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Sex offenders list is part of a new effort to crack down on sexual assault in the military

(CNN) -- CNN has learned that the Navy and Marine Corps will begin publishing their own version of a sex offenders list as part of new effort to crack down on sexual assault in the military.


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Issa concedes there is no proof yet of outside involvement in targeting

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In this corner, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee who alleges without proof that the Internal Revenue Service targeting scandal has links to the White House.


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Political turmoil, commodity market upheaval and increased consumption are influencing traders

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Gas prices are significantly higher and likely to go higher still, which could make this the most expensive summer at the pump in five years.


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Supporters agree with NAACP and Moveon.Org that Zimmerman racially profiled Trayvon Martin

One million people have so far signed online petitions by the NAACP and MoveOn.org calling for federal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.


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Parents should not have to fear for their childrens safety on American streets

Hillary Clinton Speaks to Delta women saying the sorority is force for justice and understanding. Addressing the Zimmerman verdict she said no parent should have to fear for their childrens safety

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Heat plus humidity drives up electricity use and ozone levels

Across the East Coast high temperature and humidity are driving up the heat index into the 100 degree range. That's a measure of how hot it feels to your body -- and in Philadelphia, it could feel like a broiling 110 degrees.


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The juror says she believes both Zimmerman and Martin could have walked away

(CNN) -- One of the jurors who acquitted George Zimmerman said she had "no doubt" he feared for his life in the final moments of his struggle with Trayvon Martin, and that was the definitive factor in the verdict.


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At issue is what Dems call unnecessary filibusters of President's nominees by Republicans

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Senators have reached a tentative bipartisan deal to avert the so-called "nuclear option" -- a controversial rules change in the Senate -- sources in both parties told CNN.


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26,000 cases of unwanted sexual contact occurred in 2012, according to Department of Defense

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An effort to remove sexual assault cases from the military chain of command received a bipartisan boost Tuesday as conservative Republicans joined the bill's main backer, Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, to voice their support for the measure.

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Appeal: Judge should've explained difference between campaign contributions, bribes

(CNN) -- Lawyers for imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich say in an appeal that his jury wasn't told the difference between bribery and legal political deals.

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