Roger Wicker

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  Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Meets With US Lawmakers Over Regulation

  Sheryl Sandberg met with Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker and Democratic Senator Mark Warner.

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  Confederate Symbols of Civil War Divide US 150 Years on

  More and more voices across the US South called for banishing the banner of the pro-slavery Confederacy on Wednesday in a fast-growing movement that adds new emotion and tensions to a year of soul-searching over race in America.

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  Alabama Lowers Confederate Battle Flag After Charleston Massacre

  The Confederate battle flag was taken down today outside Alabama's state legislature as Americans increasingly shun the Civil War era saltire after the Charleston church massacre.

• US shutdown: Senate seeks deal to avoid default as time runs out

  US lawmakers in the Senate said today they hoped to reach a deal soon to reopen the government and avert a looming default as investors worried that Republicans and Democrats might not be able to resolve their differences by a Thursday deadline.

• Man cleared in ricin letters case sues second suspect

  A man who was ultimately cleared of charges that he sent poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others has filed a defamation lawsuit against the current suspect in the case.

• Martial arts instructor arrested in ricin-laced letter case

  Federal agents arrested a Mississippi martial arts instructor on Saturday after his home and a former business were searched as part of an investigation into ricin-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and two other public officials.

• Ricin-laced letters leading to a Mississippi mystery

  Of three ricin-laced letters mailed this month to public officials, only one made it into the hands of an intended target, 80-year-old Mississippi judge Sadie Holland.

• Mississippi man charged over poison letter sent to Barack Obama

  Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges on Thursday against a Mississippi man, who worked as an Elvis impersonator, for threatening to harm President Barack Obama by sending him a letter that initially tested positive for the deadly poison ricin.

• Man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to Barack Obama charged

  A 45-year-old man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and a US senator has been charged with threatening the life of the president, authorities said Thursday.

• Preliminary tests show letter to Barack Obama contains poison ricin

  A letter addressed to US President Barack Obama contained a substance that preliminarily tested positive for the deadly poison ricin, authorities said on Wednesday.

• Letter addressed to Barack Obama contained 'suspicious' substance

  A letter addressed to President Barack Obama containing a "suspicious" substance was intercepted at a mail screening facility outside the White House, the US Secret Service said Wednesday.

• Second letter to Senate tested for poison: officials

  Law enforcement officials say a second letter sent to the U.S. Senate has been intercepted and is being tested for poisonous ricin.

• Poison-laced letter sent to US senator Roger Wicker

  US officials said they had intercepted a letter sent to Senator Roger Wicker that tested positive on Tuesday for the deadly poison ricin, and that the US Capitol police, FBI and other agencies had launched an investigation.