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IRS officials live it up at conference

Conservative groups claim abuse by tax agency

DATE: Jun 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fort Hood suspect to represent himself at trial

FORT HOOD, Texas – The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood rampage hinted Monday that he would try to justify the attack, revealing for the first time his defense strategy...

DATE: Jun 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Wounded and civilians trapped in Syria’s Qusair

BEIRUT – Cut off for three weeks by a regime siege, doctors in the Syrian town of Qusair are treating hundreds of wounded in battle-damaged homes and underground shop storerooms, short on an...

DATE: Jun 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

2 U.S. troops, 9 Afghan children killed by bomb in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan – A suicide bomber targeting U.S. troops outside an Afghan government office killed nine children walking home from school and two of the American troops on Monday, the la...

DATE: Jun 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Haiti hosts 1st conference on mining efforts

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti brought in mining experts from around the world Monday in hopes of developing precious metals in one of the world’s poorest countries. Until last yea...

DATE: Jun 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

High court: DNA swabs OK after arrest

WASHINGTON – A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for police to take a DNA swab from anyone they arrest for a serious crime, endorsing a practice now followed by more th...

DATE: Jun 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New IRS head says he’s committed to restoring broken trust in agency

WASHINGTON – His agency under relentless fire, the new head of the Internal Revenue Service acknowledged to Congress on Monday that American taxpayers no longer trust the IRS amid a growing...

DATE: Jun 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Lautenberg death leaves Christie in tricky political conundrum

N.J. governor must name replacement for Senate seat

DATE: Jun 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World/Nation Briefs

Israel: Syria has not received missiles JERUSALEM – Israel’s defense minister says advanced anti-aircraft missiles have not reached Syria. Moshe Yaalon said that accord...

DATE: Jun 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bomb kills 9 Afghan children, 2 NATO troops

KABUL, Afghanistan – A suicide bomber targeting U.S. troops outside an Afghan government office on Monday killed nine children walking home from school and two of the Americans, the latest s...

DATE: Jun 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Police can collect DNA from arrestees, court says

WASHINGTON – A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for police to take a DNA swab from anyone they arrest for a serious crime, endorsing a practice now followed by more th...

DATE: Jun 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Speculation begins regarding attorney general’s departure

WASHINGTON – At the end of last year, with the election decided and the Obama administration in office for four more years, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. considered stepping down. He d...

DATE: Jun 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World