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Thousands rally in U.S. state capitals against stricter gun control
Thousands of gun advocates gathered peacefully Saturday at state capitals around the U.S. to rally against stricter limits on firearms, with demonstrators carrying rifles and pistols in some places while those elsewhere settled for waving hand-scrawled si
Thousands of gun advocates gathered peacefully Saturday at state capitals around the U.S. to rally against stricter limits on firearms, with demonstrators carrying rifles and pistols in some places while those elsewhere settled for waving hand-scrawled siNew York state enacts tougher gun control measures
New York state enacted the nation's toughest gun restrictions Tuesday and the first since the Connecticut school massacre, including an expanded assault-weapon ban and background checks for buying ammunition.
New York state enacted the nation's toughest gun restrictions Tuesday and the first since the Connecticut school massacre, including an expanded assault-weapon ban and background checks for buying ammunition.Obama to unveil gun control action Wednesday
President Barack Obama will reveal the details of how the U.S. will address gun violence on Wednesday, the White House says, while New York's lawmakers agreed to pass the toughest gun control law in the nation and dared other states to do the same.
President Barack Obama will reveal the details of how the U.S. will address gun violence on Wednesday, the White House says, while New York's lawmakers agreed to pass the toughest gun control law in the nation and dared other states to do the same.NRA rejects Obama gun control proposals
The top U.S. gun lobby rejected Obama administration proposals to reduce gun violence today, saying it expects to have enough support in Congress to fend off bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.
The top U.S. gun lobby rejected Obama administration proposals to reduce gun violence today, saying it expects to have enough support in Congress to fend off bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.Joe Biden to make gun-control recommendations on Tuesday
US Vice-President Joe Biden says his task force on gun control will make its recommendations to President Barack Obama as early as Tuesday.
US Vice-President Joe Biden says his task force on gun control will make its recommendations to President Barack Obama as early as Tuesday.U.S. contractor pays more than $5-million for Abu Ghraib torture
A defence contractor whose subsidiary was accused in a lawsuit of conspiring to torture detainees at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq has paid $5.28 -million to 71 former inmates held there and at other U.S.-run detention sites between 2003 and 2007
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A defence contractor whose subsidiary was accused in a lawsuit of conspiring to torture detainees at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq has paid $5.28 -million to 71 former inmates held there and at other U.S.-run detention sites between 2003 and 2007New Health Rankings: Of 17 Nations, U.S. Is Dead Last
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New York man planned to 'blow up' Greenwich Village arch, police say
A man accused of keeping bomb-making materials in his apartment in New York's Greenwich Village district told acquaintances late last year that he planned to blow up the Washington Square Park arch, police said Thursday.
A man accused of keeping bomb-making materials in his apartment in New York's Greenwich Village district told acquaintances late last year that he planned to blow up the Washington Square Park arch, police said Thursday.
Funny Money: Pundits float $1 trillion coin as answer to debt-ceiling standoff | Fox News
Is a trillion-dollar coin the solution to the next fight over the debt ceiling?Doctors confident Clinton will make a full recovery from clot
Doctors treating U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for a blood clot in her head said blood thinners were being used to dissolve the clot and they were confident she will make a full recovery.
Doctors treating U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for a blood clot in her head said blood thinners were being used to dissolve the clot and they were confident she will make a full recovery.U.S. renews foreign surveillance law
The Senate gave final congressional approval Friday to a bill renewing the U.S. government's authority to monitor overseas phone calls and emails of suspected foreign spies and terrorists -- but not Americans -- without obtaining a court order for each in
The Senate gave final congressional approval Friday to a bill renewing the U.S. government's authority to monitor overseas phone calls and emails of suspected foreign spies and terrorists -- but not Americans -- without obtaining a court order for each inRetired U.S. general Norman Schwarzkopf dies
Retired general H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept a low public profile in controversies over the second Gul
Retired general H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept a low public profile in controversies over the second GulEx-president Bush Sr. in intensive care unit: spokesperson
An ailing George H.W. Bush is in the intensive care unit in a Houston hospital, his spokesperson said Wednesday evening.
An ailing George H.W. Bush is in the intensive care unit in a Houston hospital, his spokesperson said Wednesday evening.Obama supports efforts to reinstate assault weapons ban
The White House says President Barack Obama is “actively supportive” of efforts to reinstate a ban on assault weapons in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., mass shooting that left 20 schoolchildren dead.
The White House says President Barack Obama is “actively supportive” of efforts to reinstate a ban on assault weapons in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., mass shooting that left 20 schoolchildren dead.Irony alert: Mitt Romney's final vote tally nears 47 percent
The defeated GOP candidate famously disparaged Obama as the candidate of the 47 percent. Now, liberals gleefully view Mitt's final tally as poetic justiceLiberal schadenfreude is about to reach overdose levels. Just when you thought the dead horse of Mitt
The defeated GOP candidate famously disparaged Obama as the candidate of the 47 percent. Now, liberals gleefully view Mitt's final tally as poetic justiceLiberal schadenfreude is about to reach overdose levels. Just when you thought the dead horse of MittCIA Director Petraeus Resigns, Cites Extra-Marital Affair | NBC New York
Central Intelligence Agency Director David Petraeus has resigned, citing an extra-marital affair, NBC News reported. "Yesterday afternoon, I went to the White House and asked the President to be allowed,...
