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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

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Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors

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House votes for Department of War renaming as part of an annual defense bill

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R. James Woolsey, CIA director during the Clinton administration, dies at 84

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Trump pays respects to 4 US service members killed in the Middle East

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US military says it's carrying out strikes on Iran as both sides threaten civilian infrastructure

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