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Nation & World

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September 11, 2013

House Republicans wrangle over debt bill

A new proposal doesn't go far enough for some who want to defund Obama's health care law.
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September 11, 2013

U.S. income inequality at a record pace

The top 1 percent of U.S. earners took home 19.3 percent of income in 2012, the most since 1928.
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September 11, 2013

Nation & World Dispatches

WASHINGTON Poll: Privacy rights in U.S. are not being well-protected Following disclosures about the National Security Agency’s massive surveillance programs, a majority of Americans believe the U.S. government is doing a poor job of protecting privacy rights, according to a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Close to 60 percent […]
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September 11, 2013

Hurricane, tornado activity way down

WASHINGTON — After a couple of years of wild, deadly and costly weather, the United States is mostly getting a lucky break this year. So far. Summer is almost over, and as of Tuesday morning, not a single hurricane had formed this year. Tornado activity in 2013 is also down around record low levels, while […]
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September 11, 2013

Removing chemical weapons involves huge hurdles

Even if Syria cooperates, it could take years for the international community to dispose of the weapons.

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September 11, 2013

Syria Briefing

Russia balks at French plan to enforce deal on weapons MOSCOW — A last-ditch effort to avert a U.S. military strike by transferring control of Syrian chemical weapons ran into obstacles Tuesday, as Russia balked at a French plan to enforce an international agreement under a binding U.N. Security Council resolution with a military option […]
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September 10, 2013

CBS News says it almost gave up on Assad interview

Assad and his team would not go on "60 Minutes" because they wanted to have a say on how the interview would be edited.
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September 10, 2013

iPad video could be key in George Zimmerman case

Police believe the iPad captured video of Monday's dispute at the Lake Mary house where Zimmerman was living.
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September 10, 2013

33 countries join U.S. statement on Syria

The statement blames Syrian President Bashar Assad for a chemical weapons attack and calling for a strong international response.
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September 10, 2013

Collins, Michaud oppose U.S. strike on Syria

After listening to Obama’s speech, Rep. Chellie Pingree reiterates her opposition; Sen. Angus King isn’t prepared to take a position.