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NSA leaker charged with espionage, theft

According to a Department of Justice official on Friday, a criminal complaint has been filed against Edward Snowden in the…

June 21, 2013

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Immigration bill boosted by border deal

Sen. John Hoeven, N.D., spoke about his amendment to an immigration-reform bill Friday in Washington. Hoeven and Sen. Bob Corker,…

June 21, 2013

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FAA moving toward easing electronic device use

An industry-labor advisory committee was supposed to make recommendations next month to the Federal Aviation Administration on easing the restrictions.…

June 21, 2013

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Morsi backers stage show of force in Egypt

Egyptian men kiss a picture of President Mohammed Morsi at a rally Friday in Cairo, Egypt. The rally was in…

June 21, 2013

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Mass. man who ordered tie gets Social Security numbers instead

What the couple got in the mail instead on Thursday would make an identify thief giddy: the confidential files of…

June 21, 2013

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GOP leader warns of attacks on free speech

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., says the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups’ applications for tax-exempt status…

June 21, 2013

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33% of women suffer domestic violence

‘A global health problem of epidemic proportions’

June 20, 2013

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Numbers muddy discussion about NSA surveillance

There’s 50, 12, 10 and four. You also hear 20 and 90 in statements and official testimony, and even 702…

June 20, 2013

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30 representatives call for reform to BLM horse budget

Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, the ranking Democrat on the House Natural Resources subcommittee on public lands and environmental regulation, wrote…

June 20, 2013

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Christian group apologizes to gay community

“The church has waged the culture war, and it’s time to put the weapons down,” Alan Chambers told The Associated…

June 20, 2013

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VA shows progress on backlog

Republican lawmakers are skeptical that the trend will continue, but they’ve been unable to agree on a solution to a…

June 20, 2013

$EPA won’t confirm frack-pollution tie in Wyoming$

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EPA won’t confirm frack-pollution tie in Wyoming

The EPA is standing by its findings, but state officials will lead further investigation into the pollution in the Pavillion…

June 20, 2013

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Obama nominating Comey as FBI director

Comey is perhaps best known for a remarkable 2004 standoff over a no-warrant wiretapping program at the hospital bed of…

June 20, 2013

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U.S. blames Apple at N.Y. trial for e-books price rise

Justice Department lawyer Mark Ryan said the government had proven overwhelmingly through testimony and evidence offered at a three-week trial…

June 20, 2013

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All-women jury chosen for George Zimmerman’s trial

Prosecutors have said Zimmerman, 29, racially profiled the 17-year-old Martin as he walked back from a convenience store on Feb.…

June 20, 2013

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Senators announce border security compromise

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., center, speaks at a news conference hosted by the Tea Party Patriots to oppose the Senate…

June 20, 2013

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Middle East respiratory virus spreads easily

More than 60 cases of what is now called MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome), including 38 deaths, have been recorded…

June 19, 2013

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U.S. tries saving Taliban talks

Afghanistan’s Karzai objects to militants opening office in Qatar

June 19, 2013

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Afghan leader backs away from Taliban talks

Shafiullah Nooristani, a member of the Afghan High Peace Council, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul,…

June 19, 2013

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Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions

President Barack Obama waves to spectators before he delivers a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate at Pariser Platz…

June 19, 2013

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IRS draws new fire about $70M in salary bonuses

Tea-party activists attend a rally on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. The IRS has been…

June 18, 2013

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Fed head in preparation to slow bond purchases

Markets head south after Bernanke’s announcement

June 18, 2013

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Missile theory revived in 1996 Flight 800 crash

FBI agents and New York state police guard the reconstruction of TWA Flight 800 in November 1997 in Calverton, N.Y.…

June 18, 2013

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Report: 8M would gain legal status

to vote on overhauling immigration

June 18, 2013