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Weiner Launches Mayoral Bid, Asks for "Second Chance"

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Vice President Speaks at Coast Guard Academy Graduation

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Courage Amid Chaos as Tornado Destroys School


The powerful tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., on Monday hit hard Plaza Towers Elementary School, where children sheltered inside from the roaring gusts, even as the building began to come apart around them. The winds and flying debris from the mile-wide tornado claimed at least two dozen lives, the Oklahoma medical examiner said on Tuesday, according to NBC News. Nine of those victims were children. The seven students who were killed at Plaza Towers, a single-story cinder block building that was leveled in the storm, were found dead in a pool of water, authorities said. Another student died at Briarwood Elementary, less than two miles away. School officials had long planned for a tornado, but they were not ready for such such a devastating one, with EF-5 category winds that topped 200 mph. Get More at NBC News

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I have not done anything wrong. I have not broken any laws. I have not violated any IRS rules or regulations.  

— IRS Director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner Refusing to answer lawmakers' questions during her appearance before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 1:49 AM

Immigration Bill Approved by Senate Committee

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Jodi Arias: Death Penalty Would Be "Revenge"


As an Arizona jury resumes deliberating Wednesday about whether she deserves the death penalty for the murder of her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander, Jodi Arias is now asking jurors to spare her life after initially saying she preferred to die. “What I receive will be what I deserve, I believe,’’ Arias said in interview which aired on the "Today" show Wednesday. Arias said she deserves life in prison instead of the death penalty because she still has a lot to contribute to society. She also said she feels betrayed by the jury’s verdict, which her attorneys plan to appeal. On Tuesday she begged jurors to spare her life on behalf of her family. “I’m asking you, please, please don’t do that to them,” she said. “I want everyone’s pain to stop.” Asked in the "Today" interview about people who feel that the only way for Travis Alexander to get justice is for Arias to get the death penalty, the former waitress replied, "That's not justice. That's revenge." Get More at NBC News

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Cancer Hats Get Sisters Booted From Mall

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Sweden Stunned by Third Night of Unrest

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 10:47 PM

9-Year-Old Among First Tornado Victims Identified

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