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  Tight Market for Farmhands A3

  
  

  Farm groups concerned about the tight agriculture labor market are pressing Congress to include, in any immigration overhaul, provisions that would ensure a steady flow of workers.

  
  


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  How L.A. Manhunt Hit Police Family A3

  
  

  The Tingirides family, one of 50 police families who lived on lockdown while a frantic, deadly manhunt for Christopher Dorner unfolded across Southern California, spoke out about that experience, the first LAPD family to offer a glimpse of those tense days.

  
  


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  Allen, Nominated for NATO Post, to Retire A4

  
  

  Gen. John Allen, who commanded U.S. forces in Afghanistan until this month, is retiring. He had been nominated to become NATO's allied commander.

  
  
  
  
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  Drone Makers Take Aim at U.S. Market A4

  
  

  With a declining defense budget expected to limit spending on the vehicles, used primarily to monitor and target combatants on foreign battlefields, manufacturers are seeking opportunities on the domestic front.

  
  
  
  
  • Video : What Is the Most Widely-Used Attack Drone?
  
  
  
  


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  Allen Struck Balance on Afghan Troop Levels A4

  
  

  From the start of his tour as U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen sought to strike a delicate balance that had eluded his predecessors—fighting for troop levels he thought he would need without crossing a White House eager to pull troops out.

  
  


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  Michigan Weighs Detroit Takeover A6

  
  

  Detroit inched closer to a state takeover on Tuesday after a review team appointed by Michigan's governor concluded the city was in a state of financial emergency with no realistic plan to resolve the crisis.

  
  


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  Justices Take On Campaign Funds A6

  
  

  The Supreme Court said it would review a Watergate-era law that caps individuals' political giving.

  
  
  
  
  • High Court Lets FTC Review Hospital Mergers
  
  
  • Court Determines Dog's 'Sniff Is Up to Snuff'
  
  
  
  


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  Supreme Court: Dog's Sniff Is 'Up to Snuff' A6

  
  

  The Supreme Court stood up for police dogs, throwing out tough standards a lower court imposed on drug-sniffing canines before they could be trusted to justify a vehicle search.

  
  


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  Supreme Court Reins In Search Warrant's Power A6

  
  

  The Supreme Court on Tuesday curbed police authority to detain people who have left a residence that detectives have come to search.

  
  


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  California Bill Targets Scouts Over Gay Ban A6

  
  

  A California state senator introduced a bill to remove a tax exemption for any youth group, including the Boy Scouts, that bars some members on the basis of sexual orientation.