White House plays down report about tapping oil reserves
The White House on Thursday downplayed a report that President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed tapping government oil reserves in an effort to ease rising gas prices....
View ArticleGovernment data undercut Obama's energy claims
Countering President Obama's claim that he's doing everything he can to increase domestic oil production, a top House Republican Thursday released data from the Energy Department showing that fossil...
View ArticleInside Politics: Court allows Edwards to hire mistress's lawyers
GREENSBORO — Former presidential candidate John Edwards got his wish Thursday and is changing his defense team ahead of his criminal trial on charges of campaign finance violations, hiring the same...
View ArticleE-Verify job-check system has room to grow, agency says
U.S. immigration services have the capacity to handle additional requests if more states mandate that businesses use E-Verify — the government's voluntary system to check employees' legal status — but...
View Article'Joe the Plumber' takes the plunge into politics
He is a burly, outspoken, working man's icon, plucked from obscurity during the 2008 presidential election cycle when he was lauded by Republicans for taking on candidate Barack Obama. Now four years...
View ArticleFinal Republican debate canceled after Romney, Santorum drop out
Organizers on Thursday canceled the final debate of the Republican presidential campaign season, slated for Monday, after two of the GOP's four candidates declined to participate. The affair, which was...
View ArticleCuccinelli fears Romney nomination would neutralize health law as issue
Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, who has led the state's fight against President Obama's health care law, warned Thursday that Republicans would be "effectively giving up the issue"...
View ArticleStay keeps lawyers out of the pool for 60 days
The Justice Department on Thursday issued a 60-day stay for hundreds of thousands of public pools that had been required to install ramps and wheelchair lifts by today or else face lawsuits over...
View ArticleCBO: Obama budget deepens debt by $3.5 trillion
President Obama's budget would pile up an additional $3.5 trillion in debt over the next 10 years and shows the government's trust funds running out of money in 2020, Congress's official non-partisan...
View ArticleObama: End tax breaks for oil companies
President Obama said Saturday he can't do much to lower gas prices, and renewed his call for Congress to end tax breaks for oil companies. "The truth is, the price of gas depends on a lot of factors...
View ArticleObama marks St. Patrick's Day with pint in a pub
WASHINGTON (AP) — His jacket was only moss green but his pint was true Guinness. President Obama tilted back a glass of the dark Irish brew Saturday, observing St. Patrick's Day at a boisterous Irish...
View ArticleObamas attend service at historic church near White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Obama attended services Sunday at a historic church that is steps away from the White House and often frequented by sitting presidents. Mr. Obama, first lady Michelle Obama...
View ArticleCURL: 'Game Change': A made-up narrative from 2 axe-grinders
ANALYSIS/OPINION: From watching "Game Change," this much is clear: (1) Steve Schmidt is an absolutely brilliant campaign strategist who gave Sen. John McCain the idea to put "Country First" (it had...
View ArticleStar power draws focus to candidates
ATLANTA — No presidential candidate worth his chauffeured SUV has reached his personal zenith without celebrities to vouch for them. They are the glam and glitter of political campaigns, sure to turn...
View ArticleDaddy's girls an asset to proud president
Barack Obama likes to talk about his kids. What parent doesn't? But Mr. Obama isn't just another dad shooting the breeze about his kids' antics in last night's soccer game. He's the president, and he...
View ArticleMaine GOP out to subvert independent King
Maine Democrats are struggling to find a strong contender to challenge for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Republican Olympia J. Snowe, but both parties may find their picks overshadowed by...
View ArticleInside Politics: GOP prepares for budget fight
After a few months of relative peace on the budget front, Democrats and Republicans are readying for a party-defining, election-year fight over trillion-dollar-plus deficits and what to do about them....
View ArticleInside Politics: Prosecutors want limits on talk of Edwards' health
NORTH CAROLINA Prosecutors want limits on talk of Edwards' health GREENSBORO — Prosecutors have asked a federal judge in North Carolina to bar those in the upcoming trial of former presidential...
View ArticleSmall office has big job as monitor of ethics in the House
To many Washington outsiders, congressional ethics is an oxymoron or fodder for late-night comedians, but watchdogs and longtime Washington observers point to one hopeful sign — an office they believe...
View ArticleRetired military officers call for curbing China's power
China's burgeoning military poses a significant security threat to Southeast Asia and beyond unless quickly counterbalanced by the U.S. and its allies, said several retired military officers Monday at...
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