| Rubio calls for 'a new vision' abroad Posted: 20 Nov 2013 09:44 AM PST  The Florida Republican calls for aggressive role for U.S. abroad.
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| Obama honors American icons with Medals of Freedom Posted: 20 Nov 2013 10:08 AM PST  President Barack Obama honored 16 prominent Americans Wednesday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award the U.S. gives a civilian. The ceremony at the White House opened a day of tributes to former President John F. Kennedy, who established the modern version of the medal but was assassinated 50 years ago this week as the first award ceremony neared.
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| 85-year-old U.S. veteran may have been detained by N. Korea Posted: 20 Nov 2013 09:44 AM PST  Two American citizens have been arrested under dubious circumstances while travelling with legitimate visas in North Korea within the last calendar year. The latest, a veteran from Palo Alto, California, was allegedly detained last month. The San Jose Mercury News has identified Merrill Newman, an 85-year-old Korean War veteran, former high school teacher, and former chair of Palo Alto's American Red Cross chapter, as the second American citizen arrested in North Korea this year. North Korea News corroborated the story with an unnamed diplomat in Kyodo, who said the elderly American entered North Korea for sightseeing in October.
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| Central Africa president sends food to wanted war crimes suspect Kony Posted: 20 Nov 2013 09:17 AM PST  The president of Central African Republic has told the United Nations he has negotiated with Joseph Kony, even as an African force hunts the war crimes suspect, a UN envoy told AFP. Abou Moussa, a UN special envoy, said in an interview that Kony may be sick and that Central African Republic president Michel Djotodia had told him this month he has sent food to Kony. "When we met President Djotodia he told us that he is in contact with him (Kony)," said Moussa, UN envoy for the Central African region where Kony's Lord's Resistance Army is accused of killing 100,000 people in a two-decade reign of terror. "He added that Kony had called him, that Kony has asked for these items." Kony was also reported to have asked for the creation of a safe zone for him and his fighters in Central African Republic.
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| A-Rod walks out: 'I am disgusted with this abusive process' Posted: 20 Nov 2013 10:58 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez walked out of his grievance hearing Wednesday after arbitrator Fredric Horowitz refused to order baseball Commissioner Bud Selig to testify.
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| Amtrak investigates NYC-bound train that got lost in Philly suburb Posted: 20 Nov 2013 07:24 AM PST  An Amtrak train en route to New York City from Harrisburg, Pa., made a wrong turn last week and got lost in the Philadelphia suburbs, officials say.
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| Obama honors Clinton, Oprah with medal Posted: 20 Nov 2013 10:48 AM PST  The former president and talk show host are among many American icons recognized.
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| Florida lawmaker Radel admits cocaine possession Posted: 20 Nov 2013 07:26 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Republican Rep. Henry "Trey" Radel pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession and was sentenced to a year's probation.
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| Reagan's role in NSA's hack of Google and Yahoo Posted: 20 Nov 2013 10:58 AM PST  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Back when Yahoo was something hollered at a rodeo and no one could conceive of Googling anything, President Ronald Reagan signed an executive order that extended the power of U.S. intelligence agencies overseas, allowing broader surveillance of non-U.S. suspects. At the time, no one imagined he was granting authority to spy on what became known as Silicon Valley.
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| Obama opens JFK tribute with freedom medals Posted: 20 Nov 2013 10:42 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has paid tribute to former President John F. Kennedy's legacy, joining former President Bill Clinton to lay a wreath at Kennedy's grave.
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| Afghan election season off to a messy start Posted: 20 Nov 2013 08:02 AM PST  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — With Afghanistan's next presidential election just five months away, authorities say they are facing a possible repeat of the abuses that have discredited the country's efforts to build a democracy.
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| Fla's Rep Radel pleads guilty to cocaine charge Posted: 20 Nov 2013 10:05 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Republican Rep. Henry "Trey" Radel pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession and was sentenced to a year's probation.
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| Too fat to fly: Stranded Frenchman's ordeal ending Posted: 20 Nov 2013 10:03 AM PST  LONDON (AP) — He's been turned down by planes, trains and even a cruise ship in his quest to return home — and his family says it's because of he has been deemed too fat to travel. Now Frenchman Kevin Chenais' long and fitful journey is coming to an end.
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| Evangelist Billy Graham hospitalized again in NC Posted: 20 Nov 2013 09:24 AM PST  ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. Billy Graham has been admitted to a hospital for the second time in a month for respiratory issues.
