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Mexico drug cartel commander pleads guilty in murder of US official
ReutersBy Chris Francescani NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - A Mexican drug cartel commander known as "Tweety Bird" pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal court in Washington to ordering the ambush and murder of U.S. immigration agents in 2011, according to U.S....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Immigration, Justice System, Los Zetas Cartel
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Mexico drug cartel commander pleads guilty in murder of U.S. official
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A Mexican drug cartel commander known as "Tweety Bird" pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal court in Washington to ordering the ambush and murder of U.S. immigration agents in 2011, according to U.S. officials. The plea related to a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Immigration, Justice System, Los Zetas Cartel
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Illinois House introduces less restrictive gun bill
— An Illinois House version of legislation to allow people to carry concealed weapons that emerged Wednesday would not let Chicago have its own set of rules and could make it easier to get a permit. The latest proposal is an attempt to address...
Tags: Kwame Raoul, National Government, Interior Policy, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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10 Things to Know for Thursday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. FOUR AMERICAN CITIZENS KILLED BY DRONES The deaths have taken place in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009, the Obama administration reveals. 2....
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), CBS Corp., Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Irvine among fastest-growing U.S. cities, census shows
Irvine has grown at a pace nearly five times the Southern California average, new census data show, and city officials see the numbers as proof that its meticulous planning has worked. "Irvine aspires to be the safest, smartest, greenest city in...
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10 Things to know for today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. OBAMA TO REMAKE COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY The president will announce changes in the way the U.S. conducts unmanned drone strikes after disclosing...Tags: Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Apple iTunes
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Capsule reviews of feature films
The Philadelphia InquirerADMISSION 2 1/2 stars. Tina Fey stars as a Princeton admissions officer, Paul Rudd is a hippie-dippie progressive school head lobbying for one of his students, in this odd mix of romantic comedy, improbable soap and Ivy League satire. 1 hr. 57 PG-13 (sex,...Tags: Maggie Smith, Sally Potter, Chris Evans, Scarface (movie), Guy Pearce
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Donovan Says: I Never Fell For Scheme; My Vote Was Never For Sale
The Hartford CourantIn his most detailed comments since the scandal broke last year, former House Speaker Christopher Donovan said Tuesday that he never fell for a campaign finance scheme by an FBI informant and that his vote in the legislature was never for sale. Donovan...Tags: Business, Justice System, Elizabeth Esty, Elections, Christopher G Donovan
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Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed
WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens — one more than previously known — in drone...
Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Eric Holder, Central Intelligence Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Police Investigations
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Paranoid or prescient?
Victor Davis HansonGovernment is now so huge, powerful and callous that citizens risk becoming proverbial serfs without the freedoms guaranteed by the Founders. Is that perennial fear an exaggeration? Survey the current news. We have just learned that the Internal Revenue...Tags: National Government, Interior Policy, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Abortion Issue, Security
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Uncle Sam isn't really calling you
We continue to receive calls from area residents telling us they have received a phone call from someone representing Social Security and/or Medicare. The caller says that new Medicare and/or Social Security cards are being mailed once information about...
Tags: Social Security, Government Health Care, Internal Revenue Service, Medicare
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Man linked to Boston bombing suspect killed by FBI in Florida
ReutersORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his possible links to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed by a federal agent in Florida on Wednesday after he suddenly turned violent,...Tags: Laws, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Eric Holder, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Peter T. King
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