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Obama Plays Dad-in-Chief on Father's Day

President Obama celebrated Father’s Day today by attending his daughter Sasha’s dance recital in North Bethesda, Md. Obama was seen outside the Music Center at Strathmore with his arm around his daughter Malia and walking with first lady Michelle Obama, who extended a special Father’s...

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Cheney: NSA Monitoring Could Have Prevented 9/11

Former Vice President Dick Cheney defended the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs today, saying that had they been in effect over a decade ago, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks might have been prevented. “Now, as everybody has been associated with the program said if we...

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Scouts Demand Apology for Gay Pride Parade

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Photos: Bane Mask from Batman Film Fetches $14.5K

Over 1,000 prop items from television and films were auctioned, including the mask worn by villain Bane, played by Tom Hardy, in "The Dark Knight Rises".The mask is estimated to be worth over $20,000 according to Premiere Props, the memorabilia company that hosted the auction on June 14, 2013 in El Segundo, Calif.

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Plane Carrying George W. Bush Diverted

A plane carrying President George W. Bush was diverted from Philadelphia to Louisville, Ky. Saturday night after the pilots reported smelling smoke on board, officials said. “The flight President Bush was on was diverted to Louisville, and after a brief stop there we made it...

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'Tanning Mom' Sent to Detox Facility

Patricia Krentcil, the New Jersey woman known as the 'tanning mom' was sent to a temporary detox facility after she was allegedly found to be intoxicated at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

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Mother Fights Back Against Alleged Carjacker

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Photos: Google Doodle Honors Fathers

Google created a doodle in honor of Father's Day.

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Jeffrey Goldberg: Iran Holds 'Fake Election in a Fake Democracy'

Below you can find some of the notable comments made Sunday on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” Roundtable guests included ABC News’ George Will, ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz, former Defense Department and CIA chief of staff Jeremy Bash, Bloomberg View columnist...

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Mandela Seeing Sustained Improvement

Nelson Mandela seeing sustained improvement in health, South Africa president says

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Marco Rubio: President's Inaction Has Led to 'Worst Possible Scenario' in Syria

During an exclusive interview on “This Week,” Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio criticized President Obama for not intervening sooner in Syria’s civil war, saying the inaction has led to the “worst possible scenario” in the war-torn country. “It behooved us to kind of identify whether...

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Photos: Shipping Magnate Paul Soros Dead at 87

He was the older brother of billionaire financier George Soros.

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Jeb Bush Calls His Father the 'Best Man I've Ever Met'

In a special Father’s Day edition of the Sunday Spotlight on ABC’s This Week, former Florida governor Jeb Bush reflected on lessons learned from his father and hinted about his own political future. In an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Jon Karl, Bush spoke about Father’s Days spent in the...

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