| Putin backs Ukraine cease-fire plan Posted: 21 Jun 2014 10:57 AM PDT  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin backed Ukraine's cease-fire plans Saturday and appealed to both sides to halt all military operations.
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| Ralph Reed: Those who oppose same-sex marriage can draw lessons from fight against slavery Posted: 21 Jun 2014 06:57 AM PDT  Speaking at a Faith and Freedom conference Friday, Ralph Reed drew parallels between the fight against marriage equality and the fight against slavery.
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| US, Iran, longtime enemies, now potential partners Posted: 21 Jun 2014 11:18 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — It's the fog of diplomacy.
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| Iraq militia parades as insurgents seize crossing Posted: 21 Jun 2014 08:33 AM PDT  Thousands of heavily armed Shiite militiamen paraded through Iraqi cities after Sunni militants seized a town on the Syrian border.
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| Hundreds protest alleged Afghan election fraud Posted: 21 Jun 2014 11:56 AM PDT  Afghans took to the streets Saturday to protest against alleged fraud in last week's presidential runoff.
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| Libya suspect an shadowy figure among militias Posted: 21 Jun 2014 08:24 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — A strange silence has met the U.S. capture of a Libyan militant accused in the 2012 attack that killed the American ambassador and three others. In his hometown of Benghazi in eastern Libya, there have been few threats of revenge, only speculation among supporters and opponents that Ahmed Abu Khattala was betrayed by an insider.
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| What is a slur? Redskins case forces us to decide Posted: 21 Jun 2014 09:31 AM PDT  Something is happening just beneath the fight over the name of a certain Washington, D.C., pro football team: America is working through the process of determining what is — or is not — racially offensive.
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| S.Korean soldier said to kill 5 comrades at border Posted: 21 Jun 2014 08:34 AM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean soldier killed five comrades Saturday night and wounded another five at the border with North Korea, a South Korean military official said.
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| Police: Zapped driver sheds stun gun barbs, flees Posted: 21 Jun 2014 08:13 AM PDT  SALEM, N.H. (AP) — An unruly driver zapped with a stun gun during a traffic stop yanked out the barbs, assaulted the officer and fled early Saturday, prompting a two-state pursuit that also led him to steal a police cruiser and threaten to shoot officers, authorities said.
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| Argentina eyes 2nd round of World Cup Posted: 21 Jun 2014 04:07 AM PDT  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Argentina will be looking to seal its place in the knockout stages of the World Cup with a match to spare when Lionel Messi and his teammates face Iran on Saturday.
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| Messi gives Argentina 1-0 Cup win over Iran Posted: 21 Jun 2014 11:40 AM PDT  BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) — Lionel Messi finally found a way through Iran's defensive wall with a superb goal in stoppage time to give Argentina a 1-0 victory on Saturday and a place in the World Cup knockout stages.
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| Afghan gunmen attack NATO air base in east Posted: 21 Jun 2014 11:44 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan provincial government spokesman says gunmen have attacked a NATO air base on the outskirts of the eastern city of Jalalabad, where the U.S. has forces stationed. |
| Putin orders forces in the Urals on combat alert Posted: 21 Jun 2014 02:34 AM PDT  The Russian President ordered military forces in central Russia on combat alert as well as a drill of airborne troops.
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| S. African anti-apartheid hero awarded Tang Prize Posted: 21 Jun 2014 01:34 AM PDT  Albie Sachs, the South African judge who rose to fame for his role in the anti-apartheid struggle, was Saturday awarded the Tang Prize, touted as Asia's version of the Nobels, for his contributions to human rights and justice. Sachs, who lost an arm and the sight of one eye in a car-bombing by apartheid forces in Mozambique in 1988 and was later appointed to South Africa's Constitutional Court by Nelson Mandela, was recognised "for his many contributions to human rights and justice globally," said the Tang Prize Foundation. In particular, the foundation recognised his efforts "in the realisation of the rule of law in a free and democratic South Africa".
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| China: 13 killed in attack on police Posted: 20 Jun 2014 08:46 PM PDT  Officers in Xinjiang, China, shot dead 13 assailants who attacked a police building and set off explosives.
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| Iraqi PM under pressure from Shiite cleric, U.S. Posted: 20 Jun 2014 11:25 PM PDT  Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki faces mounting pressure to form an inclusive government or step aside.
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| America, meet Josh Earnest Posted: 20 Jun 2014 11:58 AM PDT  Nearing his first day on the job, Obama's new press secretary is more honey, less vinegar.
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| More than 400 U.S. drones lost in crashes, report finds Posted: 20 Jun 2014 03:45 PM PDT  The United States has lost more than 400 military drones in major crashes worldwide since 2001, The Washington Post said.
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| New York legislature approves medical marijuana bill Posted: 20 Jun 2014 05:18 PM PDT  New York state lawmakers gave final approval on Friday to a bill that would allow limited access to medical marijuana in New York, joining 22 other states where cannabis has been legalized for therapeutic purposes. The bill, passed on a 49-10 state Senate vote, embodies a deal reached on Thursday between Governor Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers that would allow patients to inhale vaporized extracts of pot's active ingredients or to eat them in food, but prohibit smoking of marijuana itself. Exactly how medical marijuana products will be formulated in New York will be left up to the state's Health Department under the program, which the governor would have discretion to halt at any time, and which will expire after seven years, unless lawmaker reauthorize it.
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| Benghazi suspect faces criminal, not military, court Posted: 20 Jun 2014 04:32 PM PDT  A suspected leader of the attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, captured by U.S. forces and spirited out of the country, can expect to move quickly through the initial steps of the criminal justice system.
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| CDC cedes control to USDA in anthrax probe Posted: 20 Jun 2014 03:57 PM PDT  The anthrax scare putting 84 workers at risk marks the latest in string of CDC lapses.
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| HealthCare.gov revamped by new health chief Posted: 20 Jun 2014 01:53 PM PDT  Aiming to prevent future insurance chaos, Burwell has overseen big changes for the site.
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| Big Sioux River crests; I-29 reopens Posted: 20 Jun 2014 02:41 PM PDT  A swollen river that threatened homes where Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota meet crested earlier and at a lower level than expected early Friday. Minnesota officials toured waterlogged areas of that state, saying the severity and breadth of flooding make a federal disaster request a near certainty.
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| Murder charge pending for 102-year-old woman Posted: 20 Jun 2014 01:16 PM PDT  Nearly five years after a woman was charged with killing her 100-year-old roommate in a Massachusetts nursing home, a second-degree murder charge is still pending against her at the age of 102.
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| Diplomats report progress in Iranian nuclear talks Posted: 20 Jun 2014 12:16 PM PDT  Iran and six world powers reported minor progress Friday on drafting the wording of a nuclear deal, but key sections of the document remained blank, reflecting significant differences on how much Iran needs to limit its nuclear program in exchange for full relief from sanctions.
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| Iranian operatives now in Iraq Posted: 20 Jun 2014 12:21 PM PDT  Iran has sent "small numbers" of agents to Iraq to help Baghdad's Shiite-led government, the U.S. said.
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