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Pickering agrees to be questioned over State Department’s Benghazi probe
WASHINGTON - The retired U.S. diplomat who co-chaired an internal State Department review of the 2012 terrorist attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on Wednesday ended his refusal to submit to a closed-door interview with a Republican-led House committee that is investigating the assault. No date was set for the private deposition of retired Ambassador Thomas Pickering by staff of ...
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Missouri-American Water request approved to adjust ISRS
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KSDK) - The Missouri Public Service Commission says they have approved Missouri-American Water Company's request to adjust the infrastructure system replacement surcharge (ISRS) for St. Louis County customers. The ISRS change was requested to reflect infrastructure replacement costs made by the company since last summer that are not currently included in rates. St. ...
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Up in smoke LA votes to limit marijuana shops
Alex Dobuzinskis - 22 May 2013 LOS ANGELES, which has more storefront medical marijuana shops than any other U.S. city, will close hundreds of the dispensaries and hike taxes on those that will be allowed to remain under a ballot measure approved by a wide margin of ...
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Latin America Haiti Guatemala Paraguay With Highest Malnutrition
UN’s World Food Programme Paraguay, Guatemala, and Haiti are the countries with the biggest problem of food deprivation and malnutrition in Latin America, according to a report by UN. In the study by the World Food Programme, 25.5% of the Paraguayan population is undernourished, while the figure rises to 30.4% in Guatemala and 44.5% in Haiti. Nearly two million people worldwide are ...
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Slatest PM U.S. Admits To Killing 4 Americans in Drone Strikes
In this handout released by the U.S. Navy courtesy of Northrop Grumman, an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) May 14, 2013 in the Atlantic ...
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US government admits to killing four American citizens with drones
USA United States Attorney General Eric Holder has informed Congress that four American citizens have been killed in Yemen and Pakistan by US drones since 2009. It has been widely reported but rarely acknowledged in Washington that three US citizens -- Samir Khan, Anwar al-Awlaki and his teenage son, Abdulrahman al-Awlaki -- were executed in a September 2011 strike in Yemen. With ...
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Boy Scouts president Let in gay boys
We will work to stay focused on that which unites us. The Boy Scouts of America is part of the fabric of this nation. Our focus is on working together to deliver the nation's foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training. Somehow, Scouting has become one of the focal points in the debate on homosexuality. However, it is not the role of the Boy Scouts ...
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Faith healers charged with murder after second sons death
Williams announced in a Wednesday, May 22, 2013 news conference that Herbert and Catherine Schaible who believe in faith healing over medicine have been charged with murder after a second child died of pneumonia. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police ...
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IRS official evades questioning pleads the fifth
attorney has written to the committee to inform us that she intends to invoke her fifth amendment right against self-incrimination. of course, i am disappointed that we will not be able to ask her questions ...
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Attorney General Holder says 4 American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder says four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009. The attorney general said that in conducting U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida and its associated forces, the government has targeted and killed one American citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki. In a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, Holder says ...
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Jury says cannot decide if Arias should get death judge says keep deliberating
1 of 2. Jodi Arias addresses the jury during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona May 21, ...
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U.S. says four Americans have been killed in counterterrorism operations
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on ''Oversight of the United States Department of Justice'' on Capitol Hill in Washington May 15, ...
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White House says criticism of its handling of IRS story is legitimate
Even though the Obama administration is intent on getting to the bottom of the misconduct at the IRS, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday, there have been "legitimate criticisms of how we're handling this." After a week of heated questions regarding the IRS scandal, Carney finally told reporters on Monday ...
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Watch David Boies Many Areas of Social Discrimination That We Need to Address
Ladies and gentlemen I'm pleased to introduce David Boies who respond on behalf of the honorary degree recipients David. Thank you president sexton. Thank you Marty Lipton in the -- On behalf ...
