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Budget Office View Boosts Senate Immigration Bill
Supporters of a far-reaching immigration bill in the Senate see fresh momentum from a report by the Congressional Budget Office that says the measure would boost the economy and reduce …
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Ohio Woman Accuses 3 of Holding Her Captive
A woman told authorities she was held captive for more than a year by three people who forced her to do housework, raided her bank account and menaced her with …
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Protesters Out Again in Brazil's Biggest City
Tens of thousands of Brazilians again flooded the streets of the country's biggest city to raise a collective cry against a longstanding lament—people are weighed down by high taxes and …
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Obama Defends U.S. Surveillance Programs
"Lives have been saved," with the programs, Obama said.
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G-8 Seeks Unity on Syrian Peace Talks, Tax Evasion
resident Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement—yet couldn't publicly agree on whether …
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3 Charged in Ohio with Enslaving Mother, Daughter
Three Ohioans are accused of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over two years.
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House Considers Jail Term for Military Sex Assault
The House is heading toward passage of a sweeping defense bill that reflects the outrage among lawmakers over the growing number of sexual assaults in the military.
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Southern Baptists Officially Oppose Gay Scout Rule
The Southern Baptist Convention approved a resolution Wednesday expressing its opposition to the Boy Scouts of America's new policy allowing gay Scouts, though it doesn't explicitly call for churches to …
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2006 Surveillance Lawsuit Still Unheard
Mark Klein's allegations spawned dozens of consumer lawsuits over the fed's warrantless data gathering--seven years ago.
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Calif. Readies for Possible Return of Gay Marriage
Same-sex marriage supporters await a U.S. Supreme Court decision that will determine whether California's ban on gay marriages lives or dies.
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Anti-Drug Initiative Loses Funding
Washington County has lost funding for its community anti-drug program that has operated for 25 years.
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Senate Passes Farm Bill, Moving Debate to House
The last time Congress passed a farm bill, Democrats had control of the House and the food stamp program was about half the size it is today.
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Ellsberg: Snowden's Leaks More Important than Pentagon Papers
In 1971, Ellsberg passed the secret Defense Department study of U.S. involvement in Vietnam to The New York Times.
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Police ID Gunman in Deadly Santa Monica Rampage
Investigators trying to determine why John Zawahri planned his shooting spree focused on a deadly act of domestic violence that touched off the mayhem.
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NSA Contractor Risks Steep Jail Time for Data Leak
The man who gave classified documents to reporters, making public two sweeping U.S. surveillance programs and touching off a national debate on privacy versus security, has revealed his own identity.
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Six Months After Shooting, Victims' Families Head to D.C.
Families of Sandy Hook School shooting victims remind lawmakers they are painfully waiting for action.
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Five Ways Congress is Trying to Curb Rape in the Military
When the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the U.S. military's sexual assault crisis, lawmakers grilled Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine officials on the alarmingly high number …
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Mississippi Economy Grew 2.4 Percent in 2012
Mississippi's 2012 growth rate was close to the national average and ranked 17th among the 50 states.
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In California, Obama and Xi Seek to Build New Ties
Seeking a fresh start to a complex relationship, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping are retreating to a sprawling desert estate for two days of talks on high-stakes …
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U.S. Declassifies Phone Surveillance Details After Uproar
A top intelligence official is declassifying details about one program while insisting that collecting America's phone records and internet use of foreign nationals were legal.
