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Will big gun money sway Congress against gun safety bill

Polls indicate it's supported by the vast majority of Americans, the gun-control proposal with arguably the best chance of Senate passage may very well go down to defeat on Wednesday.


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Ex-FBI official says bombings have both domestic and international hallmarks

As loved ones mourn the deaths of three people and dozens of others remain hospitalized from the dual bombings Monday near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, two questions continue to hound authorities: Who triggered the attack, and why?


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Police: A timer was likely used to activate one of the bombs, rather than a cell phone

(CNN) -- One of the deadly Boston Marathon bombs was apparently placed inside a metal pressure cooker and hidden in a backpack, a federal law enforcement official said Tuesday.


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Some lawmakers expressed concern the medal would be placed above those for battlefield valor

(CNN) -- An award for drone operators that drew an angry response from lawmakers was downgraded to a lesser distinction Monday by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.


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In 2011, more than 60 percent of all cigarettes sold in NY were smuggled in from another state

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Wanna make a quick $1,944,000? Buy a truckload of cigarettes in Virginia and sell them in New York.


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Explosions hurt at least six at Boston Marathon

BOSTON (CNN) -- At least two explosions rocked the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon, injuring at least a half-dozen people, a CNN producer at the scene said.


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They were asked to blame Jews for Nazi Germany's problems

ALBANY, New York (CNN) -- An upstate school system apologized Friday after students got a writing assignment in which they were instructed to prove their loyalty to Nazi Germany by arguing Jews are "evil" and the source of that government's problems.


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The target shows a faceless black hoodie with Skittles and iced tea

(CNN) -- The Florida police sergeant fired for possessing shooting targets resembling Trayvon Martin defended himself Sunday and said the targets were meant to be used as training aids for "no-shoot" situations.


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Progress Kentucky members overheard conversation and taped it

An official with a local Democratic Party group alleged Thursday a Kentucky-based liberal organization was responsible for the secretly recorded tapes of Sen. Mitch McConnell plotting campaign strategy.


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One killed and five injured in Mississippi

A powerful storm that swept across the country will lose its fury Friday and blow out over the Atlantic by day's end, forecasters said.


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