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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  GOP ponders how to capitalize on Obama's woesMay 20, 20133:29 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election losses. It's not clear, however, how Republicans can best capitalize on Democrats' woes, legislatively or politically.   Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winnerMay 20, 20134:50 AM ET ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.   Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in SyriaMay 20, 20134:24 AM ET BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian group that tracks the country's civil war says 23 fighters from the militant group Hezbollah have been killed in fierce clashes in a strategic town near the Lebanese border.   AP IMPACT: Military sex abuse victims seek VA helpMay 20, 20133:38 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been condemned by President Barack Obama as "''shameful and disgraceful."   Split-second choice ended with NY student deadMay 20, 20132:50 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) — The Long Island college student was being held in a headlock by a masked intruder with a loaded gun to her head, police said. Then the gunman took aim at an officer. 
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