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Study: Immigrants subsidize Medicare

of services could have impact on future funding

May 31, 2013

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‘The perfect poison’: Ricin used in three recent cases

The FBI is investigating at least three cases during the last month and a half in which ricin was mailed…

May 31, 2013

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McCain: Syrian rebels need heavy weapons

McCain spoke Friday, the day after he returned from an unannounced trip to Syria. McCain says the rebels need some…

May 31, 2013

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Hundreds flee wildfires in Los Angeles and New Mexico

Fire burns near power lines at a 1,400-acre wildfire northeast of Castaic, Calif., Friday. Crews battling this wildfire in the…

May 31, 2013

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Boston bombing suspect is walking, mother says

Meanwhile, the father of a Chechen immigrant killed in Florida while being interrogated by the FBI about his ties to…

May 30, 2013

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Hagel to broach topic of cyberthreats with Chinese

Speaking to reporters on his plane en route to Singapore on Thursday, Hagel said that the U.S. must find ways…

May 30, 2013

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Murder charged in Calif. dog pack mauling death

The warrant against Alex Jackson, 29, also charges him with owner negligence, said Jane Robison, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles…

May 30, 2013

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Russians find woolly mammoth carcass containing liquid blood

Discovery fuels talk of cloning the Ice Age animal

May 30, 2013

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Tornadoes touch down in Okla. and Ark.; 9 hurt

Storm clouds move over Guthrie, Okla., on Thursday as a powerful storm system moved through the Midwest. In addition to…

May 30, 2013

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Syria’s Assad ‘confident in victory’ in civil war

Assad also told the Lebanese TV station Al-Manar that Russia has fulfilled some of its weapons contracts recently, but he…

May 30, 2013

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Iraqi forces fail to stem violence

Authorities announced plans to impose a sweeping ban on many cars across the Iraqi capital starting early today in an…

May 30, 2013

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Drone strike comes despite transparency pledge

The CIA drone took off from Afghanistan on Wednesday and struck a compound in Pakistan’s remote tribal areas where the…

May 30, 2013

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Federal official says Obama, Bloomberg ricin letters similar

The Secret Service said the letter was addressed to President Barack Obama and was intercepted by a White House mail…

May 30, 2013

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Secret Service: Letter to White House intercepted

President Barack Obama walks off the Marine One helicopter Thursday before boarding Air Force One before leaving O’Hare International Airport…

May 30, 2013

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U.K. police: Man charged in UK soldier’s murder

Michael Adebowale, 22, was charged late Wednesday by counterterrorism officers and will appear in court on Thursday, police said. He…

May 30, 2013

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Bear euthanized after chasing dog in Connecticut

The state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says the dog’s owner, Sharon Flannery, told authorities she received a puncture…

May 29, 2013

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UK police: Man charged in soldier’s murder

Michael Adebowale, 22, was charged late Wednesday by counterterrorism officers and will appear in court on Thursday, police said. He…

May 29, 2013

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Ohio congressmen on IRS: ‘How high up did it go?’

Sen. Rob Portman and Rep. Steve Chabot spoke to a hundreds-strong gathering of tea party activists in near Cincinnati, which…

May 29, 2013

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UN gets new info on alleged chemical use by Syria

Britain’s U.N. Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant said his government has continued to provide new information to the secretary-general and the…

May 29, 2013

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Controversies add to Obama’s 2nd-term frustration

The opening months of President Obama’s second term have been a frustrating reminder of the limits of presidential power.Pablo Martinez…

May 29, 2013

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Blasts in Baghdad kill 30

Adnan Faihan, the head of the political bureau of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia group, said Wednesday that Iraq is…

May 29, 2013

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Charities see an influx of aid in Oklahoma tornado’s wake

Organizers say cash donations more useful than used clothes

May 29, 2013

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Syria oppostion says peace talks require Assad’s exit

Government officials demand president stay in power until 2014

May 29, 2013

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Obama preparing to name Comey to FBI

Three people with knowledge of the selection said Obama planned to nominate Comey, who was the No. 2 in President…

May 29, 2013