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A billboard announcing the $600 million dollar prize in the Power Ball lottery, May 18, 2013.

Americans Dream of Riches as Powerball Lottery Hits $600 Million

Jackpot may be even higher by the time the numbers are drawn More

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Video Obama Turns Focus on Middle-Class Jobs

In weekly address, US president says he wants to help average Americans make economic gains, ‘reignite the engine’ of growth More

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey (file photo)

US Criticizes Russian Missile Sale to Syria

Remarks by General Martin Dempsey are first US confirmation that Russia made sale of so-called ship-killer cruise missiles to SyriaMore

Torture Treatment Center volunteers, Los Angeles

Video Annual Event Helps Torture Treatment Center

Center helps torture survivors heal, provides testimony to help them gain asylum in US More

Oxbow, ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, wins the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore.

Oxbow Wins Preakness, Orb Finishes 4th

Result means that there will be no Triple Crown winner this year More

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Video US Military Officials Call Sex Abuse In Ranks Serious Problem

Top U.S. military officials have vowed to root out sexual abuse, a persistent problem in all branches of the armed forces. The victims of sexual battery, harassment and stalking are mostly female members of the military, but gay men and others also have reported assaults. In some cases, the perpetrators turned out to be officers tasked with preventing abuse. Zlatica Hoke reports.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) and Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey hold a joint news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, March 17, 2013.

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$600 Million Lottery Fever Grips US

Lottery ticket drawing Saturday could be one of the biggest in US history
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Scandal forced acting head of IRS to step down this week, and is prompting Congressional investigations
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Video Iranian Wrestlers Abruptly Leave US Early

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A man looks down at his smartphone as he walks past the offices of the Associated Press in Manhattan, New York, May 13, 2013.

Free Press, Security Concerns Clash in AP Case

AP case is latest skirmish in a long-running battle between journalism and national security
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Ousted IRS chief Steven Miller, right, accompanied by J. Russell George, Treasury inspector general for tax administration, testifies on Capitol Hill, Washington, May 17, 2013.

Republican Lawmakers Hammer Outgoing IRS Commissioner

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House Speaker John Boehner on Capitol Hill in Washington , May 16, 2013.

Republicans Keep Up Pressure on White House Over IRS Scandal

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