Nation & World

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June 30, 2012

What’s next for health care law? D.C. area offers hint

The three jurisdictions that make up metropolitan Washington represent the full spectrum of options.
Published
June 29, 2012

White House wants Democrats to fight on taxes

the White House has sent a memo to House and Senate Democrats pressing them to go on the offensive after the Supreme Court's health care ruling.
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June 29, 2012

TSA fires 8 air marshals for drinking

None of the marshals was scheduled for flight duty the day of the drinking, but the TSA says consumption of alcohol is forbidden anytime they are on the job.
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June 29, 2012

Earth’s timekeepers adding leap second Saturday night

The fix is needed because it now takes the Earth about two milliseconds longer to rotate on its axis – the definition of a day – than it took 100 years ago,
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June 29, 2012

Congress passes student loans, highway jobs bill

The legislation, which also revamps highway and transit programs and shores up the federal flood insurance, now awaits President Obama's signature.

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Published
June 29, 2012

High court won’t hear ‘wardrobe malfunction’ appeal

The FCC had wanted to reinstate a $550,000 fine against CBS for Janet Jackson's breast-baring performance at the 2004 Super Bowl.
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June 29, 2012

Flight attendant loses cool aboard NYC plane

The American Eagle flight to Raleigh-Durham, N.C., was delayed for five hours on Monday. The incident was caught on video.
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June 29, 2012

Supreme Court turns down media companies’ plea

The media outlets wanted to lift a prohibition on owning both a newspaper and a television station in the same market.
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June 29, 2012

Chimps bite, drag man at sanctuary in South Africa

The man was leading a tour group at the Jane Goodall Institute Chimpanzee Eden.
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June 29, 2012

Memorial service for fallen Mount Rainier ranger

The private service for family and friends of Patten, Maine, native Nick Hall is being held today at a visitors center in the national park.