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Obama defends drone use, renews push to shut Gitmo

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Washington — President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said he is haunted by the civilians.. »more

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Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

Annapolis, Md. — Choosing future Navy and Marine leaders as his audience, President Barack Obama issued a pointed call Friday for an end to sexual assaults in the military, appealing to graduating midshipmen to display honor and moral courage to contain what has become a growing epidemic.

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'Socialist' Obama may privatize TVA

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) dates from 1933 and was a key project in President Roosevelt's plans to create huge infrastructure projects that would create jobs and produce benefits to those in the area.

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Lorri L. Jean: Boy Scouts Decision - This Isn't Victory

Was it a major victory that the Boy Scouts of America voted to set an age limit on its discrimination or was it an outrageously offensive compromise?

If you learned about the vote by Facebook posts, tweets and statements from LGBT organizations, you were getting wildly mixed..

Huffington Post 46 minutes ago

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No fatalities in Washington state bridge interstate collapse

Police say there are no fatalities after cars fell into a Washington river after an interstate bridge collapsed north of Seattle Thursday night.

WTHR 14 hours ago

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Indiana lawmakers returning to consider veto override

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Indiana police: Watch out for slaying-related items

Indiana State Police want the public's help in looking out for items outdoors possibly linked to the slaying of an 85-year-old retired farmer in rural western Indiana nearly six months ago.

WTHR 20 hours ago

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'I do not use crack cocaine'

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