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Obama pushes trade during summit meeting

TOLUCA, Mexico – Pressed by North American allies on an array of politically fraught issues, President Barack Obama Wednesday vowed to press ahead with stalled efforts to expand trade agreem...

DATE: Feb 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Base tears down site of massacre

DALLAS – A Texas Army post has razed the building where a former psychiatrist carried out one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history, with plans to put up trees and a memorial in its pl...

DATE: Feb 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Do you even care how good your doctor is?

CHICAGO – Doctor ratings are less popular than those of toasters, cars and movies when it comes to online consumer sites. That’s according to a survey that found most adults hadn’t checked o...

DATE: Feb 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Obama plans rules on truck efficiency UPPER MARLBORO, Md. – Drawing a link between reduced fuel consumption and climate change, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that his admini...

DATE: Feb 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

DOE to OK $6.5 billion for Georgia nuke plant

WASHINGTON – The Energy Department is poised to approve $6.5 billion in federal loan guarantees for the first nuclear power plants built from scratch in this country in more than three decad...

DATE: Feb 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New NSA choice reflects desire to get past criticism

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s recent nominee to head the National Security Agency will confront a host of problems if confirmed in his new job, including a demoralized workforce, fra...

DATE: Feb 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Iran refusing to scrap nuclear facilities VIENNA – Iran drew a red line on Tuesday on how far it would go at landmark nuclear talks, saying as the meeting opened that it would not...

DATE: Feb 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Street battles kill 18 in Ukrainian capital

KIEV, Ukraine – Amid cries of “Glory to Ukraine!” and with flaming tires lighting up the night sky, thousands of riot police armed with stun grenades and water cannons attacked the sprawling...

DATE: Feb 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama wants more fuel-efficient trucks on U.S. roads

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. – Drawing a link between reduced fuel consumption and climate change, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that his administration will issue tougher fuel-efficiency stand...

DATE: Feb 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Huge hurdles in path of final Iran nuke deal

VIENNA – It took months of arduous bargaining before Iran and six world powers could agree on a first-step nuclear deal. But the two sides may find the going even tougher Tuesday, when they ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

A new course for Navy weapons

BATH, Maine – Some of the Navy’s futuristic weapons sound like something out of “Star Wars,” with lasers designed to shoot down aerial drones and electric guns that fire projectiles at hyper...

DATE: Feb 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Justices may rule on gun-carry laws

WASHINGTON – Guns will be on the table Friday when the Supreme Court meets in private conference to consider potential cases for next fall’s docket. Just figuratively, of course. ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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