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Judges defend high rate of approval of disability claims 06/10/2014 06:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Four of the judges who've been accused by congressional investigators of rubber-stamping claims for Social Security disability benefits are defending their work.Investigators found that nearly 200 administrative judges have been routinely approving the vast majority of the claims Judges defend high rate of approval of disability claims 06/10/2014 06:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Four of the judges who've been accused by congressional investigators of rubber-stamping claims for Social Security disability benefits are defending their work.Investigators found that nearly 200 administrative judges have been routinely approving the vast majority of the claims Vodafone report sparks global surveillance debate 06/10/2014 03:24pm • PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Telecommunications company Vodafone's report on government surveillance of its customers in 29 countries reveals more than first meets the eye -- and is raising questions from Dublin to Delhi about how much spying on email and telephone chats happ Ukraine president orders civilian corridor in east 06/10/2014 02:46pm • LAURA MILLS Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukraine's new president on Tuesday ordered security officials to create a corridor for safe passage for civilians in eastern regions rocked by a pro-Russian insurgency, as he began to form his government team by tapping a media mogul as chief of sta 5 things to know about gay marriage in Wisconsin 06/10/2014 12:08pm • M.L. JOHNSON Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Hundreds of gay couples have married in Wisconsin since Friday, when a federal judge declared the state's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional.The ceremonies have largely been concentrated in Milwaukee and Madison, where county clerks kept their o Egypt's leader to crack down on sexual harassment 06/10/2014 10:31am • HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's new president ordered a crackdown on sexual harassment Tuesday after a string of assaults against women celebrating his inauguration cast a glaring spotlight on one of the nation's most troubling social ills.Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi also called for t Susan Lee: Why You Should Vote For Me 06/10/2014 10:15am • We asked local candidates in contested primary elections to write a sub-750 word essay describing why residents should vote for them on June 24. Next up is Susan Lee, who is running in the District 16 state Senate Democratic primary. Below is Lee’s unedited response: Since being elected as a D China denies bail to prominent activist lawyer 06/10/2014 07:10am • GILLIAN WONG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- One of China's best-known rights lawyers has been denied bail in what his attorney and friends said Tuesday is a signal he will be indicted in a case they believe is aimed at deterring rising legal activism.Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang was one of several activists Sexual assault on student sparks outrage in Egypt 06/10/2014 03:52am • HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- A string of sexual assaults on women during celebrations of Egypt's presidential inauguration -- including a mass attack on a 19-year-old student who was stripped in Cairo's Tahrir Square -- prompted outrage Monday as a video emerged purportedly showing t Syrian president declares amnesty for prisoners 06/09/2014 03:50pm • ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad declared a general amnesty Monday for prisoners in the country, state media reported, less than a week after he was re-elected to another seven-year term amid a bloody civil war.It was not clear how many -- if any -- p News Guide: Races that will decide Senate control 06/09/2014 10:20am • The Associated Press While Democrats now hold control of the U.S. Senate, this fall's election has the potential to shift that leadership to the GOP.Republicans will take control if they manage a net gain of six Senate seats.Among the 36 seats on the ballot, seven are held by Democrats in states wo Ex-military chief sworn in as Egypt's president 06/09/2014 05:00am • HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's former military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, winner by a landslide in last month's presidential election, was sworn into office Sunday nearly a year after he ousted the nation's first freely elected leader.The retired field marshal called for unit Earnhardt pulls away late for 2nd win of season 06/09/2014 03:24am • DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer LONG POND, Pa. (AP) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is having a blast again, with a shared bond with his crew, comfort in his own skin as NASCAR's most popular driver, even finding fun 140 characters at a time on Twitter.Winning races sure has a way of easing burdens on Junior.Ear Inner-city school applauds first college graduates 06/09/2014 02:17am • SHARON COHEN AP National Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Jamil Boldian headed to college four years ago, arriving in small-town Ohio with a one-way Megabus ticket and $17.91 to his name.He'd been scared to leave Chicago, the only place he'd ever really known. He'd had a rough start in life, bouncing around i Slovenes hold referendum on communist-era files 06/08/2014 05:30pm • ALI ZERDIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) -- A referendum in Slovenia on Sunday to decide whether sensitive personal information like sexual or religious orientation in communist-era state security files should be open to the public has failed after too few people turned out to vote.The S