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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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GOP puts off its health care bill
WASHINGTON — An effort by House Republicans to highlight problems with President Barack Obama’s health care law by bailing out a program for people with pre-existing medical conditions appeared to ...
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Kidnap suspect captured
LOS ANGELES — A fugitive charged with abducting and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old Los Angeles girl was returned to the U.S. Wednesday after being arrested in a Mexican village where he’d checke...
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Recession doesn’t improve economic savvy of students
WASHINGTON — The Wall Street meltdown of 2008 and the ensuing recession did little to help make high school seniors financially savvy and less than half of them have a solid understanding of econom...
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