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High court ends torture suit against Rumsfeld
Posted 4:30 PM 6/10/2013 by Tony Spehar
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from two American whistleblowers who claim U.S. forces tortured them in Iraq and who want to sue former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.The justices' action Monday leaves in place a federal appeals court ruling that found (More)
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DOE official got summer jobs for 3 of his children
Posted 3:30 PM 6/10/2013 by Tony Spehar
WASHINGTON (AP) - An internal investigation has found that a senior Energy Department official was actively involved in securing summer jobs for his three college-aged children.The official's actions appear to violate federal rules that bar officials from securing government jobs for (More)
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Fort Sam Houston locked down after shooting report
Posted 3:16 PM 6/10/2013 by Patricia Collier
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - San Antonio police have arrested a gunman for shooting at the main gate of Fort Sam Houston.A San Antonio police officer says police arrested a gunman Monday afternoon and turned him over the military authorities. The officer was speaking anonymously because the person (More)
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Jury selection under way in Zimmerman trial
Posted 11:37 AM 6/10/2013 by Patricia Collier
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - Potential jurors have been filling out a questionnaire, as the trial of George Zimmerman gets underway near Orlando, Fla. Zimmerman's attorneys will have to convince jurors that he shot and killed unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last year because he feared for his (More)
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Medical marijuana raises questions for businesses
Posted 11:15 AM 6/10/2013 by Patricia Collier
CHICAGO (AP) - If Illinois becomes the 19th state to legalize medical marijuana, experts say there may be scores of legal questions for businesses.Crain's Chicago Business reports the bill that was approved by lawmakers in Springfield is prompting questions from observers.The measure (More)
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College reopens after California rampage
Posted 9:08 AM 6/10/2013 by Patricia Collier
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Santa Monica College has reopened under extra security in the wake of a gunman's deadly rampage.Students returning Monday to the Southern California campus will be able to retrieve backpacks, cars and other property they left behind when they fled on Friday. (More)
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NSA contractor says he leaked surveillance data
Posted 8:58 AM 6/10/2013 by Patricia Collier
WASHINGTON (AP) - The man who gave classified documents to reporters, making public two sweeping U.S. surveillance programs and touching off a national debate on personal privacy, has revealed his identity.
He could face decades in jail for the disclosures - if the U.S. can extradite him (More)
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Body found in river is abducted Iowa teen's
Posted 9:12 PM 6/9/2013 by Tony Spehar
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa authorities have identified a body found in a river as that of a 15-year-old girl who was abducted with another girl after getting off a school bus last month.Officials said Sunday that an autopsy confirms the body found Friday night in the Des Moines (More)
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Gas prices drop slightly
Posted 8:38 PM 6/9/2013 by Monica Gouty
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped two cents over the past three weeks. The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday says the price of a gallon of regular is $3.64. Midgrade costs an average of $3.82 a gallon, and premium is (More)
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Police ID gunman in deadly Santa Monica rampage
Posted 6:43 PM 6/9/2013 by Annie Snead
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Police have identified the gunman who went on a shooting rampage in Southern California that left five people dead. Santa Monica police Sgt. Richard Lewis says Sunday that 23-year-old John Zawahri killed his father and older brother at their home Friday (More)
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Dem senator presses Pentagon on Guantanamo feeding
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Obama making plans to tackle global warming
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As fires rage, feds cut funding on prevention
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FBI ends Michigan search for Hoffa's remains
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Traffic returns to Wash. bridge that collapsed
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Russia could stand in way of Obama's nuke cuts
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Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe
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Mueller urges caution on NSA program changes
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House panel starts rewrite of No Child Left Behind
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Baked Alaska: Unusual heat wave hits 49th state
AP Politics Feed
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Obama making plans to tackle global warming
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Bill could reduce illegal immigration 25 percent
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Dem senator presses Pentagon on Guantanamo feeding
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Russia could stand in way of Obama's nuke cuts
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IRS draws new criticism over $70M employee bonuses
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Oversight board concerned about NSA surveillance
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Bipartisan proposal on student loans circulating
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US calls out China, Russia over human trafficking
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Pruitt: DOJ broke rules in phone records seizure
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Social issues still fire up GOP despite 2012 loss
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New MERS virus spreads easily, deadlier than SARS
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Kerry calls Karzai to ease anger on Taliban office
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Obama urges 'bold' nuclear cuts in Berlin speech
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US tries saving Taliban talks after Karzai objects
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Syria infiltrators, Jordan military clash, 1 dead
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Italian icons find no respite from tax man
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Militants storm UN compound in Somalia; 20 killed
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Syrian exiles get taste of home: Beloved ice cream
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Sao Paulo officials reverse subway, bus fare hike
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UN says 45.2 million refugees and displaced people
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