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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and Republicans are analyzing the results of yesterday's Senate primary runoff in Mississippi -- in which tea party favorite Chris McDaniel narrowly lost to six-term incumbent Republican Thad Cochran. Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York says "mainstream Republicans" have decided they don't want to follow the tea party "over a cliff." But Republican John McCain says the "anti-Washington feeling" among Americans can't be underestimated -- and he still sees the tea party groups as a strong presence.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Senate Democrat says President Barack Obama needs congressional approval before initiating any military action in Iraq. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine says the crisis in Iraq is not the type of situation where the president can act unilaterally. Sunni insurgents have seized parts of Iraq nearly three years after the U.S. withdrew its forces. Obama has dispatched dozens of U.S. military advisers and special operations forces. Several Democratic and Republican senators have said Obama has sufficient authority to act in Iraq.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States is still looking for "actions, not just words" from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters in Brussels today that Putin still needs to prove that he's committed to peace in Ukraine. If not, Kerry says, the U.S. and Europe are ready to impose tougher sanctions. But administration officials say those sanctions might be delayed amid some positive signals from Putin.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A strong defense of privacy in the digital age is coming today from the Supreme Court. In a unanimous ruling, the justices say police may not generally search the cellphones of people they arrest, unless they have a search warrant. The court chose not to extend earlier rulings, in which they allowed police to empty a suspect's pockets and examine whatever they find. Chief Justice John Roberts says cellphones aren't just a "technological convenience" -- they hold "the privacies of life."
PARIS (AP) — A French doctor has been acquitted of poisoning patients after giving lethal injections to help seven terminally ill patients die. A court in southern France issued the verdict today in the case of Nicolas Bonnemaison, who had faced up to life in prison. Several relatives of the people the doctor helped die testified on his behalf.
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