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Outgoing FBI Director Robert Mueller tells lawmakers that the agency uses drones domestically 'in a very, very minimal way.' He also says the NSA spy program helps track terrorist plots. Boehner torn between conservative issues and those with broad appealThe House speaker says jobs and the economy are his party's top priority – but many members are focused instead on the Benghazi and IRS scandals, fighting the healthcare overhaul, and most recently on limiting abortion. Federal spending on weather event preparedness laggingThe government spends much more to clean up damage from storms, tornadoes and drought than it does for helping prepare for such disasters, an analysis finds. Auction sends wild horses to sanctuary -- or slaughterRescuers of wild mustangs, checkbooks in hand, duel with the government and ‘kill buyers’ who seek horses for slaughterhouses. |
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