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FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. Women may be able to begin training as Army Rangers by mid-2015, and as Navy SEALs a year later under broad plans Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is approving that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in the country’s elite special operations forces, according to details of the plans submitted to Hagel that were obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Military plans would put women in most combat jobsMilitary has schedule for women to move into combat jobs, including SEALs, other commandos
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AP sources: 4 US troops killed in AfghanistanAP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan near Bagram
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FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2013 file photo, recording artist Lil Wayne poses at a photo op for his contemporary street wear apparel brand TRUKFIT at his hometown Macy's, in New Orleans. Lil Wayne says he wasn't intentionally stepping on the American flag when shooting his latest video. Video of the rapper hit the web Monday from his music video shoot for his song “God Bless Amerika.” In it, he appears to be stepping on top of the American flag, but he says in a Facebook post Tuesday that the flag on the ground will not appear in the clip. Wayne writes: "It was never my intention to desecrate the flag of the United States of America.” (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Lil Wayne: I'm not stepping on US flag in videoLil Wayne says he's not intentionally stepping on American flag in new music video
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FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64-ounce cup, as Lucky's Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him, during a news conference at the cafe in New York. The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting government food vouchers be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday, the mayors say it’s “time to test and evaluate approaches limiting” the use of the subsidies’ for sugar-laden beverages. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda18 mayors, including NYC's, call for testing ways to limit use of food stamps to buy soda
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Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at House Judiciary Committee hearing to discuss the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act. Republicans in the House of Representatives on Tuesday make their most concerted effort of the year to change U.S. abortion law with legislation that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
House passes far-reaching anti-abortion billHouse passes far-reaching bill to ban almost all abortions after 20 weeks
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FILE - In this April 12, 2012 file photo, Google workers ride bikes outside of Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, sharply challenged the federal government's gag order on its Internet surveillance program, citing what it described as a First Amendment right to divulge how many requests it receives from the government for data about its customers in the name of national security. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Google asks FISA court to lift gag orderGoogle asks secret court to lift gag order on govt surveillance, cites First Amendment rights
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North Carolina players embrace Brian Holberton, center right with back to camera, after he hit a two-run home run against LSU in the first inning of an NCAA College World Series elimination baseball game in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Eric Francis)
North Carolina ousts Tigers from CWS with 4-2 winHolberton's homer, Thornton's strong start sends North Carolina to 4-2 win over Tigers at CWS
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U.S. attorney Steven M Dettelbach answers questions during a news-conference Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Cleveland. Authorities in Ohio have arrested three people on charges of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over a two-year period. Federal agents and Ashland police said Tuesday the trio forced the woman to do housework, threatened her and the girl with violence and fed their pets better than the victims. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Defense attorneys dispute Ohio enslavement chargesDefense attorneys in state, federal cases dispute slavery allegations against 3 in Ohio
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Rural lawmakers push for farm bill votes in HouseRural lawmakers scrambling for votes on farm bill as legislation moves to House floor
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FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64-ounce cup, as Lucky's Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him, during a news conference at the cafe in New York. The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting government food vouchers be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday, the mayors say it’s “time to test and evaluate approaches limiting” the use of the subsidies’ for sugar-laden beverages. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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A wounded Afghan man looks on at the site of a blast near the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June, 18, 2013. The large bomb exploded in the Afghan capital on Tuesday as the international military coalition hands over responsibility for fighting the Taliban insurgency to the nascent national army and police they have been training. (AP Photo/Ahmad Nazar)
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Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at House Judiciary Committee hearing to discuss the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act. Republicans in the House of Representatives on Tuesday make their most concerted effort of the year to change U.S. abortion law with legislation that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2013 file photo, recording artist Lil Wayne poses at a photo op for his contemporary street wear apparel brand TRUKFIT at his hometown Macy's, in New Orleans. Lil Wayne says he wasn't intentionally stepping on the American flag when shooting his latest video. Video of the rapper hit the web Monday from his music video shoot for his song “God Bless Amerika.” In it, he appears to be stepping on top of the American flag, but he says in a Facebook post Tuesday that the flag on the ground will not appear in the clip. Wayne writes: "It was never my intention to desecrate the flag of the United States of America.” (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE -- This April 19, 2013, file photo shows Jimmy Haslam, CEO of Pilot Flying J, speaking during a press conference at the company headquarters in Knoxville, Tenn. A third employee of the truck stop chain owned by Jimmy Haslam, owner of the Cleveland Browns, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, pleaded guilty Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in what authorities call a scheme to cheat trucking firms out of rebates. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)
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LSU pitching coach Alan Dunn, right, talks to pitcher Chris Cotton (58) and catcher Ty Ross during the seventh inning of an NCAA College World Series elimination baseball game against North Carolina in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Eric Francis)

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    LEESBURG, Va. Downtown Leesburg offers a portrait of attachment to the past: Federal-style buildings line the streets, and the courthouse square features both a plaque commemorating a reading in 1776 of the Declaration of Independence and a statute honoring Confederate soldiers. Journalgazette.net, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 02:39 PM

  • Leesburg woman indicted for first-degree murder

    A Leesburg woman charged in the December shooting death of a Sterling man was among 36 indicted June 10 by a Loudoun County Grand Jury. Loudoun Times, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 04:04 PM

  • Man Gets In Fight At Va. Hotel, Laptop Stolen

    A man got into an argument and then a physical fight with a group of four people in the patio area of a hotel in Sterling on Tuesday morning, only to discover afterwards that someone stole his laptop, according to Loudoun County Sheriff's Office authorities. WUSA9.com, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 06:11 AM

  • Repeat sex offender sentenced to two life terms in prison

    A Loudoun County judge on Friday upheld a jury's recommendation and handed down a sentence of two life sentences plus 75 years in prison for a 52-year-old man convicted on a range of sex crime charges. Loudoun Times, Mon, Jun 17 2013 @ 01:03 PM

  • Herndon man convicted of theft from former employer

    A Loudoun County Jury convicted a Herndon man June 17 of burglary and grand larceny and recommended more than seven years in prison. Loudoun Times, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 02:56 PM
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