| Liz Cheney announces Senate bid Posted: 16 Jul 2013 03:47 PM PDT  The daughter of the former vice president will seek to represent Wyoming in 2014.
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| AG Holder: 'Stand your ground' laws create dangerous conflict Posted: 16 Jul 2013 01:16 PM PDT  Attorney General Eric Holder told the NAACP convention in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday that the Justice Department is still investigating whether to bring federal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman, who was declared not guilty just three days ago by a Florida jury.
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| Zetas leader captured in precision operation Posted: 16 Jul 2013 03:35 PM PDT  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's most brutal drug cartel leader built a business empire stretching from the Southwest United States to Central America, but Miguel Angel Trevino Morales' final days of freedom were spent lying low in the hinterlands of Tamaulipas state, traveling only at night over back roads as Mexican marines closed in on his trail.
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| Senate steps back from brink in nominations fight Posted: 16 Jul 2013 04:12 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate stepped away from the brink of a meltdown on Tuesday, confirming one of President Barack Obama's long-stalled nominees, agreeing to quick action on others and finessing a Democratic threat to overturn historic rules that protect minority-party rights.
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| Health law's rule delay could hamper enforcement Posted: 16 Jul 2013 01:23 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — There's a bit of a domino effect undercutting President Barack Obama's health care law.
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| Iraq attacks make for deadly start to holy month Posted: 16 Jul 2013 01:17 PM PDT  BAGHDAD (AP) — Ramadan this year is shaping up to be the deadliest in Iraq since a bloody insurgency and rampant sectarian killings pushed the country to the edge of civil war in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.
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| Panama finds suspected weapons on N. Korean ship Posted: 16 Jul 2013 04:52 PM PDT  PANAMA CITY (AP) — A North Korean ship carrying weapons system parts buried under sacks of sugar was seized as it tried to cross the Panama Canal on its way from Cuba to its home country, which is barred by United Nations sanctions from importing sophisticated weapons or missiles, Panamanian officials said Tuesday.
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| Coroner: 'Glee' actor Monteith died of overdose Posted: 16 Jul 2013 04:52 PM PDT  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — "Glee" actor Cory Monteith, who had struggled for years with substance abuse and once said he was lucky to be alive, died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol, the British Columbia coroner's office said Tuesday.
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| AG Holder criticizes stand-your-ground laws Posted: 16 Jul 2013 04:44 PM PDT  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Stand-your-ground laws that allow a person who believes he is in danger to use deadly force in self-defense "sow dangerous conflict" and need to be reassessed, Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday in assailing the statutes that exist in many states.
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| Judge ponders September trial date for Arias Posted: 16 Jul 2013 11:59 AM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — A new jury could be impaneled to decide whether Jodi Arias should be sentenced to death or life in prison sometime in late September, a judge said Tuesday, as attorneys continue to file motions and keep mum on any talk of a deal to resolve the case without another trial.
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| Helmet water leak aborts spacewalk; astronaut OK Posted: 16 Jul 2013 03:16 PM PDT  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In one of the most harrowing spacewalks in decades, an astronaut had to rush back into the International Space Station on Tuesday after a mysterious water leak inside his helmet robbed him of the ability to speak or hear and could have caused him to choke or even drown.
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| LA to deploy more police to prevent disturbances Posted: 16 Jul 2013 04:43 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a spate of vandalism and violence, Los Angeles police vowed Tuesday to crack down with quick action and arrests if further disturbances arise from street protests over the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of a black Florida teenager.
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| Obama says bill must resolve immigrants' status Posted: 16 Jul 2013 03:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is suggesting he would not sign an immigration bill without a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million people living in the country illegally. |
| Capture of Zetas leader unlikely to quell violence Posted: 16 Jul 2013 03:14 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's most brutal drug cartel leader built a business empire stretching from the Southwest United States to Central America, but Miguel Angel Trevino Morales' final days of freedom were spent lying low in the hinterlands of Tamaulipas state, traveling only at night over back roads as Mexican marines closed in on his trail. |
| On Martin case, Obama shifts from passion to calm Posted: 16 Jul 2013 09:02 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama first addressed the death of Trayvon Martin last year, he did so passionately, declaring that if he had a son, he would look like the slain 17-year-old. His powerful and personal commentary marked a rare public reflection on race from the nation's first black president.
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