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U.S. to delay key health-reform provision to 2015

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WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Tuesday said it will not require employers to provide health insurance for their workers until 2015, delaying a key provision of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law by a year, to beyond the next election.

Health, U.S. 11:16pm EDT

Nearly 2,000 people want to testify at Texas abortion hearing

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AUSTIN, Texas - Nearly 2,000 people, some with babies in strollers and slings, signed up to testify at a hearing on Tuesday about a Texas proposal that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and toughen standards for abortion clinics.

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Missouri vetoes raise questions for Smithfield-China deal

- Missouri Governor Jay Nixon vetoed two bills on Tuesday that would have cleared the way for foreign ownership of farmland and potentially eliminated obstacles to the planned $4.7 billion purchase of Smithfield Foods Inc by a Chinese company.

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U.S. to delay key health-reform provision to 2015

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. administration on Tuesday said it will not require employers to provide health insurance for their workers until 2015, a move that delays a key provision of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law by a year.

U.S., Health 7:06pm EDT

U.S. approves second horse slaughterhouse, but renews bid for ban

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government approved a horse slaughter plant in Iowa on Tuesday, its second such move in four days, but it also renewed its appeal to Congress to ban the business and was hit by a lawsuit from animal welfare groups.

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Illinois governor vetoes parts of concealed carry gun bill

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CHICAGO - Illinois governor Pat Quinn on Tuesday vetoed parts of a gun bill that would have allowed people to carry more than one gun, carry guns into some places that serve alcohol, and carry a partly exposed gun.

U.S. 5:47pm EDT

Cities beef up security for Independence Day

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BOSTON - Security will be tighter than ever in several U.S. cities during Independence Day celebrations this week, which will see some of the largest public gatherings in the country since the deadly Boston Marathon bombings in April.

U.S. 5:44pm EDT

Obama wildlife trafficking plan may also boost security

WASHINGTON - A White House plan to curb illegal trafficking in rhino horn, elephant tusks and body parts from other endangered wildlife could have the side benefit of helping to stabilize parts of Africa plagued by insurgent groups, military and political analysts say.

Environment, Africa, United Nations 5:40pm EDT

Obama seeks to build Africa business ties on Tanzania stop

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DAR ES SALAAM - U.S. President Barack Obama sought to advance a new U.S. economic partnership with Africa during a stop in Tanzania on Monday at the end of a tour of the fast-growing continent where Washington faces competition from China. | Video

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Top Senate Republican McConnell gets election opponent

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- Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, will face a 2014 election challenge from popular Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes.

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McCain, Biden coming together for Sedona, Arizona forum

These days Washington is not known for bipartisanship, but every now and then a breakthrough is made. It is noteworthy that Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, are appearing together at a forum in Sedona, Arizona on Friday.