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| Jan.1 |
Washington |
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Obama urges House to back deal
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Southern California |
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Stanford holds off Wisconsin 20-14 in Rose Bowl |
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President Obama praises US 'fiscal cliff' deal 
Obama has hailed a deal reached to stave off drastic taxation and spending measures as 'just one step in the broader effort to strengthen the economy' | |
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Miami |
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FSU beats NIU 31-10 in Orange Bowl |
| Jan.2 |
New York |
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Markets rally on US fiscal deal |
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New York |
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Clinton discharged from hospital |
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Connecticut |
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Sandy Hook children back to school |
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Tribal Areas |
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Pakistan militant Mullah Nazir 'killed in drone attack'
Map of South Waziristan Pakistan Senior Pakistani militant leader Mullah Nazir has been killed by a US drone strike in Pakistan, local security officials say
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New Orleans |
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Louisville upsets Florida 33-23 in Sugar Bowl |
| Jan.3 |
Washington |
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Ratings firms urge US budget solution |
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Washington |
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Transocean agrees oil spill fine Transocean, which owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, has agreed to a settlement with the US government
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House of Representatives |
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New US Congress re-elects Boehner |
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Switzerland |
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Swiss bank to close after US fine |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google chairman Schmidt to visit N. Korea |
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Arizona |
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Oregon Wins Fiesta |
| Jan.4 |
Washington |
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US unemployment rate steady |
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Turkey |
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U.S. troops man missiles near Syria |
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House of Representatives |
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Sandy aid bill approved by US House |
| Jan.5 |
Colorado |
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Four dead in Colorado shooting |
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Houston |
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Texans Oust Bengals |
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Wisconsin |
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Packers Roll Vikings |
| Jan.6 |
Manhattan |
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NHL Lockout Lifted |
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Washington |
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US condemns Assad 'puppets' speech
The US has condemned a speech by Syria's President Assad that denounced his opponents as 'puppets of the West'
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Washington |
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Seattle tops Redskins 24-14 in playoffs |
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Baltimore |
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Lewis, Ravens pummel Colts, 24-9 |
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Bolivia |
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Bolivia alleges US Morales 'plot' |
| Jan.7 |
Washington |
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Obama's Pentagon pick stokes row
US President Barack Obama is to pick Chuck Hagel, a maverick former Republican senator as defence secretary later
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North Carolina |
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US bank to pay $12bn settlement Bank of America has agreed to pay US government mortgage agency Fannie Mae $3.6bn to settle claims relating to residential home loans
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Washington |
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Obama nominations under scrutiny
US President has named Chuck Hagel to be his next defence secretary and counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the CIA
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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'Oakland gunman' unfit for trial |
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Washington |
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Afghan leader in crucial US visit |
| Jan.8 |
Peru |
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7 killed in Peru helicopter crash, including Americans |
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Baghdad |
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US firm pays out over Abu Ghraib |
| Jan.9 |
Washington |
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U.S. may remove all troops from Afghanistan after 2014 |
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Manhattan |
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Ferry crashes into New York dock |
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North Korea |
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N Korea 'urged to widen Internet' A small delegation led by ex-New Mexico governor Bill Richardson and Google boss Eric Schmidt has urged North Korea to halt nuclear and missile...
