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  AG: US not using drones to avoid growing Guantánamo

  Attorney General Eric Holder denied Thursday that the Obama administration is killing suspected terrorists with drone strikes to avoid capturing them and sending them to the Guantánamo prison it wants to close.

• Rice Latam

  Reaction muted among Latin UN diplomats to Rice’s move

  Ambassador Susan Rice leaves little record on Latin America and Caribbean issues at the U.N. as she heads to a new job as President Barack Obama’s National Security Adviser, regional watchers say.
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  9/11

  Graham: FBI hindered Congress’s 9/11 inquiry, withheld reports about Sarasota Saudis

  The former senator has accused the FBI in court papers of failing to inform Congress about a possible Florida connection to the attacks on 9/11.

• Lottery

  Winner of $590 million Powerball collects prize

  An 84-year-old Zephyrhills woman stepped forward today as the winner of the largest single jackpot in American lottery history, valued at $590.5 million.
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  Southcom general has nothing to offer Guantánamo hunger strikers

  Marine Corps. Gen. John F. Kelly says military has no incentives to offer hunger strikers to halt their protest at Guantánamo; disagrees with President Barack Obama that the ‘enteral feedings’ equal force-feedings.

• 9/11

  Mystery of Sarasota Saudis deepens as Justice moves to end lawsuit citing national security

  Citing national security, the FBI has told a federal judge that it needs to keep records secret involving its investigation of a Saudi famili that left their Sarasota home abruptly shortly before 9/11.

• IRS may have targeted conservatives more broadly

  While the developing scandal over the IRS’s targeting of conservatives has largely focused on its scrutiny of groups with words such as “tea party” or “patriot” in their names, new examples could point to a secret political vendetta within the government against conservatives.
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  WAR COURT

  Guantánamo captive accused in USS Cole bombing suffers from PTSD, depression

  The man accused of orchestrating the bombing of a U.S. Navy warship that killed 17 suffers from PTSD and depression but is fit to stand trial, according to a military mental health assessment of the captive who’d been waterboarded.

• IRS SCANDAL

  As IRS scandal flares, a watchdog calls attention to other tax-exempt groups

  The outcry over the Internal Revenue Service obscures a deeper scandal related to tax-exempt groups funding elections, says a veteran good government advocate.

• Medicare

  Eyelid lifts for Medicare patients cost taxpayers millions

  Critics question rising federal payments for a procedure that's often merely cosmetic.

• PART TWO: VIETNAM

  Lack of answers tests faith and mettle of families and searchers alike

  EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part Two of a three-part series on the search for Spooky 21, an AC-47 gunship that disappeared with its six-man crew while on a secret mission over Laos during the Vietnam War. Reporter Matthew Schofield, who covers defense issues, spent months looking into the story behind the missing plane. He spoke with family members and military officials, and studied records and official histories, as well as traveling to Laos to see how searches were conducted. Part One is running on online and in print on Sunday, May 26, in Issues & Ideas. Part Two and Part Three are running online: http://www.miamiherald.com/issues/
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  A missing gunner plane and an enduring mystery

  A six-hour Vietnam combat mission in 1965 tested the limits of forensic science, and the faith and patience of grieving sons, daughters, wives and parents of six lost airmen.

• PART THREE: VIETNAM

  After decades of searching, could a handful of debris provide the answer?

  EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part Three of a three-part series on the search for Spooky 21, an AC-47 gunship that disappeared with its six-man crew while on a secret mission over Laos during the Vietnam War. Reporter Matthew Schofield, who covers defense issues, spent months looking into the story behind the missing plane. He spoke with family members and military officials, and studied records and official histories, as well as traveling to Laos to see how searches were conducted. Part One is running on online and in print on Sunday, May 26, in Issues & Ideas. Part Two and Part Three are running online: http://www.miamiherald.com/issues/
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  Shooting in Orlando

  Murder suspect’s death and accusations against him shock Kissimmee neighbors

  Ibragim Todashev was killed by an FBI agent Tuesday. They say he turned violent after confessing to a triple murder in the Boston area and implicating one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
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  IMMIGRATION REFORM

  Immigration activists protest Sen. Marco Rubio after gay couples left out of reform bill

  Gay activists protested Sen. Marco Rubio after same-sex couples were left out immigration reform bill.

• How to help

  South Florida charities accepting donations for Oklahoma tornado victims

  Local organizations are collecting donations to help the victims of the deadly tornado in Oklahoma.
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  HUNGER STRIKE

  Military defense lawyers cite My Lai massacre in plea to Hagel

  Uniformed defense lawyers for alleged Guantánamo terrorists invoked the Vietnam War’s My Lai massacre in their bid to get Vietnam veteran Chuck Hagel to intervene in the prison camps.

• CUBA

  Annual U.S. report on religious freedoms says Cuba eased some controls but still imposed many restrictions

  U.S. State Department finds some religious reforms but says controls on Cuban churches remain strong
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  INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

  Lesbian, 18, faces 15 years in prison for sex with classmate, 14

  An 18-year-old lesbian faces 15 years in prison for having sex with a 14-year-old high school classmate.

• IMMIGRATION

  Immigration deadline may leave tens of thousands without legal status

  A wide-ranging immigration bill provides a pathway to citizenship for some 11 million undocumented immigrants but more than 300,000 may not qualify.

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