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    Deep-fried foods may be causing trouble in the Deep South. People whose diets are heavy on them and sugary drinks like sweet tea and soda were more likely to suffer a stroke, a new study finds.

  • `The Paperboy' delivers gooey, sleazy cheese

    Soaked in sweat and reeking of cigarettes, Southern-fried and smothered in cheese, "The Paperboy" is, quite literally, a hot mess.

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    Kid Rock in tune with Romney

    Kid Rock, the rare pop star that has found success at the four-way intersection of patriotism, rap, rock, and the Deep South, has supplied the Romney campaign's theme song and is appearing in Tampa at an invite-only party. In many ways, Mitt Romney can look at Kid Rock and see not just a surrogate with white working-class appeal, but also a protege.

  • Andy Griffith, creator of Mayberry, dies at 86

    Andy Griffith's gift to the show that bore his name wasn't just the homespun wisdom of the plain-spoken sheriff he played. It was the place he created: a small town where all foibles are forgiven and friendships are forever, full of characters who felt like family.

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  • Deen says she's ready to lighten up her cooking

    A month after being widely criticized for revealing she has diabetes _ as well as a lucrative endorsement deal for a drug to treat it _ Paula Deen says she's ready to show a lighter side to her famously fatty Southern-style cooking.

  • Paula Deen: No regrets in diabetes reveal

    A month after being widely criticized for revealing she has diabetes _ as well as a lucrative endorsement deal for a drug to treat it _ Paula Deen says she's ready to show a lighter side to her famously fatty Southern-style cooking.

  • In this Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 photo, celebrity chef Paula Deen poses for a portrait in New York. A month after being widely criticized for revealing she has diabetes, as well as a lucrative endorsement deal for a drug to treat it, Paula Deen says she's ready to show a lighter side to her famously fatty Southern-style cooking. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri)

    Deen says she's ready to lighten up her cooking

    A month after being widely criticized for revealing she has diabetes — as well as a lucrative endorsement deal for a drug to treat it — Paula Deen says she's ready to show a lighter side to her famously fatty Southern-style cooking.

  • Texas Gov. Rick Perry's down-home cachet could play well in South Carolina, like it does at this campaign stop at Fatz Cafe in Gaffney. (Perry campaign photo)

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The St. Albans raiders were Rebel agents who dressed as civilians and robbed three banks in St. Albans, Vt. They fled into Canada, were arrested there, and the stolen $200,000 was returned.

    Fears of a victorious U.S. drive Canada's nationhood

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