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 Obama warns Assad against attacks  US President has warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad he will face 'consequences' if he uses chemical weapons against his people
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US jobless rate at four-year low The US added 146,000 jobs in November, official data shows, as the economy seemingly shrugged off storm Sandy
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Supreme Court to review gay marriage
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HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US deal| HSBC is to pay US authorities $1.9bn (£1.2bn) in a settlement over money-laundering, say reports, the largest ever in such a case | |
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  U.S. blacklists Syrian rebel group The Treasury imposed sanctions on leaders of the jihadist al-Nusra Front in Syria, hours after the State Department moved to blacklist the rebel...
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  Obama recognises Syria opposition | The US has formally recognised Syria's opposition rebel coalition as the 'legitimate representative' of the people, says President Obama | |
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Benghazi furore ends Rice hopes
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 Obama plea after school shooting US President Barack Obama has called for 'meaningful action' in the wake of a shooting at a Connecticut school that left 27 dead, including 20 children
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Democrats urge wider gun control Two senior US Democrats have called for stricter gun control legislation following the elementary school shootings in Newtown
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Obama: US must protect children President Barack Obama has said the US must do more to protect its children in the wake of Friday's shootings at a school in Newtown
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School killings spark gun debate Two pro-gun US senators have called for changes to firearm laws, as the first victims of the Newtown school shootings were buried in Connecticut
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 Clinton accepts Benghazi report US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has accepted all 29 recommendations in a report into a deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, ...
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Obama 'backs assault weapons ban'
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 Biden to head US Newtown response Obama is to announce that Vice-President Joe Biden will lead government attempts to respond to the deadly school shootings in Connecticut
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Resignations follow Benghazi report 4 State Department officials have been disciplined in the wake of a review of the security failures that led to the deaths at the U.S. Consulate
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Obama calls for 'action' on guns
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US grows faster in third quarter
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Bin Laden film attacked over torture
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US shelves 'fiscal cliff' vote US Republicans have cancelled a vote in Congress on tax rises they hoped would help to avert a so-called fiscal cliff
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 Obama 'to nominate John Kerry' US President Barack Obama is to nominate Kerry timeline">John Kerry to be his next secretary of state, US media report
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Newtown shooting: Gun lobby defiant The US has observed a moment of silence for the 26 victims of the school shooting, as a gun lobby group called for armed security at schools
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US Treasury in debt limit delay
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 Senate leader Harry Reid voices fiscal cliff fear | The US appears to be heading over the 'fiscal cliff', with prospects dim for a deal to avoid tax rises and spending cuts, the US Senate leader says | |
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Obama to host fiscal cliff talks at White House  US President Barack Obama has called Congressional leaders to talks at the White House to try to stop the US falling over the 'fiscal cliff'
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Obama 'optimistic' on cliff deal US President Barack Obama says he is 'modestly optimistic' that a deal to avoid the 'fiscal cliff' is possible, after a last-ditch White House...
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Obama presses Republicans on deal US President Barack Obama has increased pressure on Republicans to accept a deal aimed at stopping the country going over a 'fiscal cliff'
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US Congress in final push to reach 'fiscal cliff' deal
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Redskins Win NFC East
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US to miss 'fiscal cliff' deadline | The US will miss a midnight deadline and head over the 'fiscal cliff'', after the House of Representatives said it would hold no vote on Monday | |
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US 'fiscal cliff' talks go to wire US Congressional leaders are reported to have made some progress in talks to stop steep tax rises and spending cuts
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Report blames poor security in Benghazi attack Terrorists 'essentially walked right into the Benghazi compound unimpeded and set it ablaze,' a special Senate report on the September 11 at...
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US Senate approves key tax deal | The US Senate has approved a deal to avert tax hikes and spending cuts known as the 'fiscal cliff' | |
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