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Boston bombing: Lawmakers say Tsarnaevs might have had help
WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders briefed on the FBI’s investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing said Sunday it was still possible that the two Tsarnaev brothers received help and support from others in building the bombs and carrying out the...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, This Week (tv program), Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Pakistan, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Pentagon reports sharp rise in military sexual assaults
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon estimated that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted in unreported incidents last year — 35% more than in 2010 — a severe trend that senior officials warned could threaten recruiting and...
Tags: Chuck Hagel, U.S. Congress, Leon Panetta, U.S. Department of Defense, Sex Crimes
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Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Smash' on NBC
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Fix This Yard The season premiere...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jennifer Lopez, TNT (tv network), Antonio Villaraigosa, Lindsey O. Graham
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Powerful poison Ricin found in letter sent to U.S. senator
This post has been updated and corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- An envelope laced with the lethal poison Ricin and addressed to a U.S. senator was found at Maryland mail processing facility, officials said Tuesday. The envelope, intended for the office of Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), was discovered...Tags: Roger F. Wicker, Laws, Harry Reid, Crime, Law and Justice, Sports
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Mississippi man arrested, accused in ricin letters case
OXFORD, Miss. — A Mississippi man was arrested Wednesday, accused of sending letters to President Barack Obama and a senator that tested positive for the poisonous ricin and set the nation's capital on edge a day after the Boston Marathon bombings....
Tags: John Cornyn, Roger F. Wicker, Crimes, Justice System, Anthrax
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Supreme Court gay marriage debate prompts lawmakers to state support
WASHINGTON -- Six Democratic senators have announced their support for same-sex marriage in nearly as many days, policy reversals that reflect the changing politics of the issue as the Supreme Court hears arguments in potential landmark cases. Since...
Tags: Kay Hagan, Minority Groups, Mark Pryor, Human Rights, Family
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At Supreme Court, gay marriage comes full circle
It is the hottest ticket in the country. On Tuesday morning, only a lucky few will be inside the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the historic arguments over whether California’s gay marriage ban is constitutional. Among the 400 courtroom spectators...
Tags: Viacom Inc., Minority Groups, U.S. Supreme Court, Family, Justice System
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Sen. Roy Blunt placing a hold on Obama's EPA nominee
WASHINGTON -- Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt said on Monday that he is placing a hold on Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency, which could delay a full Senate vote on the nominee. Blunt said the hold...
Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Roy Blunt, Barack Obama
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Hagel approved by Senate committee in party-line vote
WASHINGTON -- After a sometimes contentious debate, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted on party lines and narrowly approved the nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel to be secretary of Defense, moving the bitter fight over President Obama’s...
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Leon Panetta, U.S. Department of Defense, John McCain, Republican Party
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The challenging math of passing immigration reform
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Tom Harkin, Republican Party, Bob Menendez
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Republicans on talk shows continue to criticize Susan Rice
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- Speaking on Sunday's TV talk shows, Republicans sharpened their attacks on Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a potential nominee for the next secretary of State. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on CBS' "Face...Tags: Meet the Press (tv program), Central Intelligence Agency, David Petraeus, Kelly Ayotte, Lindsey O. Graham
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Orange County judge’s rape remarks mirror Todd Akin's
L.A. NOWIn saying that a rape victim's sexual assault was only "technical" because the female body "shuts down" when attacked, an Orange County judge admonished by a state agency expressed a scientifically discredited viewpoint that recently sank the campaign...
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