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Government killed four Americans in drone strikes
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government formally acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed four Americans, including militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. Attorney General Eric Holder...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Department of Defense, Anwar al-Awlaki, Eric Holder, Yemen
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U.S. military lawyers put more pressure on Guantanamo
ReutersMIAMI (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to improve conditions for detainees, putting more pressure on the Obama administration to make good its promise to close...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Chuck Hagel, Prisoners and Detainees, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Anwar al-Awlaki
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Man charged with mailing ricin letter to judge in Washington state
ReutersOLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a man charged with mailing a letter containing the deadly poison ricin to a U.S. district judge in Spokane, Washington, the FBI said. Investigators have no information to suggest...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Judges, Justice System, Police Investigations
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Robin Roberts memoir coming next year
ReutersNEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Robin Roberts will release a memoir in April 2014 detailing her battle against her life-threatening illness and return to the "Good Morning America" anchor desk. Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, is...Tags: ABC (tv network), Primetime Emmy Awards, Book, Good Morning America (tv program), Robin Roberts
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Annapolis police warn of traffic woes Friday for academy commencement
Annapolis Police are reminding residents to expect traffic congestion on Friday, May 24, due to the U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremony. Commencement scheduled to be held at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium beginning at 10 a.m. President Barack...
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COLUMN-Keystone XL double standard: Tale of 2 pipelines: Campbell
ReutersBy Robert Campbell NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - A casual observer familiar with the Keystone XL saga would think the United States was making it very hard to build any oil sands-related pipelines. But nothing could be farther from the truth. While...Tags: Energy Transfer Partners LP, Ecosystems, Enbridge Incorporated, Environmental Issues, Global Warming
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CORRECTED-White House threatens veto of bill to bypass Obama on Keystone
Reuters(Corrects to 67 from 60 the votes needed in Senate to overcome presidential veto) By Ros Krasny WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The White House has threatened to veto legislation pending in the U.S House of Representatives that could strip from President...Tags: Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Keystone XL Pipeline, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army
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Oklahoma City tornado: Thousands left homeless as whole neighborhoods razed
Rescue workers went building to building Tuesday in search of victims and thousands of survivors were left homeless a day after a massive tornado tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City, killing at least 24 people. After a long day of searching -...
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Right now, focus is where it should be: on the victims
Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe following editorial appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Wednesday, May 22: There may well be policy issues that need to be dealt with in the aftermath of the tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., on Monday, but right now the focus is...Tags: Briarwood, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Newspaper and Magazine, American Red Cross, The Salvation Army
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Obama administration says fourth American was killed by U.S. drone
WASHINGTON – A day before President Obama is set to deliver a major speech on national security, his administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that it had killed four U.S. citizens – one more than previously known – with...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Yemen, Pakistan
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Vote on Boy Scouts' gay ban brings out protesters from both sides
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Protesters in Boy Scout uniforms staked out sides of a resort-lined street in this Dallas suburb where national Scouting leaders were meeting Wednesday to consider lifting the ban on gay Scouts. On one side, handmade signs cried...
Tags: Religious Events, Religion and Belief, Lifestyle and Leisure, Protestant Convention, Youth Organizations
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The president's Morehouse address
Cal ThomasPresident Obama gave two commencement addresses in one to graduates of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., last weekend. It would be easy for this conservative to critique the political and social elements of his speech. Instead, I choose to focus on the...Tags: Values, Cal Thomas, Social Issues, Colleges and Universities, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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