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Conn. accident shows dangers of distracted driving

In this March 24, 2012, photo, Norwalk, Conn., police stand at the scene of an accident on New Canaan Avenue where Kenneth Dorsey, 43, of Norwalk was fatally struck by an SUV while he was jogging. A 16-year-old girl from New Canaan, Conn., who police say was driving the SUV, turned herself in May 12, 2012, after learning there was a warrant out for her arrest on charges of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle. (AP Photo/The Hour, Danielle Robinson)  MANDATORY CREDIT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A teenage driver is under arrest after authorities said the distraction of a handheld cellphone caused her to fatally hit a jogger, whose father blames his death on her “stupidity.”

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NM governor makes statewide drought declaration

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — There’s no question it’s dry in New Mexico. Many argue that’s an understatement, including Gov. Susana Martinez.

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In Iowa, Romney tags Obama for debt ‘prairie fire’

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters after speaking at a campaign stop, Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday painted President Barack Obama as a reckless steward of the country’s economy and, as proof, pointed to “a financial crisis of debt and spending that threatens what it means to be an American.”

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Gov.: RI working to keep Schilling company afloat

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island leaders are working to help former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s video game company remain viable after it failed to make a scheduled $1.125 million payment to the state’s economic development agency.

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In Iowa, Romney tags Obama for debt ‘prairie fire’

In this May 8, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Lansing, Mich.  President Barack Obama opened a new advertising assault on challenger Mitt Romney's record as a businessman _ his primary strength with an American electorate still deeply worried about the economy _ casting the likely Republican nominee as a greedy entrepreneur who bought up companies and wiped out jobs.  (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney said Tuesday President Barack Obama’s support for increased federal debt has put the economy on a disastrous course, portraying himself in a speech in battleground Iowa as the defender of fiscal responsibility and his opponent as reckless.

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