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Nation & World

Published
January 17, 2013

World/Nation Dispatches

BEREZNIKI, Russia Court: Jailed musician can’t defer sentence for son’s sake A Russian court on Wednesday turned down an attempt by an imprisoned Pussy Riot band member to defer serving her sentence for hooliganism until her preschool son becomes a teenager. Maria Alekhina asked the court in Berezniki, a Urals Mountain city near her prison, […]
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January 17, 2013

Leaders say budget doubt has military facing a crisis

They say the failure of Congress to pass a budget and the threat of automatic cuts will harm readiness.
Published
January 17, 2013

NRA trains big political guns on states

Lawmakers are bending under pressure as the group rouses its members to oppose firearms limits.
Published
January 16, 2013

Shy Internet wunderkind may have been in over his head

Friends say Aaron Swartz, 26, might not have fully appreciated the threat he embodied to some.
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January 16, 2013

Existence and death of football star’s girlfriend a hoax

The story about Manti Te'o's girlfriend and her tragic death has been retold many times this year. But she not only didn't die – she never existed.

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Published
January 16, 2013

Marine pleads guilty to urinating on corpses

Deptola was charged last year after video surfaced showing four Marines in full gear urinating on three dead Afghans and making jokes.
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January 16, 2013

Obama’s 23-point plan for curbing gun violence

Proposals for curbing gun violence announced Wednesday by President Barack Obama: Needs congressional action: — Requiring background checks on all gun sales. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence says 40 percent of gun sales are conducted with no criminal background check, such as at gun shows and by private sellers over the Internet or […]
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January 16, 2013

White House calls NRA video repugnant, cowardly

The video calls Obama an "elitist hypocrite" for having armed Secret Service agents protect his daughters at school while not endorsing armed guards in all schools.
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January 16, 2013

Interior Secretary Salazar leaving Obama administration

Salazar pushed renewable power such as solar and wind, but gained the most attention for his role in the offshore drilling moratorium following the BP oil spill.
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January 16, 2013

Newtown mom dreams about son, urges gun reform

Since the massacre last month at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Veronique Pozner has struggled with the gaping hole left by the loss of her energetic, affectionate son.