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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Obama would accept piecemeal immigration reform

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- President Obama said he would accept a piecemeal approach to overhauling the U.S. immigration system, provided the divided Congress passes all the pieces. Obama said in an interview at a Wall Street Journal business leaders forum he preferred the sweeping immigration... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 18, 2013

Profs at German university want to award Snowden honorary degree

ROSTOCK, Germany, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. secrets-leaker Edward Snowden may get an honorary doctorate from Germany's Rostock University, as a dean praised Snowden's courage and civil disobedience. Hans Jurgen Wensierski, dean of the university's philosophy department, said the world shouldn't forget... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 17, 2013

The Issue: The Kennedy assassination -- did the mob do it?

By MARCELLA S. KREITER, United Press International It's been nearly 50 years since bullets were fired at the presidential motorcade as it winded its way through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, killing U.S. President John F. Kennedy and spawning decades of speculation on whether Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 16, 2013

U.S. military gives 623,000 pounds of relief supplies to Philippines

MANILA, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. military says it has donated approximately 623,000 pounds of relief supplies to the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. The aid, which includes food, water and shelter items, has been supplied through the U.S. Agency for International Development, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 15, 2013

Obama, health insurance industry leaders to meet

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- President Obama, who proposed changes to rules on policies affected by the Affordable Care Act, will meet with health insurance leaders, the White House said. Obama and senior administration officials plan to huddle with the chief executives Friday to "discuss ways to... Sign in to see full entry.

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