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China condemns U.S. Senate over sea dispute resolution 6:36am EDT

BEIJING - China said on Thursday it had lodged a formal complaint with the United States after the U.S. Senate passed a resolution expressing concern about Chinese actions in the disputed East and South China Seas.

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Pentagon review protects weapons for now, but uncertainty abounds

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's rollout Wednesday of a long-awaited strategic budget review left big weapons programs unscathed for now, focusing more on cuts to Pentagon overhead, compensation packages and troop levels.

31 Jul 2013
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Republican Dave Camp seriously mulling Senate bid: sources

WASHINGTON - Michigan Republican Dave Camp, chairman of the tax-writing House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, is seriously mulling a run for the Senate seat held by retiring Democrat Carl Levin, sources close to Camp said on Wednesday.

31 Jul 2013
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Congress finally votes to cut student loan interest rates

WASHINGTON - U.S. college students will likely pay a reduced interest rate of 3.86 percent on their student loans for the new school year, after lawmakers on Wednesday finally passed a compromise bill that would reverse a recent rate hike.

U.S., Money 31 Jul 2013
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Yemen's president meets senators as U.S. grapples with Guantanamo detainee issue

WASHINGTON - Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi talked to U.S. senators on Wednesday as he to tries to persuade Washington to repatriate dozens of Yemeni detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison.

World, Yemen 31 Jul 2013