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Obama To Renew Calls For Nuclear Reductions

Posted 6:18 AM 6/19/2013

BERLIN (AP) - President Barack Obama will renew his call Wednesday to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, including a proposed one-third reduction in U.S. and Russian arsenals, the White House said.

Obama will make his case during a speech at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate. His (More)

6/18/2013

IRS Worker: No Political Bias Against Tea Party

Posted 7:59 PM 6/18/2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Democratic congressman has released the full transcript of congressional investigators' interview with an Internal Revenue Service manager and self-described conservative Republican who said the close scrutiny of tea party groups' tax forms originated in his Cincinnati IRS (More)

MGM, AEG To Develop 20K Seat Las Vegas Strip Arena

6/17/2013

Military Plans Would Put Women In Most Combat Jobs

Posted 10:07 PM 6/17/2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in elite special operations forces.

Details of the (More)

White House Threatens Veto Of House Farm Bill

Federal Agents Search Land Linked To Hoffa Case

6/16/2013

Report: Assaults Increase On Rangers, Park Police

Posted 12:21 PM 6/16/2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - Park rangers, wildlife refuge workers and U.S. Park Police experienced more assaults and threats from visitors last year than in 2011, according to a group that represents federal resource workers.A total of 591 incidents were reported by six land and water agencies (More)

Current, Former Officials Back Secret Surveillance

End Of BP Cleaning Crews Leaves Questions On Gulf

Affirmative Action Ruling Contest: Race Vs. Class

Solar-Powered Plane Lands Near Washington

6/14/2013

3 More Deaths Blamed On Storm That Hit East Coast

Posted 12:18 PM 6/14/2013

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Three additional deaths in North Carolina are being blamed on the massive storm system that started in the Upper Midwest and brought soaking rains and heavy winds to the Mid-Atlantic. Authorities say a volunteer firefighter died in Wilkes County on Thursday (More)

Deck Collapses At Popular Miami-Area Sports Bar

6/13/2013

House OKs 2-Year Sentence For Military Sex Assault

Posted 8:13 PM 6/13/2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - Angered by the epidemic of sexual assault in the military, the House on Thursday endorsed a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in prison for a member of the armed services convicted of rape or sexual assault in a military court.

By voice vote, the House approved the (More)

Unpaid Internships In Jeopardy After Court Ruling

SF, NY Prosecutors Push For Anti-Phone Theft Moves

Inspector In Philly Collapse Commits Suicide

NSA Leaker Mysterious Despite Hours Of Interviews