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Clinton: 'very promising leads' on Benghazi attack
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:30AM January 23, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the FBI is "following some very promising leads and putting together cases" as they investigate the Sept. 11 attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans.
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Senate Democrats plan budget debate
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:45AM January 23, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Incoming Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray says Democrats controlling the chamber will attempt to pass a budget for the first time since 2009.
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Gay activists laud Obama speech, now want action
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:19AM January 23, 2013 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama's emphatic gay-rights advocacy in his inaugural address thrilled many activists. Yet almost immediately came the questions and exhortations as to what steps should be taken next.
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Clinton: Nobody More Committed to Security
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton takes her seat on on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, prior to testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the September attack in Benghazi, Libya.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told Congress Wednesday that she is committed to improving security at U.S. diplomatic missions worldwide after the Sept. 11 raid on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya.
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Expiring credits, deductions extended by Congress
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:15AM January 23, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers preparing to file their 2012 returns can breathe a collective sigh of relief.
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Man charged in Houston shootings
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:50PM January 22, 2013 CommentHOUSTON (AP) — A 22-year-old man has been charged in the shootings at a Houston-area community college campus that left him and two others wounded.
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NJ senator takes digs at mayor's interest in seat
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:44PM January 22, 2013 CommentNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, at age 88 the oldest sitting U.S. senator, said Tuesday that the mayor of the state's largest city is surely entitled to run next year for the seat he now holds — but he did not yet reveal his own plans.
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Biden meets with Democrats, stoking 2016 chatter
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:42PM January 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden in 2016? The inauguration is barely over but the vice president already is dropping plenty of hints that he might have another political act.
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Clinton retires debt from 2008 campaign
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:02PM January 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has paid off the outstanding debt from her 2008 presidential campaign.
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Obama fetes staffers at final inaugural ball
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:34PM January 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is thanking White House aides and his re-election campaign staffers at the final celebration of his inauguration.
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Expiring credits, deductions extended by Congress
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:23PM January 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers preparing to file their 2012 returns can breathe a collective sigh of relief.
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Obama's lofty inaugural ideals run into reality
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:14PM January 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's lofty ideals from his inaugural address ran smack into reality Tuesday on the first working day of his second term.
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Senate chair: Count up Hagel vote after hearing
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:39PM January 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Republicans said Tuesday they would reserve judgment on Chuck Hagel's nomination until after his confirmation hearing next week, a positive sign for President Barack Obama's choice to head the Defense Department.
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GOP moves to delay debt-ceiling showdown 3 months
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:07PM January 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to regain their budget footing versus President Barack Obama, Republicans controlling the House are moving quickly to try to defuse a potential debt crisis with legislation to prevent a first-ever U.S. default for at least three months.
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AP Photos: Celebrities turn out for inauguration
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:52PM January 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — It's a rare event where Beyonce, Katy Perry and Jennifer Hudson aren't the headliners.
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Did or didn't she? Beyonce questioned on lip sync
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:07PM January 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — There's no question Beyonce's rendition of the national anthem was a roaring success. The mystery: was it live or lip synced?
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Obamas, Bidens attend Cathedral prayer service
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:05PM January 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama began the first full workday of his second term with a rousing, spiritual appeal for unity and strength from church leaders of different faiths.
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Al Green: Turned down 'Together' time with Obamas
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:47PM January 22, 2013 CommentAl Green says if things had worked out, it would have been him serenading President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle at the inaugural ball.
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White House: Obama wouldn't block GOP debt bill
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:44PM January 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it won't oppose a House Republican proposal to increase the nation's $16.4 trillion borrowing authority for only three months, even though President Barack last week decried such short-term measures as harmful to the economy.
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Recognition sought for church bombing victims
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:38PM January 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 50 years ago, white supremacists planted a bomb in a Birmingham, Ala., church that killed four young girls preparing to worship, an act of terror that shocked the nation and propelled Congress to pass that historic 1964 Civil Rights Act.
