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Nation & World

Published
March 15, 2013

Outcome of Obama visits to Capitol Hill unclear

WASHINGTON – President Obama’s three days of visits to Capitol Hill produced no serious thaw in the partisan standoff that’s impeded progress on budget and other fiscal matters for years. Obama on Thursday wrapped up an extraordinary series of four visits in three days with lawmakers at the Capitol, hoping to gain enough trust to […]
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March 15, 2013

Rise in global middle class shifting power centers

Countries known today for poverty are showing rapid increases in education and social service investments,
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March 15, 2013

Dispatches

WASHINGTON TSA chief stands by his plan to allow knives on airplanes The head of the Transportation Security Administration told lawmakers Thursday he stands by his plan to allow passengers to carry small knives onto planes despite a growing backlash against the proposal. It’s unlikely in these days of hardened cockpit doors and other preventive […]
Published
March 14, 2013

Conservatives search for a newer image

They want a candidate who stays true to conservative principles but pushes a more inclusive message.
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March 14, 2013

Jamaica hopes new law will take down scammers

Maine Sen. Susan Collins blames Jamaica for not doing more to rein in the problem in recent years.

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March 14, 2013

Pope’s partial lung shouldn’t affect duties

The pontiff underwent surgery as a young man to remove "a good part" of an infected lung, and "he's a little bit slowed by it," his biographer says.
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March 14, 2013

Assault weapons ban joins gun-control bills up for Senate vote

Democrats win committee approval, but the proposal faces an uphill battle before the full Senate.
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March 14, 2013

Court removes judge from Bulger trial

A federal appeals court finds that the judge's background as a former federal prosecutor could create the appearance of bias against the reputed gangster.
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March 14, 2013

Pope Francis breaks with tradition, style and formality

The clear message: He's different from Benedict
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March 14, 2013

On edge at times, Newtown school tries to cope

"There are reactions to noises, doors slamming, things being dropped have a strong startled response," says Superintendent Janet Robinson. "We're really just trying to have the whole school be as calm as possible."