Candidates give us dirty laundry, pile up threatens to define political hopefuls

Step carefully, dirty laundry defining candidates

Senate panel finishes evidence hearings in impeachment trial of Louisiana judge

Senate panel wraps up impeachment hearings

Judges question whether alleged 9-11 recruiter could still be considered a member of al-Qaida

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Senate opens impeachment trial against judge accused of lying under oath, taking payoffs

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Senate set to open impeachment trial against judge accused of lying under oath, taking payoffs

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Judge orders mental evaluation for ex-soldier accused of taking hostages at Ga. Army hospital

US President Barack Obama welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

Ga. man accused of taking hostages at Fort Stewart hospital due in court

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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley says he won’t seek 7th term leading nation’s 3rd-largest city

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Prosecutors charge ex-soldier with threat to kill Obama after hostage standoff at Army base

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CIA chief Panetta’s star turn on ‘Top Chef’ part of campaign to preserve agency’s power

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State Dept. warns Americans not to visit NKorea, says few ex-presidents available for rescues

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With ex-President Carter in North Korea, Kim Jong Il slips over to China

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Jimmy Carter arrives in Pyongyang; ex-president seeking to bring home jailed American

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

AP sources: Former President Jimmy Carter going to NKorea to free American imprisoned there

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Ruling renews tug-of-war between US, Russia on fate of reputed ‘Merchant of Death’

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‘Merchant of Death’ _ Reputed Russian arms dealer may be headed to US for long-sought trial

U.S. President Barack Obama joins Martha Coakley

Singapore rejects appeal by Swiss graffiti vandal, extends jail term by 2 months

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Singapore extends jail term of Swiss graffiti vandal by 2 months, rejects appeal

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Backers of Calif gay marriage ban ask appeals court to temporarily block gay weddings

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Judge says gay marriage can return to California next week barring appeals court ruling

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Judge keeps gay marriages on hold in Calif. on hold until at least Aug. 18

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Late ex-Congressman Rostenkowski had lamented that his legacy would be tainted by prison term

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Rostenkowski was one of Washington’s most powerful lawmakers _ and a symbol of its excesses

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Former Ill. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, who helped shape tax policy before prison stint, dies at 82

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Appeals court reverses drug conviction because police used GPS tracking device without warrant

Court reverses drug conviction in GPS case

Judge mulling Arizona immigration law notes the everyday realities of porous Mexico border

Ariz. judge raises the realities of porous border

Arrests of 2 journalists signal police vigilance at NY site where Clinton’s wedding expected

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Judge hears arguments over Ariz immigration law, feds seek to have measure put on hold

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APNewsBreak: 2 journalists arrested at NY site where Chelsea Clinton’s wedding expected

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Judge to decide immigration law has experience in handling border cases, conflicting laws

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Former fundraiser for Obama, Hillary Clinton, others is sentenced to 12 years for fraud

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Ex-fundraiser for Hillary Clinton sentenced to 12 years in prison for bank and wire fraud

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Al Gore to be subjected to another police investigation related to late-night massage

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State Department says busting of Russian spy ring won’t derail US-Russian relations

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Arrests in secrent-agent ring rise to 11 as Russia criticizes ‘Cold War-era spy stories’

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Russia acknowledges its citizens are among suspected spies, calls for US understanding

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As Rwanda’s August election nears, critics fear country’s president is smashing dissent