McCain expresses confidence in Gen. Allen
WASHINGTON — The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee is expressing confidence in Gen. John Allen, who is entangled in a sex scandal that has led to the resignation of the CIA...
View ArticleTop Republicans say Romney didn't offer specifics
LAS VEGAS — Top Republicans meeting for the first time since Election Day say the party lost its bid to unseat President Barack Obama because nominee Mitt Romney did not respond to criticism strongly...
View ArticleRomney: Obama won with 'gifts' to certain voters
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is telling top donors that President Barack Obama won re-election because of the "gifts" he had already provided to blacks, Hispanics and young...
View ArticleA single spiteful email unlocks a Pandora's box
WASHINGTON (AP) — It started in May with a spiteful email to the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan. An anonymous writer warned Gen. John Allen that a friend with whom he was meeting in Washington the...
View ArticleSocialite's climb halted by unfolding scandal
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jill Kelley's climb to the top of Tampa's social ladder may be as spectacular as her fall from it.Accounts of lavish parties at her bay front mansion with politicians and military...
View ArticlePriebus announces RNC re-election bid, majority support
LAS VEGAS – Reince Priebus said Friday he will seek re-election to chairman of the Republican National Committee, and said he has enough commitments from the 168 members to win."I am leaving this...
View ArticleGrassley questions email sleuthing in Petraeus case
The senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee is raising questions over the FBI's legal authority to read the personal emails that revealed the extramarital affair between former CIA Director...
View ArticleJudge denies West's recount bid in bitter Florida race
A Florida judge on Friday denied Republican Rep. Allen West's plea for a full recount of early voting ballots in St. Lucie County, saying he didn't have authority to grant the request, according to...
View ArticleFeds extend deadline for states to decide on health care exchanges
Governors grappling with the best way to set up a marketplace of insurance plans under President Obama's health care reforms will have another month to develop their strategies, after Virginia Gov. Bob...
View ArticlePetraeus: Benghazi seen as terror strike right away
In his first testimony since stepping down last week, former CIA Director David H. Petraeus told a closed Capitol Hill briefing Friday that the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya...
View ArticleHill leaders buoyed by White House talks on fiscal cliff
Congressional leaders emerged from a meeting with President Obama Friday expressing optimism about a new "framework" for an agreement that would stave off the looming "fiscal cliff" of steeper tax...
View ArticleObama to Hill: Fiscal cliff is 'urgent business'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Obama appealed for cooperation and compromise from congressional leaders Friday, saying that surmounting the so-called fiscal cliff at year's end is "urgent business."Obama...
View ArticlePetraeus believed terrorists behind Libya attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ex-CIA Director David Petraeus has told Congress that references to militant groups Ansar al-Shariah and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb were removed from the agency's draft talking...
View ArticleStates reveal their choices on Obama's health law
WASHINGTON (AP) — After two years of political battles and a Supreme Court case, many if not most states are expected to tell the federal government Friday if they're willing carry out a key part of...
View ArticlePRUDEN: The helpless little lady is back in town as Obama defends her honor
ANALYSIS/OPINION:The helpless little lady, who depends on a man to defend her honor, her ego and her perks, was thought to have been driven out of town by the feminists. But she's back.President Obama,...
View ArticleWhite House says it didn't edit Benghazi talking points
The White House Saturday refuted testimony by former CIA Director David Petraeus to Congress, saying the administration didn't make changes in its early talking points about the attack of the U.S....
View ArticleSenate economist calls for 'Super Duper Committee'
After the supercommittee's failure in 2011, the Senate Finance Committee's chief economist suggested this week Congress may turn to a new "Super Duper Committee," in an effort to avoid the fiscal...
View ArticleReid to GOP senators: No select committee for Libya
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, reiterated his opposition to forming a select committee to investigate the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Libya in a sharply-worded letter...
View ArticleCongress demands EPA's secret email accounts
A House committee has launched an investigation into whether EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson used an email alias to try to hide correspondence from open-government requests and her agency's own internal...
View ArticleAsia trip gives Obama opportunity to build legacy
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AP) — For President Barack Obama, expanding U.S. influence in Asia is more than just countering China or opening up new markets to American businesses. It's also about building...
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