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No rush. During a news conference this morning, the 100th day of
his second term, President Barack Obama said he would take his time
to consider whether Syria…
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Poison pen arrested. Over the weekend, federal investigators
arrested the second man suspected of sending poisoned letters to
President Barack Obama, Sen.
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Republicans, down and out. Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul
Singer last year formed American Unity PAC, which supports
Republican candidates who are in…
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Back in the tower. Around noon today, the House voted to end
furloughs instituted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),
authorizing the agency to use…
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Mormons speak. The Mormons have given a lukewarm blessing to the
latest proposal by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to lift its gay
ban for youth members…
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About face. On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
called Israeli claims that Syria used chemical weapons on rebel
fighters battling to overthrow…
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Search for the truth. House Republicans say former Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton lied to congressional committees about
requests for added security ahead…
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Sequestration hits IRS. To comply with the budget cuts demanded by
sequestration, the IRS plans to furlough its entire staff of 89,551
for five days spread…
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Open season. Sen. Max Baucus will not seek reelection in 2014,
Democratic strategists announced today, fueling speculation
Republicans might have a chance to…
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Waiting game. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old suspect accused of
helping his brother plant bombs that killed three and wounded 176
at last Monday’s…
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This is West. Boston celebrated a return to near normal this
weekend at churches and at sporting events. Not so in West, Texas,
where a fertilizer plant blew…
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Texas officials have recovered 14 bodies from the disaster zone
around the fertilizer plant in West, Texas, that exploded Wednesday
evening. They do not…