When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the Internal Revenue Service asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned Parenthood and demanded to know how its ...
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GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
Posted: May 22nd, 2013, 10:03am EDT
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FBI agent kills man after questioning him in Boston bombing
Posted: May 22nd, 2013, 9:44am EDT
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An unidentified FBI agent shot and killed a man in Orlando, Fla., early Wednesday after questioning him about his link to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. Dave Couvertier, a special agent and spokesman for the FBI's Tampa field office, told Yahoo News that the shooting is under investigation. He identified the man as Ibragim Todashev, [...]
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Tornando survivors try to recover
Posted: May 22nd, 2013, 9:31am EDT
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The twister cut a path of destruction 17 miles long and 1.3 miles wide.
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Iran's Ahmadinejad denounces election decision
Posted: May 22nd, 2013, 9:19am EDT
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from next month's presidential race is an act of "oppression" and that he will take the case to the country's supreme leader.
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Gay rights advocate seeks to overturn gay Boy Scouts ban
Posted: May 22nd, 2013, 6:59am EDT
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The executive director of Scouts for Equality is hopeful the group will change.
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Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview
Posted: May 22nd, 2013, 6:04am EDT
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The convicted murder says her lawyers let her down.
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Afghan students protest women's rights decree
Posted: May 22nd, 2013, 5:50am EDT
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Hard-line Islamist students protested Wednesday in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is un-Islamic. It was the latest sign of a backlash against the legal protections passed in the 12 years since the toppling of the Taliban regime known for its harsh treatment of women. -
College costs could go up, thanks to Washington
Posted: May 22nd, 2013, 5:47am EDT
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A fight may be brewing that could leave college grads paying more.
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N. Korean leader sends 'special envoy' to China
Posted: May 22nd, 2013, 5:21am EDT
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North Korea sent a top military official in an apparent bid to mend frayed relations.
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Garcetti builds lead as L.A. picks new mayor
Posted: May 22nd, 2013, 4:23am EDT
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Councilman Eric Garcetti has opened a growing lead in the race for Los Angeles mayor.