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WASHINGTON (AP) ? The government should reassess its safety approval of the Boeing 787 lithium ion batteries, the nation’s top accident investigator said Thursday, casting doubt on whether the airliner’s troubles can be quickly remedied.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? We could soon be seeing the end of Saturday mail delivery.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama’s choice to head the CIA faces a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing just hours after lawmakers are expected to receive a classified report providing the rationale for drone strikes targeting Americans working with al-Qaida overseas.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama has directed the Justice Department to give Congress’ intelligence committees access to classified legal advice providing the government’s rationale for drone strikes against American citizens working with al-Qaida abroad, a senior administration official and Democratic lawmakers said Wednesday.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? House Democrats will unveil 15 gun control proposals, a package that resembles President Barack Obama’s plans and will include a ban on assault weapons.

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Democrats and Republicans are trying to get their respective acts together ? by holding retreats.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? John Brennan, now President Barack Obama’s nominee to be CIA director, sat quietly around a conference table at the agency’s headquarters in Langley, Va. , during briefings about the capture and waterboarding of key al-Qaida operative Abu Zubaydah.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Uncomfortable with the Obama administration’s use of deadly drones, a growing number in Congress is looking to limit America’s authority to kill suspected terrorists, even U. S. citizens. The Democratic-led outcry was emboldened by the revelation in a newly surfaced Justice Department memo that shows drones can strike against a wider range of threats, with less evidence, than previously believed.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? The military is poised to extend some benefits to the same-sex partners of service members, U. S. officials said Tuesday, about 16 months after the Pentagon repealed its ban on openly gay service.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? The White House is calling on Europe to take “proactive action” to disrupt the Hezbollah organization following an investigation that tied the group to the bombing of a bus filled with Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last year.

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