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WASHINGTON – The Obama administration Tuesday launched a bid to rein in the use of tax-exempt groups for political campaigning.…

November 26, 2013

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UNITED NATION – The U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution sponsored by Brazil and…

November 26, 2013

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Police in Belfast fear more bombing tries

Irish Republican Army splinter groups are stepping up their attacks against the Northern Ireland government as the Christmas holiday approaches.…

November 26, 2013

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Report raises questions about mom

Monday’s report on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is raising new questions about Adam Lanza’s mother, Nancy, and whether…

November 26, 2013

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France to send 1,000 troops to Central African Republic

France is asking for international help to try to prevent more fighting in the Central African Republic. The French government…

November 26, 2013

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Sebelius says health website improving

“We are definitely on track to have a significantly different user experience by the end of this month,” Sebelius said.…

November 26, 2013

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Comet dances with sun, death; giving mixed signals

Astronomers are giving mixed odds on the chances of Comet ISON surviving its close encounter with the sun Thursday. Astronomers…

November 26, 2013

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Judge rejects OJ Simpson’s bid for new trial

O.J. Simpson suffered a setback Tuesday when a Clark County District Court judge denied the former football star’s request for…

November 26, 2013

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U.S. challenges China claim

China is raising the stakes in the East China Sea by announcing that it is establishing an air defense zone…

November 26, 2013

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Deal spurs concerns for some ex-hostages

Iranians gather outside the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in November 1979 after revolutionary students took 60 Americans hostage earlier in…

November 26, 2013

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Penny Lane: Gitmo’s other secret CIA facility

This satellite image taken in September 2010 shows a portion of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, including the secret facility…

November 25, 2013

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Supreme Court to take up dispute

companies don’t want to cover birth control

November 25, 2013

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale University was locked down for nearly six hours Monday as authorities investigated a phone call…

November 25, 2013

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Thai protesters occupy government buildings, cut power

The U.S. Embassy in Thailand is advising Americans to use caution and avoid areas with anti-government protesters are demonstrating. Protesters…

November 25, 2013

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Supreme Court weighs new health law dispute

Amid the troubled rollout of the health law, and 17 months after the justices upheld it, the Obama administration is…

November 25, 2013

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Israel resumes campaign against Iran

Israel says it will not end its attempts to stop the United States and five other world powers from easing…

November 25, 2013

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Prospects brighten for small-scale budget deal

Neither party will get its biggest priority – for Democrats, higher taxes; for Republicans, slowing the exploding cost of retirement…

November 25, 2013

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Easing of Iran sanctions could start in December

Many Iranians are upbeat about a new deal that will ease some of the international sanctions against their country in…

November 25, 2013

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Newtown report fails to determine shooting motive

This file photograph from the Newtown Bee shows a police officer leading two women and a child from Sandy Hook…

November 25, 2013

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World powers announce Syrian peace talk plans

The U.N. will sponsor talks aimed at ending the fighting in Syria and trying to establish an interim government that…

November 25, 2013

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Anatomy of Iranian nuclear deal

supporters call it win-win

November 24, 2013

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HARTFORD, Conn. – A prosecutor is planning to release a report Monday on the investigation into the massacre at Sandy…

November 24, 2013

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EU climate chief says UN talks hinge on 2015 deal

Unidentified delegates listen to a translated commentary Saturday during the closing session of the U.N. Climate Change talks in Warsaw,…

November 23, 2013

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Iran nuclear deal fuels anger, jitters in Mideast

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the world had become a “more dangerous place” as a result of the nuclear…

November 23, 2013