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UPDATED 9:23 AM EDT, June 18, 2013

Pro-Obama group airing health ads

WASHINGTON (AP) — An outside group supporting President Barack Obama's agenda plans to air a series of ads this summer promoting Obama's health care overhaul.

Organizing for Action intends to spend at least $1 million this summer on ads to draw attention to the implementation of the health care law, including its quality of care and coverage of uninsured Americans.

UPDATED 9:23 AM EDT, June 18, 2013

Seeking a Syria consensus despite US-Russia divide

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Hunting for a glimmer of common ground, the leaders of major economic powers are declaring themselves dedicated to a political solution to Syria's bloody civil war, even as President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin stake out diametrically opposite stands on which side deserves military support.

UPDATED 9:23 AM EDT, June 18, 2013

Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue

WASHINGTON (AP) — There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause.

UPDATED 9:23 AM EDT, June 18, 2013

Obama: Iranian people want a 'different direction'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says Iran's election of a relative moderate shows that the country's people "want to move in a different direction." But he says Tehran still needs to show the international community that it is not pursuing a nuclear weapon.

UPDATED 9:23 AM EDT, June 18, 2013

White House threatens veto of anti-abortion bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is threatening to veto a measure being considered by House Republicans that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks.

UPDATED 9:23 AM EDT, June 18, 2013

White House threatens veto of House farm bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is threatening to veto the House version of a massive, five-year farm bill, saying food stamp cuts included in the legislation could leave some Americans hungry.

UPDATED 9:23 AM EDT, June 18, 2013

Military women moving into jobs closer to combat

1948 — Law passed making women a permanent part of the U.S. military services

1975 — The Air Force puts the first woman on operational crew status

1976 — The first group of women enters the U.S. military academies, as directed by legislation signed by President Gerald Ford a year earlier.

UPDATED 9:23 AM EDT, June 18, 2013

US sees nothing new in NKorea talks offer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it sees nothing new in North Korea's offer of high-level talks with the U.S.

Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Monday that Pyongyang has made similar offers numerous times over the years. She said Washington would be open to dialogue but it wants North Korea first to take credible steps toward giving up its nuclear weapons.

UPDATED 9:23 AM EDT, June 18, 2013

Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue

WASHINGTON (AP) — There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause.

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