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Return of U.S. draft not in sight
All-volunteer force putting defense of country in hands of minority
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Opposition demands Hezbollah stand trial
Fighters from the Free Syrian Army targets one of the bastions of the regime’s forces on Monday in Aleppo, Syria, where activists said rebels seized a strategic village on the…
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Obama’s latest economic push has familiar feel
Drawing renewed attention to the economy, President Barack Obama will return this week to an Illinois college where he once spelled out a vision for an expanded and strengthened middle…
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Top military leader outlines costs, risks on Syria
In a letter, Gen. Martin Dempsey outlined the risks, costs and benefits of five potential steps as the Obama administration weighs its next move to help the opposition battling the…
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Youth activists detained while trying to enter U.S.
Customs and Border Protection officials detained the activists Monday after they filed applications for humanitarian parole at the Nogales border crossing to try to return to the United States. CBP…
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Blacks and whites see Zimmerman case differently
The poll found that 86 percent of black people are dissatisfied with Zimmerman’s acquittal in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Only 5 percent of blacks were satisfied with…
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Mori’s family denounces military
An opponent of ousted President Mohammed Morsi flashes the victory sign next to a burning scooter and posters of the former leader, that was set on fire during clashes with…
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Rare earths in tailings could power modern gadgetry
Gold rush-era discards find new value for components
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Your gold ring has space origins, astronomers say
Report says the element formed from star collision
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Pot testing sprouts with onslaught of new laws
Mike Steenhout, right, comptroller of Washington’s Liquor Control Board, watching as Eden Labs founder Fritz Chess talks about a closed extraction system at his lab in Seattle. With Oregon, Washington…
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Protesters: ‘Justice for Trayvon’
Across the U.S., rallies call for action after Florida trial
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Reporter Helen Thomas aged into legend
Veteran White House journalist Helen Thomas asks a question of President Barack Obama in May 2010. Thomas, a pioneer for women in journalism, died Saturday at the age of 92.Susan…
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Charges in case of men found held in Texas home
A man sits in the back of a police car Friday in Houston as police investigate the scene where authorities said four men found living in “deplorable conditions” were being…
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Mich. gov. front, center in Detroit downfall
Snyderdu1-i-syn It’s the eighth, former business executive and relative political novice Rick Snyder, who is aggressively tying his legacy to the prospects of a Detroit turnaround. When he took office,…
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No signs that Washington will rescue broke Detroit
The federal government provided financial aid to help keep General Motors and Chrysler afloat but seems disinclined right now to give the city of Detroit any bailout aid.Duane Burleson/Associated Press…
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China Obama’s unlikely partner on climate-change
The world’s two biggest emitters of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are finding common cause in efforts to reduce global warming, cooperation the U.S. says could clear the way for other developing,…
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Analysis: Secrecy a bump in Kerry’s Mideast road
Secretary of State succeeds in agreement from Israel, Palestine
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Egypt forms committee to amend constitution
It is the latest push by the country’s new leadership to move ahead with a military-backed timetable for a return to democratic rule despite determined protests by former President Mohammed…
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Wives of Spitzer, Weiner scrutinized in New York races
Women play role in their husbands’ return to politics
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Obama’s ambitions limited by political reality
President Barack Obama delivers his Inaugural address in January. The vision of his second term as outlined in his speech so far has been difficult to achieve.J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press…
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Politics, law overlap in Russia
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny tries pancakes brought by his supporters as he was released from custody Friday in a courtroom in Kirov, Russia. A Russian court released Navalny less…
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Opposition leader returns to Moscow
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny addresses supporters and journalists Saturday after arriving from Kirov at a railway station in Moscow. He vowed to push forward with his campaign to become…
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House votes to replace ‘No Child’ education law
The legislation would eliminate federally required testing of students, which has been controversial from the start. But the measure passed with no Democratic support and drew a veto threat from…
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Kerry wins step to resuming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
Kerrydu1-i-syn The statement, which came in a news conference after a day in which Kerry shuttled between the Jordanian capital and the West Bank, reflected how painstakingly incremental movement in…
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Obama asks ‘soul searching’ after Martin shooting
President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington on Friday. Obama says black Americans feel pain after…