FBI says it uses drones on U.S. soil

By David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States uses drones for surveillance in some limited law enforcement situations, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Wednesday, sparking additional...
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Wikileaks founder offers aid to NSA leaker

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in …Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said Wednesday that his anti-secrecy group has been in touch with National Security...
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History raises stakes for Obama in Berlin

BERLIN (AP) — Five years and 50 years. As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin, he can’t escape those anniversaries and the inevitable comparisons to history and personal achievement. With...
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Tornado touches down at Denver airport

DENVER (AP) — Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms, stairwells and other...
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Doctors: Aid Guantanamo hunger strikers

U.S. military guards watch detainees in a cell block at Camp 6 in the Guantanamo Bay detention center in 2010. … More than 150 doctors and other medical professionals are asking President Barack Obama...
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U.S. to resume talks with Taliban

NATO soldiers board a helicopter after a security handover ceremony outside Kabul, June 18, 2013. (Omar Sobhan … Perhaps channeling Winston Churchill’s famous warning about “the end of...
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Afghan president’s forces take over for NATO

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced at a ceremony on Tuesday that his country’s armed forces are taking over the lead for security nationwide from the U.S.-led NATO...
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Obama defends Syria policy, plays down NSA spying ‘ruckus’

President Barack Obama speaks to guests at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast June 17, 2013. (Paul Faith/Reuters/ …President Barack Obama promised in an interview broadcast late Monday that his decision...
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Court: Ariz. citizenship proof law illegal

WASHINGTON (AP) — States can’t demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday...
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Supreme Court strikes down Arizona voter ID citizenship law

A bilingual sign announces a polling place in Maricopa County, Arizona. (David McNew/Getty …The Supreme Court announced on Monday it has struck down an Arizona law that required voters to provide documentary...
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