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The body-bomb scare; Colin Powell's endorsement indecision; JoePa's multimillion-dollar benefit package; and more.

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The Slatest: May 22, 2012

Body-Bomb Scare Aboard Flight Forces Emergency Landing

Body-Bomb Scare Aboard Flight Forces Emergency Landing

The Paris-to-North-Carolina flight was escorted to Maine by a pair of F-15s.

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SpaceX Makes History With Rocket Launch

SpaceX Makes History With Rocket Launch

The private company became the first in history to send a vessel to the International Space Station.

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Colin Powell Mum on Whether He'll Back Obama Again

Colin Powell Mum on Whether He'll Back Obama Again

The former secretary of state says he's keeping his "powder dry" for now.

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Penn State To Pay Paterno's Widow $13.4 Million

Penn State To Pay Paterno's Widow $13.4 Million

The former coach made about $1 million a year when he was removed by the university's trustees. 

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Study: Congressional Speech Drops Grade Level

Study: Congressional Speech Drops Grade Level

New research suggests that lawmakers now speak like high school sophomores while on the House and Senate floors.

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GOP Praise Puts Obama Surrogate on Defensive

GOP Praise Puts Obama Surrogate on Defensive

Cory Booker: "I am very upset that I am being used by the GOP this way."

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SCOTUS: Children Born After Father's Death Not Assured Benefits

SCOTUS: Children Born After Father's Death Not Assured Benefits

But the justices admit that the current laws weren't written with modern medicine in mind.

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Ronald Reagan's Blood To Be Auctioned

Ronald Reagan's Blood To Be Auctioned

An auction house is selling what it claims is an empty vial with "residue" from blood drawn from the former president.

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Notre Dame Sues Over Contraception Mandate

Notre Dame Sues Over Contraception Mandate

The university is the biggest name in the list of the Catholic institutions now suing the Obama administration.

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Prosecution, Defense To Appeal Ravi Sentence

Prosecution, Defense To Appeal Ravi Sentence

The former Rutgers student was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Monday for spying on his roommate with a webcam.

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