Veterans' claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans' disability claims, which has stoked congres...
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New Jersey cop says didn't set blaze at police captain's house
By David Jones NEWARK (Reuters) - A New Jersey police officer on Friday pleaded not guilty to charges related to a suspected arson f...
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Judge orders Philadelphia faith-healing couple held in son's death
By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia couple charged with murder after their baby died without medical care must be...
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Arizona jury foreman says believed Jodi Arias was abused
By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - The foreman of an Arizona jury that deadlocked over whether Jodi Arias should be put to death ...
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Louisiana to push ahead with paying private firms to teach kids
By Stephanie Simon (Reuters) - Louisiana's schools chief vowed on Friday to push ahead with a plan to let students take classes from...
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U.S. weather-watcher satellite fails just before hurricane season
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A key satellite positioned to track severe weather in the eastern United States h...
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U.S. awards medals to four girls killed in 1963 civil rights bombing
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed a bill into law on Friday granting the United States' highest civilian honor to four black...
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State Department posts feedback on Keystone pipeline
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department says it is taking the unusual step of releasing publicly the feedb...
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Sandy who? Jersey shore opens for summer seven months after storm
By Victoria Cavaliere SEASIDE HEIGHTS, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New Jersey shore ushered in the unofficial start of summer on Frid...
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New York claims more proof of bank mortgage abuses
By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said there is mounting evidence that Bank of Amer...
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