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NSA director says surveillance foiled 50 terror plots
6/18/13 6:24 PM
The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday.
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Biden vows to 'beat the gun lobby' and pass laws
6/18/13 3:54 PM
A scrappy Vice President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to "beat the gun lobby" by ultimately passing stronger firearm laws and said some lawmakers who voted against background checks have privately told him they want another chance.
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Immigration reform to be considered by lawmakers
6/18/13 10:32 AM
A key committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly.
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UA passenger claims passengers poisoned
6/17/13 3:10 PM
A flight from Hong Kong on which a man claimed everyone was poisoned landed safely Monday at Newark Liberty Airport, and the man was taken off the plane under a heavy police presence.
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Supreme Court tosses Arizona voter ID requirement
6/17/13 12:32 PM
The Supreme Court says states cannot require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier.
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Miss Utah's solution to equal pay: 'Create education better'
6/17/13 10:20 AM
Being in the spotlight can sometimes cause people to get tongue tied. The latest instance of this came during Sunday night's Miss USA Pagaent, where one of the contestants found herself talking in circles.
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Six dead, at least 36 hurt in violent Chicago weekend
6/17/13 8:50 AM
Chicago Police are investigating after a violent weekend left at least six people dead and more than three dozen wounded in a series of shootings.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: Prince William's Marshall calls Medicaid overhaul plan 'a setup'
6/17/13 5:21 AM
He vows to file siut to block action without entire legislature's participation.
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N. Korea proposes talks with U.S. to ease tensions
6/16/13 3:18 PM
North Korea's top governing body on Sunday proposed high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States in an appeal sent just days after calling off talks with rival South Korea.
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Report: Five of 'America's Worst Charities' in Maryland, Virginia
6/18/13 4:16 PM
Five of the 50 charities identified in a Tampa Bay Times/Center for Investigative Reporting investigation into just how little money they actually give to the needy are based in Maryland or Virginia.
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Yahoo discloses number of U.S. government data requests
6/18/13 1:19 PM
Yahoo is the latest company to disclose how many requests for user data it has received from U.S. government agencies, putting the number between 12,000 and 13,000 in the six months that ended on May 31.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: Ruling on tunnel tolls may cost Virginia considerably
6/18/13 6:11 AM
"It's a very big deal for Virginia."
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NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women
6/17/13 1:01 PM
NASA announced its newest astronaut class Monday. Among the lucky candidates: the first female fighter pilot to become an astronaut in nearly two decades.
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Obama names D.C. lawyer as Guantanamo closure envoy
6/17/13 10:33 AM
President Barack Obama has chosen a high-powered Washington lawyer with extensive experience in all three branches of the government to be the State Department's special envoy for closing down the military-run prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.
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Whole Foods revises English-only employee language policy
6/17/13 9:32 AM
Facing threats of national boycotts from Latino groups and a slew of online petitions, Whole Foods announced Friday that the organic grocery chain has revised its employee language policy following the suspension of two Spanish-speaking Albuquerque employees.
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Current, former US officials back secret surveillance
6/17/13 6:27 AM
In interviews on Sunday talk shows, guests ranging from White House chief of staff Denis McDonough to former Vice President Dick Cheney and former CIA and National Security Agency head Michael Hayden defended the government's reliance on data collection from Americans.
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Jet with George W. Bush on board makes emergency landing
6/16/13 9:37 PM
A private jet that had former President George W. Bush on board made an emergency landing after the smell of smoke was reported in the cockpit.
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Immigration overhaul necessary for Republican party, says Graham
6/16/13 2:50 PM
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina says his Republican Party would head into a "death spiral" if immigration legislation falls short.
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