Durbin: White House won't increase Medicare age
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of President Obama's Senate allies said Thursday that an increase in the Medicare eligibility age is "no longer one of the items being considered by the White House" in...
View ArticlePanetta says too much 'doubt' in Marine's Medal of Honor case
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Thursday that he denied the Medal of Honor to Sgt. Rafael Peralta because the evidence from his autopsy created more than a reasonable doubt that he was able to...
View ArticleDeMint: Obama will win fight over raising taxes
WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading conservative who's resigning from the Senate is predicting that President Obama will win the battle over raising taxes.Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican, called it...
View ArticleKerry, Hagel front-runners to lead State, Defense
WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who unsuccessfully sought the presidency in 2004 and has pined for the job of top diplomat, vaulted to the head of President Barack Obama's short list of...
View ArticlePRUDEN: Another low bow to radical Islam
ANALYSIS/OPINION:Barack Obama says he's a Christian. Good for him (and for the Gospel). But rarely has a Christian paid such obeisance to another faith and ideology. The president's bow and scrape to...
View ArticleDem. lawmaker: To get gun control, Obama must 'exploit' shooting
A veteran Democratic lawmaker believes the nation will go along with stronger gun control laws if President Obama "exploits" the Newtown, Conn., tragedy and nudges Congress to action.Rep. Jerrold...
View ArticleEmotional Obama: 'Our hearts are broken today'
Wiping away tears and choking back his emotions, President Obama said Friday the mass shootings at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., require the country to "take meaningful action to prevent more...
View ArticleObama administration's program halts 102,000 deportations
The administration has issued stays of deportation for 102,965 illegal immigrants under President Obama's new non-deportation policy, officials announced Friday.Another 157,151 applications are still...
View ArticleWhite House knocks McCain for Palin pick
Smarting over Senate Republicans' criticism of envoy Susan E. Rice that ended her chances of becoming secretary of state, the White House took an apparent swipe Friday at Sen. John McCain's pick of...
View ArticleCrop insurance juicy target in 'fiscal cliff' deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rural lawmakers worry that $9 billion in annual federal crop insurance subsidies are an easy target for spending cuts in a "fiscal cliff" deal so they're shopping around for a late...
View ArticleSecretary of State Clinton faints, sustains concussion
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who skipped an overseas trip this past week because of a stomach virus, sustained a concussion after fainting, the State Department said...
View ArticleAP source: Boehner offers millionaire tax hike
WASHINGTON (AP) — Signaling new movement in "fiscal cliff" talks, House Speaker John Boehner has proposed raising the top rate for earners making more than $1 million, a person familiar with the...
View ArticleObama calls for 'meaningful' action as others demand tighter gun laws
President Obama on Saturday called for "meaningful" action to prevent future tragedies like Friday's Newtown, Conn., school shooting that claimed the lives of 28, including 20 elementary-aged children...
View ArticleGun-control advocates press Obama for help
Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Sunday she will introduce a bill to reinstate the federal ban on assault weapons on the first day of the new Congress next year, as gun-control advocates ramp up pressure on...
View Article'Fiscal cliff' negotiations: Boehner offers concessions on higher tax rates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Big differences remain, but there is finally movement in long-stalled talks on avoiding the "fiscal cliff."House Speaker John Boehner is offering $1 trillion in higher tax revenue...
View ArticleKerry a good soldier on foreign policy
Democratic Sen. John F. Kerry stands tall as President Obama's good soldier.The Massachusetts lawmaker has flown to Afghanistan and Pakistan numerous times to tamp down diplomatic disputes by spending...
View ArticleObama calls for action on violence
A partial transcript of President Obama's remarks during a Sunday night vigil in Newtown, Conn., for the victims of the shooting spree Friday in the town's Sandy Hook Elementary:" ... It comes as a...
View ArticleFeds’ guide on holiday ideas to keep under wraps
The phrase "Merry Christmas, BB" on a holiday greeting card once got a federal supervisor relieved of his duties. "BB" stood for "Big Butt," and the rest is hostile-workplace history.So cautions a new...
View ArticleCampaign trackers force politicians to watch their words
AUGUSTA, Maine — As Maine's governor addressed the newly elected Legislature early this month, his frustration with trackers, the video-camera-toting operatives who follow around politicians, boiled...
View ArticlePorked-up Sandy relief bill storms into Senate
The Senate's emergency spending bill to cover costs from Hurricane Sandy includes millions of dollars that will never touch the affected Northeast — including money for salmon fisheries in Alaska, cash...
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