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Senate GOP leader: Obama should offer deficit plan
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:43PM November 13, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says it's up to President Barack Obama to present a deficit reduction plan rather than a campaign slogan to Congress.
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Trump Responds To 'Dump Trump' Petition By Bragging About Sales Of His Fragrance Named 'Success'
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Donald Trump speaks to several GOP women's group at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino April 28, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
With the "Dump Trump" petition garnering more than 476,000 signatures online, the real estate mogul known for his online braggadocio took to Twitter Tuesday to respond to the call for Macy's to fire him.
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King says he wants to make his party decision soon
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:25AM November 13, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Independent Sen.-elect Angus King of Maine says he probably won't keep people guessing long about which party he will align himself with.
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Texas Wants To Secede From America More Than Any Other State
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Flag of Texas
Just a week after President Barack Obama was re-elected, a petition by Texans for the right to secede from the rest of the country has garnered some 64,000 signatures, many more than the 25,000 signature threshold needed to get a response from the Obama administration.
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Timeline of events in Petraeus case
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:43AM November 13, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The extramarital affair that brought down David Petraeus' celebrated career last week raised many questions. Among them: when exactly the affair began, how the FBI stumbled upon the information and who was told about it. Here's a timeline of events, according to officials involved in the investigation:
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General Investigated for E-mails to Petraeus Friend
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This July 22, 2012, file photo shows U.S. Gen. John Allen, top commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Pentagon says Gen. John Allen is under investigation for alleged "inappropriate communications" with Jill Kelley, the woman who is said to have received threatening emails from Paula Broadwell, the woman with whom former CIA Director David Petraeus had an extramarital affair.
In a new twist to the Gen. David Petraeus sex scandal, the Pentagon said Tuesday that the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, is under investigation for alleged "inappropriate communications" with a woman who is said to have received threatening emails from Paula Broadwell, the woman with whom Petraeus had an extramarital affair.
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It's a Bad Time To Be Rich
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:00AM November 13, 2012 CommentIs there nobody left to defend the one percent?
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Obama to Discuss 'Fiscal Cliff' With Labor Leaders
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama opens a new campaign Tuesday to build pressure on Congress to cut the federal debt the way he sees fit, meeting with labor leaders who want lawmakers to raise taxes on the wealthy and guard against slashing health benefits for seniors.
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General investigated for emails to Petraeus friend
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:17AM November 13, 2012 CommentABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) — In a new twist to the Gen. David Petraeus sex scandal, the Pentagon said Tuesday that the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, is under investigation for alleged "inappropriate communications" with a woman who is said to have received threatening emails from Paula Broadwell, the woman with whom Petraeus had an extramarital affair.
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FBI says agents at the home of Petraeus lover
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:57PM November 12, 2012 CommentCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — FBI agents on Monday night searched the North Carolina home of the woman whose affair with retired Gen. David Petraeus led to his resignation as CIA director.
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Satellite imagery shows NKorea missile activity
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:02PM November 12, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Satellite imagery indicates North Korea has been testing rocket engines, a sign it continues to develop its long-range ballistic missiles, a U.S. academic institute said Monday.
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Deficit talks will test the GOP focus on tax rates
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:40PM November 12, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders say the government can raise tax "revenues" without raising tax "rates." But they have yet to detail how they would pursue it.
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Timeline of events in Petraeus case
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:25PM November 12, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The extramarital affair that brought down David Petraeus' celebrated career last week raised many questions. Among them: when exactly the affair began, how the FBI stumbled upon the information and who was told about it. Here's a timeline of events, according to officials involved in the investigation:
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Big Business Quick to Support Obama Post-Election
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Tom Stemberg, founder of Staples office supply stores, addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Aug. 30, 2012.
Business leaders make it clear their priority is avoiding the fiscal cliff, not necessarily higher taxes.
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Lawmakers Demand Answers on Petraeus Affair
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General David Petraeus testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee September 11, 2007.
Intelligence committees want to know why the FBI didn't inform them of investigation.
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Deficit cutters look to Pentagon budget
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:24PM November 12, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — One war is done, another is winding down and the calls to cut the deficit are deafening. The military, a beneficiary of robust budgets for more than a decade, is coming to grips with a new reality — fewer dollars.
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Karl Rove Says He's Not Going Anywhere
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Former George W. Bush adviser and Crossroads founder Karl Rove (Charles Dharapak/AP)
Embattled Republican strategist Karl Rove says that both he and American Crossroads, the political action committee he co-founded, will remain major political players despite their poor performance in this year's elections.
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The Election's Other Big Winner: David Axelrod
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In this Oct. 21, 2008, file photo Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama holds a basketball as he talks to his chief strategist David Axelrod, backstage before an economic summit in Lake Worth, Fla.
David Axelrod is the hottest political consultant in the land right now, and he's using his new perch to set the stage for President Obama's second term.
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Iran VP: We Will Break Obama's 'Grasping Hands'
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Hamas Prime Minister of Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, left, and Iranian Vice- President Mohammad Reza Rahimi, join hands, as a gesture of solidarity, during an official welcoming ceremony for Haniyeh in Iran, Feb. 10, 2012.
Iran's vice president said Monday that Tehran will break the 'grasping hands' of newly re-elected President Barack Obama, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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Dems, GOP fight brewing over curbing filibusters
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00AM November 12, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A brewing and potentially bitter fight over Democratic efforts to curb filibusters is threatening to inflame partisan tensions in the Senate, even as President Barack Obama and Republicans explore whether they can compromise on top tier issues such as debt reduction and taxes.
