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More White House aides knew of IRS audit; Obama not told

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Washington - White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's spokesman...

Twister season starts late, but starts nonetheless

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Tulsa, Okla. - Deadly tornadoes that have raked communities in Middle America over the past week, including Monday's massive twister that carved a path of destruction through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, belie what had been a...

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• Hagel demands corrective action on sex abuse in military

 

World News

A cross to bear

 May 20, 2013; Updated: 11:17 pm

Catholics carry the World Youth Day cross during its arrival Sunday at Icarai Beach in Niteroi, Brazil. Pope Francis will travel to Brazil and participate in World Youth Day events in July.

Papal greeting

 May 19, 2013; Updated: 12:05 am

Pope Francis arrives Saturday for a meeting with the faithful on the occasion of a Pentecostal vigil at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

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• Astronaut Hadfield's space station music video is a first

 

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