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Fifteen years after the attacks of September 11, the families of victims still want authorization to sue Saudi Arabia -- even though there's no "smoking gun."

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Fifteen years after the attacks of September 11, the families of victims still want authorization to sue Saudi Arabia -- even though there's no "smoking gun."

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President Obama today named a distinguished judge to fill the vacancy on the US Supreme Court.

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President Obama today named a distinguished judge to fill the vacancy on the US Supreme Court.

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