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USA |
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Hall rejection of Bonds, Clemens may be temporary |
| Jan.10 |
Los Angeles |
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Silver Linings surprise at Oscars |
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Washington |
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Afghan mission in 'last chapter' |
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California |
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US teacher stops school shooting |
| Jan.11 |
Washington |
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Obama and Karzai discuss endgame
Map of White House USA President Barack Obama has welcomed Afghan President Hamid Karzai to the White House to discuss the future role of the US in Afghanistan
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USA |
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Dreamliner plane review ordered |
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Washington |
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Early Afghan combat handover agreed |
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USA |
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US flu outbreak becomes epidemic |
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Los Angeles |
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Porn firms sue over LA condom law |
| Jan.12 |
New York |
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Web activist Aaron Swartz dies Aaron Swartz, a celebrated internet freedom activist and early developer of the website Reddit, has died at 26
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Kaepernick Leads 49ers' Rout |
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Colorado |
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Ravens stun Broncos in 2 Ots, 38-35 |
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New York |
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New York declares flu emergency |
| Jan.13 |
Los Angeles |
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Golden Globes: Hollywood prepares |
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US Georgia |
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Bryant's late FG lifts Falcons over Seattle 30-28 |
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Los Angeles |
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Success for Argo at Golden Globes |
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New England |
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Patriots offense steamrolls Texans |
| Jan.14 |
Massachusetts |
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Aaron Swartz investigation launched |
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Texas |
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Lance Armstrong apology to staff
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Washington |
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Obama takes stand on debt fight |
| Jan.15 |
Washington |
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Obama to unveil gun control plan |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Facebook unveils social search tools |
| Jan.16 |
Algeria |
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Americans held hostage in Algeria
Islamists attacked a gas field in eastern Algeria, killing two people and seizing hostages, including Westerners
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USA |
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US banks see profits rise sharply |
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USA |
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Safety fears hit more Dreamliners
Boeing's troubled 787 Dreamliner continues to face problems as the US regulator and more airlines grounded the plane on safety concerns
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Washington |
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Obama unveils gun control plan |
| Jan.17 |
Mali |
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Americans held hostage in Algeria
French warplanes pounded Islamist militant targets as international efforts to help the nation's government fight insurgents gained momentum
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Armstrong says sorry for doping The 41-year-old Lance Armstrong has admitted using performance-enhancing drugs during all seven of his Tour de France wins | |
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Southern Philippines |
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US Navy ship stuck on Philippine reef
| Jan.18 |
USA |
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Armstrong questions punishment |
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USA |
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Boeing halts Dreamliner deliveries
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New Orleans |
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Former New Orleans mayor indicted
| Jan.19 |
Washington |
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Obama blames siege 'terrorists'
US President Barack Obama has blamed 'terrorists' for the death of 23 hostages at a besieged desert gas facility in Algeria
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NHL players finally return to ice |
| Jan.20 |
Washington |
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Obama sworn in as US president
Map of White House USA Barack Obama has officially been sworn in for his second term as US president in a small ceremony at the White House | |
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US Georgia |
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49ers rally past Falcons, advance to Super Bowl
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Ravens Win AFC Title over Patriots
| Jan.21 |
Washington |
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Inauguration: Obama tells US to 'seize the moment'
Barack Obama has told the American people to 'seize the moment', in a speech in Washington DC inaugurating his second term as US president
| Jan.22 |
Southern California |
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Women 'struggling' in Hollywood
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Washington |
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Top US general cleared over emails
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Melbourne |
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Stephens upsets Serena Williams |
| Jan.23 |
U.S. Congress |
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Clinton takes on Benghazi critics US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is giving evidence to Congress over the deadly attack on a US mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year | |
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Washington |
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US to end ban on women in combat
Map of Pentagon USA US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has decided to lift the military's ban on women serving in combat, a senior Pentagon official has said | |
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USA |
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Europeans charged over destructive computer virus
| Jan.24 |
North Korea |
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N. Korea makes new threats against U.S. North Korea plans to carry out a new nuclear test and more long-range rocket launches, all of which it said are a part of a new phase of con...
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U.S. Congress |
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Kerry eyes Mid-East talks revival US Senator John Kerry has warned that a failure of a two-state solution would be 'disastrous', at his confirmation hearing as secretary of s...
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Syria |
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U.S. ambassador: Al-Assad regime crumbling
| Jan.25 |
Washington |
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US military admits Mali mistakes
The US military commander in Africa says the Pentagon made mistakes in its training of Malian troops now trying to oust Islamist rebels from...
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CIA |
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Former CIA agent Kiriakou jailed for name leak
| Jan.26 |
Slovenia |
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Vonn beats Tina Maze to win World Cup giant slalom |
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Washington |
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Anonymous hacks US agency website
| Jan.27 |
Iran |
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Iran sentences U.S. pastor to 8 years in prison
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Washington |
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Obama praises departing Clinton
| Jan.28 |
U.S. Senate |
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US senators plan immigration reform
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San Diego |
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Woods cruises to eighth career title at Torrey Pines |
| Jan.29 |
Nevada |
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Obama in immigration reform push
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Baltimore |
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Double arm transplant for soldier
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U.S. Senate |
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Kerry approved as US secretary of state
| Jan.30 |
Washington |
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US economy in surprise downturn The US economy unexpectedly shrank at an annualised rate of 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2012, initial official estimates indicate
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Portugal |
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Surfer rides 'highest ever' wave |
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Northern Italy |
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U.S. jet feared to have crashed off Italy
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Tennessee |
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Deadly storms wreak havoc in US
| Jan.31 |
New York |
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'China hackers' attack NY Times
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Washington |
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Hillary Clinton: Iran 'steps up Syria support'
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U.S. Senate |
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Pentagon nominee in testy hearing
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Washington |
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US warns Syria over 'arms supply'
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Northern Italy |
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U.S. pilot's body found off coast of Italy
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Southern Philippines |
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Navy to cut up ship stranded on reef