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    Marines faulted over contaminated water

    A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and their families were exposed to a witch's brew of cancer-causing chemicals.

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      Boy Scouts set to vote on gay troops

      With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units.

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        Obama marches on despite controversies

        Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of …

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        1. Afghan police chief shot dead

          Afghan police chief shot dead

          Motorcycle-riding gunmen assassinated a police chief in front of his house after he led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan, an official said Saturday.

        2. SKorea says NKorea fires 3 missiles

          SKorea says NKorea fires 3 missiles

          South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters. Pyongyang routinely test-launches such missiles.

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        1. Phils snap Reds' 6-game winning streak

          Phils snap Reds' 6-game winning streak

          Domonic Brown drove in the tiebreaking run on an infield grounder in the eighth and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped the Cincinnati Reds' six-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory on Friday night.

          • Here's how IRS process usually works

            Here's how IRS process usually works

            As mysterious and confusing as it all sounds, applying for tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service isn’t usually all that complicated.

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              1. Emotional cops recount Seymour rescue

                Emotional cops recount Seymour rescue

                His voice cracking, Cleveland Police Officer Anthony Espada is seen on the video fighting back tears, as he describes the moment he first saw Amanda Berry then had Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus run into his arms.

              2. Berry's boyfriend says he was suspect

                Berry's boyfriend says he was suspect

                Amanda Berry's boyfriend when she disappeared says he was also a victim of Ariel Castro.

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