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Like your health-care policy? You might lose it
Consumer confusion about Obamacare implementation worries some state officials
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Former Bush official to be named FBI head
Sources familiar with the decision said President Barack Obama is preparing to nominate former Bush administration official James Comey to head the FBI.Evan Vucci/Associated Press Three people with knowledge of…
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Wife of Marine in Texas slayings found dead in N.C.
Rubi Estefania Smith of Bakersfield, Calif., was found dead Sunday afternoon in a motel room near Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, N.C., police said in a news release. She was the wife…
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Same-sex couples left out of immigration-reform bill
But the couple, who married in Vermont in 2011, saw their options for a secure future dwindle when Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont withdrew the amendment, which would have…
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House chairman subpoenas documents on Benghazi
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is pressing for material from 10 current and former department officials, including several who had worked for former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. He gave…
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Tax overhaul: Looking to IRS scandal for momentum
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. is seen April 17 on Capitol Hill in Washington. The storm engulfing the Internal Revenue Service over agents targeting conservative political groups…
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U.S. weapons systems hacked by Chinese
The compromised weapons designs include, among others, advanced Patriot missile system, the Navy’s Aegis ballistic missile defense systems, the F/A-18 fighter jet, the V-22 Osprey, the Black Hawk helicopter and…
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Rise of al-Qaida Sahara terrorist
Most of all, they claimed he had failed to carry out a single spectacular operation, despite the resources at his disposal. The employee, international terrorist Moktar Belmoktar, responded the way…
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IRS names financial manager new chief risk officer
David Fisher will also serve as a senior advisor to Werfel. Fisher was chief administrative officer at the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress that audits government programs.…
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Senator scolds management at ailing nuke plant
The senator says Southern California Edison is dispensing “gobbledygook” about a 2004 internal letter that Boxer believes shows possible criminal misconduct within the company. Boxer, the head of the Senate…
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IRS scandal could add momentum to tax overhaul
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., is leading the charge to simplify the tax code.J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press Members of Congress from both political parties say the current…
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Clash looms over D.C. circuit nominees
The District of Columbia Circuit has been at the center of years of wrangling between the White House and the Senate because its judges have so much influence over national…
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Suu Kyi slams 2-child limit for Muslims in Myanmar
Some Buddhists, however, welcomed the plan for addressing their fear of a Muslim population explosion. Authorities in strife-torn Rakhine state said this past weekend that they were restoring a measure…
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Border entry fee study sparks northern opposition
Gas north of the 49th parallel, he said, is about $1.30 per gallon more expensive than in the United States. But that’s not the only product that Canadians seek in…
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Mali sets date for presidential election in July
The ballot would be the first since a coup in March 2012 ousted Mali’s democratically elected president just months before he was due to step down at the end of…
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Iran’s approaching vote brings receding Web access
His Twitter account – which goes under the handle of Nariman Gharib – registers a steady stream of calls for help from Iran and responses about new proxy servers, dial-up…
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Germany’s top-selling tabloid to introduce paywall
Main news stories will remain free of charge online, but a subscription will be required to view features, interviews and other exclusive content, German tabloid Bild said. The basic digital…
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Mayor of Oklahoma town familiar with tornadoes
“This was ground zero,” the longtime mayor of Moore said, viewing the mounds of rubble that were once Plaza Towers Elementary School. “This is hallowed ground.” In his nearly 20…
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EU lifts arms embargo on Syrian opposition
Though no EU country has any such plans now to send arms, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said the decision “sends a very strong message from Europe to the Assad…
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Bombings kill 66 in Iraqi capital
Dozens of people were killed and wounded Monday in a series of car bombings in Baghdad. Sectarian tensions are blamed for a wave of violence that has killed more than…
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Dog tag returned to World War II veteran
Pendant spent 69 years in a barley field in France
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Sen. McCain makes trip to Syria to visit rebels
Spokeswoman Rachael Dean confirms the Republican made the visit. She declined further comment about the trip. The visit took place amid meetings in Paris involving efforts to secure participation of…
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Americans gather to honor fallen service members
Christina Kaye from Valencia, Calif., weeps over the grave of her two brothers, Mark and Matthew, who died while in military service, during Memorial Day commemoration at the the Los…
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‘Not racist’: Common claim after slurs
In this image made from video, comedian Michael Richards stands with the Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, after appearing on Jackson's nationally syndicated radio show in Los Angeles in 2006. Richards…
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Teen still missing after Texas flood
Members of a the Shertz Fire Department search Sunday in Shertz, Texas, for a missing teen who was swept away in a rain swollen Cibilo Creek on Saturday.Eric Gay/Associated Press…
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GOP: ‘Obamacare’ to be disaster
Republicans skeptical; Dems hopeful about health-care law
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Fuel-divestment effort builds
College movement modeled after anti-apartheid campaigns
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Massive flooding in San Antonio kills 1; dozens rescued
Albert Rios holds a beer as he floats into the intersection of Castleridge Drive and Crestfield Street in San Antonio on Saturday. The city has received torrential rains since Friday…