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Texas Senate approves ending public payroll union deductions

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Flynn offers to testify in Russian Federation probe for immunity, report says

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Schumer calls on Democrats to filibuster Gorsuch confirmation

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Mubarak walks free after six years in jail

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US Secretary of State Tillerson in Turkey for talks

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South Sudanese rebels say freeing seized foreign oil workers

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