Obama orders review of guidelines for probing journalists
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he directed Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a r...
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Boy Scouts of America votes to end century-old ban on gay scouts
By Marice Richter GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to lift a century-old ban on openly gay s...
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California reveals prices for health insurance under Obamacare
By Sharon Bernstein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California unveiled prices on Thursday that consumers will pay for a selection of health...
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Parents sue Pittsburgh Zoo over toddler's mauling death
By Jonathan Barnes PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The parents of a 2-year-old boy mauled to death by African wild dogs at the Pittsburgh Zoo...
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Local lawyer named to corruption fighting Chicago prosecutor job
By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has nominated Chicago attorney Zachary Fardon to be the U.S. prosecuto...
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Catholic order to pay $16.5 million to more than 400 claiming sex abuse
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An order of the Roman Catholic Church has agreed to pay $16.5 million to more than 400 adults who said they wer...
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Gun groups sue to block new Connecticut gun law
By Richard Weizel MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - Leaders of Connecticut gun advocacy groups said on Thursday they had sued to knoc...
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Searchers find body of second child killed in Minnesota mudslide
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Searchers on Thursday found the body of a second fourth-grader killed when a landslide swept students, who w...
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Senate approves Obama nominee to key appeals court
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a break from bipartisan battles over judicial appointments, the U.S. Senate on Thursday...
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New York man held captive for month rescued by police
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police rescued a businessman from a New York City warehouse where he had been held captive fo...
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