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Republican divisions may hinder party's momentum

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:24:24 -0400

WASHINGTON - A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems.

Column: Play ball with Goodell and NFL - or else

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:30:18 -0400

The NFL is free to twist arms, just like anybody else. So maybe it's just coincidence that all five of the new stadiums that will come on line during Roger Goodell's brief tenure as NFL commissioner have now been awarded Super Bowls.

Key senator to let Myanmar sanctions bill lapse

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:11 -0400

WASHINGTON - Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation against the Southeast Asian nation to lapse because of the country's progress toward democracy.

Sept. 11 cited in NY courthouse security plan

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:49:11 -0400

NEW YORK - A federal courthouse blocks from the World Trade Center site in Manhattan is getting a $10.4 million security boost, more than a decade after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks proved the need for it.

Information sharing before bombings under review

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:21:21 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Tuesday his counterterrorism bureaucracy "did what it was supposed to be doing" before the Boston Marathon bombing as his top intelligence official began a review into whether sensitive information was adequately shared and whether the U.S. government could have disrupted the attack.

Schumer: Why didn't FBI question Marathon suspect?

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:53:38 -0400

ALBANY, New York - U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer on Monday said he will question why the FBI didn't interview the older brother suspected in the Boston Marathon bombing when he returned from Russia after six months.

Mother of bomb suspects insists sons are innocent

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:47:07 -0400

BOSTON - The angry and grieving mother of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects insists that her sons are innocent and that she's no terrorist.

Suspect in Canada terror plot denies charges

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:16:49 -0400

TORONTO - A man accused of plotting with al-Qaida members in Iran to derail a train in Canada rejected the charges and said Tuesday that authorities were basing their conclusions on appearances. Law enforcement officials in the U.S. said the target was a train that runs between New York City and Canada.

Roundup of Oklahoma editorials

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:04:30 -0400

Here are excerpts from recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers: