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• 4 Nazis ordered deported still living in US
  At least 10 suspected Nazi war criminals ordered deported by the United States never left the country, according to an Associated Press review of Justice Department data -- and four are living in the United States today.July 30, 2013
• 45 years later, Purple Heart for a Vietnam vet
  A local Vietnam veteran who recently died is finally being awarded the Purple Heart he earned 45 years ago.July 27, 2013
• Researchers uncover little-known internment camp
  Deep in the mountains of northern Idaho lies evidence of a little-known portion of a shameful chapter of American history. There are no buildings, signs or markers to indicate what happened at the site 70 years ago, but researchers sifting through the dirt have found broken porcelain, old medicine bottles and lost artwork identifying the location of the first internment camp where the U.S. government used people of Japanese ancestry as a workforce during World War II.July 27, 2013
• Snowden charges don't carry death penalty, US tells Russia
  In a letter dated July 23, Attorney General Eric Holder said the criminal charges Snowden faces do not carry the death penalty and that the U.S. will not seek the death penalty even if Snowden were charged with additional death penalty-eligible crimes.July 26, 2013
• Aspen Ideas Festival: Pakistan at a crossroads
  A former Pakistani ambassador and former US General discuss the complex and dangerous situation in Pakistan, Afghanistan and neighboring countries. What is the US role in the area?Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, July 22, 2013
• Burden of Syrian refugees overwhelming Jordan
  As Syrians flee the conflict in their own country, neighboring countries like Jordan are struggling to house the newcomers and take care of their own.The Daily Circuit, July 17, 2013
• Photos: Protesters march for Trayvon Martin, Terrance Franklin
  Protest marchers called for justice for Trayvon Martin and Terrance Franklin and demands that the Unites States Department of Justice bring civil rights charges against George Zimmerman, Monday evening, July 15, 2013 in Minneapolis.July 16, 2013
• Putin: Snowden a dubious present from US
  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday characterized National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden's long stay at a Moscow airport as an unwelcome present foisted on Russia by the United States.July 15, 2013
• Maybe America deserves a break from world affairs
  Analyst finds the U.S. at an unusual moment in its history: It faces no immediate challenge from a great-power rival.The Daily Circuit, July 15, 2013
• National Guard unit deploys to Afghanistan
  A deployment ceremony was held in the packed Civic Arena in Litchfield Sunday for nearly 100 members of the 849th Mobility Augmentation Co. The soldiers will train for several months at Fort Bliss in Texas before traveling to Afghanistan.July 15, 2013
• NDSU receives grants to analyze US-Dakota War sites
  North Dakota State University has received nearly $90,000 from the National Park Service for GIS mapping and military terrain analysis at multiple U.S.-Dakota War battle sites across the state.July 13, 2013
• A crisis in Egypt, and an uncertain future
  Questions abound in the chaos, violence and political positioning that have followed the overthrow of Egypt's first democratically elected president.July 10, 2013
• Report: US spy program eyes energy info in LatAm
  A U.S. spy program is widely targeting data in emails and telephone calls across Latin America, and is focusing on energy issues, not just information related to military, political or terror topics, a Brazilian newspaper reports.July 9, 2013
• Former judge denies being NSA 'rubber stamp'
  A former federal judge who served on a secret court overseeing the National Security Agency's secret surveillance programs denied Tuesday that the judges act as "rubber stamps." But James Robertson said the system is flawed because of its failure to allow legal adversaries to question the government's actions.July 9, 2013
• Secret move keeps Bin Laden records hidden
  The top U.S. special operations commander, Adm. William McRaven, ordered military files about the Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout to be purged from Defense Department computers and sent to the CIA, where they could be more easily shielded from ever being made public.July 8, 2013

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