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Nation & World

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March 6, 2013

Military supports House budget bill

Republicans want to give the Pentagon and Veterans Affairs flexibility that other agencies lack.
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March 6, 2013

In Florida, sinkholes are in season

Natural causes and human activities can open the ground – sometimes with tragic results.
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March 6, 2013

Rules relaxed on potential weapons aboard airplanes

Unions representing airline workers object to the TSA change, saying the items are dangerous in the wrong hands.
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March 6, 2013

World Dispatches

BEIJING Improved quality of life pledged as leadership shifts China’s government pledged to repair the country’s ravaged environment and boost public services under its new leadership, an acknowledgment that quality of life was sidelined during the outgoing administration’s decade of breakneck economic growth. In a policy speech opening the national legislature’s session Tuesday, soon-to-retire Premier […]
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March 6, 2013

Dominican prosecutors seek testimony from N.J. senator

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A Dominican judge ruled Tuesday that he needs to hear from a U.S. senator and one of his campaign contributors before deciding whether to grant a court order sought by a woman who says she was paid to falsely claim she had sex with the men. The woman, 23-year-old Nexis […]

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March 5, 2013

A timeline: Key events in Hugo Chavez’s life

Feb. 4, 1992 — Army paratroop commander Lt. Col. Chavez leads botched coup against President Carlos Andres Perez. Faces possible 30-year prison term, but case never goes to trial. Nov. 27, 1992 — Military officers with close ties to Chavez make second coup attempt, which is quashed. March 26, 1994 — After two years in […]
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March 5, 2013

Senate panel backs John Brennan to lead CIA

WASHINGTON — The Senate Intelligence Committee voted 12-3 to confirm John Brennan as the next CIA director, setting the stage for the full Senate to vote on his nomination later this week. The committee approved Brennan’s nomination in a closed-door hearing after the White House belatedly agreed to give the House and Senate intelligence committees […]
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March 5, 2013

Deal elusive on expanding gun background checks

WASHINGTON — Despite signs of stepped-up White House involvement, a bipartisan compromise over expanded background checks for gun buyers remained elusive Tuesday as a Senate panel prepared for votes this week on curbing firearms. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., has been the lead Republican negotiating with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and other Democrats over a compromise […]
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March 5, 2013

Competitive cheerleading not a sport, Connecticut judge rules

The decision means that Quinnipiac University must keep its volleyball team to comply with Title IX.
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March 5, 2013

Officials sound alarm over drug-resistant bacteria

The deadly superbug CRE attacks the bloodstream and was seen in 200 hospitals in early 2012.