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CNN Top Stories, 24.04.13 00:57 UTC

U.S. sues Lance Armstrong

Washington (CNN) -- The Justice Department late Tuesday formally filed its case against Lance Armstrong and his company Tailwind Sports for millions of dollars that the U.S. Postal Service spent to ...

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 19:33 UTC

Pivotal vote on gay marriage looms in RI

The Rhode Island Senate is poised to vote on whether the state should join the rest of New England in allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry.

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 16:31 UTC

Court to review overturned terror conviction

A federal appeals court is taking another look at a three-judge panel's decision to overturn the military commission conviction of an alleged al-Qaida propagandist.

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 16:03 UTC

Appeals court upholds EPA block on W.Va. mine

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had the legal authority to retroactively veto a water pollution permit for one of West Virginia's largest mountaintop removal coal mines years after it was issued, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

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Seattle Times, 22.04.13 18:20 UTC

Gov't seeks 45 years for Christian group attacker

Prosecutors say a Virginia man who planned a mass killing at the Washington headquarters of a conservative Christian lobbying group should spend 45 years in prison for his plot.

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Seattle Times, 22.04.13 09:54 UTC

Fallout for states rejecting Medicaid expansion

Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the federal health care law could have unexpected consequences for states where Republican lawmakers remain steadfastly opposed to what they scorn as "Obamacare."

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Seattle Times, 20.04.13 16:48 UTC

Bid for FBI building sets off regional competition

The FBI's announcement that it needs a new home has touched off a virtual real estate beauty contest, with communities around the region jockeying for the opportunity to attract the law enforcement agency - and attendant economic benefits - to their neighborhoods.

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Reuters - Business News, 19.04.13 18:14 UTC

Jobless rates plummet in states with housing recovery

By Lisa Lambert Fri Apr 19, 2013 1:53pm EDT (Reuters) - Unemployment rates dropped in most U.S. states in March from the year before, including California where joblessness fell to a four-year low, ...

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Seattle Times, 17.04.13 13:30 UTC

Questions and answers about gay marriage

New Zealand lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to a same-sex marriage bill, joining a dozen other countries. Here are some questions and answers about gay marriage around the world:

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Seattle Times, 16.04.13 02:03 UTC

Senate OKs compensation for wrongful convictions

The state Senate has approved a measure that allows people who were wrongfully convicted to seek compensation from the state for the years they were imprisoned.

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