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President Barack Obama and White House Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer, right, react to a reporter's question as they leave the Treasury Department in Washington, Jan. 16, 2013.

US Official: White House Was Unaware of IRS Misdeeds

Assurances do not satisfy Republican Congressman Paul Ryan More

US President Barack Obama, left, shakes hands with Burma's President Thein Sein in Rangoon, Burma, Nov 19, 2012.

Video Washington Week: Focus on Burma, US Government Scandals

President Thein Sein visits the White House on Monday, Congressional probes of multiple scandals are continuing More

The winning Powerball numbers are shown after being drawn at the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee May 18, 2013. The winning numbers are 22, 10, 13, 14, 52, and the Powerball number is 11.

One Winning Ticket in Largest US Powerball Drawing Ever

Drawing worth $590.5 millionMore

A screen grab from President Barack Obama's weekly address

Video Obama Turns Focus on Middle-Class Jobs

In weekly address, US president says he wants to help average Americans make economic gains, ‘reignite the engine’ of growth More

Chuck Hagel, Gen. Martin Dempsey

Video US Military Officials Call Sex Abuse In Ranks Serious Problem

Victims of sexual battery, harassment and stalking mostly female but gay men also have reported assaults More

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Video Washington Week: Focus on Burma, US Government Scandals

A groundbreaking visit by Burma’s president and continuing probes of U.S. government scandals highlight a busy week ahead in Washington. VOA's Michael Bowman reports.
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Chuck Hagel, Gen. Martin Dempsey

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Oxbow, ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, wins the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore.

Oxbow Wins Preakness, Orb Finishes 4th

Result means that there will be no Triple Crown winner this year
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A patrol car is seen through a fence on the US-Mexican border in El Paso, Texas (file photo).

Indian, Brazilian Nationals Sentenced in US for Human Smuggling

Prosecutors say the two charged Indian citizens up to $60,000 for providing them passage into the United States
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A screen grab from President Barack Obama

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In weekly address, US president says he wants to help average Americans make economic gains, ‘reignite the engine’ of growth
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Obama, Burmese President to Discuss Reform Progress, Challenges

Obama, Burmese President to Discuss Reform Progress, Challenges

Discussions with Thein Sein will focus on ways to forge greater democratization and next steps in the changing U.S. - Burma relationship
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) and Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey hold a joint news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, March 17, 2013.

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Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, says missiles will embolden Assad and prolong suffering in Syria
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Torture Treatment Center volunteers, Los Angeles

Video Annual Event Helps Torture Treatment Center

Center helps torture survivors heal, provides testimony to help them gain asylum in US
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Lottery ticket drawing Saturday could be one of the biggest in US history
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