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Iran expects final ruling by late August on 3 Americans accused of spying, 2 held since 2009
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran expects to make a final decision in the case of three Americans charged with espionage by late August, Iran’s official news agency said Tuesday. Two of the three have been in Iranian custody since 2009. IRNA quoted Tehran’s chief prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi as saying the Americans’ next court appearance is tentatively set for the summer session of the court, between …

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San Diego-Based Warship Fired On as Somali Pirates Kill Four Americans
Rocket-propelled grenade fired at the USS Sterett during showdown with captors.

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Duncan: When it comes to education, Americans have ‘lost our way’
Washington (CNN) – Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Monday that other countries have outpaced the United States in education advancements because Americans have “lost our way” and not remained focused on improving education. “When we led the world a generation ago we flat-lined. It’s not that we’ve dropped, we’re just stagnated,” Duncan said in [...]

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Americans Could Lose Unemployment Benefits Soon
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—-On June 24th the U.S. Senate failed for the third time to act on extending unemployment benefits, which are currently set to expire in November. Although more than 1.2 million Americans will exhaust their unemployment benefits by the end of June, senators are struggling to reach a compromise.

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Obama, Clinton vow to defend gay rights, adding ‘it’s not who we are as Americans’
President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged to end violence and discrimination against gays and lesbians at home and abroad Tuesday, as the Obama administration moves to extend further benefits to gays working in the federal government.

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Indian Americans rejoice Nikki Haley’s nomination
Indian-American Nikki Haley has bagged the Republican nomination for South Carolina’s gubernatorial elections.

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Republicans seek Americans’ ideas for governing
Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives, stung by criticism that their party lacks new ideas, launched an online initiative to hear suggestions and policy proposals directly from Americans

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Americans Still Split Over New Health Reform Law
FRIDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) — One month after President Barack Obama signed the historic health-reform bill into law, Americans remain divided on the measure, with many people still unsure how it will affect them, a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll finds.

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