Central Intelligence Agency Director David Petraeus has resigned, citing an extra-marital affair, NBC News reported. "Yesterday afternoon, I went to the White House and asked the President to be allowed,...Voters in Washington and Colorado legalize recreational marijuana | The Ticket
From the blog The Ticket: It's been quite the night for marijuana in several ballot measures across the country. Voters in Washington state and Colorado appear to have voted "yes" on measures that would legalize the sale of pot to adults, without the need
From the blog The Ticket: It's been quite the night for marijuana in several ballot measures across the country. Voters in Washington state and Colorado appear to have voted "yes" on measures that would legalize the sale of pot to adults, without the needCould Puerto Rico become the 51st U.S. state? | CTV News
Puerto Ricans faced a fundamental question on Election Day: Should they change their ties with the United States?
Puerto Ricans faced a fundamental question on Election Day: Should they change their ties with the United States?Obama wins 2nd term as president
U.S. President Barack Obama, who campaigned on a pledge to push the nation forward if he secured a second term as commander in chief, will have his opportunity to fulfil that promise after triumphing in a razor-thin contest with his Republican opponent Mi
U.S. President Barack Obama, who campaigned on a pledge to push the nation forward if he secured a second term as commander in chief, will have his opportunity to fulfil that promise after triumphing in a razor-thin contest with his Republican opponent MiU.S. Secret Service agent takes his life after affair leaks
For nearly six years, a senior Secret Service agent kept his extramarital affair with a Mexican woman a secret from the agency responsible for protecting the president.
For nearly six years, a senior Secret Service agent kept his extramarital affair with a Mexican woman a secret from the agency responsible for protecting the president.
(CNN) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday he's endorsing President Barack Obama for a second time, saying he was "uncomfortable" with Mitt Romney's views on foreign policy. "I voted for him in 2008, and I plan to stick with him in 2012NFL, NHL, PGA are all "nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations"
The United Way, The Red Cross and Amnesty International all come to mind when thinking of nonprofits. But one organization isn’t typically associated with these groups: The National Football League.
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The United Way, The Red Cross and Amnesty International all come to mind when thinking of nonprofits. But one organization isn’t typically associated with these groups: The National Football League.Scientists rally against congressman who called evolution a lie from hell
Having denounced evolution as a lie "straight from the pit of hell," Republican Rep. Paul Broun has won himself a new political opponent: Charles Darwin. A talk radio host in nearby Atlanta is trying to rally voters to cast write-in votes for the English
Having denounced evolution as a lie "straight from the pit of hell," Republican Rep. Paul Broun has won himself a new political opponent: Charles Darwin. A talk radio host in nearby Atlanta is trying to rally voters to cast write-in votes for the English Feds Foil Attempted Terrorist Attack to Blow Up NY Fed Building | Fox Business
Federal law enforcement officials foiled an attempted terrorist attack by a Bangladeshi national to blow up the New York Federal Reserve building in Lower Manhattan with what the man believed was a 1,000-pound bomb.
Federal law enforcement officials foiled an attempted terrorist attack by a Bangladeshi national to blow up the New York Federal Reserve building in Lower Manhattan with what the man believed was a 1,000-pound bomb. Hillary Clinton takes blame for US deaths in Libya
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton takes responsibility for the deaths of four Americans in Libya, ahead of the US presidential debate.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton takes responsibility for the deaths of four Americans in Libya, ahead of the US presidential debate. Wealthy CEO threatens to lay off 8,000 if Obama is re-elected | CTV News
One of the richest men in the United States -- David Siegel, the CEO of Westgate Resorts -- has threatened to shut down his company and lay off some 8,000 employees if Barack Obama is re-elected president.Sesame Street urges Obama campaign to drop Big Bird ad
The creators of Big Bird call on the Obama campaign to withdraw a new advertisement that uses the character to attack rival Mitt Romney.
The creators of Big Bird call on the Obama campaign to withdraw a new advertisement that uses the character to attack rival Mitt Romney.More states could join California's ban on gay teen 'conversion' therapy | CTV News
Gay rights advocates are making plans to get other states to join California in banning psychotherapy aimed at making gay teenagers straight, even as opponents prepared Monday to sue to overturn the first law in the nation to take aim at the practice.
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Gay rights advocates are making plans to get other states to join California in banning psychotherapy aimed at making gay teenagers straight, even as opponents prepared Monday to sue to overturn the first law in the nation to take aim at the practice.New Stanford/NYU study documents the civilian terror from Obama's drones | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
New research shows the terrorizing impact of drones in Pakistan, false statements from US officials, and how it increases the terror threat
New research shows the terrorizing impact of drones in Pakistan, false statements from US officials, and how it increases the terror threat Saeed Al Shihri Dead: Al Qaeda's No. 2 In Yemen Reportedly Killed In AirstrikeUncle Sam | 206971 hits | 11:36 AM on Tuesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
America remembers Sept. 11 attacks 11 years later
Public mourning of terror attacks takes new turn at World Trade Center site without speeches from elected officials
Public mourning of terror attacks takes new turn at World Trade Center site without speeches from elected officials U.S. Congresswoman calls for high-speed rail linking Manhattan to Canadian cities
New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney says a train link would be in the best interest of both U.S. and Canadian economiesGOP's Texas redistricting rejected for discrimination
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US troops plotted to kill Obama
President Barack Obama was the target of an assassination plot by US troops (AP)
President Barack Obama was the target of an assassination plot by US troops (AP)Americans waste, throw away nearly half their food: study
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Wounded war veteran receives new home from nonprofit, Kid Rock | Fox News
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