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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday drastically limited the ability of foreign... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A letter addressed to President Barack Obama is being checked for a... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Law enforcement officials say a second suspicious letter that has been... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Secret Service has intercepted a letter addressed to President Barack... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bipartisan effort to expand background checks was in deep trouble Wednesday... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) â€" In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, President Barack Obama has... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Police have a suspect in mind as they investigate a letter mailed to Sen.... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- An envelope addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi tested positive... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- To some conservatives, it's amnesty. To some immigration advocates, it's... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- In kitchens, they prepare food faster, but pressure cookers by their very... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate set a long-awaited vote for Wednesday on a bipartisan plan for... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- An envelope addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi tested positive... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- An envelope addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi tested positive... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says a letter containing ricin or another... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. homebuilders broke the 1 million mark in March for the first time since... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate gun control supporters struggled Tuesday to salvage their drive to... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says there is no evidence that... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court is trying to sort out a wrenching adoption case involving a... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama pronounced the deadly Boston Marathon explosions an act... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. immigration system would undergo dramatic changes under a bipartisan... More

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