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Homeland Security says oversight will be tightened for foreign students entering the U.S. Terror database too vague to flag Boston suspectTamerlan Tsarnaev's name was in a U.S. intelligence database along with 875,000 others, a list so all-encompassing that its value has been diminished, some say. States try to tackle 'secret money' in politicsWith campaign donations up and a lack of federal action, a joint effort aims to lift the shadows on tax-exempt political advocacy groups and trade associations. |
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A Mexican father's plea to two presidents
President Obama has much to discuss with Mexico's new president,...
Erasing the stain of Guantanamo
At his news conference Tuesday, President Obama made a powerful plea...
McManus: Obama plays for time to avoid 'red line'
Barack Obama really, really does not want to get tangled up in Syria.
Vicente Fox to Congress: Rethink that wall
Throughout 2001, President George W. Bush and I spent time negotiating...
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