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Ifill to speak at Wake Forest commencement

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:19:13 -0400

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina - The moderator and managing editor of "Washington Week" on PBS will speak at the commencement ceremony for Wake Forest University graduates.

Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:17:07 -0400

WASHINGTON - Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an effort to weaken him.

Ex-Pa. officer once hailed as hero faces charges

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:28:13 -0400

PHILADELPHIA - A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes.

Jill Biden speaks to Navajo Tech graduates in NM

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:04:09 -0400

CROWNPOINT, New Mexico - Graduates at Navajo Technical College got to hear from Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, during their commencement ceremony Friday.

Turkish PM talks Syria with Obama at White House

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:33:17 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and Turkey will keep ramping up pressure to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad from power, but there's "no magic formula" to stop his violence.

Religious groups say they were scrutinized by IRS

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:01:23 -0400

WASHINGTON - Two conservative religious groups say they were also the subject of unusual scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service.

Obama planning June 3 mental health conference

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:02:13 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is planning a mental health conference next month in response to gun violence.

Wisconsin boy gets handwritten letter from Biden

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:52:17 -0400

MILWAUKEE - A Wisconsin boy wrote Vice President Joe Biden with an unusual suggestion for making the nation safer: Create guns that shoot chocolate bullets.

Biden: Don't listen to cynics' claim US in decline

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:16:24 -0400

PHILADELPHIA - Today's college graduates are well-positioned to lead America in the 21st century and shouldn't listen to cynics who say the nation is in decline, Vice President Joe Biden told thousands of new degree holders at the University of Pennsylvania on Monday.

Emanuel says he'll seek 2nd term as Chicago mayor

Sun, 12 May 2013 15:14:14 -0400

CHICAGO - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to seek re-election in 2015 and says he's not interested in higher office, telling a newspaper he intends to fulfill his obligations should voters give him a second four-year term.

Swedish royal couple visits Delaware

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:21:06 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Members of Sweden's royal family joined Gov. Jack Markell and other Delaware officials Saturday to celebrate the 375th anniversary of the founding of a Scandinavian colony in the U.S.

Michelle Obama honors military mothers at tea

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:06:54 -0400

WASHINGTON - Michelle Obama and military mothers had high tea like the British on Thursday.

State visits amplify Obama focus on Latin America

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:11:32 -0400

WASHINGTON - Keeping a keen eye south of the border, the Obama administration is intensifying its engagement with Latin America, hosting leaders from a pair of presidents at the White House and sending Vice President Joe Biden to visit two others.

Biden: Susan Rice has Obama's absolute confidence

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:22:08 -0400

WASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden is praising U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice and her authoritative role in the Obama administration.

Guilty plea expected in Del. campaign finance case

Tue, 07 May 2013 06:55:09 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - A former liquor industry executive serving a two-year federal sentence in a campaign finance scheme is expected to plead guilty in a related state case.

Biden asks clergy to make moral argument on guns

Mon, 06 May 2013 21:52:19 -0400

WASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden wants pastors, rabbis and nuns to tell their flocks that enacting gun control is the moral thing to do. But another vote may have to wait until Congress wraps up work on an immigration overhaul.

Harrison is voted new chairman of SC Democrats

Sat, 04 May 2013 14:44:15 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - South Carolina Democrats have elected a new chairman.

Biden, Kerry honor fallen diplomats

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:16:23 -0400

WASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry hailed the courage and dedication of U.S. diplomats slain in the line of duty as they led a memorial service on Friday to honor those killed in last year's terrorist attack on the American diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya and an April roadside bombing in Afghanistan.

VP Biden headlining annual SC Democratic dinner

Fri, 03 May 2013 04:09:22 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Vice President Joe Biden is visiting South Carolina to address a gathering of state Democrats.

Biden invites NM governor to Cinco de Mayo event

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:48:45 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez plans to attend a Cinco de Mayo celebration this week at the vice president's residence in Washington, D.C.

Korean vets assoc. president wore brother's medals

Wed, 01 May 2013 15:12:29 -0400

CLAY, New York - The president of the Korean War Veterans Association admitted Wednesday that he wore combat medals belonging to his late brother to several public functions, including some with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

Report shows persistence of TV violence

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:45:40 -0400

NEW YORK - Violence, gore and gunplay were staples on prime-time television even in the most sensitive period directly following the Newtown school shooting.

Local setbacks vex GOP governors eyeing 2016 race

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:25:11 -0400

WASHINGTON - Republican governors are often seen as innovative policymakers and potential presidential candidates, but a few are struggling with political or ethical problems that might crimp their ambitions.

White House says jobs program has exceeded goal

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:00:26 -0400

WASHINGTON - First lady Michelle Obama announced Tuesday that companies participating in a program to help veterans find work have hired or trained 290,000 veterans and military spouses since August 2011, nearly tripling the original goal of the program with about eight months to spare.

Arab League sweetens Israel-Palestinian peace plan

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:20:07 -0400

JERUSALEM - The Arab League's decision to sweeten its decade-old proposal offering comprehensive peace with Israel has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a bind and swiftly exposed fissures in his new government.