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Veteran Republicans keeping options open on debt
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House's rabble-rousing Republican freshmen and tea partyers have loudly refused to cut a deal as the GOP battles President Barack Obama over the government's debt. Yet when it's time for John Boehner to hunt votes for whatever accord he reaches with the White House, the House speaker will have a large pool of veteran GOP lawmakers to target....
Herman Cain: Bachmann’s migraines are a non-issue
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
DOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain declined to raise questions about fellow contender Michele Bachmann's health Thursday night, dismissing the Minnesota congresswoman's migraine headaches as a "non-issue" in the GOP contest....
No safety conclusions in report on nuclear dump
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Nuclear Regulatory Commission report released Thursday makes no conclusions about whether entombing the nation's most radioactive material at the Yucca Mountain site in the desert northwest of Las Vegas is scientifically sound or safe....
President’s debt offer risky but could be win-win
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's hard to know which is more surprising: a Democratic president pushing historic cuts in spending, including Social Security and Medicare. Or a Republican-controlled House refusing to accept the deal and declare a huge victory for long-sought GOP goals....
Group sues over Title IX high school enforcement
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A group of coaches, parents and others is suing the Education Department over how it determines whether high schools are complying with the federal law that bans sex discrimination in schools that receive federal money....
La. Ex-governor Roemer enters presidential race
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Kicking off his presidential campaign in New Hampshire, former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer says he may be no one, but he's the only one ready to fight a corrupt political system....
Report: Afghans hampering US banking program
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Amid a growing financial scandal, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has banned U.S. Treasury officials from his country's central bank, hampering work to fight the flow of money to insurgents, a report revealed Wednesday....
Hezbollah commander could be transferred in days
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Hezbollah commander held in Baghdad by the U.S. military and considered a threat to American troops could be transferred soon to Iraqi authorities, and U.S. security officials worry he could escape or even be freed....
Bill to abolish visa lottery moves to full House
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House Judiciary Committee has voted to send a bill abolishing the State Department's visa lottery to the full House....
Ruptured Montana oil pipeline had earlier problem
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal pipeline safety official says inspectors found an "anomaly" in an oil pipeline a month before it ruptured in a Montana river, but the problem was not significant enough to force a shut down....
Bachmann criticizes black farmer settlement
Monday, July 18th, 2011
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann pointed to one program in particular Monday when talking about wasteful government spending: a multibillion dollar settlement paid to black farmers, who claim the federal government discriminated against them for decades in awarding loans and other aid....
House bill to limit aid to Pakistan, Palestinians
Monday, July 18th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House panel unveiled a bill Monday that would block U.S. aid to Pakistan, Egypt, Lebanon and the Palestinian Authority unless the Obama administration reassures Congress that they are cooperating in the worldwide fight against terrorism....
Clinton has high hopes for US women at World Cup
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has "the highest hopes" for an American victory in Sunday night's Women's World Cup final against Japan, a match at which her daughter, Chelsea, is part of the official U.S. delegation....
GOP voters as divided as candidates on debt debate
Saturday, July 16th, 2011
PELLA, Iowa (AP) -- It's no wonder that Republican presidential candidates are divided over whether to increase the federal borrowing limit....
FACT CHECK: Obama stretches poll findings on debt
Saturday, July 16th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- You might say President Barack Obama cut himself some extra margin of error when he claimed 80 percent of Americans want the debt crisis solved with a mix of tax increases and spending cuts....
Romney banks 3-to-1 cash edge over closest rival
Friday, July 15th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney leads all Republicans in the contest for campaign cash, cementing his front-runner status among contenders hoping to go up against President Barack Obama in 2012....
Michele Bachmann’s husband in unwanted spotlight
Friday, July 15th, 2011
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- One of Michele Bachmann's closest advisers during her rapid political rise was her husband, Marcus. He also was one of the least visible, happy to stand in his wife's shadow even as her career took her to Washington....
AP sources: Pressure is building on Gadhafi
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pressure appears to be building against the regime of Moammar Gadhafi after months of apparent stalemate between the Libyan leader and rebel forces, according to new U.S. intelligence reports, U.S. officials tell The Associated Press....
2012 Republican campaign gets not so polite
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It was all going so pleasantly....
