florida's waterways this year from an algae bloom called red tide. The deaths come as wildlife officials try to remove the marine mammal — whose biggest killer is usually boat propellers — from the endangered species list.

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Politics & Government

The Politics Of Guns And The Influence Of Advertising

11:50am March 28, 2013

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched a $12 million ad campaign in 13 states this week to persuade senators to support gun control legislation. The ads promote universal background checks as a prerequisite for gun ownership.

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Nick Wiseman, partner at DGS Delicatessen, inspects the kitchen as an employee prepares pastrami sandwiches for lunch in Washington, D.C.

Reviving The Spirit And Schmaltz Of The Jewish Deli

10:55am March 28, 2013

by Padmananda Rama

Smoked salmon pastrami may sound heretical, but owners of a revisionist Jewish deli in Washington, D.C., say it's all part of a revival of traditional Jewish cuisine.

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Workers clear honey from dead beehives at a bee farm east of Merced, Calif.

Are Agriculture's Most Popular Insecticides Killing Our Bees?

10:42am March 28, 2013

by Dan Charles

Neonicotinoids are pesticides widely used to coat the seeds of agricultural plants, especially corn. But some evidence suggests these chemicals may also be poisoning bees. A tell-tale clue: reports of massive bee die-offs that all took place during corn-planting season.

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Office Lottery Winners Share With Non-Player

9:18am March 28, 2013

At a Florida real estate agency, employees pooled their cash to buy Powerball tickets. They won a million bucks. Everyone had chipped in except Jennifer Maldonado, who had just started working there and was "watching her pennies." All 12 winners each still gave her part of their $83,000 share.

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Justices Cast Doubt On Federal Defense Of Marriage Act

8:51am March 28, 2013

by Nina Totenberg

In oral arguments, several Supreme Court justices expressed strong skepticism about DOMA, the law that bars same-sex couples legally married under state law from receiving the same federal benefits as married heterosexual couples.

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Recruits listen to instructions during boot camp at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island, S.C., on Feb. 27.

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As Qualified Men Dwindle, Military Looks For A Few Good Women

5:59pm March 27, 2013

by Tom Bowman

Pentagon officials say they're opening ground combat jobs to women as a matter of equality. But the military also needs them because the number of military-age men who qualify for service is declining.

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