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Chen leaves on flight for U.S.
Washington Post
BEIJING — Blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng, who emerged at the center of a diplomatic row between the U.S. and China, left Beijing on a United Airlines flight bound for Newark, N.J., Saturday afternoon after Chinese officials and...
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Glitch aborts SpaceX's rocket launch to space station
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private rocket company SpaceX will have to wait at least three more days to send its Dragon space capsule on a debut flight to the International Space Station after unexpected engine pressure readings...
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Trayvon Martin Witness Believes 'He Intended for This Kid to Die'
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A closer look at the witness statements and audio testimony taken in the immediate aftermath Trayvon Martin's death provides the first insight into George Zimmerman's behavior after he shot the unarmed teen. A man listed as witness 13...
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Surge by big-spending super PACs
Washington Post
Conservative interest groups have dumped well over $20 million into congressional races so far this year, outspending their liberal opponents 4 to 1 and setting off a growing panic among Democrats struggling to regain the House and hold on...
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Obama welcomes France’s Hollande
3 RelatedWashington Post
New French President Francois Hollande paid his first visit to the White House on Friday, telling President Obama that he would keep his pledge to draw down French combat troops in Afghanistan by year’s end and promising that...
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Antibiotics Illegal in the US Found in Samples of Foreign Shrimp
ABC News
With Americans eating more shrimp -- more than 1 billion pounds a year or 4 pounds per person -- than salmon, crab and trout combined, the crustacean seems to be the U.S.'s favorite seafood. "It's all over the...
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Prison for Ex-Priest in Plot to Kill Abuse Accuser
ABC News
A Texas jury has sentenced a former Roman Catholic priest to 60 years in prison for plotting the death of a man who accused him of sexual abuse. Prosecutors had asked jurors Friday for a life sentence for...
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Obama campaign begins national effort to counter voter ID laws
Washington Post
President Obama’s reelection campaign launched a national drive Friday to counter new restrictive voter-access laws, which advisers said threaten his electoral chances in November. Organizers will fan out in key swing states this weekend to teach volunteers and...
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US Judge: Woman Who Sent Back Russian Boy Must Pay
ABC News
An American woman who adopted a Russian boy and later sent him back to Moscow on a one-way flight has been ordered to pay a sum of $150,000 and an additional $1,000 per month in child support until...
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Facebook debut marred
1 RelatedWashington Post
Technical glitches and chaotic trading marred the stock debut of Facebook on Friday, disappointing investors and company officials who had planned for a festive first day on the market, people familiar with the matter said. Many in New...