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VA says it's whittling down claims backlog
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MILWAUKEE, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki told a national veterans group Tuesday his department is making progress in reducing the backlog of health claims.
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Grenade explodes outside Thai TV office
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BANGKOK, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A grenade exploded outside the main office of Thailand's National Broadcasting Service Tuesday, a government spokesman said.
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Inspectors found filth at Iowa egg farms
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LENEXA, Kan., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Federal inspectors found widespread evidence of rodents and other filth at nine Iowa farms where a half billion recalled eggs were produced, records show.
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Government to sell White House replica
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LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Federal regulators are selling a 13,000-square-foot replica of the White House in Lawrenceville, Ga., that includes a drive-through window.
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Texas fire destroys voting machines
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HOUSTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Houston election officials say they'll be ready for an upcoming election even though a fire destroyed almost all of the county's electronic voting machines.
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Report: Afghan officials on CIA payroll
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The CIA is paying members of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's administration to maintain an information pipeline on the Afghan government, U.S. officials said.
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Annual Fed gathering amid uncertainty
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JACKSON HOLE, Wyo., Aug. 27 (UPI) -- This year's annual Federal Reserve summer retreat in Wyoming occurs against a backdrop of economic uncertainty and slipping indicators, economists say.
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3 suspects in court in alleged terror plot
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OTTAWA, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Three men have been accused in Canada of conspiring with others overseas to facilitate an act of terror linked to al-Qaida, authorities said Thursday.
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China plants flag beneath South China Sea
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BEIJING, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- China said Thursday it planted a Chinese flag 12,333 feet deep in the South China Sea, a huge water body to which seven other countries hold territorial claims.
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Salmonella confirmed in eggs
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ONTARIO, Calif., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A U.S. supermarket chain and two egg distributors recalled eggs from an Iowa egg producer after salmonella was confirmed in its eggs, the producer said.
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Tax bill keeps Hogan in Australia
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SYDNEY, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Actor Paul Hogan isn't allowed to leave his native Australia because he allegedly failed to pay millions of dollars in taxes, a charge he denies.
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EDITORIAL: Egg recall speaks to ineffective oversight
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Aug. 25--Recalls of faulty products or tainted foods should be expected. The worldwide commerce system is simply too large to be perfect.
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Wesley Snipes avoiding jail time
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OCALA, Fla., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Film star Wesley Snipes does not have to report to prison next week as directed by the U.S. Marshal's office, a federal judge in Florida said.
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Wyclef still fighting to run for president
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NEW YORK, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean has denied assertions from the Haitian electoral council that he is not eligible to run for the Haitian presidency.
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States win grants for education reform
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Nine states and the District of Columbia won grants in phase 2 of the Race to the Top competition, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Tuesday.
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