Iranian weapons allegedly used against US troops
Monday, July 11th, 2011
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. will not "walk away" from the challenge of Iran's stepped-up arming of Iraqi insurgents who are targeting and killing American troops as they prepare to leave Iraq, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday....
No. 2 Senate Democrat: Deal must be done on debt
Monday, July 11th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The No. 2 Senate Democrat is demanding that fellow lawmakers "stay, close the deal" on a new budget agreement to avert a government default in about three weeks....
Obama and Democrats skirt the issue on tax hikes
Monday, July 11th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Call it eliminating an unfair break, or removing an unjust loophole, or even "taking a balanced approach." Just don't call it raising taxes....
Geithner says hard times to continue for many
Sunday, July 10th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (GYT'-nur) says many Americans will face hard times for a long time to come....
IMF chief calls on US to raise borrowing limit
Sunday, July 10th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The International Monetary Fund's new chief foresees "real nasty consequences" for the U.S. and global economies if the U.S. fails to raise its borrowing limit....
Clemens trial a story of 2 friends turned enemies
Sunday, July 10th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Strip away the legalese and the trial of Roger Clemens is a tale of two men: the baseball star and his trainer. The pair rose together to the heights of their professions only to become bitter enemies who destroyed each other's reputations as stand-up family men who were the best at what they did....
FAA getting lesson on pitfalls of crossing senator
Sunday, July 10th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After Sen. James Inhofe landed his small plane on a closed runway at a rural South Texas airport last October and sent workers on the ground scrambling, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered him to take remedial piloting lessons....
Obama asks lawmakers to make political sacrifices
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama appealed to Democrats and Republicans to "make some political sacrifices" and take advantage of an extraordinary opportunity to tackle the government's budget crisis....
Panetta: US within reach of defeating al-Qaida
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S. and its allies are within reach of defeating al-Qaida after killing Osama bin Laden and gaining new insights about the terrorist group's other leading figures, new U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Saturday....
Obama’s challenge: A debt deal and jobs, too
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Immersed in an intense struggle to cut the national debt, President Barack Obama faces a dilemma that will stay with him even if he succeeds in striking a grand deal with Congress: convincing Americans that the entire effort will do anything to create desperately needed jobs....
No free pass for Medicare recipients in debt talks
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A debt-busting deal on the scale that President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are seeking all but guarantees that people on Medicare would feel at least some of the pain....
Aging boomers strain cities built for the young
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) -- America's cities are beginning to grapple with a fact of life: People are getting old, fast, and they're doing it in communities designed for the sprightly....
US recognizes new nation of South Sudan
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States on Saturday recognized the Republic of South Sudan, the world's newest nation, as a sovereign and independent state....
IMF agrees to give Greece $4.2 billion
Friday, July 8th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The International Monetary Fund approved on Friday just over $4.2 billion for Greece, the latest installment of a rescue package aimed at helping the country pull back from an impending debt default....
Mullen visits China as Navy drill nearby wraps up
Friday, July 8th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top U.S. military officer is traveling to China this weekend just as a multinational Navy exposition wraps up in neighboring Brunei with a drill in the hotly contested South China Sea....
Pawlenty’s struggling campaign bets big on Iowa
Friday, July 8th, 2011
AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Trailing in polls and low on cash, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is betting the future of his presidential campaign on Iowa, where a late summer test vote could make or break him....
Alert: Terrorists look to implant bombs in humans
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Airlines are being warned by the government that terrorists are considering surgically hiding bombs inside humans to evade airport security. And as a result, travelers may find themselves subjected to more scrutiny when flying in the heart of summer vacation season, especially to the U.S. from abroad....
GOP leader criticizes handling of Somali suspect
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate Republican leader on Wednesday accused the Obama administration of undermining U.S. national security by bringing a Somali man facing terrorism charges to New York for trial....
Obama to send condolence letters on troop suicides
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he's decided to reverse a long-standing policy of not sending condolence letters to the families of service members who commit suicide while in a combat zone....
Anti-tax diehard looms large in spending showdown
Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Without a bipartisan agreement this summer to reduce the federal deficit and raise the debt limit, the economy could suffer a horrendous blow, leaders of both parties say. If that happens, some will point fingers at a bearded, slightly disheveled man who's barely known outside political circles in Washington....
McCain: Afghan drawdown unnecessary risk
Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. John McCain said Sunday the Obama administration is taking an unnecessary risk in drawing down the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan....
