Nation & World

Some media reveal NSA secrets

Organizations inadvertently publish names

February 8, 2014

Nation & World Briefs

Dems say they passed, fixed health-care law WASHINGTON – Hit with a multimillion-dollar barrage of televised attacks, Democrats in tough…

February 8, 2014

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Snowden used low-cost tool to best NSA

Using “Web crawler” software designed to search, index and back up a website, Snowden “scraped data out of our systems”…

February 8, 2014

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Budget model uncertain for states

insurance marketplaces started with federal dollars

February 8, 2014

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Documents reveal chaotic military sex-abuse record

difference found in bases in Japan and others

February 8, 2014

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Justice Dept. applies same-sex rights

Holderdu1-i-syn The Justice Department runs a number of benefits programs, and Holder says same-sex couples will qualify for them. They…

February 8, 2014

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Florida theater shooting hearing takes dramatic turn

Nicole Oulson, center, listens to the taped interview of former Tampa Police Capt. Curtis Reeves Jr., during his bond reduction…

February 7, 2014

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Inspector general focuses on coal leasing problems

A probe by the U.S. Department of Interior Inspector General found federal officials in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico…

February 7, 2014

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Japan assures US of calm response to China tension

Evan Vucci/Associated Press<br><br>Secretary of State John Kerry walks with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to speak after their meeting at…

February 7, 2014

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White House giving Boehner room on immigration

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner said Thursday it…

February 7, 2014

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Johnson: Feds ‘keeping a close eye’ on Sochi security

“Within the last 48 hours, we have, out of an abundance of caution, issued advisories to air carriers and others…

February 7, 2014

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Crew, negotiators foil hijacking

A Ukrainian hijacking suspect is being treated at an Istanbul hospital after being detained by Turkish police. The suspect wanted…

February 7, 2014

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Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The National Security Agency collects less than 30 percent of calling data from Americans despite the agency’s massive…

February 7, 2014

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Israel ex-PM recounts 2008 talks with Palestinians

If a deal had been reached at the time, it would also not have included an Israeli presence in the…

February 7, 2014

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American jailed in N. Korea returned to work camp

American missionary Kenneth Bae speaks to reporters at Pyongyang Friendship Hospital in Pyongyang.Kim Kwang Hyon/Associated Press file photo Kenneth Bae,…

February 7, 2014

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Hackers may have used Pa. company to hit Target

Fazio Mechanical Services Inc. of Sharpsburg, Pa., says it was the victim of a “sophisticated cyberattack operation.” The statement came…

February 7, 2014

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In soaring ceremony, Olympics open in Sochi

an evening, spectacle outshines fears of terrorism

February 7, 2014

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Jobless rate hits 5-year low

The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 6.6 percent in January, the lowest rate since October 2008. The decline came even…

February 7, 2014

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Obama calls freedom of religion security issue

President Barack Obama is calling on North Korea and Iran to release American missionaries they are holding. Obama spoke Thursday…

February 6, 2014

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Utilities scramble to restore power

The second storm of the week has left about half a million customers without power in the mid-Atlantic area. Outages…

February 6, 2014

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Senate OK’s new China envoy

Senators gave final approval to the nomination of the moderate Baucus, D-Mont., by 96-0. Trim and youthful looking for his…

February 6, 2014

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Boehner casts doubts on immigration bill

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio is blaming President Barack Obama for a stalemate that has stalled a bill to…

February 6, 2014

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Eliot Ness: Real hero or Hollywood myth?

He’s the Prohibition agent who brought down Al Capone, the principled lawman in a city awash in corruption, the relentless…

February 6, 2014

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Israeli draft law spurs protests

The Israeli government is blocking funding to ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminaries whose students don’t register for the military draft. Ultra-Orthodox Jews…

February 6, 2014