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House committee passes Iran sanctions legislation

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:27:18 -0400

WASHINGTON - A new push to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions by crippling the country's economy gathered momentum on Capitol Hill Wednesday with approval of legislation by the House Foreign Affairs Committee that would impose even tougher economic sanctions against Tehran.

House preserves its own budget as others face cuts

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:10:06 -0400

WASHINGTON - House lawmakers are moving to protect Capitol Hill's budget even as they're working to slash other programs like education, health research, water projects and housing aid for the poor.

Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:19:20 -0400

WASHINGTON - Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress - a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies.

House GOP panel moves on deep budget cuts

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:46:35 -0400

WASHINGTON - Republicans controlling the House pressed ahead Tuesday with slashing cuts to domestic programs far deeper than the cuts departments like Education, Interior and State are facing under an already painful round of automatic austerity.

House passes bill on lying about military medals

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:15:06 -0400

WASHINGTON - People who falsely claim they have received a military medal in order to obtain money or government benefits could face up to a year in jail under legislation that easily passed the House Monday.

Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:53:18 -0400

ATLANTA - Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.

Handel jumps into crowded US Senate race in Ga.

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:25:23 -0400

ATLANTA - Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year's public clash with Planned Parenthood, says she'll be running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia.

Pentagon: US still in armed conflict with al-Qaida

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:37:47 -0400

WASHINGTON - The United States remains in armed conflict with al-Qaida and its affiliates, a fight likely to last a decade or two, senior Pentagon officials told Congress on Thursday in arguing against changes to the 2001 military force law used in the war on terror.

Entitlements' unimpeded growth is boon to seniors

Fri, 10 May 2013 03:33:15 -0400

WASHINGTON - With Congress increasingly unable to resolve budget disputes, federal programs on automatic pilot are consuming ever larger amounts of government resources. The trend helps older Americans, who receive the bulk of Social Security and Medicare benefits, at the expense of younger people.

Senators seek ban on renting recalled vehicles

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:15:08 -0400

WASHINGTON - Rental companies would be barred from leasing or selling vehicles to consumers that are under a manufacturer's recall until the defect is fixed under a bill introduced Thursday by a bipartisan group of senators.

3 children, 1 adult dead in Schenectady, NY, fire

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:55:33 -0400

SCHENECTADY, New York - An early morning fire swept through a two-story wood frame house in eastern New York on Thursday, killing four people, including three children, authorities said.

Republicans rap consumer agency's data collection

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:48:05 -0400

WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans are criticizing federal regulators' efforts to track the credit card, mortgage and spending habits of millions of consumers by collecting anonymous data about them.