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Lawmakers push to approve unified veterans’ bill

   WASHINGTON (AP) — After two overwhelming votes in two days, members of Congress say they are confident they can agree on a bill to improve veterans' health care and send it to the president's desk by the end of the month.    The Senate easily approved a bill Wednesday to help shorten wait times…
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Another US drone strike hits NW Pakistan, kills 10

   ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suspected U.S. missile strike targeted a militant compound early Thursday in a northwestern tribal district in Pakistan near the Afghan border, killing at least 10 people, Pakistani intelligence officials said.    It was the second such strike since Wednesday night, when three militants died in a drone attack in the…
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