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Obama welcomes talks with Taliban
18 Jun 2013 at 8:04am
On the agenda could be the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.

U.S. in Syria war games exercise
18 Jun 2013 at 2:18pm
Personnel from 19 nations are in Jordan for land, air and sea maneuvers.

Biden: Gun control opponents 'will pay a price?
18 Jun 2013 at 4:40am
Americans aren't on the side of lawmakers opposed to reforms, Biden says.

US, Taliban to start talks on ending Afghan war
18 Jun 2013 at 3:21pm
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? The Taliban and the U.S. said Tuesday they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, as the international coalition formally handed over control of the country's security to the Afghan army and police.

House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill
18 Jun 2013 at 3:54pm
WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats condemned as yet another example of the GOP war on women.

Military plans would put women in most combat jobs
18 Jun 2013 at 1:47pm
WASHINGTON (AP) ? A top general says cultural, social and behavioral concerns may be bigger hurdles than physical fitness requirements for women looking to move into the military's special operations units.

CBO: 8 million to gain legal status in Senate bill
18 Jun 2013 at 3:02pm
WASHINGTON (AP) ? About 8 million immigrants living unlawfully in the United States would initially gain legal status under sweeping legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, adding the bill would push federal deficits lower in each of the next two decades.

NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled
18 Jun 2013 at 2:19pm
WASHINGTON (AP) ? The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying.

Turkey's 'standing man' launches new protest wave
18 Jun 2013 at 11:49am
ISTANBUL (AP) ? After weeks of sometimes violent confrontation with police, protesters in Turkey have found what could be a more potent form of resistance: standing still.

Hoffa mystery still fascinates after 4 decades
18 Jun 2013 at 3:39pm
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) ? The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers.

18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda
18 Jun 2013 at 3:21pm
NEW YORK (AP) ? The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.

Syrian warplanes strike rebel posts in Aleppo
18 Jun 2013 at 1:53pm
BEIRUT (AP) ? Syrian warplanes struck rebel positions near a besieged military air base and other rebel-held areas in the country's north Tuesday as regime forces stepped up attacks against opposition fighters in the key province of Aleppo, activists said.

G-8 seeks unity on Syrian peace talks, tax evasion
18 Jun 2013 at 1:47pm
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) ? President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement ? yet couldn't publicly agree on whether this means President Bashar Assad must go.

Chrysler expected to formally refuse Jeep recall
18 Jun 2013 at 10:07am
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.

Report says immigration bill cuts deficit
18 Jun 2013 at 2:33pm
WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Congressional Budget Office says a sweeping immigration bill before the Senate would cut deficits by $197 billion over 10 years.
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