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Obama cautions against using force to solve crises

President Barack Obama listens in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington Thursday where he…

August 29, 2014

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Obama says Russia responsible for Ukraine violence

President Barack Obama takes questions as he speaks about the economy, Iraq and Ukraine Thursday in the James Brady Press…

August 28, 2014

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WHO: Ebola outbreak in Africa could grow worse

WHO Assistant Director-General Bruce Aylward speaks to the media during a press conference about the WHO plans to contain West…

August 28, 2014

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Obama: No ‘strategy yet’ on Islamic State

President suggests he’s not ready to approve airstrikes inside Syria

August 27, 2014

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Ukraine fighting intensifies

accuses Russia of lying, says its troops are in country

August 27, 2014

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U.S. raises economic growth rate for second quarter

A worker assembles construction supplies at Northeast Building Products in Philadelphia.Matt Rourke/Associated Press The upward revision supported expectations that the…

August 27, 2014

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SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will resume issuing oil and gas leases next year for federal…

August 27, 2014

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JERUSALEM – European nations are offering to help enforce the cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, a scenario that could provide…

August 27, 2014

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Looking for America? Try Nashville

Website says Tennessee city most resembles U.S.’s demographics

August 27, 2014

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Shooting by 9-year-old stirs debate over guns

shot man by accident; no charges being filed

August 27, 2014

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Israeli premier, Hamas declare victory in Gaza

A Palestinian militant of Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, military wing of Hamas, celebrates at a victory rally at destroyed houses in…

August 26, 2014

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Texas Gov. Rick Perry told South Carolina Republicans on Wednesday that it’s important for the GOP to…

August 26, 2014

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Obama set to take immigration steps

House readies legal arguments

August 26, 2014

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Review notes VA problems

report can’t link deaths to delayed appointments

August 26, 2014

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NAPA, Calif. – The earthquake that jolted California’s wine capital may have caused at least $1 billion in property damage,…

August 26, 2014

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MINSK, Belarus – The Interfax news agency is quoting Ukraine’s president as saying the leaders he met with in Minsk,…

August 26, 2014

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Surveillance flights over Syria underway

could lead to airstrikes on militants

August 26, 2014

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Protesters call for police reforms

Demonstrators in St. Louis seek review board

August 26, 2014

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Latest truce delays many hard decisions

Israel, Hamas cease-fire ends weeks of war

August 26, 2014

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Judges blast Indiana, Wisconsin gay marriage bans

ACLU attorney Ken Faulk, center, talks to reporters surrounded by plaintiffs and supporters of gay marriage, after Faulk participated in…

August 26, 2014

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Army: Barricaded in office, soldier shot herself

Army Maj. Gen. Stephen Lyons speaks during a news conference at the base in Fort Lee, Va., Monday. A female…

August 25, 2014

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Dempsey in Afghanistan for transition talks

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey says the Pentagon has plans to keep American forces in Afghanistan into next year…

August 25, 2014

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S&P 500 trades above 2,000 points for first time

News that Burger King is in talks to buy Canadian doughnut chain Tim Hortons helped send the S&P 500 past…

August 25, 2014

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Quiet descends on Ferguson

Funeral ceremony for Michael Brown held; scrutiny of police called for

August 24, 2014