37-year-old man charged in Wash. state ricin scare
A man was arrested Wednesday in a case involving last week's discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.
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37-year-old man charged in Wash. state ricin scare
A man was arrested Wednesday in a case involving last week's discovery of a pair of letters containing the ...
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Human rights group protests US drone killings
A top human rights organization on Wednesday criticized the Obama administration's increasing use of drone ...
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Mont. man gets 3 years for guns in Calif. airport
A federal judge sentenced a Montana man to three years in prison on Wednesday for attempting to board a fli...
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1 child dead, 1 missing in Minn. park landslide
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Lawyer wants terror case against Md. man dismissed
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Immigration bill heads to full Senate
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Military defense lawyers cite My Lai massacre in plea to Hagel
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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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Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening e...
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Immigration deadline may leave tens of thousands without legal status
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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 mass...
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Pentagon wants $450M for Guantánamo prison
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Court: US can keep bin Laden photos under wraps
A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken...
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Obama to speak on prison, legality of drone program
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