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Oct 02

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BREAKING: AP source: Obama invites congressional leaders to White House for shutdown meeting— The Associated Press (@AP) October 2, 2013…

Photo courtesy Cinzia Pappi The ancient city of Idu was uncovered beneath the modern city Satu Qala in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, reports the journal Anatolica this week. Cinzia Pappi, an archaeologist at Universität Leipzig in Germany, said…

Photo by Flickr user Gary Wayne Gilbert Bestselling author Tom Clancy, known for his novels in the espionage and military science genres, died at a Baltimore Hospital Tuesday, his publisher confirmed to the New York Times.

Good morning! It's Day 2 of the government shutdown. Here's what we are watching this morning. Tuesday ended in deadlock when Senate Democrats and the White House dismissed House Republicans' spending bills to fund national parks, veteran's programs and…

Oct 01

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Commissaries, relied upon by U.S. military families for tax-free groceries, to shut down Wednesday: http://t.co/mev6WP4jMK -SS— The Associated Press (@AP) October 1, 2013…

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