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Chief justice urges diligence to Ind. alma mater

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:34:52 -0400

LAPORTE, Indiana - U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday told graduates of the northern Indiana Catholic boarding school he graduated from 40 years ago that persistence is the most essential quality to success and is the only trait each person controls when facing life's challenges.

Cyr: In Syria, poison-gas accusations raise stakes

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:50:45 -0400

By ARTHUR I. CYR - The brutal continuing civil war in Syria now includes allegations that the Assad regime has used poison gas. Gas employed in war presents an especially horrifying specter, which in turn risks raising the stakes for both sides.

Obama balances threats against Americans' rights

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:41:50 -0400

WASHINGTON - Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says "America is at a crossroads." And so, too, is his presidency's counterterrorism policy, which has long struggled to balance protecting the nation from terror attacks while upholding Americans' rights.

Nader loses appeal of '04 ballots in Maine

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:32:30 -0400

PORTLAND, Maine - The state's highest court on Thursday dismissed Ralph Nader's lawsuit against Democrats he had accused of trying to keep him off ballots in Maine and other states during his failed presidential run in 2004.

IRS replaces official in tea party controversy

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:26:59 -0400

WASHINGTON - Moving quickly to stem a raging controversy, the new acting head of the Internal Revenue Service started cleaning house Thursday by replacing the supervisor who oversaw agents involved in targeting tea party groups.

Senate confirms Obama nominee to key appeals court

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:09:52 -0400

WASHINGTON - After five years of trying, President Barack Obama has placed his first nominee on a key appeals court in Washington.

Human rights group protests US drone killings

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:16:25 -0400

NEW YORK - A top human rights organization on Wednesday criticized the Obama administration's increasing use of drone aircraft for the targeted killing of terrorism suspects overseas and questioned whether it is legal.

Wal-Mart hires Hill & Knowlton executive

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:50:14 -0400

NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. named Dan Bartlett, most recently president and CEO of the U.S. arm of global business advisory firm Hill & Knowlton Strategies, as its new executive vice president of corporate affairs.

After a decade, global AIDS program looks ahead

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:11:23 -0400

WASHINGTON - The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from epidemic is running up against an era of economic recovery and harsh budget cuts.

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.

Second court invalidates Obama recess appointment

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:29:26 -0400

WASHINGTON - A second federal appeals court has found that President Barack Obama exceeded his power when he bypassed the Senate to install a member to the National Labor Relations Board.

Congress rethinks 9/11 law on military force

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:22:24 -0400

WASHINGTON - Congress is rethinking the broad authority it gave the president to wage a war on terror after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in light of how President Barack Obama has used the power to target suspected terrorists with lethal drone strikes.

Obama walking a familiar path on IRS allegations

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:30:29 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service controversy dogging President Barack Obama is hardly the first time a White House and the tax agency have been accused of political meddling and bias. Nor is it the first time that political and social advocacy groups have searched for and exploited loopholes and fine points in the federal tax code.

Watch: Scandals will mire progress on bigger issues

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:47:06 -0400

WASHINGTON - By ANN McFEATTERS

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.

Texas House defeats term limits referendum

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:25:35 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - A proposed constitutional amendment that would have let voters decide whether to limit statewide officeholders to two consecutive terms ran into a buzz saw in the Texas House late Wednesday, with lawmakers voting overwhelming to defeat it despite none voicing opposition from the floor.

Q&A on IRS investigation of tax-exempt status of Tea...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:23:47 -0400

WASHINGTON - By BARTHOLOMEW SULLIVAN and MICHAEL COLLINS

Senate votes to extend federal water projects law

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:26:18 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Senate on Wednesday put aside its partisan differences to extend the federal government's main water resources law, which promotes investment in port improvements, flood protection, dam and levee projects and environmental restoration.

AP IMPACT: Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:30:47 -0400

CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyoming - It's the not-so-green secret of the nation's wind-energy boom: Spinning turbines are killing thousands of federally protected birds, including eagles, each year.

Dems say Scott's vulnerable, but who'll face him?

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:31:42 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Democrats consider Gov. Rick Scott to be one of the most vulnerable Republican incumbent governors facing re-election next year, which gives them hope that they can put one of their own in the governor's office for the first time since January 1999.

Maybe Americans agree about more than they know

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:15:28 -0400

WASHINGTON - Can we agree on this? Americans still think alike much of the time even if our politicians don't.

Ex-Pentagon chief Gates: Budget must be smarter

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:19:08 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - There are smart ways to reduce the size of the nation's defense budget without cutting the overall size of the country's forces, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.

Ambrose: Graduates, heed Jefferson, not Obama

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:19:48 -0400

By JAY AMBROSE - Thomas Jefferson said to keep a close eye on government and others chimed in that the price of liberty is eternal vigilance. Phooey, says President Barack Obama. He recently told graduating college students in Columbus, Ohio, to ignore those thus intervening in their snooze time.

Appeals court strikes down union poster rule

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:24:36 -0400

WASHINGTON - In another blow to the nation's dwindling labor unions, an appeals court on Tuesday struck down a federal rule that would have required millions of businesses to put up posters informing workers of their right to form a union.

NC Republicans to hear from national GOP lineup

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:09:17 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - The list of speakers for North Carolina's Republican Party convention next month is full of national GOP luminaries.