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Lawmaker defends Benghazi probe WASHINGTON – The chairman of a special House committee investigating the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, strongly defended his inquiry Wedn...

DATE: Dec 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Most Americans expect 2 more years of gridlock

Few think Obama, Congress can work together

DATE: Dec 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ebola fighters are Person of the Year

NEW YORK – Doctors, nurses and others fighting Ebola through “tireless acts of courage and mercy” have been named Time’s 2014 Person of the Year, the magazine announced Wednesday. ...

DATE: Dec 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gowdy: Benghazi probe needed to boost US security

WASHINGTON – The chairman of a special House committee investigating the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya said Wednesday he is “keenly aware” that many people from both parties believe...

DATE: Dec 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

White House defends CIA chief; won't say tactics saved lives

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s spokesman Wednesday defended Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan against a call in Congress for his resignation, while refusing to say whe...

DATE: Dec 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gulf nations to form joint security forces

Countries worried about Iran, extremists

DATE: Dec 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Kerry seeks update of war powers law WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry asked Congress on Tuesday for new war powers to provide the legal grounding for U.S. military opera...

DATE: Dec 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

China ready to deploy nuclear missiles on subs

HONG KONG – China is preparing to arm its stealthiest submarines with nuclear missiles that could reach the United States, cloaking its arsenal with the invisibility needed to retaliate in t...

DATE: Dec 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

To torture or not? Americans say yes

Several polls find support for practice

DATE: Dec 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Brief

Russian to return Nobel winner’s medal MOSCOW – Russia’s richest man said he bought James D. Watson’s Nobel Prize medal at Christie’s in order to return it to the scientist. ...

DATE: Dec 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Detective seeks to aid dead

El Salvadoran works to bring justice to murdered

DATE: Dec 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Forests’ futures in doubt

MONTPELIER, Vt. – The age of forest landowners across the country is increasing, and the size of parcels they own is shrinking – and that has state, federal and private experts fearing for t...

DATE: Dec 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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