Last Vietnam-era draftee decides to retire
Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AP) -- He didn't join the Army willingly, but as Command Sgt. Maj. Jeff Mellinger prepares to retire, he's grateful he found his calling....
Obama: ‘Nothing can be off-limits’ in budget
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Saturday that "nothing can be off-limits" in the budget debate - even though Republicans have said tax increases are. The president said every tax break and federal program must come under scrutiny....
FAA: Tired air traffic controllers can skip work
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Aviation Administration announced new steps Friday to help prevent air traffic controllers from falling asleep on the job, including allowing controllers to use sick or annual leave time if they are too tired to work....
Obama chooses new counterterror chief
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's choice for his next counterterrorism chief is Matthew Olsen, a former prosecutor with extensive experience in intelligence matters for the federal government, the White House announced Friday....
GOP candidate Pawlenty raises $4.2M
Friday, July 1st, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A campaign aide to Tim Pawlenty says the Republican presidential hopeful raised $4.2 million in the fundraising period that ended Thursday....
Panetta takes over at Pentagon, cites priorities
Friday, July 1st, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- On his first day as Pentagon chief, Leon Panetta said his top priorities are preserving U.S. military power despite budget cuts, defeating al-Qaida, stabilizing Afghanistan and forging a "real and lasting partnership" with Iraq....
Obama urges supporters to regain 2008 energy
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
PHILADEPHIA (AP) -- Even as President Barack Obama's re-election effort is powering toward an impressive early fundraising haul, campaign officials are trying to reassure donors who have concerns about a range of policy decisions and pace of change during Obama's first term....
Geithner says he’ll stay for ‘foreseeable future’
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday he'll stay in his job for the "foreseeable future," addressing speculation he might leave the Obama administration following the current round of budget negotiations....
In CIA case, Justice to probe death of 2 detainees
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department inquiry into CIA interrogations of terrorist detainees has led to a full criminal investigation into the deaths of two people while they were in custody in Iraq and Afghanistan, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday....
Bachmann says miscarriage shaped family priorities
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) -- Michele Bachmann, the Minnesota congresswoman seeking the Republican presidential nomination, said Wednesday that a "devastating" miscarriage led her to become a foster parent to 23 children....
Nigerian man sneaks on US flight with invalid pass
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Nigerian man without a passport and clutching another traveler's expired boarding pass made it through a New York airport federal security checkpoint and boarded a Virgin America jetliner to Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said Thursday....
Judge backs scientists on polar bears
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday backed a finding by government scientists that global warming is threatening the survival of the polar bear....
Colbert looks for answers on campaign finance
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Stephen Colbert delights in lampooning politicians on his Comedy Central show, but he plans to raise some serious issues about public disclosure of corporate campaign contributions before the Federal Election Commission on Thursday....
AP Exclusive: Fuzzy math in health law formula
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Older adults of the same age and income with similar medical histories would pay sharply different amounts for private health insurance due to what appears to be an unintended consequence of the new health care law....
High court undoes Scalia’s pro-tobacco order
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia exercised a rarely used power last fall to let Philip Morris USA and three other big tobacco companies delay making multimillion-dollar payments for a program to help people quit smoking....
Jihadist web forum knocked off Internet
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A popular jihadist Internet forum has been knocked off the Internet, and counterterrorism experts say it appears it was hacked....
Bill revision could mean money for NJ drug company
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A billion-dollar "technical revision" added to a patent bill passed by the House last week could provide huge financial benefits to one pharmaceutical company and a law firm....
FACT CHECK: Obama and his gallery of rogues
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama seems to have forgotten about Al Gore and the ashtray smashed to smithereens....
White House unveils retooled plan to hunt al-Qaida
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States will push ahead with more targeted drone strikes and special operations raids and fewer costly land battles like Iraq and Afghanistan in the continuing war against al-Qaida, according to a new national counterterrorism strategy unveiled Wednesday....
Commander: Special operations forces under stress
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The military commander who directed the raid that killed Osama bin Laden is warning that the escalating demands on U.S. special operations forces are hampering their training and could slowly eat away at their combat readiness....
Boeing labor dispute turns into headache for Obama
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government's labor dispute with Boeing Co. is turning into a political headache for President Barack Obama, giving his Republican rivals a fresh opening to bash the administration's economic policies....
