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Pentagon: Most furloughed civilians ordered back
The decision by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is based on a Pentagon legal interpretation of a law called the Pay Our Military Act. That measure was passed by Congress and…
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Man sets himself on fire on the National Mall
An unidentified man set himself on fire on the National Mall Friday, a day after a woman was shot and killed after trying to driver through barricades near the White…
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China launches charm offensive as Obama cancels Asia trip
China launches charm offensive
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Prospect for quick end to shutdown is remote
Prospects for a quick end to the government shutdown are dimming as House Republicans began shifting their demands away from defunding President Barack Obama’s health-care program to greater funding cuts…
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Protesters clash with Egypt police
With lines of armored vehicles and barbed wire, troops sealed off the square and diverted traffic after the Muslim Brotherhood, the group from which ousted president Mohammed Morsi hails, called…
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Kerry will head U.S. team in Asia
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will be heading the U.S. delegation during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in Bali after President Barack Obama announced he will not travel…
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Gulf Coast prepares for tropical storm
Residents along Louisiana’s Gulf Coast are preparing for Tropical Storm Karen, which is expected to hit the coast today and bring several inches of rain through this weekend.John Fitzhugh/Associated Press…
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Police: Driver had delusions
The mother of Miriam Carey, who was killed Thursday after leading police on a chase in the Capitol area, says her daughter was suffering from postpartum depression.Stamford Advocate/Associated Press The…
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Health website to get repairs
Enrollment functions of the healthcare.gov site will be unavailable during off-peak hours, the Health and Human Services Department said Friday. The department did not release a schedule for hours of…
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Legendary Viet Cong general dies
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, left, met with his former foe Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 1995 after the United States and Vietnam had restored diplomatic…
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Dems push GOP to get united
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will be representing U.S. interests during two economic summits in Asia next week. President Barack Obama canceled plans to travel to Asia to attend…
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60 possible new species found in Suriname forest
Scientists say they have found as many as 60 potential new species during a three-week expedition in Suriname’s rainforest. The head-and-taillights tetra is related to the common tetra found in…
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Disarmament team making good progress
Inspectors hope to begin inspecting Syria’s chemical weapons site by next week. A team from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says it is making progress on its…
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Crystal Palace replica planned
London officials announced Thursday that the Crystal Palace, the huge Victorian exhibition center that was once the largest glass structure in the world, will be brought back to life with…
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Talks complicated by district lines
Former Rep. Steven LaTourette of Ohio says congressional districts are growing safer for political incumbents after every reapportionment, making it easier for elected officials to concentrate on their own constituents’…
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One dies after Capitol chase
“I’m pretty confident this was not an accident,” said Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier. Still, Capitol Police said there appeared to be no terrorist link. Authorities would not say whether…
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Shutdown unchanged in third day
Dispute moves toward crisis over nation’s line of credit
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Obama seeks to strike a balance during shutdown
Allies say President Barack Obama should not be trying to negotiate with Republicans but let the party members fight among themselves about how to end a stalemate on the budget…
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U.S.: Court should not allow disclosure
In a filing with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the government said that allowing the companies to release such detailed information “would be invaluable to our adversaries,” providing a clear…
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TV footage shows just 4 mall attackers
Kenya’s government initially said 10 to 15 attackers were involved in the Sept. 21 attack on Westgate Mall, an assault that killed at least 67 people and for which the…
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Exec says BP better prepared now for blowout
BP executive James Dupree says neither federal regulations nor industry standards required the oil company to have a capping stack built and ready to use in case of a well…
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Pressure mounts to fix health insurance exchanges
People trying to check out insurance plans on federal and state health exchange websites are still encountering problems as pressure mounts for officials to get the websites running more smoothly.IAssociated…
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Extended shutdown could be matter of life and death
Shutdown could be matter of life and death
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$1M bail for suspect in Florida airport bomb threat
Zeljko Causevic, 39, remained silent during his brief hearing before Duval County Court Judge Russell Healey on charges of making a false report about planting a bomb and possessing a…
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For Israel, attack on Iran seems off the table
Despite some tough rhetoric in a speech to the U.N. by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it will be all but impossible for Israel to take military action once negotiations…
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NSA chief admits testing U.S. cellphone tracking
National Security Agency director Gen. Keith Alexander, right, admits the agency tested systems to determine if it could track Americans through their cellphones but says it is not collecting data…
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Meeting ends with no progress on budget
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, says Senate Democrats and the White House will not budge on their opposition to delay President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul as part…