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Obama backs limits on NSA phone collections

WASHINGTON – Seeking to calm a furor over U.S. surveillance, President Barack Obama on Friday called for ending the government’s control of phone data from hundreds of millions of Americans ...

Surgeon general renews anti-smoking push

WASHINGTON – One in 13 children could see their lives shortened by smoking unless the nation takes more aggressive action to end the tobacco epidemic, the U.S. Surgeon General said Friday – ...

Oklahoma Sen. Coburn to retire after current session

OKLAHOMA CITY – U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn will finish out the current congressional session and then resign from his seat nearly two years before his term is scheduled to end, he said in a statem...

Website security gets OK

WASHINGTON – Cybersecurity concerns over President Barack Obama’s health-care website have been cleared up through testing, a government security professional who initially had qualms about ...

Court may look at cellphone privacy

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court could say as early as today whether it will resolve a new clash over privacy and technology in the digital age. The justices are considering two cas...

Panel questions Vatican about sex-abuse policies

GENEVA - In an unusual appearance before a U.N. committee, Vatican officials faced questions Thursday about the Holy See’s handling of sexual abuse of children by the clergy. The ...

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U.N. pushes for action on global warming UNITED NATIONS – U.N. experts are warning that the level of global warming gases is rising rapidly, and delaying action will reduce option...

Nation Briefs

Congress sends Obama budget bill WASHINGTON – Congress has easily passed a $1.1 trillion bill easing the harshest effects of last year’s automatic spending cuts after tea party cr...

Obama urges action on expanding college access

WASHINGTON – His education agenda mired in Congress, President Barack Obama is urging university presidents to copy each other’s best examples to expand access to higher education, highlight...

Egyptian government hails election results

CAIRO – Egypt’s proposed new constitution, backed by the nation’s military leaders, is expected to pass with overwhelming support from Egyptians who cast their ballots this week, officials ...

Justices seem split on buffer zones at abortion clinics

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court appeared evenly divided Wednesday as it heard arguments in a First Amendment challenge to a Massachusetts law that created buffer zones around abortion clinics...

Texas drone research center conducting tests

SARITA, Texas – The next big thing in American aviation sounds and looks like an oversized leaf blower with wings and a tail, has duct tape keeping some of its pieces in place and must be ca...
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