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Public support for health-care law grows
40 percent want program to be repealed or scaled back
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WASHINGTON – The new director of the Secret Service went on the offensive Thursday on Capitol Hill, disputing characterizations in news reports that two senior agents crashed a government vehicle…
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ADEN, Yemen – Forces loyal to Yemen’s former president stormed the international airport in the southern port city of Aden on Thursday, triggering an intense, hours-long gunbattle with the forces…
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Secret Service chief forcefully denies reports of crash
Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Budget hearing.Molly Riley/Associated Press file photo “Previous reports of a crash are…
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Chemical-arms destruction could start Wednesday
The Defense Department gave the go-ahead to start eliminating 780,000 shells containing 2,600 tons of mustard agent at the Army’s Pueblo Chemical Depot in southern Colorado. Work could begin Wednesday…
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WASHINGTON – A new report says African Americans and Hispanics have improved health care and are less frequently victims of violent crimes this year than last. But the State of…
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Letter sent to White House tests tentatively for cyanide
Uniformed Secret Service agents patrol the top of the White House as seen from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. According to the Secret Service a letter…
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Strong solar storm may bring problems
The aurora borealis hangs over the Badlands National Park in South Dakota.Randy Halverson/Associated Press file photo So far no damage has been reported. Two blasts of magnetic plasma left the…
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U.S.-Cuba talks end abruptly
A small group of U.S. officials led by Roberta Jacobson, the top U.S. diplomat for Latin America, arrived in Havana on Sunday and left Monday, without any public comment and…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri’s lieutenant governor is accusing Justice Department officials of “fanning the flames of racial division,” as the federal agency is criticizing Ferguson police for alleged racial…
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GOP says Obama aides meddled in ‘net neutrality’
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep, Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, listens as Federal Communication Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday during the committee’s…
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Secret Service director says he’s working on agency culture
Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy pauses on Tuesday while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Budget hearing.Molly Riley/Associated Press Joseph Clancy has only been…
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CLAYTON, Mo. – The man accused of shooting two police officers last week in Ferguson appeared in court Monday, a day after his arrest on charges that he fired on…
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GOP weighs increase in war funds
Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., center, flanked by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a news conference on Capitol…
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Iran confronts U.S. about letter
European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini, right, greets Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif prior to a meeting in Brussels on Monday. European Union foreign ministers hold talks with Iran’s…
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Factory output falls for third straight month in February
A worker prepares vehicle assembly parts for shipping to Nissan Motors’ nearby assembly plant at the automaker’s 1.5-million-square-foot integrated logistics center in Canton, Miss.Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press file photo The…
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Obama administration: 16.4 million have gained health insurance
The Obama administration estimates more than 16 million people now have health insurance thanks to passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010.Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press In releasing the latest estimates,…
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A possible answer to why Denver is Mile High City
Downtown Denver’s skyline is pictured, with the foothills and the Rocky Mountains in the background. Geologists say they might finally know why the Mile High City is a mile high:…
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U.S., Iran press for nuke pact
Two weeks out from a deadline for a framework accord, some officials said the awesomeness of the diplomatic task meant negotiators would likely settle for an announcement that they’ve made…
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BOSTON – Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade made history Sunday as two gay and lesbian groups marched after decades of opposition that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme…
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Man, 20, charged with shooting 2 officers in Ferguson
St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch said suspect Jeffrey Williams told authorities he was firing at someone with whom he was in a dispute. “We’re not sure we completely buy…