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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says the U.S. is fully capable of defending itself after a North Korean ballistic missile attack....

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Portman among 47 GOP senators to sign letter to Iran
WASHINGTON — In a move Democrats denounced as trying to sabotage the Obama administration’s foreign policy, Sen. Rob Portman and 46 other Senate Republicans yesterday warned Iran’s leadership that any agreement to limit Tehran’s apparent efforts to build a nuclear bomb would need Senate approval to stay in effect beyond 2016. More
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The Philippine foreign secretary says he is recommending to President Benigno Aquino III to pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian rebels. More
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EPA, other US agencies expand urban waters effort
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8 die in clothing factory fire in Bangladesh as Rana Plaza toll passes 900
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