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| U.S. Secret Service chief: no security breach from scandal |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prostitution scandal in Colombia involving U.S. Secret Service employees did not result in any security breach and was not behavior that reflected the high ethical standards of the agency, the director of the agency said. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan defended the culture of the agency in testimony prepared for a Senate hearing on Wednesday, saying its employees were among the most dedicated and "self-sacrificing" in the federal government. It will be his first public appearance before Congress since the scandal. ...
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| Fast-moving Nevada wildfire destroys seven homes |
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A fast-moving wildfire burned down seven homes in Nevada on Tuesday as winds fanned the flames, and firefighters battling a series of dangerous blazes in the U.S. Southwest in dry weather and strong winds made slow progress. Blazes in rugged, mountainous areas of Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado have already forced the evacuation of several small towns and torched more than 70 square miles (112 square km) of forest, brush and grass over the past 10 days. ...
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| U.S. seeks to seize property of ex-Mexican official |
(Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday moved to seize millions of dollars' worth of real estate in Texas that a former governor of a Mexican state is accused of buying with payments from drug cartels and from criminal extortion and bribery schemes. Tomas Yarrington, the former governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico, was not charged criminally but two civil lawsuits were brought against him in U.S. federal court. ...
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| San Francisco best for parks, Fresno worst |
 (Reuters) - San Francisco has the best city park system in the United States, while its neighbor less than 200 miles away, Fresno, has the city parks most needing improvement, according to a new ranking of 40 local park systems released by the Trust for Public Land. Using "the most comprehensive park rating system ever developed," the trust found that San Francisco has the highest score in terms of park access, size and services and investment. Nearby Sacramento ranked second, while east coast metropolises Boston and New York tied for third, followed by Washington, D.C. ...
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| San Francisco best for parks, Fresno worst |
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(Reuters) - San Francisco has the best city park system in the United States, while its neighbor less than 200 miles away, Fresno, has the city parks most needing improvement, according to a new ranking of 40 local park systems released by the Trust for Public Land. Using "the most comprehensive park rating system ever developed," the trust found that San Francisco has the highest score in terms of park access, size and services and investment. Nearby Sacramento ranked second, while east coast metropolises Boston and New York tied for third, followed by Washington, D.C. ...
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| Away from presidential race's glare, battles for Congress rage |
SCHAUMBURG, Illinois (Reuters) - Republican Representative Joe Walsh was campaigning recently at a diner in this Chicago suburb when he came across an elderly woman who rebuffed his charms. "You're tough. Shake the hand!" the energetic House freshman said, before asking: "Who got us into this mess?" "Republicans," the woman answered, without missing a beat. Walsh is no stranger to opposition. ...
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| Mayor seeks more federal help to slash New Orleans murder rate |
 NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu asked the federal government on Tuesday for more help fighting a murder epidemic that took almost 200 lives in his city last year. Landrieu, who invited federal intervention in fighting local crime shortly after taking office two years ago, sent a letter to President Barack Obama and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asking them to enlarge the federal force in the city that has the nation's highest per-capita homicide rate. ...
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| Chicago police erase 1968 stain at last with NATO summit |
 CHICAGO (Reuters) - The NATO summit ended without major violence between police and protesters, winning praise for Chicago Police Chief Garry McCarthy and helping erase bad memories of the bloody street battles here during the 1968 Democratic convention. Ever since anti-Vietnam protesters were beaten in what a commission later called a "police riot" in 1968, Chicago has tried to live down its reputation for police brutality. ...
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| Thousands walk to mark year since tornado hit Joplin, Missouri |
 (Reuters) - An estimated 5,000 people participated on Tuesday in a "walk of unity" to Joplin, Missouri, along the path of a deadly tornado that tore through the city one year ago, killing 161 people. The anniversary of the tragedy also was marked by President Barack Obama, who traveled to Joplin to give the commencement address for graduating high school seniors whose school building was obliterated by the EF-5 tornado, the strongest on a rating scale for twisters. "Just as you have learned the goodness of people, so have you learned the power of community," Obama said. ...
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| Thousands walk to mark year since tornado hit Joplin, Missouri |
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(Reuters) - An estimated 5,000 people participated on Tuesday in a "walk of unity" to Joplin, Missouri, along the path of a deadly tornado that tore through the city one year ago, killing 161 people. The anniversary of the tragedy also was marked by President Barack Obama, who traveled to Joplin to give the commencement address for graduating high school seniors whose school building was obliterated by the EF-5 tornado, the strongest on a rating scale for twisters. "Just as you have learned the goodness of people, so have you learned the power of community," Obama said. ...
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| White House said to give inside access for bin Laden film |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration arranged for two Hollywood filmmakers to get special access to government officials involved in the commando operation that killed Osama bin Laden, according to a conservative legal group that posted internal government documents on its website Tuesday. Judicial Watch posted what it said were 153 pages of Pentagon documents and 113 pages of CIA documents about the film project. ...
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| More relatives, friends caring for kids: report |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Howard Dubowitz, a Maryland pediatrician and researcher who specializes in child protection issues, knows how hard it can be to raise other people's children. Over the years while talking with grandparents and others who take on the role of guardian when parents struggle, "my heart went out to them - they were trying so hard," said Dubowitz, trained to help treat children who have been abused or neglected. ...
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