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VIDEO: President Obama speaks with immigrant leaders

A major immigration bill that would give millions of people living illegally in America a path to citizenship cleared a key legislative hurdle Tuesday when a strong Senate majority voted to open debate on it.


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Edward Snowden is staying in a \"safe house" in Hong Kong for time being

The man who shook the U.S. intelligence community by leaking details of secret surveillance programs is believed to be staying in a "safe house," the British newspaper that worked with him reported Wednesday.

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Organizer: The day honors freedom for people all over the world

This year's Juneteenth promises to be a big one, with food, free children's activities, arts events and a parade celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation itself.

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Edward Snowden told the Guardian that he expects to be charged under the Espionage Act

HONG KONG (CNN) -- U.S. authorities are preparing charges against Edward Snowden, the man who outed himself as the source of secret documents detailing government surveillance of telephone and Internet communications, a law enforcement source told CNN on Tuesday.

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Bill Daley: Campaign would reflect 'action and urgency' toward fixing his state's stalled reforms

(CNN) -- Bill Daley, who served as President Barack Obama's chief of staff for one year between 2011 and 2012, announced Tuesday he was launching an exploratory bid for Illinois governor.


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Immigration reform bill faces a key Senate procedural vote

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama tried Tuesday to build momentum for an immigration reform bill facing a key Senate procedural vote, saying the measure was a commonsense approach to fix a broken system that has allowed 11 million people to live illegally in America.


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A prosecutor's committee will later consider whether seeking death penalty is appropriate

(CNN) -- A man accused of kidnapping and holding captive three young women in his Cleveland house for 10 years will be arraigned this week on 329 counts.


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Snowden says he leaked classified information in defense of freedom and privacy, newspaper reports

HONG KONG (CNN) -- Edward Snowden, the man behind of one of the biggest leaks in the history of U.S. intelligence, is a former technical assistant for the CIA who is now holed up in a Hong Kong hotel, in danger of running out of money and hoping to find asylum somewhere in the world.


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The case has sparked protests and ignited a national debate about race and gun laws

Monday marks the start of jury selection in Seminole County, Fla., where Martin was fatally shot on Feb. 26, 2012.


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Administration estimates roughly 6 million Californians will be eligible for insurance exchange

San Jose, California (CNN) -- While in California for diplomatic meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Obama took time for a short victory lap praising the successes achieved so far by the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare.


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