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President Obama to speak on Oklahoma disaster
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President Obama to speak on Oklahoma disaster
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California robbery case leads Supreme Court to reconsider police search laws
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White House admits top Obama aides knew a month ago about IRS probe
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Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal
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O'Malley using agenda, fundraising to explore 2016
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South Mississippi primary runoffs held today
South Mississippi cities will hold primary runoff elections Tuesday as voters will decide who advances in board of aldermen and city council races from Pascagoula to Bay St. Louis.
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Runoff opponent drops out of Gautier Ward 4 race
Gautier's Ward 4 Republican runoff between Charles "Rusty" Anderson and James Lee has been cancelled after Lee dropped out of the race.
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Alaska attempts public relations pitch on drilling ANWR
The state of Alaska is trying to drum up publicity for its offer to pay some of the cost of exploratory drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but the pitch appears to stand no real chance.
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Committee nears final big immigration decisions
The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to nail down an elusive compromise on high-tech visas and may punt a controversy over gay marriage to the full Senate as it makes final drafting decisions on immigration legislation that grants a shot at citizenship to millions living in the country illegally.
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Senate to debate crop insurance in farm bill
The Senate is debating cuts to the federally subsidized crop insurance program as it considers a massive farm bill this week.
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Ark. treasurer accused of taking cash from broker
Arkansas' state treasurer was accused Monday of taking at least $36,000 in cash - sometimes stashed in a pie box - from a broker who later came to manage a large share of the state's $3.3 billion investment portfolio.
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AP source: Treasury told WH of IRS disclosure plan
A Treasury official says the department told the White House twice that the IRS was preparing to make public its targeting of conservative political groups.
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Public pension employees skip Hawaii conference
Organizers of an annual conference for people who manage more than $3 trillion in public sector pension funds in the U.S. and Canada say a significant number of administrators are skipping this year's meeting in Hawaii to avoid the perception they're wasting money by heading to the island paradise...
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GOP leaders say impeachment talk premature
The Republican National Committee chairman and a leading conservative, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, urged caution Monday for Republican critics calling for President Barack Obama's impeachment, but would not rule out impeachment altogether as new details emerged about the White House's role in the developing...
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Obama pledges help after Oklahoma tornado
President Barack Obama has called Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin to express his concern about a monstrous tornado that wreaked havoc in the Oklahoma City suburbs.
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Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan
Secretary of State John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is being undermined by Russia.
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Gov't presses ahead on another leak case
In another case of the Obama administration investigating classified information improperly disclosed to reporters, the government is prosecuting a State Department expert on North Korea in a probe that appears to step into uncharted territory - by declaring that a journalist is committing a crime...


