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Senate panel approves sweeping immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved legislation that would bring about the biggest changes in U.S. immigration policy in a generation, setting up a spirited debate in the full Senate next ...
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Mass. US Senate race focuses 911 resolutions ads
BOSTON -- In their contest for Massachusetts' open U.S. Senate seat, Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey continued to clash Tuesday over votes Markey cast against two resolutions honoring the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.At the same time, Gomez ramped up his attacks on Markey in a new 30-second ad criticizing what Gomez describes as Markey's "dirty ...
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UN chief urges more action to end recruitment of child soldiers in Myanmar
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Myanmar's government has made progress in reducing the recruitment of children into the armed forces but still needs to stamp out the practice. Ban's comments came as Myanmar President Thein Sein was making a landmark visit to Washington. The former general met with President Barack Obama on Monday, marking a turnaround in the Asian ...
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US outsources data cull for State Department terrorism report complicating trend analysis
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government has given the job of compiling statistics used by the State Department to analyze trends in global terrorism to an academic group, a move that may complicate accurate unclassified assessments of patterns of terrorist activity for years to come. As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver a major speech on counterterrorism this week and the State Department ...
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San Francisco’s Political Leaders Ecstatic About Hosting Super Bowl L
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)-- The rotunda at San Francisco's City Hall was packed full of Warriors fans on Tuesday when Mayor Ed Lee was passed a note and a big smile broke out on his face. The city's political and civic leaders were gathered for a Warrior's Day celebration, but it was the news about another sport that Lee was reacting to. You didn't have to be a mind reader to ...
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Poll Finds Teens Migrating From Facebook To Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/ AP) — Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations. Teens told researchers there were too many ...
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David Beckham What did he do really for American soccer
David Beckham has announced his retirement. In the US, the David Beckham experiment coincided with a flourishing of soccer, and he was the perfect face for the sport's new ...
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Video Baby falcons get banded in their New York bridge home
Four peregrine falcon chicks that live in a box on the George Washington Bridge connecting Manhattan to New Jersey got identifying bands Tuesday and were pronounced healthy and ...
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McKeon State didnt ask for help before Benghazi
WASHINGTON -; A senior House Republican says U.S. military forces weren't in a position to help those under attack at a U.S. diplomatic post in Libya because the State Department had failed to ask the Pentagon for help in securing the compound before the ...
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House GOP panel moves on deep budget cuts
WASHINGTON -; Republicans controlling the House pressed ahead Tuesday with slashing cuts to domestic programs far deeper the cuts departments like Education, Interior and State are facing under an already painful round of automatic ...
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Impact of Okla. tornado beyond mere cleanup
Kandi Scott salvages items from the rubble of her home, which she shared with her mother, until it was destroyed Monday when a tornado moved through Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds.(AP Photo/Brennan ...
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IRS official to take the 5th at House hearing
Cliff Toye, of Tabernacle, holds a sign as he stands with others outside Internal Revenue Service offices Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Cherry Hill, N.J., during a tea party rally protesting extra IRS scrutiny of conservative groups. The Internal Revenue Service gave extra scrutiny to tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. (AP Photo/Mel ...
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Feds take over Calif. high-risk insurance program
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; About 17,000 Californians with serious medical problems will be moved from a state-run stopgap health insurance program to a federal plan starting in ...
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Texas judge Lesbian couple cant cohabitate
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The marriage of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, which began with a storybook wedding, ended Friday in a grim courtroom with a judge approving a divorce settlement after a protracted legal battle between the former ...
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Scientists Dont drop federal wolf protections
Federal wildlife officials are postponing a much-anticipated decision on whether to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 ...
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Despite tight budgets aid expected to easily flow to Oklahoma victims
President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's ...
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APNewsBreak Coast Guardsman admits desertion
HONOLULU -- A Coast Guard rescue swimmer whose disappearance led to a massive search in Hawaii pleaded guilty to desertion Tuesday, saying he left work one day, decided never to return and spent the next three months camping in the mountains of Oahu.Petty Officer 1st Class Russell Matthews pleaded guilty to desertion and wrongful use of marijuana during a special court-martial in Honolulu on ...
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Ark. treasurer resigns amid charges she took cash
Arkansas' state treasurer resigned Tuesday after being accused of taking at least $36,000 in cash - sometimes stashed in a pie box - from a broker who later came to manage a large share of the state's $3.3 billion investment ...
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New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins Live Stream Free Watch Online Stanley Cup Conference Semifinals Game 3
New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) celebrates defeating the Washington Capitals with team mates Anton Stralman (6) and Derek Stepan (21) during Game 7 of their NHL Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff hockey game in Washington May 13, 2013. New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins takes place in the Stanley Cup Playoffs conference semifinals on Tuesday night, with the Rangers 2-0 down ...
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Editorial Americas duty to help Oklahoma
Photo credit: Mayita Mendez, 2002 On a memorable day 11 years ago, grateful Oklahomans donated a red and white rescue truck to the New York City Fire Department, purchased with money donated by schoolkids and adults. Called the Spirit of Oklahoma, the truck was the Sooner State's way of thanking the FDNY for its help in 1995 with search and recovery work after a terrorist bomb claimed 168 ...
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Italians ignore Americas Cup ban take to SF waters
video While America's Cup organisers continue their review of this month's fatal Artemis Racing tragedy, at least one of the challenging syndicates has flown in the face of requests to stay off the water. Last week, Golden Gate Yacht Club vice commodore Tom Ehman assured the sailing world that the event would proceed, despite the death of Briton Andrew "Bart" Simpson when ...
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Putting Oklahoma tornado in perspective Column
Is climate change to blame? No one knows, but the numbers of events are increasing. During the live coverage of the horrific events in Moore, Okla., on Monday night, meteorologist Mike Morgan on Oklahoma City TV station, KFOR, declared that this ...
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New York City seeing spike in anti-gay crime officials say
Candles, flowers and messages sit in a makeshift memorial for the late Mark Carson, a 32-year-old gay man who was shot and killed on May 17 at the corner of 6th Avenue and West 8th street, on the sidewalk at the site of his murder in New York City, May 20, ...
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FOX NEWS POLL Most Think White House Knew About IRS Actions
Voters are concerned about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups for unfair treatment, and over half think the White House either knew it was happening or -- worse yet -- was actually behind the operation. ...
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Feds still investigating missing Mom case
May 21, 2013: Chuck Cox, left, describes the search for his missing daughter as he stands with attorney Anne Bremner during a news conference, in ...
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