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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.
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Obama takes Cabinet secretaries out to play golf
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:57PM May 18, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf — in the rain.
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SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:36AM May 18, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who accepted donations from the union that represents Internal Revenue Service employees.
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A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:42AM May 18, 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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IRS probe ignored most influential groups
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:57AM May 18, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups.
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Obama talks jobs, says politics misplace focus
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:02AM May 18, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is calling attention to his economic proposals and efforts to expand the middle class.
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Obama agenda seems to be weathering controversies
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:27AM May 18, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to the Oval Office.
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SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:24PM May 17, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who accepted donations from the union that represents Internal Revenue Service employees.
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Brady Center Sues Nelson, Ga., Over Mandatory Gun Ordinance
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:14PM May 17, 2013 Comment
The Brady Center says guns in the home are more likely to hurt family members than ward off intruders.
More lawsuits against gun-touting towns may on the horizon.
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GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:10PM May 17, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Political scandals cause collateral damage and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will snag some really big game — President Barack Obama's health care law.
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Energy Dept. backs Texas LNG export plan
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:58PM May 17, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department on Friday conditionally approved a Texas company's proposal to export liquefied natural gas, only the second such project allowed to move forward amid a production boom that has led to glut of domestic natural gas.
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US slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:53PM May 17, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is criticizing Russia's decision to provide Syria with anti-ship missiles, which it says will only worsen the civil war.
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CBO: Obama budget cuts deficits $1.1T by 2023
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:39PM May 17, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Congress' nonpartisan budget analyst says President Barack Obama's budget would trim projected federal deficits by $1.1 trillion over the coming decade.