Obama 2012 campaign to go beyond email, text
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) -- Call him the Digital Candidate: President Barack Obama is asking supporters to use Facebook to declare "I'm In!" for his re-election campaign and is using Twitter to personally blast out messages to his nearly 9 million followers....
Lawmakers make another run at immigration bill
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats renewed an uphill push Tuesday for legislation that would give young illegal immigrants a shot at legal status by arguing that the hundreds of thousands affected would improve the nation's economy and security....
FACT CHECK: Bachmann bomblets raising eyebrows
Monday, June 27th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Michele Bachmann's claim that she has "never gotten a penny" from a family farm that's been subsidized by the government is at odds with her financial disclosure statements. They show tens of thousands in personal income from the operation....
Can’t ban violent video sales to kids, court says
Monday, June 27th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- States cannot ban the sale or rental of ultraviolent video games to children, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting such limits as a violation of young people's First Amendment rights and leaving it up to parents and the multibillion-dollar gaming industry to decide what kids can buy....
High court to rule on TV indecency, GPS tracking
Monday, June 27th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has added a couple of high-profile constitutional challenges to its lineup of cases for next term: One looking at governmental regulation of television content and the other dealing with the authority of police to use a GPS device to track a suspect's movements without a warrant....
Sprouts linked to 20 cases of salmonella poisoning
Monday, June 27th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is issuing a rare warning to consumers, asking diners to avoid Evergreen Produce brand alfalfa sprouts or spicy sprouts because they may be linked to 20 cases of salmonella poisoning....
US taps $45M in gear for terror fight in Somalia
Sunday, June 26th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon is sending nearly $45 million in military equipment, including four small drones, to Uganda and Burundi to help battle the escalating terror threat in Somalia....
Intelligence shift shows change in Afghan war aims
Sunday, June 26th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Military intelligence officers were scrambling a year ago to collect and analyze the social, economic and tribal ins and outs of each valley and hamlet in Afghanistan....
Romney, Bachmann lead in 2012 Iowa caucus poll
Sunday, June 26th, 2011
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A new Iowa Poll shows national Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney and tea party favorite Michele Bachmann leading among the state's likely GOP caucus-goers....
Chief justice uneasy about cameras in courtroom
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Chief Justice John Roberts says he's concerned about the effect that having television cameras in the Supreme Court would have on lawyers and justices....
Analysis: No turning back for Obama on Afghan war
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- We're getting out....
AP-GfK Poll: People divided on looming debt crisis
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It might be time for another midnight ride by Paul Revere, this time warning "the creditors are coming."...
Biden offers voice of empathy on the economy
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The longest walk parents can make, Vice President Joe Biden often says, is up a flight of stairs to tell their children they've lost their job....
While US talks withdrawal, Afghan corruption soars
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The farmer picking apples in the outskirts of Kabul must pay the Taliban $33 to ship out each truckload of fruit. The governor sends in armed men to chase workers off job sites if the official bribes aren't paid. Poor neighborhoods never get their U.N.-provided wheat, long since sold on the black market....
Romney criticizes Obama economic policies in Utah
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney criticized President Barack Obama's economic policies Friday at campaign stops in his one-time home state of Utah....
Tea party reps split on war cash for US in Libya
Friday, June 24th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House's tea party caucus split on a major foreign policy vote Friday - whether to cut off money for air attacks in Libya - revealing a divide on the philosophical question of how often and under what terms the U.S. should intervene in foreign conflicts....
GOP-leaning group launches ads criticizing Obama
Friday, June 24th, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Republican-leaning independent fundraising group is set to launch TV ads in several states criticizing President Barack Obama's handling of the economy....
US steps ups pressure on Gaza flotilla activists
Friday, June 24th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration on Friday stepped up pressure on American activists planning to challenge Israel's sea blockade of the Gaza Strip, formally warning they face action from Israeli authorities and may be violating U.S. law....
Small checks drive Michele Bachmann’s big bucks
Friday, June 24th, 2011
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- New York retiree Phyllis Hornung has never been to Minnesota and has no ties to the state - other than the steady stream of campaign donations she sends to Michele Bachmann....
