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Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
1 hour 36 mins ago
Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on.
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Ark. treasurer resigns amid charges she took cash
8 hours 43 mins ago
Arkansas' state treasurer resigned Tuesday after being accused of accepting at least $36,000 cash in exchange for steering business to an investment broker, bowing to bipartisan calls to step down or face removal from office.
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Garcetti builds growing lead as LA picks new mayor
81 mins ago
Councilman Eric Garcetti, who jammed with pop star Moby and fashioned himself as a voice for a new generation of city leaders, has opened a growing lead in the race for Los Angeles mayor with the pool of uncounted ballots steadily shrinking.
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Immigration bill heads to full Senate
82 mins ago
A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border security and other contentious issues, with the outcome impossible to predict.
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Republican divisions may hinder party's momentum
83 mins ago
A string of unrelated events are highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems.
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House panel seeks to curb military sexual assaults
1 hour 31 mins ago
Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law. They include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral authority to change or dismiss a court-martial conviction and requiring that service members found guilty of sexual offenses be dismissed or dishonorably discharged.
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Star witness to stay mum for House hearing on IRS
1 hour 43 mins ago
A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star witness.
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Kerry praises $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman
2 hours 1 min ago
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Wednesday with officials in Oman to discuss their plans to buy a $2.1 billion air defense system from American manufacturer Raytheon.
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Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled
An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.
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World
Syrian opposition urges rebels to join key battle
Syria's main opposition group is urging rebels to come from around the country to reinforce Qusair, a western town under attack by Syrian troops and members of Lebanon's Hezbollah group.
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Health
New rice contamination reported in China
Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal.
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