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Student loan agreement will come, but not without a fight
ANALYSIS: In the political campaigns still taking shape, President Obama, Republican challenger Mitt Romney and lawmakers of both parties say they want to protect college students from a sharp increase...
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Obama gives Treasury new sanctions tool against Syria, Iran
President Obama Tuesday beefed up his sanctions policy against Syria and Iran, giving the U.S. Treasury the ability to crack down harder on foreign firms and individuals who violate existing measures....
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Edwards' attorneys question wife of ex-aide
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The wife of a former aide to John Edwards rebuffed questions Tuesday about whether she has any incentive to lie to hurt the former presidential candidate. "Sir, I'm here to tell...
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Pentagon is planning 'contingency' for Iran and North Korea
The U.S. military is discussing significant changes in its war plans to adhere to President Obama's new strategic guidance that downplays preparing for conflicts such as Iraq and Afghanistan, and...
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Obama makes surprise trip to Afghanistan
President Obama made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Tuesday on the anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden, adding drama to what was already a politicized military mission. The president...
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News organizations break ranks on 'secret' Obama trip
President Obama's trip to Afghanistan Tuesday was kept secret, sort of, by White House officials and media organizations traveling with him. Mr. Obama departed Andrews Air Force base in Maryland on Air...
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HURT: Bailing out bad choices isn't academic
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Once again, this town has ground to a halt in another one of its interminable squabbles about how to spend even more of our money that we do not have. The only thing everyone can...
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Inside the Beltway: Enough already
The U.S. should stop "reflexively exploiting major national security threats as a political ping-pong ball between right and left," says Zuhdi Jasser, president and founder of American Islamic Forum...
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Inside Politics: Santorum wants promises from Romney before endorsement
Mitt Romney is working to win over his former rivals. Mr. Romney is scheduled to meet with former foe Rick Santorum on Friday and is ready to pick up Newt Gingrich's endorsement this week. The onetime...
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Gingrich to end turbulent presidential bid
Newt Gingrich will officially pull the plug on his presidential bid Wednesday, marking the end of a roller-coaster candidacy that dove into and out of debt — and into and out of contention during the...
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GOP: Bosses could pay fine, drop health insurance
Trying to build their case that President Obama's health care law will destroy traditional employer-sponsored insurance, House Republicans released a study Tuesday showing that the largest companies...
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Secret files missing at National Archives
The National Archives and Records Administration has lost track of dozens of boxes of confidential and secret government files at its records center just outside of Washington, the latest in a series...
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Paul supporters create delegate mischief
Mitt Romney may be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but Rep. Ron Paul of Texas is quietly racking up some organizational victories that could complicate Mr. Romney's anticipated...
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Pennsylvania's voter-I.D. law challenged in court
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania's tough new voter-identification law was challenged in court Tuesday by 10 registered voters, including some who say they are unable to get the kind of ID now required...
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Obama in Kabul: Afghan war near an end
Looking to deliver on his 2008 campaign promise to extricate the U.S. from two wars, President Obama on Tuesday night mapped out an agreement for an American withdrawal from Afghanistan. In a...
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ATF will investigate plant fire in Illinois
A special team of arson and explosives experts has been dispatched by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to East Joliet, Ill., to determine the cause of a fire Sunday at a...
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Republican convention hotels spark frustration
Another mystery surrounding this summer's Republican National Convention has been settled — state delegation hotel assignments. And as with Mitt Romney's presumptive nod for the presidential...
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Texas wins abortion ruling vs. Planned Parenthood
AUSTIN, Texas — A federal appeals judge stepped into the fight over the Texas Women's Health Program on Tuesday, saying he wanted to hear arguments on whether the state should be prevented from...
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Walker grabs lead in fundraising
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has raised more than $25 million to defend his job, drawing heavily from prominent Republican players outside the state and dwarfing the amounts raised by his...
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Gingrich to abandon presidential run on Wednesday
WASHINGTON — As Newt Gingrich prepared to abandon his presidential bid, President Barack Obama saw it as an opportunity to swipe at Mitt Romney. Obama's re-election campaign on Wednesday released an...
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