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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Lobbying, Social Organizations, Clubs and Associations, Christianity
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Asteroid capture: NASA plans to drag space rock into lunar orbit
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden dropped by JPL on Thursday to outline the agency's plans to capture an asteroid, and to look at a model of a powerful new ion thruster that has enough strength to drag a space rock into orbit around the moon. NASA...
Tags: Science and Technology, NASA, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Space Programs, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Obama to address Naval Academy commencement
President Barack Obama will travel to Annapolis to speak at the Naval Academy commencement today, addressing the class at a time when the military faces complicated internal challenges the graduating midshipmen will soon inherit. It is the second time...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Annapolis, Central Intelligence Agency, Chuck Hagel, U.S. Military
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One man's pride in himself is inspiring
I am writing this in response to David Whiteman's May 11 letter. He complains about the great deal of media coverage received by Jason Collins, an NBA player who made history as the first active male athlete in a major North American sports league to come...Tags: Politics, Iraq, U.S. Congress, Gun Control, Benghazi
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Boy Scouts set to vote on lifting gay youth ban
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Thursday’s vote on whether to lift the ban on gay youths in the Boy Scouts of America could symbolize a cultural shift. Texas businessman Barry Price was so disturbed by the prospect that he joined a protest Wednesday,...
Tags: USA Today, Lobbying, Ted Cruz, Clubs and Associations, Social Organizations
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South Korea trade deal produces bleak first-year results for US
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON More than a year after it took effect, a highly touted trade deal with South Korea has failed to produce as expected for the U.S.: Exports are down, imports are up and the trade deficit with the Asian economic powerhouse has ballooned. In...Tags: Public Finance, Elizabeth Warren, Economic Organization, United States Census Bureau, China
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Mail Call - May 24
“Starting 2006 to 2012, Morgan County took 10 steps forward. In the last four months, Morgan County has taken 30 steps backward.” — Berkeley Springs, W.Va. “This is another quote I decided to call in. Yes, indeed, children do...Tags: Medicare, White House, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Pension and Welfare, Richard Nixon
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Senate approves Obama nominee to key appeals court
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a break from bipartisan battles over judicial appointments, the U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a White House nominee to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Senate voted 97-0 to...Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, White House
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A year after pact, US trade with Colombia grows while anxiety mounts
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON At the Colombian Embassy in Washington, Ambassador Carlos Urrutia says there's no doubt that his country's trade deal with the U.S. has paid off: Colombian businesses are sending more socks and cosmetics to California, beet sugar to New York...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, South America, Economic Organization, International Trade, New Year's Day
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ACTUALIZA 2-Obama limita uso de naves no tripuladas, pretende cerrar Guantánamo
Reuters(Actualiza con comentarios de Obama, detalles, agrega autores) Por Jeff Mason y Steve Holland WASHINGTON, 23 mayo (Reuters) - El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, anunció el jueves una nueva polÃtica gubernamental para limitar el uso de...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Yemen, Anwar al-Awlaki, Washington, DC
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Obama outlines rules for armed drone strikes
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a wide-ranging speech on foreign policy on Thursday, President Barack Obama defended his administration's use of drones to kill terrorists abroad, and in a nod to concerns, outlined plans to limit the use of such strikes. As...Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, White House, U.S. Department of Justice
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Drug czar highlights link between marijuana, crime
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Marijuana is the drug most often linked to crime in the United States, the U.S. drug czar said Thursday, dismissing calls for legalization as a "bumper-sticker approach" that should be avoided. Gil Kerlikowske, the White House director of...Tags: Recreational Substance Use, Gil Kerlikowske, Primaries, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Drug Trafficking
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