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Wed., May 22, 2013 12:15pm
Lois Lerner, who's at the center of the political firestorm over her agency's singling out of some conservative groups for extra scrutiny, invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to answer questions from Congress.
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Wed., May 22, 2013 12:00pm
The waiver means the details of Fazliddin Kurbanov's alleged crimes remain mostly a mystery.
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Wed., May 22, 2013 12:00pm
The former congressman's career appeared to be over when he resigned in 2011 because of an extramarital sexting scandal and his lies about it. Now, he tells voters, "I've made some big mistakes. ... I hope I get a second chance to work for you." The Democratic primary is set for Sept. 10.
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Wed., May 22, 2013 12:00pm
A friend of the man killed Wednesday in Orlando says the FBI was questioning the man about his connection to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the men suspected of planting the bombs in Boston.
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Wed., May 22, 2013 11:45am
Some single baby boomers are moving into group houses, a college-era solution to their modern needs. Housemates share costs, socialize, and cheer each other on through life's thick and thin.
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Wed., May 22, 2013 11:45am
The Fed chairman cautioned Wednesday that if interest rates were to start rising now, the economy could slump. Meanwhile, the National Association of Realtors said sales of existing homes rose and would have been even stronger if not for tight inventory.
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Wed., May 22, 2013 11:30am
It goes back to a single page in a report written decades ago by U.S. consultants, and funded by the U.S. State Department.
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Wed., May 22, 2013 11:15am
In a nonpartisan race in which two Democrats were the top contenders, the city councilman has edged out City Controller Wendy Greuel.
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Wed., May 22, 2013 11:00am
Although scientists have known that a funguslike organism caused the potato blight that triggered the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840s, they didn't know which strain was the culprit. But they do now, thanks to the genes in some 19th century potato samples.
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Wed., May 22, 2013 10:30am
Raised on the South Side, Manzarek brought Chicago sound to L.A.'s beaches with the trailblazing band. He died Monday at age 74.