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| Missouri executes white supremacist serial killer Posted: 20 Nov 2013 10:41 AM PST  BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — Joseph Paul Franklin, a white supremacist who targeted blacks and Jews in a cross-country killing spree from 1977 to 1980, was put to death Wednesday in Missouri, the state's first execution in nearly three years.
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| A look at Iran nuclear sites from mine to reactor Posted: 20 Nov 2013 10:26 AM PST  Nuclear talks resume Wednesday between Iran and world powers after the last round stalled over issues that include Iran's planned heavy water reactor and the levels of uranium enrichment. Iran later agreed to provide U.N. nuclear inspectors with greater information and access, but it's uncertain whether the concessions will be enough to push envoys in Geneva closer to a deal. Iran seeks a rollback in U.S.-led economic sanctions, while the West is pressing it to curb its uranium enrichment — the process to make nuclear fuel. In the past decade, Iran's nuclear program has advanced on many fronts and more facilities are planned.
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| Missouri executes serial killer Franklin Posted: 20 Nov 2013 05:19 AM PST  BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — Joseph Paul Franklin, a white supremacist who targeted blacks and Jews in a cross-country killing spree from 1977 to 1980, was put to death Wednesday in Missouri, the state's first execution in nearly three years.
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| Israel, Gulf in 'strange alliance' against Iran Posted: 20 Nov 2013 10:29 AM PST  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made another stop in the Middle East this month, he received an expected earful over Washington's outreach to Iran: Don't trust Tehran, tighten sanctions even more, anything short of complete nuclear concessions is a grave mistake.
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| New find in search for puppy face that never fades Posted: 20 Nov 2013 10:23 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Imagine the ideal designer dog. It would be smart, healthy and hypoallergenic. It would have the yap bred out and longevity bred in. And, most important, it would never lose its puppy face.
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| Supreme Court lets Texas abortion law stay for now Posted: 20 Nov 2013 12:41 AM PST  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A third of Texas' abortion clinics will stay closed after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in an ongoing legal dispute over a tough new law that Planned Parenthood claims unconstitutionally restricts women's rights.
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| Suicide car bomber kills 11 soldiers in Egypt Posted: 20 Nov 2013 08:13 AM PST  CAIRO (AP) — A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a convoy of buses carrying off-duty soldiers in Egypt's turbulent region of northern Sinai on Wednesday, killing 11 and wounding 37, security and military officials said.
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| Democrats plan to use Christie's comments against House Republicans Posted: 20 Nov 2013 02:38 AM PST  Democrats intend to highlight discord within the GOP.
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| JPMorgan $13B deal may not end bank's legal woes Posted: 20 Nov 2013 05:19 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The $13 billion settlement that JPMorgan Chase agreed to Tuesday is the largest ever between the Justice Department and a corporation. Yet it isn't likely the end of the bank's legal troubles over the risky mortgage securities it sold before the financial crisis.
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| Can Obama keep campaign promise on Afghanistan? Posted: 19 Nov 2013 12:44 PM PST  The president may have to explain why he's leaving thousands of U.S. troops there.
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| JFK assassination witness recounts missed shot Posted: 19 Nov 2013 05:59 PM PST  James Tague not only witnessed President John F. Kennedy's assassination on Nov. 22, 1963, he also found himself in the line of fire. Tague, then 27, is believed to be the only bystander who was wounded that day in Dallas.
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| Macy's Thanksgiving parade awash in float flaps Posted: 20 Nov 2013 03:11 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is awash in animal-related protests over its floats, with controversies involving the unlikely pairing of rocker Joan Jett and Shamu the killer whale.
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| Albuquerque voters reject late-term abortion ban Posted: 20 Nov 2013 12:38 AM PST ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — In a closely watched, first-of-its kind municipal election, voters in New Mexico's largest city have soundly defeated a ban on late-term abortions. |
| George W. Bush shows off paintings with Jay Leno Posted: 20 Nov 2013 02:35 AM PST  The former president poked fun of his post-White House years on the "The Tonight Show."
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| Fla. congressman facing cocaine possession charge Posted: 20 Nov 2013 12:26 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Rep. Henry "Trey" Radel is apologizing to his constituents after being busted on a cocaine possession charge, acknowledging he also struggles with alcoholism and intends to seek treatment and counseling.
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| Court lifts stay of execution for serial killer Posted: 20 Nov 2013 01:40 AM PST  A court restores Missouri's plans to put white supremacist Joseph Paul Franklin to death.
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