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5 Things to know about Tuesday’s state dinner
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama welcomes French President Francois Hollande to the White House on Tuesday for an awkwardly timed state dinner, coming on the heels of Hollande’s recent and…
To distance themselves from Obama, 2016 Democrats will move to the left
The 2016 Democratic presidential field is likely to run to the left of President Obama, partly because candidates will try to distance themselves from his political baggage while jockeying for…
A scramble to sign up the young by health deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Do you guys have health insurance?” David Bransfield asks each time a group of backpack-toting college students passes by.
Some nod yes. A few promise to stop…
Hagel orders urgent push for ethics crackdown
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel wants military leaders to inject more urgency into ensuring “moral character and moral courage” in a force suffering a rash of ethical lapses.
Hagel…
Vatican ‘regrets’ damning UN report on abuse
By NICOLE WINFIELD
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican says it regrets what it calls the attempt by a U.N. committee to interfere with its teaching on abortion and contraception in…
Obama secures $750M in pledges to get kids online
WASHINGTON – Claiming progress in his campaign to get American schools wired for the future, President Barack Obama is announcing commitments from U.S. companies totaling about $750 million to connect…
Obama running out of reasons to reject Keystone XL
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is running out of reasons to say no to Keystone XL, the proposed oil pipeline that’s long been looming over his environmental legacy.Five years after…
Clinton warns new Iran sanctions could upend talks
WASHINGTON – Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is warning Congress that new unilateral sanctions against Iran could upend sensitive international negotiations over its nuclear development, imploring lawmakers to…
Family fight: GOP debates next move on immigration
CAMBRIDGE, Md. – House Republicans wrestled inconclusively with the outlines of immigration legislation Thursday night, sharply divided over the contentious issue itself and the political wisdom of acting on it…
House GOP leaders urge Obama, Dems to act on bills
CAMBRIDGE, Md. – House Republican leaders challenged the White House and Democrats to work “without further delay” on four bills that are stalled in the Senate, saying their passage would…
