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Ex-Brown President Hornig dies; worked on A-bomb
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Donald F. Hornig, a scientist who served as a key figure on the Manhattan Project, an adviser to three U.S. presidents and president of Brown University, has died. He was 92. ...
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Air Force general calls sexual assaults a ‘cancer’ to service
WASHINGTON — Sexual misconduct within the Air Force’s ranks is a “cancer” that the service is committed to eradicating, the Air Force’s top officer said Wednesday at the first congressional hearing...
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Upcoming deadlines in debt limit, budget fights
Upcoming deadlines in this year’s budget and debt limit fight between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans: n Feb. 4: The president is legally required to submit a budget for the...
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Associated Press Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton faces the Republican members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday on Capitol Hill as she answers questions about the deadly September attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans On the dais, from left are, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc.
Clinton takes on officials regarding Libya attack
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered fiery rejoinders Wednesday to Republican critics of the Obama administration’s handling of the deadly attack on a U.S. mission in Be...
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Women have caught up to men on lung cancer
Smoke like a man, die like a man. U.S. women who smoke today have a much greater risk of dying from lung cancer than they did decades ago, partly because they are starting younger and smoking mo...
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Associated Press Capt. Sara Rodriguez, 26, of the 101st Airborne Division, carries a litter of sandbags during the Expert Field Medical Badge training May 9 at Fort Campbell. The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday.
Combat roles open to women
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on the...
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Deep freeze to continue into weekend in Eastern U.S.
PORTLAND, Maine — A teeth-chattering cold wave with subzero temperatures is expected to keep its icy grip on much of the eastern U.S. into the weekend before seasonable temperatures bring relief. ...
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Associated Press President Barack Obama won't oppose GOP-sponsored legislation that would give the government enough borrowing leeway to meet three months' worth of obligations, even though Obama just last week dismissed incremental increases in the debt ceiling as harmful to the economy.
GOP: Debt showdown can wait
WASHINGTON — Seeking to regain their budget footing versus President Barack Obama, Republicans controlling the House are moving quickly to try to defuse a potential debt crisis with legislation to ...
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Sheriff: Teen planned shootings
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico teenager accused of gunning down five family members over the weekend ambushed his father as he returned home from an overnight shift at a rescue mission, then re...
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40 years after Roe v. Wade, abortion foes march on
TOPEKA, Kan. — Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more limits on the rights established by the Supreme Court in...
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