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Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
17 mins ago
Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on.
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Ark. treasurer resigns amid charges she took cash
7 hours 25 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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House panel seeks to curb military sexual assaults
12 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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Republican divisions may hinder party's momentum
19 mins ago
A string of unrelated events are highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front to exploit the White House's latest political problems.
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Star witness to stay mum for House hearing on IRS
25 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
42 mins 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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Details of the Senate immigration bill
57 mins ago
A look at the 867-page immigration overhaul bill approved Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee:
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Immigration bill heads to full Senate
58 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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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
Japan approves joining int'l child abduction pact
Japan's parliament has approved joining an international child custody treaty amid foreign concerns that Japanese mothers can take children away from foreign fathers without recourse.
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Finance
Volkswagen to put special fuel caps on diesels
Volkswagen is replacing the fuel tank covers on more than 200,000 of its diesel vehicles sold in the U.S. and Canada to remind owners to fill their tanks with diesel _ not ...
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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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