| Rand Paul is appalled by NSA actions Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:22 PM PDT  The senator told Yahoo News it also saps Obama's 'moral authority.'
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| Philly demo contractor has criminal record Posted: 06 Jun 2013 11:33 AM PDT  Griffin Campbell also filed for bankruptcy protection and owes back taxes.
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| Woman pleads guilty to Newtown ‘funeral fund’ fraud Posted: 06 Jun 2013 02:54 PM PDT  A Bronx woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to engaging in a fraudulent fundraising scheme related to the Newtown, Conn., school shootings. Nouel Alba, 37, entered her guilty plea before a federal judge in Bridgeport, Conn., the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office announced. According to court documents, Alba falsely claimed to be the aunt of 6-year-old [...]
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| Monumental phone-records monitoring is laid bare Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:51 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A leaked document has laid bare the monumental scope of the government's surveillance of Americans' phone records — hundreds of millions of calls — in the first hard evidence of a massive data collection program aimed at combating terrorism under powers granted by Congress after the 9/11 attacks.
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| IRS official apologizes for lavish CA conference Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:10 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — An Internal Revenue Service official whose division staged a lavish $4.1 million training conference and who starred as Mr. Spock in a "Star Trek" parody shown at the 2010 gathering conceded to Congress on Thursday that taxpayer dollars were wasted in the episode.
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| Erdogan defiant upon return to Turkey Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:51 PM PDT  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken a combative stance against protesters in a speech in front of 10,000 supporters who met him at the airport on his return from a four-day trip to North Africa.
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| Judge's ruling challenges US transplant system Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:27 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a life or death matter: Who gets the next scarce donated organ? In an unprecedented challenge to the nation's transplant system, a federal judge has allowed one dying child — and a day later another — to essentially jump the line in rulings that could have ramifications for thousands of people awaiting new organs.
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| Putins attend ballet, then announce their divorce Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:00 PM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin pulled off one of his most audacious pieces of stagecraft, attending a ballet with his rarely seen wife, then emerging smiling and announcing their marriage is over.
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| Senate defeats Democratic, Republican loan plans Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:00 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — College students faced increasing uncertainty about the cost of new student loans after senators failed Thursday to advance partisan proposals to keep interest rates from doubling on July 1.
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| Philly officials look for cause of deadly collapse Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:33 PM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The search for victims of a building collapse that killed six people wound down Thursday amid mounting questions about whether the demolition company that was tearing down the structure caused the tragedy by cutting corners.
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| Judge: Zimmerman witnesses must testify publicly Posted: 06 Jun 2013 02:44 PM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge denied a defense request Thursday to let a handful of witnesses testify confidentially during George Zimmerman's trial for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin.
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| Glenn Beck says he regrets dividing people Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:56 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A reflective Glenn Beck said Thursday he regrets that some of his fiery opinions caused division in the country over the last several years.
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| MLB asks for FedEx, phone records in drug lawsuit Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:54 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball's lawyers issued subpoenas to Federal Express, AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA in an attempt to gain records for its investigation of players suspected of using performance-enhancing drugs.
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| What you should know about NSA phone data program Posted: 06 Jun 2013 01:35 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The government knows who you're calling.
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| Thousands at Istanbul airport for Erdogan arrival Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:55 PM PDT  ISTANBUL (AP) — Thousands of people thronged Istanbul's airport to cheer the return of the country's prime minister early Friday, the first extensive public show of support for him since anti-government protests erupted last week.
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| Syrian rebel offensive in Golan jolts Israel Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:23 PM PDT  QUNEITRA, Golan Heights (AP) — Syrian rebels briefly seized control of a border crossing along the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Thursday, prompting the withdrawal of a major Austrian peacekeeping contingent and heightening fears in Israel that it could soon be dragged into the neighboring country's civil war.
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