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Holder to meet with first responders in Newtown
December 20, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder is heading to Newtown, Conn., to meet with first responders and law enforcement officials about last week’s school shooting. A Justice Department official …
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House GOP plans vote on fiscal cliff ‘Plan B’
December 20, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House pushed ahead Thursday with a bill that would raise taxes on people earning over $1 million a year as hopes faded for a pre-Christmas …
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Kerry: Mistakes made at State in Libya assault
December 20, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department had “clear warning signs” of a deteriorating security situation in Libya prior to the deadly Sept. 11 assault on the diplomatic mission, the top … 1
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Chicago jail escape resembles 1985 breakout
December 20, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — This week’s daring escape from a downtown Chicago jail bore striking similarities to the last time anyone broke out of the high-rise facility, nearly three decades ago. …
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US Army seeks death sentence in Afghan rampage
December 20, 2012 in Nation/World SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Army is seeking the death penalty against a soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a predawn rampage in March, a punishment some experts …
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Gun laws show difficulty of stemming violent acts
December 20, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — One early focus of new gun regulations by President Barack Obama and some lawmakers would reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons, a law widely regarded as …
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Lawmakers press for answers on 9/11 Libya assault
December 20, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers want to know why security was “grossly inadequate” at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya when militants stormed the facility on Sept. 11, killing the ambassador …
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Medicare premiums could rise for many retirees
December 20, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — They may not agree on much else, but there’s a change to Medicare that President Barack Obama and Republicans both support: Expand a little-known law so more …
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House GOP plans vote on fiscal cliff ‘Plan B’
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP-controlled House is moving ahead Thursday on a bill that would raise taxes on people earning over $1 million a year, sparing most workers from a …
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Officials: 31 suspended in Army day care scandal
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 31 people were suspended from two Army day care centers at Fort Myer, Va., last week after officials scrutinized their backgrounds and found criminal convictions …
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Reported sex assaults spike at military academies
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Reported sexual assaults at the nation’s three military academies jumped by 23 percent overall this year, but the data signaled a continued reluctance by victims to seek … 1
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Officials: 31 people fired in Army daycare scandal
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 31 people were fired from two Army day care centers at Fort Myer, Va., last week after officials scrutinized their backgrounds and found criminal convictions … 1
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One by one, shattered Newtown buries its dead
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — One by one by one by one, each with fresh heartbreak, hearses crisscrossed two New England towns on Wednesday, bearing three tiny victims of the Sandy …
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‘Lincoln’ at the Capitol draws director and star
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Today’s lawmakers might be excused for thinking they’ve seen this movie: A recently re-elected president spars with a quarrelsome Congress over an issue that roils the nation. …
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Senators write Sony, criticize ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The movie “Zero Dark Thirty” is misleading and “grossly inaccurate” in its suggestion that torture produced the tip that led the U.S. military to find terrorist leader … 1
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FBI: Escaped inmates took cab near Chicago jail
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — Two convicted bank robbers who pulled off a daring overnight escape from a high-rise Chicago jail had changed from their prison garb by the time they hopped …
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GOP proposes smaller, $24B Sandy aid package
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday proposed a $24 billion emergency aid package for Superstorm Sandy victims, less than half of what Democrats hope to pass by Christmas. The …
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Changes in law aim to protect kids’ online data
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Aiming to prevent companies from exploiting online information about children under 13, the Obama administration on Wednesday imposed sweeping changes in regulations designed to protect a young …
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Obama’s call for action against gun violence
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the massacre of schoolchildren in Newtown, Conn., obligates the nation to finally act to reduce gun violence. He’s outlined only a broad plan …
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Obama to send Congress gun proposals in January
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the time for action overdue, President Barack Obama promised on Wednesday to send Congress broad proposals in January for tightening gun laws and curbing violence after …
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Obama, Boehner clash as cliff edge approaches
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Fiscal cliff talks at a partisan standoff, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner swapped barbed political charges on Wednesday yet carefully left room for further …
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Amid Newtown tragedy, scam artists creep in
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The family of Noah Pozner was mourning the 6-year-old, killed in the Newtown school massacre, when outrage compounded their sorrow. Someone they didn’t know was soliciting … 1
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Possible Hagel pick raises concerns in Senate GOP
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s possible pick of Republican Chuck Hagel to run the Pentagon raises serious concerns among some of his former Senate colleagues, who question his pronouncements …
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Bork nomination fight altered judicial selection
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives wanted Robert H. Bork on the Supreme Court. They wound up with Anthony Kennedy, the key vote in reaffirming a woman’s right to an abortion. The …
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IRS: 100M taxpayers face delays without AMT fix
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Up to 100 million taxpayers — about two-thirds of all filers — won’t be able to file their 2012 tax returns until late March if Congress doesn’t …
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Affleck calls for stronger US leadership in Congo
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Actor-director Ben Affleck says a desperate humanitarian situation in Congo requires a stronger display of U.S. leadership. The “Argo” star told a House committee in Washington on …
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US Army seeks death penalty in 16 Afghan killings
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Army said Wednesday it will seek the death penalty against the soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a predawn rampage in March, a …
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Lawyer: Army death-penalty decision irresponsible
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World SEATTLE (AP) — Staff Sgt. Robert Bales’ lawyer says the Army’s decision to seek the death penalty against his client for a massacre in Afghanistan in March is “totally irresponsible.” …
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Boehner: Obama should support fiscal cliff plan
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama should support a Republican plan to avoid January tax increases on everyone but those earning over $1 million. Boehner …
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Will cigarette makers jump into pot market?
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Will the Marlboro Man light up a joint soon? The states of Washington and Colorado legalized possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana in the November …
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