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Compromise among senators eyed on border security
After secretive talks, key senators expressed optimism Wednesday night that they were closing in on a bipartisan agreement to toughen the border security requirements in immigration legislation that also offers a path to citizenship to millions ...
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House votes to cut food stamps by $2 billion
The House voted on Wednesday to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year as part of a wide-ranging farm bill.
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Obama making plans to tackle global warming
President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term. "We know we have to do more - and we will do more," Obama said Wednesday in Berlin.
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Educators, artists, lawmakers urge more emphasis on the arts
America needs to invest more in the humanities and social sciences in order to preserve its cultural identity and economic competitiveness, according to a new report on the role those subjects play in shaping the national character
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Eisenhower memorial moving ahead, despite family’s objections
The design for a memorial to former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, more than 10 years in the planning, has so divided supporters and critics that the commission created to build it gave up trying to find a compromise and defiantly voted Wednesday to proceed, despite the bitter opposition of the...
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Former TWA 800 investigators claim crash details were covered up
It wasn’t a missile, government officials said at the time. Just a tragic accident. A mechanical failure.
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US calls out China, Russia over human trafficking
The U.S. accused China and Russia of failing to meet minimum standards in fighting human trafficking, ranking them on a par with North Korea and Syria.
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Oversight board concerned about NSA surveillance
The chairman of the federal oversight board that President Barack Obama said will meet with him to discuss the National Security Agency's secret surveillance program said Wednesday that the group has numerous concerns about the operation and plans to publish a report after a full inquiry.
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Senate backs Froman as next trade representative
Michael Froman, a senior White House economic adviser and classmate of President Barack Obama at Harvard Law School, on Wednesday won Senate confirmation to be the next U.S. trade representative.
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Airline merger casts doubt on Charlotte’s future as air hub, GAO says
Charlotte Douglas International Airport’s status as a major airline hub is not guaranteed in the proposed American Airlines-US Airways merger, according to Senate testimony Wednesday.
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Bipartisan proposal on student loans circulating
Students applying for financial aid for the coming school year could find some comfort in a bipartisan student loan compromise taking shape in the Senate that would prevent interest rates from doubling and set a single rate each year for undergraduate students, rich or poor.
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