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Watch Janet Napolitano Urges Oklahoma Tornado Victims to Contact FEMA
This is a special report from ABC news. I'm Dan -- New York with a CBC news digital special report on a tornado aftermath in Oklahoma that people of the town of more calling through debris hoping. ...
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Watch Georgia Teen Becomes Valedictorian Despite Homeless Past
-- tell myself. -- but that figure by now. If you -- that -- fishing lines seventeen year old -- Lisa fiercest washing dishes in the house that are heavily afflicted for a few months. Prior to that the high school senior at her family were homeless for years. Living and it out of shelters hotels. -- even their car when they had one. Every now -- the family of five would be able to move into an ...
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6 Still Missing Amid Tornado Damage
Eric Lowery looks over damage to his mother's vehicle after it was blown from her workplace and came to rest on the debris of a nearby collapsed building in Moore, Okla., May 23, ...
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Rangers Top A’s 3-1 To Avoid Sweep
A.J. Pierzynski #12 of the Texas Rangers hits in the fourth inning against the Oakland Athletics as Oakland catcher Derek Norris #36 and umpire Lance Barrett #94 look on at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on May 22, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Rick Yeatts/Getty ...
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Twitter Adds Optional Additional Security Measure To Logins
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) – Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users’ accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins. Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll in a login verification program. For those who sign up, Twitter will send a six-digit code using a text message each time they sign in to Twitter.com. Besides their username and ...
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Turkish-American relations to grow in trade
US Ambassador to Turkey: "Turkish-American relations to grow in trade, too" ISTANBUL - US Ambassador to Turkey, Francis Ricciardone pointed out on Tuesday that the accustomed strong Turkish-American relations will grow in the trade sector, too.Ricciardone, attending 11th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF' 13) and opening the American booths there, stated that the booths ...
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Americas Energy Advantage statement on LNG export decision
America's Energy Advantage (AEA) is pleased with the Department of Energy's (DOE) decision to approve one export permit and consider other permits on a case-by-case basis. As a result of this decision, the United States will be able to retain the natural gas advantage that is helping American manufacturing grow jobs and spur investment. This responsible process will decrease the ...
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No more drug war in Latin America Report explores new ways to fight drugs
A new OAS report looks at alternatives to prohibiting the drug trade, including legal market regulation, reform of the UN drug convention, and smarter ...
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Foreign Students in Oklahoma Confront Tornado Threat
WASHINGTON -- For many Americans in the nation’s center, tornadoes are a frightening fact of life. But for foreign students, usually from countries where tornadoes never occur, twisters can be an even scarier experience. Such was the case this past Monday when a tornado devastated the U.S. town of Moore, Oklahoma, killing at least 24 people and leaving thousands homeless. "It was ...
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Veterans on motorcycles stop in E. TN on way to Washington DC
Hundreds of motorcyclists roared through Tennessee Wednesday on their way to Washington DC for the annual Ride for the Wall trip. Each year since 1989, hundreds of bikers from across the country converge at the Vietnam Memorial. They start the ride in California and ride all the way to our nation's capitol. The goal of the trip is to promote healing among veterans and their ...
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American Workers Health Care Costs Increase Again
The family health care tab shows no sign of shrinking. On average, according to the latest Milliman Medical Index (MMI), a family of four covered through a typical employer health plan will pay out $9,144 this year in premiums and out-of-pocket expenses. That's up about 6.5 percent over 2012, though not as much as the prior year's increase of 7.2 percent. The 2013 rise translates into ...
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Idaho looks to eco-business for eventual recovery
Colorado has been leading the country in developing a sustainable, environmentally-friendly ‘green economy’ using $1 billion in federal grants over the last ten years or so, the efforts have paid off and now it seems that Idaho’s leadership may be looking to do something similar.
Using a $1.25 million federal grant the state of Idaho is investigating the extent of our green economy. Officials from the Idaho Department of Labor are in the process of interviewing around 5000 large and small employers and asking them, basically, how many ‘green’ jobs they’re currently got and what their growth potential is for the coming years. Read more
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