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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 05:43 PM PDT
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Congress on bomb fact-finding mission 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 05:43 PM PDT
 Blood and debris are seen on the sidewalk along Boylston Street a day after two explosions at the Boston Marathon in BostonLawmakers will meet with officials in Moscow about the Boston attack.
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Sources: Obama preparing to name Comey to FBI 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 07:55 PM PDT
 FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2004 file photo, Deputy Attorney General James Comey gestures during a news conference in Washington. President Barack Obama is preparing to nominate former Bush administration official James Comey to head the FBI, people familiar with the decision said Wednesday, May 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)James Comey formerly worked in the George W. Bush administration.
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Ted Cruz avoids controversy in NYC speech 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 06:37 PM PDT
 FILE - In this March 16, 2013 file photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speaks in National Harbor, Md. Mere months after the 2012 election, South Carolina is a buzz of political activity with a slate of potential presidential candidates already looking ahead to the state's "first in the South" primary _ still three years away. Vice President Joe Biden and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz arrive to whip up their parties' faithful before Tuesday's special congressional election featuring the high-profile former governor. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is a rising star Republican who has irked even members of his own party with his conservative views on immigration reform and gun control. But Cruz made no mention of those hot-button topics in his official debut on the New York political stage Wednesday, using a speech before the [...]
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Barbara weakens to tropical storm, kills 2 people 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 07:48 PM PDT
 This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 10:45 AM EDT shows a low pressure system over the central United States with widespread showers and thunderstorms from Texas into the Northern Plains. Farther east, a warm front extended into the Northeast with showers and thunderstorms. Tropical Storm Barbara can be seen south of Mexico. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)The storm drenched a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico's southern Pacific coast.
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Police: Letters to NYC mayor test positive for ricin 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:13 PM PDT
 FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2013 photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a gun violence summit at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, where he outlined his proposals for federal gun control reforms. Police said Wednesday, May 29, 2013, that threatening letters containing traces of the poison ricin were opened Friday, May 24, 2013 at New York City's mail sorting facility and Sunday, May 26, in Washington at the headquarters of the nonprofit started by Bloomberg, Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Both were addressed to Bloomberg and contained threats referencing the debate on gun laws. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)They were sent to Mayor Michael Bloomberg in New York and his gun-control group in Washington, police say.
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Nerves, tears, song on stage in National Spelling Bee 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 07:02 PM PDT
 Ansun Sujoe spells a word correctly behind the winner's trophy during the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at National Harbor in MarylandThe young contestants relied on all manner of coping strategies Wednesday.
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Asteroid mining company wants to put your face in space 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 06:41 PM PDT
 Handout image of an artist's rendering shows an ARKYD telescope orbiting EarthThe firm is gauging interest in a telescope that could serve as a backdrop for personal photos, officials said.
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Holder's plan for off-the-record meetings hits snag 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 06:34 PM PDT
 U.S. Attorney General Holder looks on during a special naturalization ceremony at the Department of Justice in WashingtonThe initial meetings are to be with several Washington bureau chiefs of national news organizations.
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AP Exclusive: Soldier to admit Afghan massacre 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:50 PM PDT
 FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2011, file photo provided by the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System, Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales participates in an exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. Bales, charged with slaughtering 16 villagers during one of the worst atrocities of the Afghanistan war, has agreed to plead guilty in a deal to avoid the death penalty, his attorney told The Associated Press on Wednesday May 29, 2013. (AP Photo/DVIDS, Spc. Ryan Hallock, File)The Army staff sergeant charged with slaughtering 16 villagers in one of the worst atrocities of the Afghanistan war will plead guilty to avoid the death penalty, his attorney said.
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Police: 7 dead in upstate N.Y. crash 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:12 PM PDT
 Officials say seven people have been killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a minivan.
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Author Jack Vance dies at home in Calif. 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 07:22 PM PDT
 The award-winning mystery, fantasy, and science fiction author wrote more than 60 books.
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Rare twin giraffes are born at Texas nature preserve 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 06:19 PM PDT
 Handout of rare twin reticulated giraffes at Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch near New BraunfelsA female named Wasswa and a male named Nakato are the only living twin giraffes in the U.S., an official says.
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Judge rejects legal challenges by accused Colo. theater gunman 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 07:00 PM PDT
 Accused Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes listens at his arraignment in CentennialLawyers for James Holmes had argued that the state's insanity law was unconstitutional.
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Illinois judge resigns after charges of possessing heroin 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 06:53 PM PDT
 Michael Cook submitted his resignation and is undergoing treatment for drug abuse, his attorney said.
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Patron finds gun on Disney World ride 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 04:51 PM PDT
 Disney Parks Kick Off A Monstrous Summer With 24 Hour EventA Walt Disney World patron on a ride with her grandson found a loaded gun on her seat.
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Independent R.I. governor to become a Democrat 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 02:43 PM PDT
 FILE - In this May 29, 2012 file photo, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee speaks at the Statehouse in Providence, R.I. Chafee, an independent, is joining the Democratic Party ahead of his bid for a second term, two Democratic officials said Thursday, May 29, 2013. He served in the U.S. Senate as a Republican but left the GOP in 2007. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)Lincoln Chafee intends to switch before an expected tough re-election fight in 2014.
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Taliban deputy dead after drone strike 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:47 AM PDT
 File photo of deputy Pakistani Taliban leader Wali-ur-Rehman speaking to a group of reporters in Shawal townThe militant led several attacks against U.S., NATO, and Pakistani forces.
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