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Christie’s aide used private emails
Such accounts aren’t subject to public record requests
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Ultraconservatives vying for power grab in Egypt
Group seeks to influence shaping new national constitution
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BAMAKO, Mali – A spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali says three peacekeepers have been wounded while pursuing suspects in an attack near a military camp in the…
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Air Force drug probe grows to 10 officers
Nine lieutenants and one captain are being investigated for illegal possession of recreational drugs, Air Force spokesman Lt. Col. Brett Ashworth said Friday. The case began with the investigation of…
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Court upholds 2012 oil spill settlement
Vessels operate in the area of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on the Gulf of Mexico in July 2010.Dave Martin/Associated Press file photo The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled…
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Report: Sexism part of military academies’ culture
Defense officials say cadets at U.S. military academies are being encouraged to come forward when they know of incidents of sexual assault. A new report says military academy students believe…
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GOP House targets health-care law; 67 Dems join in
Republican House members say a bill that passed the House Friday is needed to ensure that the Obama administration notifies Americans who sign up for health insurance on HealthCare.gov if…
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Arkansas lieutenant governor says he’ll resign over ethics case
Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr Friday said he would leave office Feb. 1, giving in to pressure from Democrats and fellow Republicans who said his impeachment was inevitable because of…
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Congresswoman wants pensions for top brass rolled back
Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., said Congress has been too generous on compensation, particularly pensions, putting the Pentagon on a “trajectory that is unsustainable.” Unless policy changes are made, the Pentagon…
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Deal reached on ads
The agreement was reached the day before the 50th anniversary of the surgeon general’s warning on tobacco and lung cancer, released Jan. 11, 1964. The long-awaited advertising campaign was ordered…
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U.S. withdraws diplomat from India
An attorney for Devyani Khobragade, who served as India’s deputy consul general, says his client is glad to be home.Mohammed Jaffer/Associated Press Washington’s announcement that it was complying with a…
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WASHINGTON – It came as a shock: U.S. employers added just 74,000 jobs in December, far fewer than anyone expected. This from an economy that had been adding nearly three…
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Renoir painting ordered to museum
French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s “Paysage bords de Seine” is being returned to a Baltimore museum, where the museum’s director called the painting “very fresh in its appearance.” A federal judge…
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Dial 9 before 911? Hotel death prompts petition
A 9-year-old girl tried to call 911 from a hotel room where she could hear her mother, Kari Hunt Dunn, above, being killed, but couldn’t get through because she didn’t…
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Target reveals wider breach of security
A passerby walks near an entrance to a Target retail store in Watertown, Mass. Target says that personal information — including phone numbers and email and mailing addresses — was…
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U.S. economy adds 74K jobs; rate falls to 6.7 percent
The U.S. jobless rate dropped to 6.7 percent in December, largely because of people stopping to look for work. December’s unemployment report raised some concerns among economists who said it…
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Threat remains unclear from chemical leak
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is delivering more than 1 million liters of water to nine West Virginia counties affected by a chemical spill into the Elk River.Tyler Evert/Associated Press…
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FBI director: Snowden not a ‘hero whistle-blower’
“I have trouble applying the ‘whistle-blower’ label to someone who just disagrees with the way our country is structured and operates,” he told reporters Thursday. The government program to conduct…
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How cold was it? Not much, really
As cold as it was for many Americans this week, scientists say the arctic freeze that gripped much of the nation set few records. Monday’s breathtaking chill was only the…
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WASHINGTON – With the number of seriously wounded and ill soldiers at a six-year low, the Army is closing down some of the special units set up to care for…
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Diplomat: Syria says rebels target chemical depots
Danish warship Esbern Snare and Norwegian warship Helge Ingstad escort cargo ships awaiting orders to enter the Syrian port of Latakia to pick up Syrian chemical arms agents.Petros Karadjias/Associated Press…
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West Virginia governor declares emergency after chemical spill
Tyler Evert/Associated Press<br><br>Crews clean up a chemical spill along the Elk River in Charleston, W.Va. The governor declared an emergency and issued an advisory warning people in nine counties not…
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Jobless benefits bill hits snag in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is drawing heat from some Republican senators who say the majority leader did not present any compromise proposals to the GOP members on how…
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Doctors say cutting food stamps could backfire
Doctors are warning that Medicaid and Medicare costs could skyrocket if Congress cuts the federal food stamp program’s budget. Steve Bosshard, center, gives out a specially prepared box of food…
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Christie apologizes for staff
“I am embarrassed and humiliated by the conduct of some of the people on my team,” the Republican governor said at a news conference in which he patiently took questions…
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Study cites ‘dangerous weak link’ in nuke security
That has reduced the number of countries with one kilogram or more of weapons-usable nuclear materials, such as highly enriched uranium, to 25 from 32 two years ago, the study…
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India takes aim at privileges held by U.S. diplomats
Rajanish Kakade/Associated Press<br><br>India is stepping up pressure on the United States by revoking some of the perks diplomatic officials in that country enjoy such as ordering the closure of the…
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Rodman sings happy birthday to North Korean leader
Kim Kwang Hyon/Associated Press<br><br>Dennis Rodman Wednesday blows a kiss to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seated above in the stands, before an exhibition basketball game with U.S. and North…
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Al-Qaida-linked group ramps up regional violence
Al-Qaida forces are hoping to turn the Syrian civil war into a wider conflict pitting Sunni communities against Shiite-dominated governments in the region.AssocIated Press file photo As a result, a…