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Los Alamos nuclear lab under siege from wildfire
By News on Jun 28, 2011
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LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) -- A wildfire burning near the desert birthplace of the atomic bomb advanced on the Los Alamos laboratory and thousands of outdoor drums of plutonium-contaminated waste Tuesday as authorities stepped up efforts to protect the site and monitor the air for radiation....Obama schedules news conference
By News on Jun 28, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday morning, his first full formal news session with the press since March....
White House, lawmakers break trade pact stalemate
By News on Jun 28, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House and congressional lawmakers reached a deal Tuesday to propel three coveted free trade agreements toward a vote on Capitol Hill, though the ultimate fate of the pacts with South Korea, Colombia and Panama remained uncertain....Coburn, Lieberman seek to raise Medicare age to 67
By News on Jun 28, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two Senate rebels jumped into Congress' cut-the-deficit competition on Tuesday, proposing to raise the age of Medicare eligibility to 67 and increase monthly premiums for millions of current beneficiaries....Suicide bomber hits Kabul hotel, gunbattles erupt
By News on Jun 28, 2011
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- At least one suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Western-style hotel in Kabul late Tuesday night and Afghan police who rushed to the scene fought other assailants with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades....