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The battle over the payroll tax cut
feature Republicans and Democrats sparred over the payroll tax cut, with House Republicans adding unrelated provisions to the bill that Senate Democrats will not pass.
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Russians take to the streets
feature Russians filled the streets to protest the alleged fraud in the recent parliamentary elections.
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Manning’s mixed verdict
feature Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was found guilty of violating the Espionage Act, but acquitted of “aiding the enemy.”
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A frosty showdown between the U.S. and Russia
feature U.S.-Russian relations reached a low point when President Obama canceled a planned summit with President Vladimir Putin.
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Heading for an attack on Syria
feature The U.S. and its allies were gearing up for a military strike, as it became clear that the Syrian regime had unleashed poison-gas.
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Obama hands decision on Syria to Congress
feature In a surprising, high-stakes gamble, President Obama has asked Congress for approval of a punitive military strike on Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
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Egypt’s crackdown sparks review of U.S. aid
feature Will the Obama administration call for an end to the $1.3 billion in annual U.S. aid to Egypt?
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A new tack on drug sentencing
feature Attorney General Eric Holder has proposed a “fundamentally new approach” to prosecuting minor drug offenders.
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The NSA’s domestic reach
feature The PRISM program is just one of many used by security officials to access the data flowing through domestic servers.
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Egypt cracks down on Islamists
feature Egypt’s military government intensified its brutal crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Crisis at Fukushima
feature The Japanese government said it was taking over the cleanup effort at the crippled nuclear plant amid disturbing reports of new leaks.
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Remembering the March on Washington
feature Tens of thousands of people reconvened at the Lincoln Memorial to hear America’s first black president address the state of equality in America.
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New York’s liberal turn
feature Liberal populist Bill de Blasio claimed victory in the Democratic mayoral primary in New York.
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Obama agrees to try diplomacy on Syria
feature Will Secretary of State John Kerry's offhand remark pave the way for a possible diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis?
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