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	Washington - White House Releases Over 100 Pages of Benghazi Emails But GOP Demand More May 16, 2013 10:28 PM Washington - The White House release of some 100 pages of emails and notes about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya... Read More »		Washington - AG Holder Sidesteps Lawmakers' Questions On AP Records Seizure May 16, 2013 10:13 PM Washington - Lawmakers pounded U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday with questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of... Read More »
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	San Diego, CA - With No Winners, Powerball Jackpot Jumps To $550 Million May 16, 2013 10:10 PM San Diego, CA - So you didn't win Wednesday's $360 million Powerball jackpot? Make that you and everyone else. A message Thursday on the... Read More »		Washington - Obama Names New Acting Commissioner For Troubled IRS May 16, 2013 09:57 PM Washington - President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service on... Read More »
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	Washington - Acting Chief of I.R.S. Forced Out Over Tea Party Targeting May 16, 2013 09:41 PM Washington - Washington's top tax official was fired on Wednesday as President Barack Obama sought to stem a rising tide of criticism over the... Read More »		Last updated: May 16, 2013 10:12 PM Jerusalem - IN PHOTOS-VIDEO: Thousands In Mass Haredi Rally; Several Protesters, Police Injured May 16, 2013 09:41 PM Jerusalem - The United Hatzalah rescue service reported Thursday night that its teams had treated some ten protesters and security personnel who had... Read More »
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	Jerusalem - Tens Of Thousands Of Haredim Protest Military Draft, Vow To Defy Enlistment May 16, 2013 09:29 PM Jerusalem - Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protested in Jerusalem on Thursday against plans to enlist men from their community into the military, a... Read More »		Washington - Trio Of Troubles Threatening Obama's Second Term May 14, 2013 05:51 PM Washington - President Barack Obama seemed to lose control of his second-term agenda even before he was sworn in, when a school massacre led him to lift gun control to the fore. Now, as he tries to pivot from a stinging defeat on that issue and push forward on others... Read More »
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	Miami, FL - Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Of Inmate Demanding Kosher Meals May 14, 2013 04:10 PM Miami, FL - A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit filed by a Jewish prison inmate claiming the Florida Department of Corrections violated his rights by refusing to serve kosher meals. Although the state has now changed its policy, the 11th U.S. Circuit... Read More »		Washington - Prosecutor Declines AP Request To Return Phone Records May 14, 2013 03:02 PM Washington - U.S. Deputy Attorney General James Cole declined on Tuesday to return to the Associated Press seized telephone records that U.S... Read More »
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	Williamsburg, NY - Hasidic Women Ask City To Find Female Replacement Lifeguard During Summer Months May 14, 2013 02:37 PM Williamsburg, NY - Saying that they "rely" on the pool for exercise and recovery purposes for many seniors, Hasidic women are pleading with the city... Read More »		Washington - Tougher Drunken Driving Threshold Recommended May 14, 2013 02:33 PM Washington - Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a... Read More »
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	Washington - Atty Gen Orders Probe Into IRS Targeting Groups May 14, 2013 02:12 PM Washington - Attorney General Eric Holder says he's ordered a Justice Department investigation into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of... Read More »		Last updated: May 14, 2013 02:48 PM Amsterdam - ICC Prosecutor Receives Israel Complaint May 14, 2013 02:07 PM Amsterdam - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court — the permanent war crimes court in The Hague, Netherlands — says she has received a complaint about Israel's 2010 raid on a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for Gaza, and she will open a preliminary... Read More »
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	London - Bank Of England Says Bloomberg Data Use 'Reprehensible' May 14, 2013 02:02 PM London - The Bank of England said it was "reprehensible" that Bloomberg News had allowed its journalists to see data about how clients used its... Read More »		Milwaukee, WI - Wisconsin Boy Gets Handwritten Response From Biden May 14, 2013 01:24 PM Milwaukee, WI - It might not be unusual for schoolchildren to write to the president or vice president. But one Wisconsin boy got an unexpectedly... Read More »
