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Indictment in an Arson Attempt in Ferguson

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 08:34 PM PST

Federal grand jurors indicted Antonio Whiteside on charges that he tried to set fire to a store after it was announced that a white police officer wouldn't face state charges in the death of an...

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Congress Shows a Lack of Enthusiasm for Giving Obama War Powers to Fight ISIS

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 07:47 PM PST

One side thinks the president's request to take on the Islamic State is too brazen and even reckless. The other side thinks it is too spineless and probably ineffectual.

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Numbed by Snow, Boston Area Shudders at the Thought of More

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 07:27 PM PST

Faced with three major storms in three weeks that have pushed snowfall for this season to 78.5 inches in Boston, removing the snow has become a test of endurance, ingenuity and will across New...

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Police Killing of Man Who Threw Rocks Is Reviewed in Washington State

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 06:57 PM PST

The shooting was the fourth fatal police shooting involving Pasco police officers since July, according to the local Tri-City Herald newspaper.

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Study Backs Kentucky Medicaid Expansion

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 06:10 PM PST

Responding to Republican warnings, the Democratic governor predicted a positive economic impact of $1 billion over seven years.

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U.S. Orders Alabama to License Gay Unions

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 06:07 PM PST

The decision was expected to send a signal to judges statewide who are caught between a federal ruling and an order from Alabama's chief justice.

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Funeral for Muslims Killed in Chapel Hill Draws Thousands

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 06:06 PM PST

"Please involve the F.B.I.," Dr. Mohammad Abu-Salha, whose daughters and son-in-law were killed Tuesday in North Carolina, implored at a service.

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Missouri House Passes ‘Right to Work’ Bill, Ignoring Threat of a Veto

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 05:43 PM PST

The vote in the Republican-controlled House, in which more than 23 Republicans joined Democrats in opposing the measure, suggested that the bill might die this year.

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National Briefing | Northwest: Oregon: Fellow Democrats Urge Governor to Resign in Ethics Scandal

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 05:18 PM PST

The state's top legislative leaders, both Democrats, have called on Gov. John Kitzhaber to resign because of an ethics scandal.

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National Briefing | Rockies: Colorado: Senate Rejects Funding Plan for Driver’s Licenses for Immigrants

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 05:09 PM PST

An effort to fund the state program that provides driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants has failed, leaving the program with little ability to function.

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National Briefing | Rockies: Montana: 70-Year Sentence in Killing of Exchange Student

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 05:00 PM PST

A Missoula homeowner was sentenced Thursday to 70 years in prison in the shotgun killing of a German exchange student who was trespassing in his garage.

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Op-Ed Contributors: Hillary Clinton and Bill Frist on Health Care for America’s Kids

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Will millions of kids lose health coverage because of gridlock?

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Neighbors Say Suspect in Chapel Hill Shootings Was Threatening

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 03:48 PM PST

Craig Stephen Hicks, charged in the killings of three students, was such a disruptive presence in his condominium complex that residents held a meeting to discuss him.

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Consultant Pleads to Coordinating With PAC

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 03:35 PM PST

The plea appears to mark the first coordination case brought by federal prosecutors since the Supreme Court's decision that allowed for the creation of groups that can raise and spend unlimited...

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Obama Signs Suicide Prevention for Veterans Act Into Law

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 02:53 PM PST

The measure was designed to make it easier for veterans to find mental health resources and increase accountability for the government programs serving them.

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Democrats Pick Philadelphia for 2016 Convention

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 12:52 PM PST

The Democrats, anticipating the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall enfolding their presidential nominee in a patriotic glow, chose Philadelphia over New York and Columbus, Ohio.

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Ashton B. Carter Is Confirmed as Defense Chief, Replacing Chuck Hagel

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 12:14 PM PST

The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Ashton B. Carter to replace Chuck Hagel, installing a new Pentagon chief as the United States increases military action against the Islamic State.

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Few Health System Studies Use Top Method, Report Says

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 11:04 AM PST

Experts expressed frustration that efforts to reform the health care system so rarely relied on rigorous methods of evaluation like the one known as random assignment.

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‘American’ Sniper’ Jury Is Told of Troubled Ex-Marine Who Killed Chris Kyle

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 10:35 AM PST

Text messages show that Chris Kyle warned his friend Chad Littlefield about the man who would fatally shoot them both a short time later.

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