Osama wanted new name for al-Qaida to repair image
Friday, June 24th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As Osama bin Laden watched his terrorist organization get picked apart, he lamented in his final writings that al-Qaida was suffering from a marketing problem. His group was killing too many Muslims and that was bad for business. The West was winning the public relations fight. All his old comrades were dead and he barely knew their replacements....
Obama releasing 30M barrels from US oil reserves
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wary of a new surge in gas prices, the Obama administration has decided to release 30 million barrels of oil from the country's emergency reserve as part of a broader international response to lost oil supplies caused by turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly Libya....
Airport screeners select union for representation
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Airport screeners around the county have chosen the nation's largest federal employee union to represent them in collective bargaining talks with the government....
Kerry praises Obama plan for Afghanistan
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. John Kerry is praising President Barack Obama's plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, saying it will allow Afghans to "make their own choices about their own future."...
Census shows whites lose US majority among babies
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- For the first time, minorities make up a majority of babies in the U.S., part of a sweeping race change and growing age divide between mostly white, older Americans and predominantly minority youths that could reshape government policies....
AP sources: Afghan war campaign gets mixed reviews
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An Afghanistan intelligence analysis concludes that U.S. special operations raids and special operations-led outreach to Afghan villages are producing tangible results, but that larger counterinsurgency projects - like the billions of dollars spent to install a credible Afghan government - are lagging, The Associated Press has learned....
Obama heads to NY under pressure on gay marriage
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Talk about timing. President Barack Obama is about to hold a gala fundraiser in New York City on Thursday for gay supporters - his first as president - just as the New York state Legislature stands on the brink of legalizing gay marriage....
Palin shoots down reports she’s canceling bus tour
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Sarah Palin is disputing online reports that she has canceled her bus tour of historic American sites, saying in a Facebook posting that her schedule will be tight the next few weeks because she's been called for jury duty....
US pledges more foreign aid to fight drug cartels
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- The Obama administration is pledging to increase security aid to Central America to nearly $300 million this year. The money is supposed to help countries if the region thwart the expanding activities of powerful drug cartels....
US House takes up major overhaul of patent system
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House is taking up a major overhaul of the patent system that lawmakers say would make it easier for inventors to get their products to market and would help create jobs....
Change made to airport screenings for young kids
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government has made a change in its policy for patting down young children at airport checkpoints, and more are promised....
Gore: Obama lacks `bold action’ on global warming
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Vice President Al Gore is doing what few environmentalists and fellow Democrats have done before: criticizing President Barack Obama's record on global warming....
Pentagon gets cyberwar guidelines
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has signed executive orders that lay out how far military commanders around the globe can go in using cyberattacks and other computer-based operations against enemies and as part of routine espionage in other countries....
FACT CHECK: Latest GOP hopeful goes light on hype
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Was Utah really judged to have the best managed government in the nation, as former Gov. Jon Huntsman claimed?...
Negotiators tempted by gimmickry in budget talks
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Negotiators seeking to carve trillions of dollars from the deficit are facing temptation to use iffy assumptions and outright gimmickry to exaggerate the size of spending cuts to accompany any increase in the government's ability to borrow to stay afloat....
GOP women defend party against ‘anti-women’ charge
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An early skirmish for women's votes in 2012 has broken out in the House - among women. A prominent Democrat fired the first shot by claiming that majority Republicans are waging a "war on women." And now, Republican women are returning fire by raising their profiles, making clear what they stand for and, implicitly, who they are not: Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann....
Kerry, McCain push Libya resolution
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two top senators on Tuesday unveiled a resolution giving President Barack Obama limited authority in the 3-month-old war against Libya, warning that the drastic step of cutting off funds for the military operation would be a lifeline to a weakened Moammar Gadhafi....
AP NewsBreak: Glitch in Obama’s health care law
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government number-crunchers say President Barack Obama's health care law would let several million middle-class people get nearly free coverage by making them eligible for the Medicaid program for the poor....
Clinton backs ‘brave’ Saudi women driver protest
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday lent her support to "brave" women in Saudi Arabia who are protesting the Islamic kingdom's ban on female drivers, making her first public comments on an issue that has become an irritant in complex ties between the U.S. and Saudi governments....
Huntsman gets into White House race, promises jobs
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman joined the Republican presidential contest on Tuesday, pledging to run a civil campaign and claiming that he and President Barack Obama both love the United States but have different visions of its future....