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Army seeks death penalty in Afghan massacre case
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 massacring 16 Afghan villagers during pre-dawn raids in March. The announcement …
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Armored backpacks and a rush on guns after Conn.
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The reaction to the deadly Connecticut school shooting can be seen at gun stores and self-defense retailers across the nation, with anxious parents buying armored …
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Hearing on voting rights turns partisan
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats and Republicans sparred Wednesday over whether voter ID laws, attempts to purge voter rolls and restricted early voting were legitimate efforts to stop fraud or …
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Government issues new online child privacy rules
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — New online child privacy rules will keep anonymous advertisers and marketers from siphoning personal information about preteens but won’t restrain innovation among technology companies and businesses that …
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Obama sets January deadline for gun proposals
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Spurred by a horrific elementary school shooting, President Barack Obama vowed to send Congress new policy proposals for reducing gun violence by January. “This time, the words … 3
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Obama: He and Boehner ‘pretty close’ to a deal
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Optimistic despite a tightening deadline, President Barack Obama said Wednesday he and House Speaker John Boehner are “pretty close” to a grand fiscal deal to avoid a …
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Pentagon day care review expanding to schools
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expanding a Pentagon review of hiring at military day care centers to include Defense Department schools, youth centers and other facilities where …
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State Dept security chief resigns after Benghazi
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Three State Department officials resigned under pressure Wednesday, less than a day after a damning report blamed management failures for a lack of security at the U.S. … 8
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Florida Sen. Nelson: GOP disenfranchised voters
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats and Republicans are sparring over whether voter ID laws and restricted early voting are attempts to disenfranchise African-American and Hispanic voters. Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, …
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Senators say State failed on Benghazi security
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators of both parties expressed frustration Wednesday at the findings of an independent panel that blamed systemic failures in the State Department leadership for “grossly inadequate” security …
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White House threatens veto of GOP budget plan
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House threatened Wednesday to veto House Speaker John Boehner’s backup plan for averting the “fiscal cliff,” saying it was time for Republicans to stop political …
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President Obama is Time’s ‘Person of the Year’
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama has been named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2012. “We are in the midst of historic cultural and demographic changes, and … 1
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Obama to press for policy changes after shooting
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is launching an administration-wide effort to curb gun violence, underscoring the growing political consensus over tightening gun restrictions following the horrific massacre at a …
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Benghazi review slams State Department on security
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of an independent panel that blamed systematic State Department management and leadership failures for gross security lapses in the deadly Sept. 11 attack on a …
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Heavy price: Medicare overpaying for back braces
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet sale price for a standard back brace: $99.99. What Medicare pays for the item: $900-plus. 1
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Obama Social Security offer at odds with top Dems
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s offer to limit the growth of Social Security benefits would cost the average retiree less than $50 in the first year. But the cuts … 2
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Grief mixes with impatience in shattered Newtown
December 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Mourners overlapped at back-to-back services as funerals began in earnest in a Connecticut town that lost 20 of its children and seven adults to a gunman, …
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Panetta orders probe of military day care centers
December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday ordered a worldwide review of hiring practices at all U.S. military day care centers after the Army revealed that it discovered …
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Benghazi review finds systematic security faults
December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent panel charged with investigating the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has concluded that systematic management … 1
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McCain rejects torture scene in ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The movie “Zero Dark Thirty” suggests the CIA’s harsh interrogation techniques led the U.S. to Osama bin Laden. Sen. John McCain watched the movie Monday night and … 4
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Investors turn against gun makers after massacre
December 18, 2012 in Nation/World MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Investors shunned some of the nation’s largest gun makers Tuesday, putting up for sale the manufacturer of the Bushmaster semiautomatic rifle used in the Connecticut school shooting … 3
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House, Senate reach agreement on defense bill
December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate negotiators reached agreement Tuesday on a $633 billion defense bill that would tighten sanctions on Iran, increase security at diplomatic missions worldwide after the …
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Army probing day care centers worldwide
December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday ordered a worldwide review of hiring practices at all U.S. military day care centers after the Army revealed that it discovered …
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Cliff talks hit a lull with Boehner’s ‘Plan B’
December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Just two weeks from an economy-threatening deadline, fiscal cliff talks hit a lull Tuesday as House Speaker John Boehner announced that Republicans would also march ahead with …
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Classes resume in Newtown, minus Sandy Hook
December 18, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Newtown returned its students to their classrooms Tuesday for the first time since last week’s massacre and faced the agonizing task of laying others to rest, …
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Gun advocates conflicted on changes after massacre
December 18, 2012 in Nation/World KITTERY, Maine (AP) — In a region where gun ownership is a cherished right, holiday shoppers snake through rows of shotguns, pistols and semi-automatic assault rifles at the Kittery Trading …
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NRA promises to help prevent school shootings
December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — After four days of self-imposed silence on the shooting that killed 26 people inside a Newtown, Conn., elementary school, the nation’s largest gun rights lobby emerged Tuesday …
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Army general to face court-martial in sex charges
December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army general will face court-martial on a series of sexual misconduct charges, including forcible sodomy, in connection with several illicit affairs, and could receive life in …
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Software industry braces for new phone apps rules
December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A cellphone game for kids about U.S. geography, “Stack the States,” gets rave reviews from parents. Its creator, Dan Russell-Pinson, considered making the 99-cent app better by …
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Inouye’s death leaves hole in HI political clout
December 18, 2012 in Nation/World HONOLULU (AP) — The death of U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii leaves open a seat in the Senate to be filled by a Democrat, with U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa …
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