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Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at House Judiciary Committee hearing to discuss the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act.  Republicans in the House of Representatives on Tuesday make their most concerted effort of the year to change U.S. abortion law with legislation that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
House passes far-reaching anti-abortion billHouse passes far-reaching bill to ban almost all abortions after 20 weeks
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North Carolina players embrace Brian Holberton, center right with back to camera, after he hit a two-run home run against LSU in the first inning of an NCAA College World Series elimination baseball game in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Eric Francis)
North Carolina ousts Tigers from CWS with 4-2 winHolberton's homer, Thornton's strong start sends North Carolina to 4-2 win over Tigers at CWS
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Ashland City police Lt. Joel Icenhour answers questions during a news-conference Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Cleveland. Authorities in Ohio have arrested three people on charges of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over a two-year period. Federal agents and Ashland police said Tuesday the trio forced the woman to do housework, threatened her and the girl with violence and fed their pets better than the victims. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Defense attorney disputes Ohio enslavement chargesDefense attorney in state kidnap case disputes federal slavery allegations against 3 in Ohio
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Rural lawmakers push for farm bill votes in HouseRural lawmakers scrambling for votes on farm bill as legislation moves to House floor
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FILE - In this Sept. 30, 1957 file photo, Jimmy Hoffa, Teamsters vice president and leading candidate to succeed Dave Beck as the IBT's new president, waves to delegates at the opening of the Teamsters Union convention at Miami Beach, Fla. Hoffa’s mysterious disappearance, assumed death and myriad searches for his body have been the stuff of urban legends for more than three decades and continue with the most recent report that the former Teamsters chief’s remains are buried beneath a concrete slab in a barn in a field in suburban Detroit. (AP Photo/File)
Hoffa mystery still fascinates after 4 decadesMystery behind disappearance, death of Teamsters' Jimmy Hoffa still fascinates after 40 years
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IRS worker: No political bias against tea partyTranscript: IRS worker says tea party screening originated in Cincinnati, not Washington
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FILE - In this April 12, 2012 file photo, Google workers ride bikes outside of Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, sharply challenged the federal government's gag order on its Internet surveillance program, citing what it described as a First Amendment right to divulge how many requests it receives from the government for data about its customers in the name of national security. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Google asks FISA court to lift gag orderGoogle asks secret court to lift gag order on govt surveillance, cites First Amendment rights
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FBI agents duck under crime scene tape in front a New York city house once occupied by a famous gangster, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in New York.  The work started Monday at the home of James Burke, a Lucchese crime family associate known as "Jimmy the Gent." He was the inspiration for Robert De Niro's character in the 1990 Martin Scorsese movie "Goodfellas." Burke died behind bars in 1996, two decades after authorities say he masterminded a nearly $6 million robbery at New York's Kennedy Airport, one of the largest cash thefts in American history. The Queens house is still owned by the Burke family, but others now live there. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
FBI digging at former home of famed NY mobsterFBI digging for remains at former home of NY mobster who inspired Robert De Niro character
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A general view of Taliban office in Doha before the official opening in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. In a major breakthrough, the Taliban and the U.S. announced Tuesday that they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan as the Islamic militant movement opened an office in Qatar. American officials with the Obama administration said the office in the Qatari capital of Doha was the first step toward the ultimate U.S.-Afghan goal of a full Taliban renouncement of links with al-Qaida. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)
US, Taliban to start talks on ending Afghan warUS, Taliban agree to hold talks on ending war in Afghanistan; Obama says process won't be easy
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  • GOP is losing its grip on Virginia

    LEESBURG, Va. Downtown Leesburg offers a portrait of attachment to the past: Federal-style buildings line the streets, and the courthouse square features both a plaque commemorating a reading in 1776 of the Declaration of Independence and a statute honoring Confederate soldiers. Journalgazette.net, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 02:39 PM
  • Leesburg woman indicted for first-degree murder

    A Leesburg woman charged in the December shooting death of a Sterling man was among 36 indicted June 10 by a Loudoun County Grand Jury. Loudoun Times, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 04:04 PM
  • Man Gets In Fight At Va. Hotel, Laptop Stolen

    A man got into an argument and then a physical fight with a group of four people in the patio area of a hotel in Sterling on Tuesday morning, only to discover afterwards that someone stole his laptop, according to Loudoun County Sheriff's Office authorities. WUSA9.com, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 06:11 AM
  • Repeat sex offender sentenced to two life terms in prison

    A Loudoun County judge on Friday upheld a jury's recommendation and handed down a sentence of two life sentences plus 75 years in prison for a 52-year-old man convicted on a range of sex crime charges. Loudoun Times, Mon, Jun 17 2013 @ 01:03 PM
  • Herndon man convicted of theft from former employer

    A Loudoun County Jury convicted a Herndon man June 17 of burglary and grand larceny and recommended more than seven years in prison. Loudoun Times, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 02:56 PM
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