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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: 12 quotes on his birthday

Here are 12 quotes from America's 35th President.

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JFK’s Last Hundred Days

Biographer Thurston Clarke makes a compelling case that JFK came into his own in the 100 days before Lee Harvey Oswald murdered him in Dallas.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: 12 quotes on his birthday

Here are 12 quotes from America's 35th President.
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Cop cuffed to Oswald: Retired cop receives commendation

The cop seen handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald in the iconic photo of Oswald being shot by Jack Ruby was honored today for his decades of service to Dallas.
Homeland security orders new student visa checks

A student from Kazakhstan, allowed to return to the US in January without a valid student visa, is accused of hiding evidence in the Boston Marathon bombing case. On Thursday, Customs and Border Protection ordered new checks for student visas.
Energy Voices Solar Impulse departs for first sun-powered flight across US

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Decoder Wire George W. Bush poll numbers up. Does America miss him yet?

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Texas: Fertilizer plant blast injures hundreds

An explosion from a fertilizer plant in the town of West, Texas (north of Waco) on Wednesday left hundreds injured and some trapped in buildings. A nursing home, a middle school and private homes were among the buildings damaged in the subsequent blaze.
Suspect arrested in ricin-laced letters case

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Bob Perry, megadonor behind 'swift boat' ads, dies

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American Airlines computer glitch grounds flights nationwide

American Airlines grounded flights across the country Tuesday due to a computer glitch. Thousands of American Airlines passengers were stranded, and flights will resume at 5:30 p.m. EDT.
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A US Attorney has pulled out of a major racketeering case aimed at the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas prison gang. This follows the killing of several officials who had gone after such gangs.
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Texas DA killed on Saturday, nearly two months to the day since the shooting of one of his assistant district attorneys. Mike McLelland had been vocal about bringing justice to the first case.
Texas district attorney and wife found dead

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Gun control: Did Obama let the moment pass?

While polls show a shift in US attitudes, President Obama is insisting, 100 days after the massacre in Newtown, Ct., that it's not too late to get gun control legislation through Congress.