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Somerville filmmaker’s quest to ID men behind Lockerbie bombing
BOSTON (AP) — Ken Dornstein was 19 years old and home for the holidays when he and his family received word that his…
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GOP lawmaker hears demands for ‘a fighter’ for speaker
WHARTON, Texas (AP) — As he travels his southeast Texas district this week, Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold has a message for his constituents:…
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US analysts suspected Taliban at hospital; doctors deny it
WASHINGTON (AP) — American special operations analysts were scrutinizing an Afghan hospital days before it was destroyed by a U.S. military attack…
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UAE to US lawmaker: We have a right to enrich uranium, too
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid fears of an atomic arms race in the Middle East, a senior United Arab Emirates official has told a…
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With letter, Biden aide urges Dems not to count him out yet
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as Democrats were starting to count him out, Joe Biden sent a clear signal through his political team that…
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Attorneys: Law forced Westport woman to sue nephew over medical bills
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A woman who sued her 12-year-old nephew for $127,000 over injuries she received when he exuberantly…
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Prospective speakers multiply in House as all wait on Ryan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Every day another Republican lawmaker seems to wake up and decide that he — and in at least one case, she…
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Officials: Obama to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will keep 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017, according to…
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Muslim surveillance lawsuit against NYPD reinstated by federal appeals court
PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department's surveillance of Muslim groups…
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Paul Ryan weighs pros, cons of becoming next House speaker
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe Rep. Paul Ryan doesn't feel like a character in the classic film "The Godfather," weighing…
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Migrants’ rights in short supply in squalid French camp
PARIS (AP) — They are in the wrong place for the wrong reasons. Basic rights, and sympathy, are in short supply for thousands…
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Man claims he lost job at Catholic home because he’s gay
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man said the bishop of a local Catholic diocese forced his removal from the top job at…
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Ted Cruz: Allowing Syrian refugees into US is ‘crazy’
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz on Monday called the Obama administration's plan to accept refugees from war-…
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Fiorina reportedly raises $7 million after strong debate performances
WASHINGTON — A campaign aide says Carly Fiorina has raised almost $7 million for her Republican presidential bid in the past three months.…
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Bush touts plan to dump Obamacare at New Hampshire forum
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush touted on Tuesday his plan to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's…
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Planned Parenthood to forgo payment in fetal tissue programs
NEW YORK (AP) — Responding to a furor over undercover videos, Planned Parenthood says it will maintain programs at some of its clinics…
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Gloria and Emilio Estefan celebrate immigrants in musical
NEW YORK (AP) — With some U.S. presidential candidates on the campaign trail demonizing immigrants, a powerhouse husband-and-wife team, who…
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Irish banker at center of scandal arrested in Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — A man at the center of Ireland's greatest banking scandal has been arrested in Massachusetts and faces potential…
