Political News
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Democrats strike back at GOP voting measures
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:05PM May 20, 2013 CommentDENVER (AP) — In a bitter fight, Colorado Democrats recently muscled through the Statehouse a massive elections reform bill that allows voters to register up until Election Day and still cast their ballots.
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State Dept: Reports of anti-Semitism increase
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:50PM May 20, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial.
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Postponed US long-range missile test due Tuesday
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:35PM May 20, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force says its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had postponed in April because of tensions with North Korea, is now scheduled to happen on Tuesday.
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Kerry vows better security at US diplomatic posts
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:15AM May 20, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is vowing that the Obama administration will spare no expense or effort to protect U.S. diplomats serving overseas.
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Court won't get involved in Miss. redistricting
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:00AM May 20, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's redistricting.
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High court uphold FCC power in cell tower disputes
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:39AM May 20, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions on proposals to build or expand cell phone towers.
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Court: woman can seek lawyer fees in vaccine case
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:21AM May 20, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says a woman can seek lawyers' fees from the government even though her lawsuit over damage she said was caused by a vaccine was ruled untimely.
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Court: Should whistleblower protection be wider?
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:00AM May 20, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will decide if government whistleblower protection applies to employees of a privately-held contractor or the subcontractor of a publicly-held company.
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High court to weigh in on legislative prayers
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:36AM May 20, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open meetings in an upstate New York town.
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Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:08AM May 20, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to the Mideast this week to press the case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is being undermined by Russia.
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Senate committee moves toward vote on immigration
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:04AM May 20, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming to wrap up work this week on a sweeping immigration bill and send it to the full Senate for consideration.
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Myanmar leader making landmark White House visit
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:02AM May 20, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Myanmar president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation.
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AP CEO calls records seizure 'unconstitutional'
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:57AM May 20, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press' president and chief executive says the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records has already had a chilling effect on newsgathering, a week after the subpoenas were revealed publicly.
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AP IMPACT: Military sex abuse victims seek VA help
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:34AM May 20, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits. The numbers underscore the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been condemned by President Barack Obama.
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AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:28PM May 19, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on newsgathering.
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Obama to speak on legality of drone program
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:12AM May 19, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will address the legality of his administration's controversial drone program during a speech this week.
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Aide: Obama learned about IRS from news accounts
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:01AM May 19, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A senior White House adviser insists President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had been targeting tea party groups "when it came out in the news."
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A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:24AM May 19, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute.
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Obama to address Morehouse College commencement
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:35AM May 19, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni.
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First lady to high school grads: live your dreams
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:23PM May 18, 2013 CommentNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.
