| U.S. to resume talks with Taliban Posted: 18 Jun 2013 08:04 AM PDT  The White House cautioned against expecting any quick breakthrough.
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| NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:05 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense of the spy operations.
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| Syrian rebels cling to enclave in eastern Lebanon Posted: 18 Jun 2013 09:04 AM PDT  The wounded Syrian, his bloodcrusted face swathed in bandages, is gently lifted from the back of a pickup truck that had just made the perilous journey across Lebanon's remote northeastern border with Syria.
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| US, Taliban to start talks on ending Afghan war Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:02 AM PDT  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In a major breakthrough, the Taliban and the U.S. announced Tuesday that they will hold formal talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan but President Barack Obama warned the process won't be quick or easy.
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| House committee takes up tough immigration bill Posted: 18 Jun 2013 09:18 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A key committee in the Republican-led House moved Tuesday toward approving a tough enforcement-focused immigration bill, over objections from Democrats and disruptions from protesters shouting "Shame, shame, shame!"
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| Bombing at Pakistani funeral kills 29 Posted: 18 Jun 2013 09:54 AM PDT  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 29 people. Among the dead was a newly elected lawmaker who may have been the target, authorities said.
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| House takes up far-reaching anti-abortion bill Posted: 18 Jun 2013 09:15 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Tuesday make their most concerted effort of the year to change federal abortion law with legislation that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks.
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| Chrysler expected to formally refuse Jeep recall Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:07 AM PDT  DETROIT (AP) — In one of the biggest-ever showdowns between an automaker and the government, Chrysler on Tuesday is expected to file papers explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs that are at risk of catching fire in rear-end collisions.
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| With Samsung, Jay-Z's business continues to boom Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:01 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — He really is more than a businessman.
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| Demonstrators flood Brazilian streets in protest Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:32 AM PDT  SAO PAULO (AP) — Enormous demonstrations have shaken cities across this continent-sized country, and more were expected Tuesday in some of the largest outpourings of frustration in decades over red tape, high prices and shoddy services in a rising economic power.
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| G-8 and beyond: The world according to Obama Posted: 18 Jun 2013 07:29 AM PDT  ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Laden with foreign challenges, President Barack Obama is welcoming Iran's election results, taking the temperature of China's new leader and acknowledging that nations routinely spy on each other, all the while navigating difficult terrain with allies and Russia over Syria.
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| G-8 agrees to promote Syrian peace talks Posted: 18 Jun 2013 08:18 AM PDT  ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — World leaders including the U.S. and Russia declared Tuesday they are united in wanting a negotiated and peaceful end to the Syrian civil war that will produce a government "under a top leadership that inspires public confidence."
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| Zimbabwe 'Cattle Bank' takes deposits that moo Posted: 18 Jun 2013 05:59 AM PDT  MARONDERA, Zimbabwe (AP) — William Mukurazita's deposit at the bank has four legs and moos.
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| US and Taliban to start talks in Qatar office Posted: 18 Jun 2013 08:21 AM PDT  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In a major breakthrough, the Taliban and the U.S. announced Tuesday that they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan as the Islamic militant movement opened an office in Qatar.
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| Bombing at Pakistani funeral kills 27 Posted: 18 Jun 2013 09:18 AM PDT  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 27 people. Among the dead was a newly elected lawmaker who may have been the target, authorities said.
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