Destroying old court records raises security concerns
The destruction of millions of old federal court records is well under way after a judicial committee last year said it was "cleaning house," a move estimated to save millions of dollars but one that...
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WHITE HOUSE Obama requests $1.2T hike in borrowing limit President Obama is asking Congress for another $1.2 trillion increase in the nation's debt limit. The request is largely a formality. It's the...
View ArticleTexas coalition sees mixed results on spending on border security
A coalition of Texas border mayors, county executives and economic development leaders said on Thursday the federal government has spent nearly $90 billion over the past decade to secure the Southwest...
View ArticleVenture or 'vulture,' Romney takes spotlight with business background
Staples is now the world's largest office-supply company, employing 90,000 workers worldwide, but in the 1980s it was a startup having trouble attracting investors — until it came to Bain Capital, an...
View ArticleJustice Department backs Obama on recess appointments
The Justice Department reversed course Thursday and backed President Obama's move last week to use his recess appointment power to install four top officials even though the Senate was holding meetings...
View ArticleHealth insurer pushes back against order to justify raising rates
As the Obama administration told an Illinois-based insurer that it must publicly justify large premium increases in five states, officials admitted Thursday that the first company they tagged under new...
View ArticleObama's cash haul in 2011 tops $220M
President Obama hauled in more than $68 million for his campaign and the Democratic Party during the final three months of 2011, a show of force that allows him to compete — for now at least — in the...
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THE PALMETTO EXPRESS They're feisty: The South Carolina Tea Party Coalition descends on Myrtle Beach this weekend for a bustling convention, attracting a powerful cadre of Republicans that includes...
View ArticlePanetta: Army to withdraw 2 brigades from Europe
FORT BLISS, Texas — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday the Army will withdraw two combat brigades from Europe as part of a broad reorienting of U.S. forces and instead rotate units in and out...
View ArticleObama seeks power to merge agencies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will ask Congress on Friday for greater power to shrink the federal government, and he would start by trying to merge six major trade and commerce agencies...
View ArticleRebounding RNC bests Democrats in money chase
The Republican National Committee enjoyed a fourth quarter of fundraising in 2011 that shows it is able to compete with the Democrats again. The RNC Friday reported raising $27 million in the final...
View ArticleConservatives torn over defending, opposing Romney
WASHINGTON (AP) — Torn between reality and their political dreams, leading conservatives are defending Mitt Romney's private sector success and acknowledging that his presidential nomination may be...
View ArticleObama seeks power to streamline government
Nearly a year after first pledging to make the federal government leaner and more efficient, President Obama on Friday asked Congress for greater power to shrink its size, starting with the merging of...
View ArticleTop evangelical: Romney 'not Mormon enough' for social conservatives
A leading Southern Baptist figure predicted Friday that Christian conservative leaders won't rally around an alternative to Mitt Romney until after next week's South Carolina primary, while warning...
View ArticleJudge: John Edwards has life-threatening condition
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A federal judge says she has two letters from a cardiologist saying ex-presidential candidate John Edwards has a life-threatening condition that will require surgery in February. The...
View ArticleEleven states, D.C. back Obama on health law
Eleven states and the District of Columbia are siding with the Obama administration in the legal battle over the constitutionality of the new health care law, as more than half the states prepare to...
View ArticleGOP candidates fail to get on some primary ballots
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many of Mitt Romney's presidential challengers are having trouble fulfilling a fundamental requirement of running for public office: getting on the ballot. Rick Santorum, Newt...
View ArticleEvangelical leaders pick Santorum on third ballot
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum won endorsement on the third ballot on Saturday at an invitation-only meeting of evangelicals held at the Brenham, Texas, ranch of Nancy and Paul Pressler, an...
View ArticleWhite House concerned over online piracy bills
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration raised concerns Saturday about efforts in Congress that it said would undermine "the dynamic, innovative global Internet," urging lawmakers to approve...
View ArticleAttacks on Romney getting personal
SUMTER, S.C. — The criticism of Mitt Romney is getting personal. His rivals have tried to chip away at his business record and they've hit him on abortion. Now, Rick Santorum is calling him "bland and...
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