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Remains closer to reburial

Anthropologist to return soldiers to New York fort

January 17, 2014

Obama backs limits on NSA phone collections

President Barack Obama is giving the intelligence community and attorney general 60 days to come up proposals for who should…

January 17, 2014

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Surgeon general renews anti-smoking push

A new report from the surgeon general’s office warns that the United States may not meet its goal of reducing…

January 17, 2014

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Oklahoma Sen. Coburn to retire after current session

J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press<br><br>Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a longtime deficit hawk, released a statement late Thursday saying he would give…

January 16, 2014

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Website security gets OK

Health and Human Services Department technology experts say cybersecurity concerns with the HealthCare.gov website have been resolved since the website…

January 16, 2014

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Court may look at cellphone privacy

Evan Vucci/Associated Press file photo<br><br>The Supreme Court may decide today whether police need a search warrant to collect information from…

January 16, 2014

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Panel questions Vatican about sex-abuse policies

The Vatican says it strongly encourages Catholic Church officials to report sexual abuse cases to authorities but told a U.N.…

January 16, 2014

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Obama urges action on expanding college access

President Barack Obama is urging U.S. universities to commit to expanding opportunities for low-income Americans to get a college degree.…

January 16, 2014

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Egyptian government hails election results

Unofficial results from the Egyptian government show about 40 percent of the voters in Cairo and Alexandra turned out for…

January 16, 2014

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Justices seem split on buffer zones at abortion clinics

But a significant piece of data was missing: Chief Justice John Roberts, who almost certainly holds the crucial vote, asked…

January 15, 2014

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Texas drone research center conducting tests

A test drone with a wing span of almost 13 feet flies over a ranch near Sarita, Texas, Wednesday. A…

January 15, 2014

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Obama urges Senate Dems to put off Iran sanctions

President Barack Obama waves after getting off the Marine One helicopter as he walks on the South Lawn of the…

January 15, 2014

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San Francisco crash firefighters saw girl before hitting her

This file photo shows an image from the helmet-mounted video camera of a San Francisco fire battalion chief at the…

January 15, 2014

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Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – A $1.1 trillion spending bill for operating the government until just before next fall’s election steamed through the…

January 15, 2014

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U.N. faults Israeli efforts to stop attacks by settlers

Israel says army troops are under orders to stop so-called “price tag” attacks by Israeli settlers, but critics say the…

January 15, 2014

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New scandal embroils U.S. nuclear force

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh says 34 officers have been linked to a cheating scandal.Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press…

January 15, 2014

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Report calls Benghazi attack preventable

A Libyan man investigates the inside of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 13, after an attack that…

January 15, 2014

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Lawmakers threaten TSA with private screeners

Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., said he plans legislation “one way or the other” to privatize all federal screeners within two…

January 14, 2014

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Dozens of trade-offs in $1.1 trillion budget bill

House Republicans, lead by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, are welcoming a $1.1 trillion budget deal that offers trade-offs…

January 14, 2014

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Bill targets fish-in suspects

Billy Frank Jr., left, a Nisqually tribal elder, and Ed Johnstone of the Quinault tribe may finally have their records…

January 14, 2014

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Judges oppose ideas to reform NSA rules

The former chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court opposes some proposed changes to how the court should work,…

January 14, 2014

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Egypt heads to polls as violence flares

Egyptians are voting on a new constitution in a two-day election that continues today. The military-backed government is hoping for…

January 14, 2014

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Pilots grounded after landing at wrong airport

Passengers exit a Southwest Airlines flight that was supposed to land at Branson Airport in Branson, Mo., but instead landed…

January 13, 2014

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Judge OKs pact ending Arkansas desegregation payments

A man walks on the stairs at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., Monday. A federal judge…

January 13, 2014