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46 min ago | Rome News

Deaths at Atlanta VA hospital prompt scrutiny

One mental health patient with a history of substance abuse and suicidal thoughts was left alone in a waiting room inside the Atlanta VA Medical Center, where he obtained drugs from a hospital visitor and later died of an overdose.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Jeff Miller, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Atlanta, GA

5 hrs ago | Northern Michigan News

Obama sees terror threat reduced to pre-9/11 level

Some call it wishful thinking, but President Barack Obama has all but declared an end to the global war on terror.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, Terrorism, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Mac Thornberry, Republican, US House of Representatives

9 hrs ago | Boston.com

Improving economy changes political landscape

Alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies gives the GOP something else to talk about and investigate as the economy clearly, if slowly, recovers on President Barack Obama's watch, robbing Republicans of a central argument against Democrats.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, Barack Obama, Housing, US Senate, John McCain, Republican

10 hrs ago | Northern Michigan News

Obama's new wordsmith believes in public service

When President Barack Obama decided to attend a memorial service in Arizona for victims of a deadly mass shooting that severely injured then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, he needed a speech.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Gabrielle Giffords, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Barack Obama, State of the Union

14 hrs ago | EDGE

Report: Milk Stamp Set for 2014

The United States Postal Service will reportedly release a stamp featuring the late gay San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk in 2014.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Milk, Gay/Lesbian, San Francisco, CA, Apple, Startups, US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Fri May 24, 2013

Seattle Times

Official: 2 dead after Angel Flight crashes in NY

A small airplane operating as an Angel Flight has crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers as investigators search for the pilot, who is missing.

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Related Topix: Federal Aviation Administration

Seattle Times

Feds fight morning-after pill age ruling in NY

Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after pill.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Women's Health, Health, Food and Drug Administration

EDGE

After Vote on Gay Youth, Scouts Face More Turmoil

The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Youth, Alternative, Southern Baptist, Religion, US Politics, Barack Obama

KSNT-TV Topeka

a Horrifieda trucker watches I-5 bridge collapse

A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major route between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the interstate into the river below as the driver watched the structure collapse in his rearview mirror.

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Related Topix: Truckers, Canada, Mount Vernon, WA, US Politics, Jay Inslee, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Seattle Times

Ill. House approves guns plan opposed by governor

Gun owners in the only state still banning concealed weapons would win that right under a plan approved by the Illinois House on Friday, but the governor and other powerful Democrats oppose the plan because it would wipe out local gun ordinances - including Chicago's ban on assault weapons.

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Related Topix: Guns, Illinois, Illinois Government, Pat Quinn, US Governors, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Rahm Emanuel

1450 WILM NEWSRADIO

Obama Doesn't Return Marine's Salute, Shakes Hand Instead - Is This a Protocol Misstep?

CBS News' White House correspondent Mark Knoller tweeted this morning that President Barack Obama did not return a salute to a Marine before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn: Under gray skies and intermittent drizzle, President Obama boarded Marine One at 9:30 a.m. EDT in an open press event.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama

NEWS.com.au

Man 'stalked' Lawrence's brother

A CANADIAN man is facing charges that he stalked Jennifer Lawrence's brother and insisted he put him in touch with the actress so he could protect her.

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Related Topix: Canada, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Entertainment

KTEN-TV Denison

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust." A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span into a river below as the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, Barack Obama, United States Naval Academy, Chris Christie, US Governors

WBOC-TV Salisbury

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth." The commander in chief congratulated the 1,047 midshipmen graduating at the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Naval Academy, MD, US Politics, Barack Obama, United States Naval Academy, US Military, US Marine Corps, United States Military Academy

CNN

Poll: Most still opposed to forced spending cuts

The ABC News/Washington Post survey's Friday release comes as four federal agencies shut down for the day due to the forced spending cuts, known inside the Beltway as the sequester.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, US Politics

CNN

Naval Academy will hear from Obama as sex assault cases rise

Future military officers will hear President Barack Obama address the mounting outrage over sexual abuse cases in the armed forces during his commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy Friday.

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Related Topix: Naval Academy, MD, US Politics, Barack Obama, United States Naval Academy, US Military, Fort Jackson, US Army

Bradenton.com

Some unions now angry about health care overhaul

In this July 28, 2004, file photo, Harold Schaitberger, president of the International Association of Firefighters, addresses the delegates to the Democratic National Convention, in Boston.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, Barack Obama

WHLO-AM Akron

Eric Holder Signed Off On Search Warrant For James Rosen Emails: NBC News

Attorney General Eric Holder personally signed off on the search warrant that labeled Fox News reporter James Rosen a "possible co-conspirator" and resulted in the seizure of his private emails, according to an NBC News law enforcement source .

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Related Topix: US Federal Bureau of Investigation

Athens Banner-Herald

Safe room mandates remain rare in tornado states

On Thursday, May 23, 2013 Sherry Wells stands near the storm shelter where she took cover when a tornado destroyed her home on Monday May 20, 2013 in Moore, Okla.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Mary Fallin, Moore, OK, Republican, US House of Representatives, Oklahoma City, OK

WHDH

Text of President Obama speech on terrorism

Text of President Barack Obama's speech on the fight against terrorism at the National Defense University, as provided by the White House: It's an honor to return to the National Defense University.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, National Defense University, US Politics, Barack Obama