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January 28, 2012

US special operations expanding as wars recede

War is going secret again. That's the next-generation plan put forth by the special-operations commander who led the Osama bin Laden raid.
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January 28, 2012

Obama to Congress: Change the way you do business

President Barack Obama laid out proposals to ease partisan gridlock and to stop lawmakers from profiting from their service.
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January 28, 2012

California locks in tougher auto emission standards

The standards, which now require more clean-air vehicles by 2025, may be adopted by other states.
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January 28, 2012

GOP establishment, touched by panic, taking aim at Gingrich

ORLANDO, Fla. – Republican insiders are rising up to cut Newt Gingrich down to size, testament to the GOP establishment’s fear that the mercurial candidate could lead the party to disaster this fall. The gathering criticisms are bitingly sharp, as if edged by a touch of panic, a remarkable development considering the target once was […]
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January 28, 2012

Police arrest two teens in Columbine-inspired plot

ROY, Utah – The two teens had a detailed plot, blueprints of the school and security systems, but no explosives. They had hours of flight simulator training on a home computer and a plan to flee the country, but no plane. Still, the police chief said, the plot was real. “It wasn’t like they were […]

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January 28, 2012

Nation Dispatches

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Obama warns colleges could lose aid if tuition keeps rising President Barack Obama fired a warning at the nation’s colleges and universities on Friday, threatening to strip their federal aid if they “jack up tuition” every year and to give the money instead to schools showing restraint and value. Obama can’t proceed, […]
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January 28, 2012

Syrian protesters say more than 120 killed

BEIRUT – A renewed wave of violence swept across Syria on Friday as the government of President Bashar Assad sought to counter mass protests and armed insurgents in cities and towns brimming with rebellion against his rule, according to opposition accounts. More than 120 people have been killed in the last two days, the opposition […]
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January 28, 2012

Thailand’s elephants threatened on new front: the dinner plate

Wildlife officials say the slaughter of two animals in a park is tied to an order from a restaurant.
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January 28, 2012

Former Boston mayor dies at age 82

Kevin H. White led the city for 16 years including racially turbulent times during the 1970s.
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January 28, 2012

Users atwitter over censorship news

A Twitter official says critics have it wrong, that their philosophy on transparency has not changed.