May 20, 2013
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Associated Press President Barack Obama walks out of the White House Oval Office in Washington on May 17, and heads toward the Marine One helicopter on his way to Baltimore as part of his "Middle Class Jobs & Opportunity Tours."
Obama agenda marches on despite controversies
WASHINGTON — Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama’s agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administratio...
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ASSOCIATED PRESS/Richard Rodriguez Boy Scouts Eric Kusterer (clockwise from left), Jacob Sorah, James Sorah, Micah Brownlee and Cub Scout John Sorah hold signs Wednesday at the "Save Our Scouts" Prayer Vigil and Rally in front of the Boy Scouts of America National Headquarters in Irving, Texas. With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units.
Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent
With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly ...
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Associated Press NTSB member Earl Weener addresses the media at a news conference near the scene of Metro-North train collision on Saturday in Bridgeport, Conn. Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries.
Official: ‘Amazing’ no one died in train collision
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it’s fortunat...
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Beach fees fight still heating up
LOS ANGELES — Sunbathers flocking to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant. Not so along the less developed north coast where it’s customary to dit...
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Associated Press Hiker "Quinoa" talks about being given credit for saving the lives of Carson Blackburn, Dalton Thomason, and Faith Ritchie after he ran them and others off the road with a water gun during a festival parade on Saturday in Damascus, Va.
Dozens injured after car drives into parade
DAMASCUS, Va. — About 50 to 60 people were injured Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia moun...
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IRS probe ignored influential groups
WASHINGTON — There’s an irony in the Internal Revenue Service’s crackdown on conservative groups. The nation’s tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizat...
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Associated Press A billboard annouces the $600 million dollar prize in the Powerball lottery on Saturday in Dallas. Powerball officials said the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.
Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball
DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s all about the odds. With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game’s highest jackpot during Saturday nigh...
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Boston to review bombings response
LOWELL, Mass. — Boston’s police department and mayor’s office will conduct twin reviews of the response to last month’s bombing of the Boston Marathon, police commissioner Ed Davis said Saturday. ...
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FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case
SPOKANE, Wash. — Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin....
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Associated Press James Grissom, who was convicted in 2003 and sentenced 15 years in prison for the rape of Sara Ylen, looks out a window on May 9 in Southgate, Mich. Ylne, who said she was battling cancer, is now charged with fraud, false pretenses and using a computer to commit a crime after state police found no doctor who diagnosed her cancer.
Cancer fraud case bowls over community
LEXINGTON, Mich. — Carol Connell remembers well the gift she gave Sara Ylen, a friend seemingly forced to bear too much misery. Ylen, a Michigan mother of two young boys, said she was battling canc...
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