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World’s largest kidney transplant chain carried out in U.S.

February 20, 2012
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Diane Alter - AHN News Reporter Joiley, IL, United States (AHN) - It all started with Rick Ruzzamenti, a 44-year-old from Riverside, California. On impulse, inspired after hearing a moving story while grocery from a woman he didn't know, who gave one...

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U.S. reiterates commitment to Israel’s security, urges no attack on Iran

February 20, 2012
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Tejinder Singh - AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) - A top security official from the White House, in a three-day trip to Israel, stressed the importance United States attaches to security concerns there while a top U.S. milit...

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U.S., EU cautiously welcome Iran offer to resume nuclear program talks

February 17, 2012
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Tejinder Singh - AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was joined on Friday by her visiting European Union counterpart in welcoming the offer from Iran to resume stalled talks over its nuclear ...

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U.S. expresses concern over wanted terrorist, calls Pakistan-Iran pipeline bad idea

February 17, 2012
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Tejinder Singh - AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) - The United States on Friday expressed its disapproval of an Iran-Pakistan pipeline while calling on Islamabad to respect United Nation resolutions to rein in international...

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ICE agent wounds colleague and is shot dead in California

February 17, 2012
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Linda Young - AHN News Writer Long Beach, CA, United States (AHN) - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was killed after shooting and wounding a colleague. The incident happened at the agency's offices at the Glenn M. Anderson Federal Bu...

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UPDATE: FBI identifies man arrested in attempted suicide bomber near U.S. Capitol

February 17, 2012
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Tom Ramstack - AHN News Legal Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) - The FBI have identified a North African man arrested Friday afternoon trying to set off a suicide bomb near the U.S. Capitol building. The suspect was identified as A...

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Payroll-tax cut pact passes Congress

February 17, 2012
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Diane Alter - AHN News Reporter Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) - Congress Friday swiftly passed a deal to extend the payroll-tax cut through the end of 2012, continue paying unemployment benefits and avoid a steep cut in Medicare doctors's fee,...

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Congress restructures unemployment benefits

February 17, 2012
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Linda Young - AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) - Congressional leaders moved a step closer to unraveling part of the safety net for long-term unemployed Americans with a tentative deal to slash the maximum time for jobless benefits....

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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial misquotes but still attracts visitors

January 16, 2012
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Tom Ramstack - AHN News Legal Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) - The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial marked its first holiday named for the slain civil rights leader Monday with a controversy. Shortly after the memorial was dedicat...

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Natural gas prices plunge as warm weather builds supply

January 16, 2012
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Diane Alter - AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) - Natural gas prices have plummeted a whopping 35 percent over the past year, a boon for homeowners, factories and businesses who heat with the fuel. The United States is rich with nat...

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