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While Mitt Romney is focusing on small towns, many observers are focusing on who's joining him on the stump. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, former Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin have made appearances with Romney.

A letter to the editor is getting buzz for its call to replace the buckeye as Ohio's honored tree. The satirist who wrote it is enjoying the attention.

The Pémon people say a German artist removed the 35-ton boulder despite their objections.

The Obama administration estimates its new immigration enforcement policy will allow some 800,000 young illegal immigrants to avoid deportation and work legally in the U.S. Some critics say it oversteps executive authority, others say that it doesn't go far enough.

Clemens was charged with lying to Congress about his use of performance enhancing drugs.

A jury found the former star pitcher not guilty of lying under oath to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. The lynchpin of the prosecution's case was the testimony of Clemens' one-time strength coach, who said he repeatedly injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone.

Researchers have found two very different cholera strains in some of the first Haitians to be struck by the disease. The findings suggest that cholera germs may have been lurking undetected in Haiti for a long time.

The court upheld a rape conviction over objections that the defendant was denied the right to subject the DNA evidence that helped convict him to cross-examination. The ruling was 5-4, but the five justices could not agree on a single legal rationale.

Mohammed Tolba is an iPad-toting Egyptian cafe habitue who advocates a purist brand of Islam. He seems to embody the complexities of a country going through a difficult transition.

A small but growing number of men — gay and straight — are deciding to have children on their own, just as more women began doing two decades ago. Single dads say they still face a social stigma but find parenting emotionally rewarding.