June 18, 2013 2:45 AM EDT
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• Disability benefits program for federal workers reported rife with waste
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• House panel approves bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks
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• Hagel calls N. Korea 'real and clear danger,' as US plans defense system in Guam
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