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Largest ever police raid in Brazil’s favela leaves at least 64 dead

At least 64 people have died in a massive police raid aimed at organized crime in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, security ...
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As Kennedy laid to rest, a papal prayer request is revealed

Kennedy, the youngest and last-surviving brother of a heralded Kennedy generation, was laid to rest on a hillside at Arlington National Cemetery alongside his slain brothers, the ...
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Dems vs. McCain on campaign financing

John McCain's campaign said the Republican presidential hopeful has the "constitutional right" to opt out of the public election funds program. In a letter issued Monday to the chairman of the Federal ...
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White House fires commission charged with advising the president on design as Trump pushes construction projects

The White House has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency charged with advising the president, Congress and the city of Washington, DC, on “matters of ...
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Lee sidelined for first Ashes Test

Fast bowler Brett Lee has been ruled out of the first Ashes Test match against England in Cardiff on Wednesday after a scan showed the 32-year-old has torn his abdominal muscle. Lee took six wickets ...
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Republican calls for end to marriage-tax penalty

Republican calls for end to marriage-tax penalty. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representative Pat Toomey, Republican of Pennsylvania, Saturday urged President Clinton to sign a bill elimina ...
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Kobe Bryant: Suiting up for the 'Redeem Team'

And for Kobe Bryant, a prodigiously talented member of the team, the pressure is on to reproduce the form that made him the NBA's most valuable player of 2008. When he lines up for the U.S. "Dream ...
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U.S. Customs wants airline passenger lists

The head of the U.S. Customs Service is calling on Congress to require that his agency have access to airline passenger lists to help screen for terrorists, officials said Monday. Customs Commissioner ...
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Israel retaliates for Hezbollah attack

Israeli combat planes struck a pair of Hezbollah targets inside southern Lebanon on Saturday in response to heavy fire targeting the Israeli military near Shebaa Farms, the Israeli military said. One ...
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Nuclear team heads for Baghdad

A team of nuclear experts is due to arrive in Baghdad for an annual inspection of Iraq's uranium stockpiles. The International Atomic Energy Agency's team is unrelated to U.N. weapons inspections ...
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Alaska drilling plan faces tough Senate fight

Republicans took to the Senate floor Monday to argue that a spike in gasoline prices and an Iraqi oil embargo underscored the U.S. need to reduce dependence on foreign oil by allowing drilling in the ...
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Tougher "Megan's Law" Would Require Notification

Congress is considering a tougher version of "Megan's Law" which would require states to inform the public when a convicted sex offender considered a danger to the public is released from prison and ...