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Improving economy changes political landscape

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:15:24 -0400

WASHINGTON - Alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies gives the GOP something else to talk about and investigate as the economy clearly, if slowly, recovers on President Barack Obama's watch, robbing Republicans of a central argument against Democrats.

Biographer regrets affair with former CIA director

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:47:30 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship and the harm and grief it caused her family.

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:56:48 -0400

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth."

Wis. budget committee approves DNA upon arrest

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:26:31 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - The Legislature's finance committee Thursday approved a plan in Republican Gov. Scott Walker's executive budget that would dramatically expand the state's powers to seize DNA from crime suspects.

Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:06:18 -0400

NEW YORK - Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal. He found a much more supportive reception in his first day of campaigning than he did from the state's top Democrat, who bluntly criticized his candidacy a day earlier.

NY senator: Assaults let military culture continue

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:49:38 -0400

ALBANY, New York - Charges that an Army sergeant secretly photographed and videotaped women at West Point are part of a military-wide pattern of sexual misconduct, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Thursday.

Nixon library hosts reunion for Vietnam POWs

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:59:41 -0400

YORBA LINDA, California - U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Doug Burns was on a night reconnaissance mission searching for enemy trucks when he was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and taken prisoner during the Vietnam War.

Turks and Caicos recovers cash, land amid probe

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:20:51 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Officials in the Turks and Caicos Islands have recovered $19.5 million and more than 2,500 acres (1,000 hectares) of real estate as they continue to seize assets improperly obtained by corrupt politicians.

DeWeese presses appeal before Pa. court panel

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:59:33 -0400

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania - An attorney for convicted former state Rep. Bill DeWeese told an appellate court panel the trial judge undercut his defense by limiting the number of witnesses who testified.

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.

Under scrutiny, Va. gov's mansion a dichotomy

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:43:28 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - An embezzling case that began with a chef being accused of stealing food from Virginia's Executive Mansion and morphed into a political scandal involving two of the state's most powerful politicians has some people wondering: What goes on behind the wide double doors of the governor's house?

GOP ponders how to capitalize on Obama's woes

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:31:28 -0400

WASHINGTON - The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election losses. It's not clear, however, how Republicans can best capitalize on Democrats' woes, legislatively or politically.

IRS probe ignored most influential groups

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:44:42 -0400

WASHINGTON - There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups.

SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:52:14 -0400

WASHINGTON - Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who accepted donations from the union that represents Internal Revenue Service employees.

GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:49:49 -0400

WASHINGTON - Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama's health care law.

Christie: Obama wasn't assertive enough

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:21:52 -0400

BURLINGTON CITY, New Jersey - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Friday that President Barack Obama has not been assertive enough as three scandals involving his administration have mounted.

'Scandal' cast performs finale live for Academy

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:13:12 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Forget the DVR.

Edwards reactivates law license, speaking at event

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:27:32 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Former presidential contender John Edwards has reactivated his license to practice law and is setting out on the speaking circuit.

Ex-SC Gov. Sanford reclaims House seat in comeback

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:47:40 -0400

WASHINGTON - Republican Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor whose extramarital affair derailed his political career, returned to Congress on Wednesday with his Argentine "soul mate" at his side.

NH Sen. Shaheen: Audit IRS

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:07:40 -0400

BOSTON - New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen on Wednesday called for a complete and thorough audit of the Internal Revenue Service.

Mexico fires official in flap over influence abuse

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:37:18 -0400

MEXICO CITY - The Mexican government announced Wednesday it has fired an official whose daughter sent inspectors to shut down a restaurant that didn't give her the table she wanted.

Soldier in sexual assault office accused of abuse

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:27:18 -0400

WASHINGTON - A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for "abusive sexual contact" and other alleged misconduct and has been suspended from his duties, the Army announced Tuesday.

Trio of troubles threatening Obama's second term

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:04:45 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama seemed to lose control of his second-term agenda even before he was sworn in, when a school massacre led him to lift gun control to the fore. Now, as he tries to pivot from a stinging defeat on that issue and push forward on others, the president finds himself rocked by multiple controversies that are demoralizing his allies, emboldening his political foes and posing huge distractions for all.

Flamboyant Texas swindler Billie Sol Estes dies

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:45:52 -0400

LUBBOCK, Texas - Billie Sol Estes' name was synonymous with Texas-sized schemes, greed and corruption.

Top tax official didn't reveal tea party targeting

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:51:19 -0400

WASHINGTON - Congress was not told that conservative tea party groups were being inappropriately targeted by the U.S. tax agency, even after the Internal Revenue Service's acting chief had been briefed on the matter.