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Arsenal of new drone will swell over the next five years by more than 12 times the current level

(CNN) -- The Marines plan to swell the arsenal of their newest small drone over the next five years by more than 12 times the current level -- the largest proportional increase of any of the military's unmanned aircraft.


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Of the 21 Democrats who voted for contempt charges, 19 received NRA campaign contributions

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- When the National Rifle Association decided to keep track of those House members on both sides of the aisle who voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress last week, it was also sending a message to a number of embattled Democratic congressmen seeking re-election in conservative districts in the fall.


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New law puts the clinic at risk because its doctors aren't certified OB/GYN practitioners

JACKSON, Mississippi (CNN) -- A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Sunday that will allow the only abortion clinic operating in Mississippi to stay open -- for now.


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The 8,000 piece collection includes slave and indentured servant documents

(CNN) -- The priceless, 8,000-piece collection of rare African-American memorabilia Nathaniel Montague spent decades collecting could be dismantled if a buyer doesn't come forward by mid-July.


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Institution is attempting to emerge from a $7 million debt

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Struggling to keep his vision alive, former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder testified Wednesday he was inspired to tell the story of slavery through a museum after he led a delegation to Africa in the 1990s.


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The majority of at-risk residents get their water from public systems

EAST OROSI, Calif.–Jessica Sanchez sits on the edge of her seat in her mother's kitchen, hands resting on her bulging belly. Eight months pregnant, she's excited about the imminent birth of her son. But she's scared too.


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People can't sue the government if their rights have been violated, advocates say

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Mangamana Kao made multiple trips last year to the District of Columbia's public benefits office to get the medical assistance and food stamps he could rightfully receive as a legal immigrant from Togo. On each visit, he made a simple request that was always –and illegally--denied: He asked for a interpreter who could translate into French, his primary language in Togo.


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More than half of college graduates move back home, according to sociologist

(CNN) -- Lauren Ramsdell had a year to kill in between finishing college in May and getting married next year. So she decided to move back in with her parents.


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Florida holds largest bloc of electoral votes among ten swing-states deemed key to November elections

Voting rights advocates in Florida are anxiously awaiting a ruling from the U.S. District Court in Tallahassee on a legal challenge by the Department of Justice to the state's attempts to purge its voting roles.


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The AP and Idaho news organizations won the right to view lethal injection

FLORENCE, Arizona (AP) -- Samuel Villegas Lopez became the first person ever to be executed in Arizona while witnesses other than prison officials saw catheters inserted into an inmate's veins -- a move the state Department of Corrections made after a federal judge recently sided with The Associated Press and Idaho news organizations seeking full viewing access to lethal injections.


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