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  Former soap actor charged with selling cocaine

  Los Angeles County prosecutors say they've charged a former "Days of Our Lives" actor with selling cocaine out of his Agoura Hills home.

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  Justice Dept. faulted over terrorist identities

  As a result of the department's failure to share information with the Terrorist Screening Center, some in the witness protection program who were on a government "no-fly" list were allowed to travel on commercial flights.

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  House committee to grill ousted IRS chief

  With the scandal joining the parade of political headaches buffeting President Barack Obama, the Republican-run House Ways and Means Committee planned to question the agency's ousted chief.

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  Organic industry clout grows with consumer demand

  The organic food industry is gaining clout on Capitol Hill, prompted by rising consumer demand and its entry into traditional farm states. But that isn't going over well with everyone in Congress.

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  Obama vows to end 'scourge' of military sex abuse

  President Barack Obama is pledging to eliminate the "scourge" of sexual assault in the military while cautioning that it will take a long and sustained effort by all military members.

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  House immigration group reaches a deal

  A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Barack Obama's top second-term priorities.

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  New law tightens enrollment at virtual schools

  The administration legislation allows beginning online schools to start with an enrollment of 1,500 and continue to expand as long as they meet performance requirements.

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  People with police training now allowed to be armed in schools

  Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill that allows school districts to let people with police training be armed in schools.

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  New law forces more drunk drivers to get interlocking ignitions

  Currently, ignition-locking devices, which force drivers to pass breath tests to start vehicles and keep them running, are required for DUI offenders whose blood alcohol level topped 0.15 percent.

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  GOP demands more despite Benghazi email release

  The White House release of some 100 pages of emails and notes about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year has failed to satisfy congressional Republicans

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  Deep divide in Congress over domestic food aid

  The two chambers are far apart on how much the $80 billion-a-year program should be cut, however — reflecting a deep ideological and at times emotional divide on the role of government in helping the poor.

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  INFLUENCE GAME: Tech, labor spar on immigration

  To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business.

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  Tea party groups call IRS process 'nightmare'

  Anger over President Barack Obama's policies drove businessman Tom Zawistowski to file paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service nearly three years ago to create the Ohio Liberty Coalition.

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  Ouster of IRS official isn't ending investigations

  Don't look for the outcry over the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of tea party groups to subside with the ouster of the agency's acting commissioner.

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  Henry discusses decision not to seek re-election

  Longtime Sen. Douglas Henry says his health and the high cost of campaigning were factors in his decision not to seek re-election next year.

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  Justice investigating IRS targeting of tea party

  Attorney General Eric Holder said he ordered the FBI to investigate Friday — the day the IRS publicly acknowledged that it had singled out conservative groups.

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  Trio of troubles threatening Obama's second term

  President Barack Obama seemed to lose control of his second-term agenda even before he was sworn in, when a school massacre led him to lift gun control to the fore.

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  Holder to face tough questioning at House hearing

  At a news conference Tuesday, Holder defended the subpoenas to the AP and disclosed that the department was investigating the IRS for giving tea party groups extra scrutiny when they applied for tax exempt status.

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  Lawmakers outraged over another military sex case

  Lawmakers say they're outraged that for the second time this month a member of the armed forces assigned to help prevent sexual assaults in the military is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct.

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  Alexander compares raising money for Obamacare to Iran-Contra

  To Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' push to get funding from private organizations bears a strong resemblance to a massive scandal from a quarter-century ago

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  Gov't probe obtains wide swath of AP phone records

  The Justice Dept. secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion"

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  High-tech pushes for more in immigration bill

  The clash is set to play out in a Capitol Hill hearing room this week as the Senate Judiciary Committee resumes consideration of amendments to sweeping legislation remaking the nation's immigration system.

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  Activists call on Obama to stop deportations

  Immigration activists are calling on President Barack Obama to end deportations of immigrants who might be eligible for legal status under a new immigration bill.

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  Top IRS official didn't reveal tea party targeting

  Congress was not told tea party groups were being inappropriately targeted by the Internal Revenue Service, even after acting agency Chief Steven Miller had been briefed on the matter.

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  Utah to be first to use dual-model health exchange

  The federal government has approved Utah to become the first state to have a dual-model health insurance exchange in which the state and the federal government divide responsibilities.