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Republicans capture control of Congress

A woman prepares to mark her ballot at a polling site Tuesday in Mount Kisco, N.Y.Julie Jacobson/Associated Press Republican Mitch…

November 4, 2014

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Discontented voters hand Senate to Republicans

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., addresses a group of supporters during a rally in Louisville, Ky. The senator won…

November 4, 2014

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Obama: Dems Senate challenge worst since 1950s

Daniel Mulcahey mans the ballot box as a resident casts his vote in an old-fashioned wooden ballot box at the…

November 4, 2014

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Voters holding their noses, hoping for change

Dozens of voters were lined up at the door as soon as the polling place at Chief Joseph School of…

November 4, 2014

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Ukraine sends troops to counter Russians

Russian nationalists on Tuesday carry Orthodox icons during a march in Moscow in support of pro-Russian separatists fighting with Ukrainian…

November 4, 2014

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Islamic militants accused of abuse

Rights group says children were tortured

November 4, 2014

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World Briefs

VIENNA – Russia has informed the United States that it will boycott the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, diplomats told The…

November 4, 2014

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Oregon, DC voters OK use of pot

A sample of marijuana is shown inside the dispensary at Collective Awakenings on in Portland, Ore.Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian Oregon will…

November 3, 2014

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New GOP-run Senate faces same gridlock

WASHINGTON – Now that power has changed hands in the Senate, there are two scenarios for what is likely to…

November 3, 2014

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Voters grumble all the way to the polls

Americans fed up with both parties’ politicians

November 3, 2014

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Burkina Faso military promises to hand over power

Protesters steal a police motorbike outside the parliament building in Burkina Faso as they protest against longtime President Blaise Compaore…

November 3, 2014

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2 nuke commanders fired, another disciplined

The most senior officer to be relieved of command was Col. Carl Jones, the No. 2 commander of the 90th…

November 3, 2014

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Egypt, Gulf Arab allies eye anti-militant alliance

Saudi pilots sit in the cockpit of a fighter jet as part of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes on Islamic State militants…

November 3, 2014

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Virgin spaceship’s descent system deployed early

Law enforcement officers look at the wreckage near the site where a Virgin Galactic space tourism rocket, SpaceShipTwo, exploded and…

November 3, 2014

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World Trade Center reopens for business

A doorman holds the door for an employee entering One World Trade Center Monday in New York. Thirteen years after…

November 3, 2014

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Senate campaign nears its end

Costs inch toward $4B

November 2, 2014

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Nation & World Briefs

WILLISTON, N.D. – Oil has averaged $96 a barrel over the past four years, fueling more drilling, more hiring and…

November 2, 2014

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UN climate report offers warnings, hope

Failure to act could set course for ‘irreversible’ global impacts

November 2, 2014

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The U.S. government agreed to a police request to restrict more than 37 square miles of airspace surrounding…

November 2, 2014

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Dem predicts control of Senate

Udall reminds doorknockers to not interrupt Broncos game

November 2, 2014

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N.D. tribe to drill own oil wells

While the 1,300-plus wells currently on the Fort Berthold Reservation produce about a third of North Dakota’s daily output, the…

November 2, 2014

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At last, gas dips under $3

Weaker demand, fracking lower costs

November 2, 2014

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‘Cadaver dog’ use growing

Animals helping solve old and new mysteries

November 1, 2014

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Korean defectors reach back home

Illegal phones help them send money home

November 1, 2014