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Defeat of background checks angers Obama

‘Pretty shameful day for Washington’ president says

DATE: Apr 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Assad accuses West of backing al-Qaida in Syria

BEIRUT – Syria’s president accused the West on Wednesday of backing al-Qaida in his country’s civil war, warning it will pay a price “in the heart” of Europe and the United States as the ter...

DATE: Apr 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Options narrow for Venezuelan opposition

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela’s opposition watched its options dwindle Wednesday after the head of the Supreme Court said there could be no recount of the razor-thin presidential election v...

DATE: Apr 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trespassing accusation leaves Sanford on his own

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s political comeback already hinged on persuading conservative voters in the state’s Lowcountry to forgive him for past infidel...

DATE: Apr 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New Zealand is 13th country to legalize gay marriage

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Hundreds of jubilant gay-rights advocates celebrated at New Zealand’s Parliament as the country became the 13th in the world and the first in the Asia-Pacific regio...

DATE: Apr 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Illinois House approves use of medical marijuana

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois physicians could prescribe marijuana to patients with specific terminal illnesses or debilitating medical conditions under legislation approved Wednesday by the ...

DATE: Apr 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Arizona moves to force sale of turned-in guns

PHOENIX – The months since the deadly Connecticut school shooting have seen dozens of gun buyback events across the country, with officials getting thousands of unwanted firearms off the str...

DATE: Apr 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Appeals court hears challenge to gay therapy ban

SAN FRANCISCO – California’s novel law seeking to ban licensed counselors from trying to turn gay teens straight is boiling down to a question over whether the therapy is free speech or a me...

DATE: Apr 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Britain’s Iron Lady laid to rest with full pomp

LONDON – Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest Wednesday with prayers and ceremony, plus cheers and occasional jeers, as Britain paused to remember a leader who transformed the country – for th...

DATE: Apr 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senate blocks expanded gun sale background checks

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans, backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats, turned away legislation Wednesday to tighten restrictions on the sale of firearms, rejecting repeated appeal...

DATE: Apr 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Conflicting reports of arrest in Boston bombings

BOSTON – Police and reporters converged on the federal courthouse in a jittery Boston on Wednesday amid reports of a breakthrough in the investigation of the marathon bombings and conflictin...

DATE: Apr 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fertilizer plant blast injures dozens of people in Texas

WEST, Texas – A massive explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco on Wednesday night injured dozens of people and sent flames shooting into the night sky, leaving the factory a smoldering ru...

DATE: Apr 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World