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Friday, October 4, 2013

Merkel's party in exploratory coalition talks with center-left rivals

BERLIN, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union and its rival, the Social Democrats, Friday began exploratory coalition talks, officials said. The CDSU is also expected to have talks next week with the Greens, The New York Times reported. Merkel's conservative... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 3, 2013

Police: No condition yet on Capitol Hill suspect

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Capitol Police said a vehicle chase that began near the White House Thursday ended on Capitol Hill, with gunshots being fired by police. Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine told reporters he had no word on whether the woman in a black car involved in the chase was dead. "I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Venezuela expels top U.S. diplomat, 2 other envoys

CARACAS, Venezuela, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Venezuela expelled the top U.S. diplomat and two other embassy officials from the country for allegedly conspiring against the government. The diplomats have until Wednesday to leave the country, President Nicolas Maduro said in a fiery speech after charging them... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 30, 2013

Poll: Two-thirds of uninsured to get health coverage by deadline

PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Fewer than half of U.S. citizens without health insurance say they plan to buy it specifically from a healthcare exchange, a national survey has found. Overall, nearly two-thirds of uninsured Americans say they will get health insurance by the Jan. 1 deadline to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 29, 2013

House sends Senate spending bill without Obamacare funding

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- With a government shutdown looming, the Republican-controlled U.S. House early Sunday sent the Senate a stopgap spending bill that would defund Obamacare. Leaders of the Democrat-controlled Senate have said any spending measure that doesn't include money to implement... Sign in to see full entry.

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