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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.   Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 deadMay 20, 201312:58 AM ET SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open.   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.   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."   Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpotMay 19, 20133:31 PM ET ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million — the highest Powerball jackpot in history. 
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