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MONTICELLO, Iowa (AP) — As she makes her first campaign appearances of the 2016 presidential race, Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's not going to "take anything for granted." Clinton today is touring a community college and holding a roundtable discussion with students and teachers in Monticello, Iowa. It'll be the first of many small campaign events and personal "conversations" with voters, part of an effort by her campaign to tamp down big expectations. In a fundraising email to supporters yesterday, Clinton vowed to "work my heart out to earn every single vote."
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is proposing an income cap on Social Security benefits as part of major restructuring plan announced ahead of a likely presidential bid. The Republican is set to deliver a speech today in New Hampshire outlining his ideas on reforming Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and other so-called "entitlement" programs. Christie will propose phasing out Social Security payments for those making more than $80,000 in other income, and eliminating them for those making $200,000 or more a year.
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A government spokesman in Somalia says ten people have been killed in an assault on a government office complex. The spokesman says seven attackers also died. Police say they've now secured the complex. The attack began when a suicide car bomber struck at the gate of the complex. It's the latest attack by suspected Islamic extremists of al-Shabab.
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — The jury in the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez has begun its sixth day of deliberations. So far, jurors have deliberated for more than 27 hours. If convicted of first-degree murder, Hernandez would be sentenced to life in prison without parole. If convicted of second-degree murder, he would get life with the possibility of parole after 15 years.
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in four months, retail sales are up. The government says Americans spent more on cars, furniture, clothing and building materials last month, causing retail sales to jump by nine-tenths of one percent. Sales declined by a half of a percent the previous month. The numbers suggest that shoppers are returning after an unseasonably cold winter froze sales.
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