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NATIONAL POLITICS
White House admits top Obama aides knew a month ago about IRS probe
The White House acknowledged Monday that senior aides to President Barack Obama knew a month ago that the Internal Revenue Service had targeted conservative groups, expanding on previous administration statements about who in the White House knew about the inquiry and when they knew about it.
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WORLD
4 arrested after more riots in Stockholm suburb
Police have arrested four people after a second night of escalating riots in a Stockholm suburb, during which some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in anger over the police shooting death of an elderly man.
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NATIONAL
Obama declares disaster after at least 51 die in Oklahoma tornado
Recovery operations continue Tuesday morning after a tornado, reported to be a mile wide, touched down in Moore, Oklahoma, leveling Plaza Towers elementary school and killing 20 children inside.
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NATIONAL
Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister
Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of...
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WORLD
Death toll in Turkish balloon crash reaches 3
Officials say another Brazilian tourist has died of injuries sustained after a hot air balloon crashed to the ground, raising the number of tourists killed to 3.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Alaska attempts public relations pitch on drilling ANWR
The state of Alaska is trying to drum up publicity for its offer to pay some of the cost of exploratory drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but the pitch appears to stand no real chance.
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NATIONAL
More tornadoes in forecast for central US Tuesday
More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week.
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WORLD
Philippines protests Chinese warship's presence
The Philippines has protested the presence of a Chinese warship, two surveillance vessels and fishing boats off a shoal occupied by its military in the disputed Spratly Islands, in the latest territorial squabble between the Asian countries, officials said Tuesday.
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WORLD
Israeli peace negotiator: Stalemate bad for Israel
Israel's chief peace negotiator with the Palestinians says the current stalemate is harmful for Israel.








