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Associated Press This 1913 Liberty Head Nickel, one of only five known to exist, was auctioned Thursday night during the Central States Numismatic Society show at the Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, Ill., for $3,172,500.
1913 nickel fetches more than $3.1 million
RICHMOND, Va. — Four Virginia siblings who never let a rare 5-cent piece slip through their fingers, even when it was declared a fake, have been rewarded for their devotion to a humble family heirl...
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Obama backs Planned Parenthood in political fight
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama vowed Friday to join Planned Parenthood in fighting against what he said are efforts by states to turn women’s health back to the 1950s, before the Supreme Court...
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Flight delays sway Congress
WASHINGTON — Furloughed air traffic controllers will soon be heading back to work, ending a week of coast-to-coast flight delays that left thousands of travelers frustrated and furious. Unable t...
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Legal issues surround suspect’s questioning
WASHINGTON — The hospital-room questioning of the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings is generating concern about whether he should have been interrogated without first being told of ...
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Associated Press Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at the Pentagon on March 28. Hagel said Thursday that U.S. intelligence has concluded "with some degree of varying confidence," that the Syrian government has used sarin gas as a weapon in its 2-year-old civil war.
Crossing a ‘red line’? US says Syria used poison
WASHINGTON — The White House declared Thursday that U.S. intelligence indicates Syrian President Bashar Assad has twice used deadly chemical weapons in his country’s fierce civil war, a provocative...
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Associated Press Two protesters, wearing costumes near the George W. Bush Presidential Center, are asked by Dallas police to remain on the sidewalk as the center is dedicated Thursday. The two protesters were arrested.
Politics goes quiet at dedication for the Bush Presidential Center
DALLAS — George W. Bush shed a sentimental tear. Barack Obama mused about the burdens of the office. Bill Clinton dished out wisecracks. Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush chimed in, too, on a rare ...
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House GOP gears up for debt showdown
WASHINGTON — Get ready for another debt showdown this summer. House Republicans are preparing for one. The House Ways and Means Committee passed a bill Wednesday to protect Social Security recip...
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Associated Press A hair stylist and her client walk past federal authorities, some in hazmat suits, outside a staging area on Wednesday. Authorities searched the martial arts studio in Tupelo, Miss., once operated by 41-year-old Everett Dutschke in connection with the investigation into poisoned letters mailed to President Barack Obama and others. Dutschke has not been arrested or charged.
Men’s yearslong feud looms over ricin probe
OXFORD, Miss. — The investigation into poisoned letters mailed to President Barack Obama and others has shifted from an Elvis impersonator to his longtime foe, and authorities must now figure out i...
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Associated Press North Koreans walk past a sign in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday. North Korea marks the 81st anniversary of the founding of its army today. The slogan on the sign board reads "Hurrah for great victory of military-first politics!"
US to extend nuclear pact
WASHINGTON — The U.S. and South Korea are extending for two years their current civilian nuclear agreement and postponing a contentious decision on whether Seoul will be allowed to reprocess spent ...
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Associated Press Travelers stand in line Monday at the LAX International Airport. Under pressure, the White House signaled Wednesday it might accept legislation eliminating Federal Aviation Administration furloughs blamed for lengthy flight delays for airline passengers, while leaving the rest of $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts in place.
White House open to fix on furloughs
WASHINGTON — Under growing pressure, the Obama administration signaled Wednesday it might accept legislation eliminating Federal Aviation Administration furloughs blamed for lengthy delays affectin...
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