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Clarification: Fossil Fuels-Divestment story

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:37:22 -0400

SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania - In a story May 22, The Associated Press reported 72 percent of Harvard University's student body voted in favor of the school's endowment divesting from fossil fuel companies. The story should have made clear that the vote was held only among undergraduates and that of the ballots cast, 72 percent were in favor of divestment.

Who else took the 5th? Baseball star, banker, more

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:14:52 -0400

WASHINGTON - The baseball star, the Hollywood 10, Oliver North. And Lois Lerner of the IRS.

Strike shuts down food stalls in federal buildings

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:16 -0400

WASHINGTON - Organizers say striking workers shut down some fast-food businesses at a federal office building in Washington as well as the McDonald's at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.

Carol Burnett to win top US humor prize in DC

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:08:14 -0400

WASHINGTON - Carol Burnett, who became famous for playing a variety of characters in sketch comedy routines on her namesake television show, was named the winner of the nation's top humor prize on Tuesday.

Shrewd Ga. businesswoman fought stereotypes

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:22:50 -0400

ATLANTA - As a shrewd businesswoman with keen insight and endless aspirations, Ophelia DeVore worked for much of the 20th century to smash stereotypes and empower black women by teaching them poise, confidence and the courage to get ahead in a world deeply etched by racial discrimination.

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.

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.

Former Gov. Bowen honored in Indiana hometown

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:58:31 -0400

BREMEN, Indiana - The flag-draped casket of former Indiana Gov. Otis Bowen, a small-town doctor who became one of the nation's top health officials, was carried to a cemetery by a horse-drawn caisson Friday as hundreds of people lined the streets of his northern Indiana hometown.

Control towers at 149 small airports to stay open

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:52:12 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration will keep open for now the 149 control towers at small airports that were slated to close as the result of governmentwide automatic spending cuts imposed by Congress, the Transportation Department said Friday.

Wrestling tackles politics to return to Olympics

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:24:31 -0400

WASHINGTON - Wrestling's fight to get back into the Olympics is as much about politics as sports. It's about saying the right things in public while lobbying behind-the-scenes for crucial votes. It's about knowing how to schmooze with the right people.

Senate OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:03:52 -0400

WASHINGTON - Four victims of a deadly Alabama church bombing at the height of the civil rights movement are now just a presidential signature away from receiving Congress' highest civilian honor.

Indiana Statehouse ceremony honors late Gov. Bowen

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:33:55 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Gov. Mike Pence bowed his head in silence Wednesday during a solemn Statehouse memorial for former Gov. Otis "Doc" Bowen as an honor guard posted in the domed Rotunda kept watch over the late governor's official state portrait and bronze bust.

Editorial: Chris Christie's surgery a pointless secret

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:51:02 -0400

An editorial /By Dale McFeatters - This week we learned that back on Feb. 16, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent lap-band stomach surgery to bring down his weight.

Ex-Ind. governor, HHS head Otis Bowen dies at 95

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:53:05 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Otis R. Bowen, who overhauled Indiana's tax system as governor before helping oversee the federal response to the burgeoning AIDS epidemic during President Ronald Reagan's second term, has died. He was 95.

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.

Column: Playing politics with crisis is inevitable

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:31:26 -0400

WASHINGTON - Hours after the Boston Marathon bombings, President Barack Obama gave the standard presidential line following a tragedy: "On days like this there are no Republicans or Democrats - we are Americans, united in concern for our fellow citizens."

Hatch: Now is time to fix US immigration system

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:56:20 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, a critic of past immigration bills, says he now thinks it's time to fix the nation's broken immigration system.

Cyr: North Korea's actions reminiscent of Cold War

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:54:32 -0400

By ARTHUR I. CYR - "Hitting a bullet with a bullet" aptly describes the challenge of missile defense. North Korea's threats underscore the importance of this technology.