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47 min ago | Lethbridge Herald

US, Taliban agree to hold talks on ending war in Afghanistan; Obama says process won't be easy

The Taliban and the U.S. said Tuesday they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, as the international coalition formally handed over control of the country's security to the Afghan army and police.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, Qatar, Middle East, Hamid Karzai

3 hrs ago | CNN

Biden warns legislators: 'Country has changed' on gun violence

In remarks Tuesday touting the Obama administration's progress in addressing gun safety, Vice President Joe Biden vowed to revisit gun control legislation that failed in the U.S. Senate earlier this year, and warned legislators that the political climate shifted after the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut last December.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Joe Biden, Newtown, CT

4 hrs ago | WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Jury can't reach verdict in Detroit cop's trial

A judge has declared a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Michigan, US Politics, US News, US Military, US Army, Fort Hood

8 hrs ago | KAIT-TV

McCaskill endorses Ready for Hillary group

By KEN THOMAS Associated Press WASHINGTON - Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says she is supporting a super political action committee encouraging Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in 2016.

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Related Topix: McCaskill, AR, US Politics, US News, Claire McCaskill, US Senate, Democrat, Hillary Clinton

12 hrs ago | Lincoln Daily News

House committee takes up tough immigration bill

A key committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, Representative Trey Gowdy, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator John Hoeven, John Thune

16 hrs ago | Lethbridge Herald

Obama defends secret data gathering of phone records, Internet traffic to US public

President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview, and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Charlie Rose, Entertainment, Television

17 hrs ago | Seattle Times

Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue

There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, US News

Mon Jun 17, 2013

NBC12

NSA leaker: 'This country is worth dying for'

Edward Snowden gave a clear warning to the U.S. government Monday: Neither his incarceration or death would prevent the release of information he gathered on "unconstitutional acts."

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Related Topix: The Washington Post Company, US Politics, US News

KLKN

Remote Mich. village abuzz over shipwreck search

New airborne laser scanning data has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating an entire bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, US Politics, US News

NBC29

Immigration splits GOP's national, House interests

The Republican Party's hope of running stronger presidential races by revamping immigration is about to hit a big hurdle: House Republicans.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Walter Jones, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Kenny Marchant

Canada.com

Year after Obama policy change, immigrant youths in US illegally have delayed coming of age

As a child, Jorge Tume used to sit and do homework as his parents cleaned the desks and floors of a concrete company in Miami.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, us Travel, Travel, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Florida International University, Social Security, Personal Finance

KCCI-TV Des Moines

G-8 summit starts with talk of trade deal

Though Syria is set to dominate discussion at this week's Group of Eight summit, leaders began the conference Monday with talk of a possible trade deal they said could create millions of jobs.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News

Tulsa World

Obama: Northern Ireland peace will be tested President Barack Obama...

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave to the crowd after a speech at the Belfast Waterfront Hall on Monday June 17, 2013, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, World News, United Kingdom, Antrim County, Northern Ireland, Down County, Northern Ireland, Belfast County, Northern Ireland, Michelle Obama, Wildfire, Fire, Natural Disasters, Fermanagh County, Northern Ireland, Irish Republican Army

The Brainerd Daily Dispatch

Current, former officials back secret surveillance

Top officials from the Obama and Bush administrations say the government's newly exposed secret surveillance programs have been essential to disrupting terrorist plots and have not infringed on Americans' civil liberties.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Dick Cheney, George Bush, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mike Rogers

Sun Jun 16, 2013

KOLO-TV Reno

Graham: Without Immigration, GOP to Fail in 2016

One of the authors of a bipartisan Senate proposal is warning fellow Republicans that if they fail to pass an immigration overhaul, the party's prospects of winning the White House are dim.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Lindsey Graham, Senator Marco Rubio

Northern Michigan News

Iraq no-fly zone viewed as symbol for one in Syria

The Obama administration, trying to avoid getting drawn deeper into Syria's civil war, has pointed to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 as a symbol of what can go wrong when America's military wades into Middle East conflicts.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News

WAPT-TV Jackson

Celebs demand zero nukes with video to Obama

Michael Douglas led a dozen Hollywood A-listers in a video aimed at reminding President Barack Obama that he told the world four years ago of the need to eliminate all nuclear weapons.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Czech Republic, Europe, World News, Entertainment

Farmington Daily Times

Obama chooses lawyer as Guantanamo closure envoy

President Barack Obama has chosen a high-powered Washington lawyer with extensive experience in all three branches of the government to be the State Department's special envoy for closing down the military-run prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Cuba, World News, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US Politics, US News

WTOP-FM Washington

Glasnost on the Potomac under Obama? Not quite

It's as if the United States has two governments, one open and one very much not.

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Related Topix: US Politics, George Bush

The Fresno Bee

G8 faces uncertain recoveries, turbulent markets

Financial markets have hit violent ups and downs on fears that U.S. stimulus efforts may soon be scaled back.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Europe, World News, Germany, Fermanagh County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom