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Who else took the 5th? Baseball star, banker, more

FILE - In this March 17, 2005 file photo, former Major League baseball player Mark McGwire testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington during a hearing on the use of steroids in professional baseball. Lois Lerner of the IRS joins a diverse roll call of people who have invoked their Fifth Amendment right not to answer lawmakers questions over the years. McGwire, sometimes choking back tears, wouldnt say whether he had used steroids while hitting a then-record 70 home runs in the 1998 season. McGwire later admitted use of steroids and human growth hormone.

The baseball star, the Hollywood 10, Oliver North. And Lois Lerner of the IRS. 7 minutes ago

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Obama threatens veto of House student loan plan

President Barack Obama on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation by House Republicans that would avert a doubling of student loan interest rates on July 1 but allow them to vary with the markets going forward.

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House panel moves to curb military sexual assaults

Lawmakers have approved legislation to stem the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the military.
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Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe

A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot to death by authorities early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said.
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Iceland forms center-right govt, halts EU talks

The leader of the center-right Progressive Party was chosen as Iceland's new prime minister Wednesday and promptly announced a halt to talks with the European Union about joining the 27-nation bloc.
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Garcetti elected LA mayor after promising jobs

City Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become the next mayor of Los Angeles after a caustic campaign in which he depicted his fellow Democrat as a pawn of powerful labor bosses.
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Did the Pentagon cry wolf over sequestration?

A funny thing happened on the way to a predicted disaster: The Pentagon is learning to live with the automatic budget cuts its leaders had warned would threaten national security if they took effect.

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First lady lauds effort to preserve DC slave house

Michelle Obama said Wednesday that stories of toil and sweat by slaves once held at a historic home within sight of the White House are an important part of U.S. history, including her own personal story, and are "as vital to our national memory as any other."

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Judge apologizes for lag in unsealing documents

A federal judge is apologizing for an 18-month delay in unsealing documents in a case involving an alleged leak of classified information to a reporter.

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Benghazi review leader OKs meeting with committee

A House committee chairman has withdrawn a subpoena to compel a retired diplomat to answer questions in private about an independent investigation of last year's attack in Benghazi, Libya.
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Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill

A key House committee chairman says a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee falls far short of what is needed to end the problem of illegal immigration.

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