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Contractors reject blame for website woes

WASHINGTON – Contractors who built the web portal for the Obama administration’s health insurance marketplace said Thursday the site’s crippling problems trace back to insufficient testing a...

DATE: Oct 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Two shot at National Guard armory; shooter in custody

MILLINGTON, Tenn. – A member of the National Guard opened fire at an armory outside a U.S. Navy base in Tennessee, wounding two soldiers before being subdued and disarmed by others soldiers...

DATE: Oct 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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White House aide loses job over postings WASHINGTON – A White House national security official was fired after it was discovered that he was behind an anonymous Twitter account th...

DATE: Oct 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama, Pakistan’s prime minister vow to work together

WASHINGTON – Seeking to improve a rocky relationship, President Barack Obama and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday pledged cooperation on the security issues that have strai...

DATE: Oct 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dutch defend ‘Black Pete’ tradition

AMSTERDAM – A Facebook page seeking to preserve the “Black Pete” clowns in blackface who accompany St. Nicholas to the Netherlands during the holidays has become the fastest-growing Dutch-la...

DATE: Oct 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. now world’s top producer of shale gas

The United States, followed by Canada, leads the world in producing natural gas from shale formations as the controversial practice of fracking spreads, the U.S. government reported Wednesda...

DATE: Oct 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Speaker hopeful of immigration action this year

WASHINGTON – Speaker John Boehner expressed optimism on Wednesday about House action by year’s end on stalled efforts to overhaul immigration as Republicans discussed possible limited steps ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Biden says country on cusp of mental health changes

BOSTON – Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the country is on the cusp of what he called “remarkable changes” in the treatment of mental illness. Speaking at a forum on ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Test for Saudis: How far to push ire over America?

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – In Washington last week, arms regulators announced that Saudi Arabia is seeking $6.8 billion in advanced missiles and other equipment in its latest military buy...

DATE: Oct 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Frustrated Dems lament damage from website bugs

WASHINGTON – Frustrated Democrats lamented Wednesday that persistent problems with new health care exchanges have inflicted damage on the public’s perception of the already unpopular “Obamac...

DATE: Oct 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Norway tried to stop Kenya suspect

The Kenyan government said Sunday it believes it has recovered the remains of the four gunmen seen in CCTV footage carrying out the attack. Security camera images showed what appe...

DATE: Oct 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ozone report ‘good news’

WASHINGTON – Warm air at high altitudes this September and October helped shrink the man-made ozone hole near the South Pole ever so slightly, scientists say. The hole is an area ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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