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• U.S. drone rules remain in the hangar in 2014

  31-12-2014 20:23
  
  By Alwyn Scott and Roberta Rampton NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States missed a year-end deadline for publishing new rules on remote-control aircraft, delaying an eagerly awaited step toward using drones in everything from farming to package delivery. Businesses have been clamoring for rules to allow commercial drone flights, fearing the United States is falling behind other countries in developing a multibillion-dollar industry. The Federal Aviation Administration turned a draft of the rules
  
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• US senator: enough Iran sanctions support to override veto

  31-12-2014 19:55
  
  There is sufficient support for expanded sanctions on Iran in the new Republican-controlled US Congress to override veto threats by President Barack Obama, a senator told radio broadcaster NPR Wednesday. The Obama administration and other global powers are in the midst of prolonged negotiations with Tehran to end a decade-long standoff over its nuclear activities, which the West sees as efforts to develop an atomic bomb. The White House has sought to dissuade US lawmakers from passing new sancti
  
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• For Obama library, a contest of haves vs have-nots

  31-12-2014 19:07
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — In the White House, President Barack Obama has preached economic opportunity and equal access to education as cornerstones of the legacy he wants to leave behind.
  
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• 10 people to watch in 2015 who may shift the 2016 campaign

  31-12-2014 18:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In the year that will pass before the 2016 campaign for president formally kicks off with the votes in the Iowa Caucus, any number of candidates, donors, political operatives — and people who have nothing to do with American politics — will shape the race for the White House. Here's a look at 10 people (OK, 12 people) who will be worth watching in the next year.
  
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• Year's Most Popular Gallery: Red Carpet at the 2014 White House Correspondent's Dinner

  31-12-2014 17:00
  View the #1 of 10 Most Popular Galleries of 2014: Red Carpet at the 2014 White House Correspondent’s Dinner photo gallery on Yahoo News. Find more news related pictures in our photo galleries.
  
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• 2014: The White House Year in Photos

  31-12-2014 17:00
  View the 2014: The White House year in photos photo gallery on Yahoo News. Find more news related pictures in our photo galleries.
  
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• Gilmore Girls Patriarch, Lost Boys Star Edward Herrmann Dies at 71

  31-12-2014 11:12
  
  Edward Herrmann, best known for playing the beloved Richard Gilmore on Gilmore Girls, died Wednesday morning, TMZ reports. He was 71. The Emmy-winning actor was battling brain cancer and had been in intensive care for the last three weeks, his family told the website. Ultimately, when his condition did not improve, they decided to take him off life support. A Washington, D.C. native, Herrmann studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He first made a name for himself in the
  
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