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Female service members sue over combat exclusion policy
Four female service members filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking to overturn the Pentagon's exclusion of women from many combat roles, arguing that the restrictions are unconstitutional and have hindered their careers.
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Obama seeks to avoid Katrina comparison with Sandy response
President Barack Obama on Thursday promised residents of New York and New Jersey hit by superstorm Sandy that they will get a coordinated federal, state and local effort to rebuild their devastated neighborhoods.
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VIDEO: Man who accused Elmo actor of teen sex recants
A man who accused Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash of having sex with him when he was a teen now says it isn't so. The unidentified man, now in his 20s, says in a statement that his sexual relationship with Clash was adult and consensual.
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VIDEO: Obama in victory speech says 'best is yet to come'
In his victory speech after being declared the projected winner over Gov. Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama thanked his supporters and said we are "an American family, we rise and fall together as one nation, as one people."
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VIDEO: Romney concedes election
In his concession speech, Gov. Mitt Romney congratulated the President and his supporters.
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Republicans retain House majority
Republicans won enough crucial races Tuesday to retain control of the House of Representatives, beating back a strong Democratic challenge and allowing the GOP to keep pushing an agenda of fiscal austerity.
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VIDEO: Obama HQ goes wild during Iowa returns
Supporters of Barack Obama gathered in Chicago react to the news that the president won the state of Iowa.
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VIDEO: Gas thief sets house, car and himself on fire
A man attempting to steal gasoline managed to set a house, a car and himself on fire in the process.
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How the world would vote in the U.S. election
Sure, polling may suggest that the world isn't following the 2012 U.S. election as closely as it did the 2008 presidential race, but that doesn't mean people overseas don't care about the campaign's outcome.
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Arizona county’s grim lost and found
She probably never imagined things would go so wrong — that she’d end up here, on a scuffed metal gurney in a coroner’s office far from home.
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Female service members sue over combat exclusion policy
