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2 hrs ago | WCAX-TV Burlington

Ohio woman accuses 3 of holding her captive

Authorities say a woman was held captive by three people who forced her to do housework, raided her bank account and menaced her with snakes.

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Related Topix: US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Politics, US Military, Hastings, US Army, Oklahoma

2 hrs ago | KXXV-TV Waco

Australian jailed for life for rape, murder

Farm-state lawmakers are scrambling to win bipartisan votes for a five year, half-trillion dollar farm bill on the House floor this week.

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Related Topix: Privacy, US Politics, US News, Weather, US Military, Hastings, US Army, Australia, World News,

2 hrs ago | Brandon Sun

Obama's Berlin speech expectations: Big shoes to fill, including his own

Five years and 50 years. As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin, he can't escape those anniversaries and the inevitable comparisons to history and personal achievement.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Germany, US Politics, US News, Angela Merkel

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Seattle Times

IRS worker: No political bias against tea party

An Internal Revenue Service manager and self-described conservative Republican said the close scrutiny of tea party groups' tax forms originated in his Cincinnati IRS office and not in Washington, according to a full transcript of his interview by congressional investigators released Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Elijah Cummings, Democrat

Seattle Times

Nonprofit launches campaign to reach uninsured

A nonprofit group helping to spread the word about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul launched a campaign Tuesday that will target states with high numbers of uninsured Americans and tackle their skepticism with straightforward messages.

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Related Topix: Non-Profit, US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Florida, OH, Medicaid, Health

Lethbridge Herald

US, Taliban agree to hold talks on ending war in Afghanistan; Obama says process won't be easy

The Taliban and the U.S. said Tuesday they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, as the international coalition formally handed over control of the country's security to the Afghan army and police.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, Qatar, Middle East, Hamid Karzai

CNN

Biden warns legislators: 'Country has changed' on gun violence

In remarks Tuesday touting the Obama administration's progress in addressing gun safety, Vice President Joe Biden vowed to revisit gun control legislation that failed in the U.S. Senate earlier this year, and warned legislators that the political climate shifted after the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut last December.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Joe Biden, Newtown, CT

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Jury can't reach verdict in Detroit cop's trial

A judge has declared a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Michigan, US Politics, US News, US Military, US Army, Fort Hood

KAIT-TV

McCaskill endorses Ready for Hillary group

By KEN THOMAS Associated Press WASHINGTON - Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says she is supporting a super political action committee encouraging Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in 2016.

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Related Topix: McCaskill, AR, US Politics, US News, Claire McCaskill, US Senate, Democrat, Hillary Clinton

Lincoln Daily News

House committee takes up tough immigration bill

A key committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, Representative Trey Gowdy, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator John Hoeven, John Thune

Lethbridge Herald

Obama defends secret data gathering of phone records, Internet traffic to US public

President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview, and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Charlie Rose, Entertainment, Television

Seattle Times

Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue

There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, US News

Mon Jun 17, 2013

NBC12

NSA leaker: 'This country is worth dying for'

Edward Snowden gave a clear warning to the U.S. government Monday: Neither his incarceration or death would prevent the release of information he gathered on "unconstitutional acts."

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Related Topix: The Washington Post Company, US Politics, US News

KLKN

Remote Mich. village abuzz over shipwreck search

New airborne laser scanning data has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating an entire bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, US Politics, US News

NBC29

Immigration splits GOP's national, House interests

The Republican Party's hope of running stronger presidential races by revamping immigration is about to hit a big hurdle: House Republicans.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Walter Jones, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Kenny Marchant

Canada.com

Year after Obama policy change, immigrant youths in US illegally have delayed coming of age

As a child, Jorge Tume used to sit and do homework as his parents cleaned the desks and floors of a concrete company in Miami.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, us Travel, Travel, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Florida International University, Social Security, Personal Finance

KCCI-TV Des Moines

G-8 summit starts with talk of trade deal

Though Syria is set to dominate discussion at this week's Group of Eight summit, leaders began the conference Monday with talk of a possible trade deal they said could create millions of jobs.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News

Tulsa World

Obama: Northern Ireland peace will be tested President Barack Obama...

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave to the crowd after a speech at the Belfast Waterfront Hall on Monday June 17, 2013, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, World News, United Kingdom, Antrim County, Northern Ireland, Down County, Northern Ireland, Belfast County, Northern Ireland, Michelle Obama, Wildfire, Fire, Natural Disasters, Fermanagh County, Northern Ireland, Irish Republican Army

The Brainerd Daily Dispatch

Current, former officials back secret surveillance

Top officials from the Obama and Bush administrations say the government's newly exposed secret surveillance programs have been essential to disrupting terrorist plots and have not infringed on Americans' civil liberties.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Dick Cheney, George Bush, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mike Rogers

Sun Jun 16, 2013

KOLO-TV Reno

Graham: Without Immigration, GOP to Fail in 2016

One of the authors of a bipartisan Senate proposal is warning fellow Republicans that if they fail to pass an immigration overhaul, the party's prospects of winning the White House are dim.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Lindsey Graham, Senator Marco Rubio