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Senate panel votes to extend government’s broader surveillance authority
May 22, 2012 10:34 
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A key Senate panel voted Tuesday to extend a contested 2008 provision of foreign intelligence surveillance law that is set to expire at year’s end. The vote is the first step toward what the Obama administration hopes will be a speedy renewal of...
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Austin City Limits announces line-up; Jay-Z unveils roster for Made In America festival — and more from the world of pop music
May 22, 2012 10:26
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Each Tuesday on the Style blog, we round up the latest pop music headlines along with all of Style’s pop music coverage from the previous week. ● If you’re the type who’s ready to shell out for plane tickets along with your music...
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FCC chairman supports broadband data caps amid Netflix protests
May 22, 2012 10:16
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The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday that he supports tiered broadband Internet plans, a growing trend that has drawn criticism from Netflix. Julius Genachowski said during a cable industry trade show in Boston that...
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‘The Great Gatsby’ trailer: When Fitzgerald met ‘Moulin Rouge’
May 22, 2012 10:01
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The first look at Baz Luhrmann’s much-buzzed-about adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” has arrived, and it’s filled with all the things one expects from a Luhrmann project. The visuals are sumptuous. The music is completely out of synch with...
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Orioles edge Red Sox, 4-1
May 22, 2012 09:54
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BALTIMORE — Throughout the early season, Baltimore Orioles Manager Buck Showalter has talked about the gradual progression of lefty Brian Matusz, who has slowly been eradicating a disastrous 2011 campaign. Read full article >> ...
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Washington Capitals season review: Goaltending
May 22, 2012 09:41
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If there was a silver lining to be found in the Capitals’ two-round foray into the playoffs this spring, it was in the emergence of goaltender Braden Holtby. The 22-year-old’s journey from third on the franchise depth chart to playoff starter...
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Iran, U.N. reach tentative deal on Tehran’s nuclear program before key talks
May 22, 2012 09:38
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Iran has agreed in principle to pull back the curtain on some of its most secretive nuclear research, U.N. officials said Tuesday, a concession that came hours before negotiators from the Islamic republic were due to begin crucial talks with six...
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Congress slow to act on 9/11 memorial in Pennsylvania
May 22, 2012 09:33
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The Pentagon memorial to victims of the 9/11 attacks was completed nearly four years ago. The World Trade Center memorial was completed last Sept. 11. But the memorial outside Shanksville, Pa., where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed with the...
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Behind Hashimoto, Osaka’s telegenic mayor, a sign of Japan’s discontent
May 22, 2012 09:31
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OSAKA, Japan — Toru Hashimoto is the product of a fed-up country. He is also its chief rabble-rouser. The telegenic Osaka mayor wants wholesale changes to Japan’s sleepy status quo. He would like to transfer power from Tokyo to a collection of...
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Ryan Crocker to leave job as U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan
May 22, 2012 08:56
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Ryan C. Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, said Tuesday that he will leave his job this summer, just one year after President Obama called him out of retirement to manage the crucial embassy in Kabul. Read full article >> ...
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