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The former GOP vice presidential candidate resigned as Alaska governor in 2009. Even around her hometown of Wasilla, many Republicans soured as she gained a national following as a culture warrior.

Typically concerned with local issues, residents at town meetings in Vermont and elsewhere increasingly use the forum to debate polarizing national and international events.

Across the country, restaurants are under pressure to get rid of trans fats. But finding a healthier cooking oil that also holds up to extended use won't be easy. The search begins in the soybean fields of the Midwest.

Johnson plays key political role raising money and driving campaign strategy as speaker. Democrats say the new speaker's policies make him an issue, but his low national profile could make that hard.

Hollywood set an all time record over the Thanksgiving holidays. But does that actually mean anything? Movie critic Bob Mondello says it's wise to take the numbers with a grain of salt.

The actor, whose career spanned films, TV dramas and soap operas, was beloved for her roles in "Lassie" and "Lost In Space." She died on Thursday of natural causes, a family friend said.

Storms across the nation's eastern half forced airlines to cancel roughly 4,000 flights nationwide. Blizzards buried parts of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, rains flooded homes in Hawaii, and California and Arizona are dealing with unusually high temperatures.

Cyberwarfare is coming out of the shadows in the Iran war, from hacking phone apps to recruiting agents online to embracing AI as a weapon.

The Department of Environmental Conservation's Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda describes several threats facing the river -- runoff and contamination caused by increasing rainfall, invasive species that could harm indigenous fish populations, harmful algal blooms, and bigger boats.

George McGovern, Arlen Specter, Warren Rudman, Dan Inouye ... just some of the political giants who died in 2012. This week's super-sized Political Junkie column is dedicated to their memory.