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Kerry makes sub-Saharan Africa visit
Kerry makes sub-Saharan Africa visit
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Nigeria must respect human rights as it cracks down on the Islamist extremists. He's also pledging to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and...More >>
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Nigeria must respect human rights as it cracks down on the Islamist extremists. He's also pledging to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan.More >>
Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
Pioneering Washington journalist Haynes Johnson, who helped redefine political reporting, has died at age 81.More >>
Pioneering Washington journalist Haynes Johnson, who helped redefine political reporting, has died at age 81.More >>
Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movements and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81.More >>
Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81.More >>
NKorean envoy delivers letter to China's president
NKorean envoy delivers letter to China's president
China's state media says an envoy from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned there is no guarantee of peace on the Korean Peninsula, but also stressed that his country is willing to hold talks with all sides...More >>
A top North Korean envoy has delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for...More >>
Ex-Guatemala president extradited to US
Ex-Guatemala president extradited to US
The lawyer for ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo says he is being extradited to the United States to face money-laundering and embezzlement charges.More >>
Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank accounts.More >>
Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't
Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't
No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS. Forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at any of the Housing and Urban Development offices nationwide.More >>
No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide.More >>
Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims
Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims
Four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement are receiving the highest honor Congress gives to civilians.More >>
President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement. He called it a tragic loss that "helped to...More >>
Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions
Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions
President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the...More >>
President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can...More >>
Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military
Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military
A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama is addressing future military leaders who could help carry it out in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy graduates.More >>
With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no...More >>
Some unions now angry about health care overhaul
Some unions now angry about health care overhaul
When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters.More >>
Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry, fearful that it will jeopardize benefits for millions of their members.More >>

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Broke no laws, IRS official says - then takes 5th
Broke no laws, IRS official says - then takes 5th
IRS official in targeting probe says she did nothing wrong - then says no more, taking the 5thMore >>
IRS official in targeting probe says she did nothing wrong - then says no more, taking the 5thMore >>
IRS chief sits before Congress
IRS chief sits before Congress
Former IRS commissioner knew tea party groups targeted in 2012; says he didn't tell anyoneMore >>
Former IRS commissioner knew tea party groups targeted in 2012; says he didn't tell anyoneMore >>
Sen. Gillibrand discusses bill to address military sexual assaults
Sen. Gillibrand discusses bill to address military sexual assaults
Senators Gillibrand and Snowe discuss the need to end sexual assaults in the military.More >>
Senators Gillibrand and Snowe discuss the need to end sexual assaults in the military.More >>
Obama speaks about IRS scandal
Obama speaks about IRS scandal
Damage control: Obama takes action on trio of controversies, but Republicans still unsatisfiedMore >>
Damage control: Obama takes action on trio of controversies, but Republicans still unsatisfiedMore >>
Holder: Potential civil rights violations at IRS
Holder: Potential civil rights violations at IRS
Holder: Justice probe of IRS could include civil rights violations, potential false statementsMore >>
Holder: Justice probe of IRS could include civil rights violations, potential false statementsMore >>
US diplomat ordered to leave Russia in spy case
US diplomat ordered to leave Russia in spy case
US diplomat ordered out of Russia after security services say he tried to recruit an agentMore >>
US diplomat ordered out of Russia after security services say he tried to recruit an agentMore >>
Trio of troubles threatening Obama's second term
Trio of troubles threatening Obama's second term
Pressure on Benghazi, IRS, leaks investigation pose big hurdles for Obama's second-term hopesMore >>
Pressure on Benghazi, IRS, leaks investigation pose big hurdles for Obama's second-term hopesMore >>
Jay Carney responds to questions re: subpoenaed AP phone records
Jay Carney responds to questions re: subpoenaed AP phone records
Pressure on Benghazi, IRS, leaks investigation pose big hurdles for Obama's second-term hopesMore >>
Pressure on Benghazi, IRS, leaks investigation pose big hurdles for Obama's second-term hopesMore >>
Jay Carney responds to questions about IRS scandal
Jay Carney responds to questions about IRS scandal
Pressure on Benghazi, IRS, leaks investigation pose big hurdles for Obama's second-term hopesMore >>
Pressure on Benghazi, IRS, leaks investigation pose big hurdles for Obama's second-term hopesMore >>
Gov't obtains wide AP phone records in probe
Gov't obtains wide AP phone records in probe
Government obtains wide set of Associated Press phone records in investigation, using subpoenaMore >>
Government obtains wide set of Associated Press phone records in investigation, using subpoenaMore >>

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