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Hagel orders probe of USAF assault case
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says an investigation is under way into an Air Force general's reversal of a pilot's sexual-assault conviction.
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday approved bills to expand background checks for gun sales and reauthorize federal funding for security at schools.
The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing next week on sexual assault in the U.S. military, officials said.
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., asked the Pentagon to consider removing an Air Force general from his duties for reversing a pilot's sexual assault conviction.
Durbin: Hagel has Dems support so far
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin said Democrats, so far, indicated they wouldn't oppose ex-Sen. Chuck Hagel's confirmation as defense secretary.
Kerry takes tough line on Iran nukes
Sen. John Kerry said at a Senate hearing on his nomination as secretary of state America "will do what we must" to keep Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
Obama signs U.S.-Israel security act
U.S. President Barack Obama Friday signed a measure bolstering U.S.-Israeli security efforts.
McCain to guest star on 'Parks and Rec'
U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is to guest star on the NBC sitcom "Parks and Recreation" next season, The New York Times reported Friday.
Congress reaches transportation deal
Congressional Republicans and Democrats said Wednesday they have reached a deal for a transportation spending bill for the first time in seven years.
Congress leaders involved in highway talks
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said he and the majority leader in the U.S. Senate were getting involved in negotiations over a new highway spending bill.
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Palestinian  Security Forces Patrol the Border With Egypt.
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A members of the Hamas security forces patrol the border area between Gaza and Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip May 20, 2013. Egyptian police angered by the kidnapping of seven colleagues by Islamist gunmen kept a crossing into the Gaza Strip closed again for four days, stranding hundreds of Palestinian travellers, As Tunnels between Egypt and Gaza closed and border was declared as military zone. Palestinian security forces patrol around the border, witnesses said. UPI/Ismael Mohamad