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	New York - Powerball Jackpot Grows to $360 Million May 14, 2013 01:09 PM New York - The jackpot for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing has increased to $360 million, just $5 million shy of the second highest jackpot in Powerball history. The midday bump reflects very strong sales across all participating Lottery jurisdictions. If no... Read More »		Postville, IA - Rabbi Plays Key Role In Revitalizing Postville, Iowa May 14, 2013 12:55 PM Postville, IA - After rabbinical training in Israel and a two-year stint as rabbi in Long Beach, CA, Aaron Goldsmith has played a key role in... Read More »
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	Last updated: May 14, 2013 01:01 PM Lakewood, NJ - FBI Arrests Orthodox Group Offering Phony “Pre-IPO” Facebook Shares May 14, 2013 12:17 PM Lakewood, NY - Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say three men stole more than $6.5 million from an investor, in part, by claiming they had special access to Facebook shares before the company went public. Prosecutors say 63-year-old Aaron Muschel of Brooklyn... Read More »		New York - Airlines Collected Record Baggage Fees In 2012 May 14, 2013 12:01 PM New York - U.S. airlines collected more than $6 billion in baggage and reservation change fees from passengers last year — the highest amount since... Read More »
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	Cleveland, OH - First Officer Who Arrived At Cleveland Captivity Scene Recounts Finding Missing Women May 14, 2013 11:34 AM Cleveland, OH - One of the first officers at the scene where three women were held captive in a Cleveland house for about a decade says the emotion... Read More »		Moscow - Russia's FSB Releases Alleged Letter On US Spying May 14, 2013 11:20 AM Moscow - Russia's Federal Security Service has released a photograph of a letter that it claims contains instructions on spying for the United... Read More »
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	New York - Citing First Amendment Protection, CBS News Says It Will Air "Brooklyn D.A." May 14, 2013 10:48 AM New York - Despite an upcoming attempt by a rival candidate to use the legal system to prevent the show from airing, CBS News says its new reality... Read More »		Jerusalem - Entertainment Complex To Be Open On Saturdays Irks Haredim May 14, 2013 10:11 AM Jerusalem - Secular youths in Jerusalem celebrated the opening of an entertainment complex Tuesday built on the ruins of a 19th century train station in Jerusalem near the German Complex, Army Radio reported. The complex, which was to be open on Saturdays, raised... Read More »
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	Brooklyn, NY - Borough Park And Williamsburg Battling Measles Outbreak May 14, 2013 10:02 AM Brooklyn, NY - For the fourth time since 2008, city health officials say the ultra-Orthodox community in Borough Park is battling a measles outbreak, with a case now also being reported in Williamsburg. DNAinfo.com (http://on.dnainfo.com/10vYRNq) is reporting that... Read More »		New York - Big 4 Cellphone Carriers Unite On Anti-Texting Ads May 14, 2013 09:54 AM New York - The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving... Read More »
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	New York - NYC Schools Chancellor Blasts All Mayoral Candidates May 14, 2013 09:12 AM New York - New York City's schools chancellor says he doesn't believe any of the Democratic mayoral candidates have a compelling vision to lead the... Read More »		New York, NY - Mayoral Candidate Quinn Reveals Bulimia Struggles May 14, 2013 09:07 AM New York, NY - New York City Council Speaker and Democratic mayoral candidate Christine Quinn says she struggled in the past with bulimia and... Read More »
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	Israel - Jerusalem Post Ranks Yair Lapid As Most Influential Jew In The World May 14, 2013 09:06 AM Israel - Our choice for the most influential Jew in the world sky-rocketed from near anonymity outside of Israel to being hailed by international... Read More »		Jerusalem - Israeli Leader Under Fire Again For Costly Lifestyle May 14, 2013 08:50 AM Jerusalem - Israel's prime minister is under fire again for a costly lifestyle at taxpayers' expense, just as his government is slashing welfare... Read More »
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	London - Controversial Labour Peer Resigns From Party Over Anti-Semitic Comments May 14, 2013 08:48 AM London -A member of Britain's House of Lords quit the Labour Party on Monday, two days before he was due to face a hearing over allegations he made... Read More »		Israel - Lapid Says Deri Lied About Budget Cuts To Haredi Education May 14, 2013 08:32 AM Israel - Finance Minister Yair Lapid accused Shas Chairman Arye Deri of lying Tuesday in his statement that budget cuts in the Shas educational... Read More »
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