Eric Holder quizzed on twin scandals by House panel
The US attorney general has faced hostile questioning at a fractious congressional hearing on two scandals ...
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South Korea’s first woman president says: North Korea will “pay” for any attack
South Korean President Park Geun-hye is a fascinating character — she’s the first woman president in ...
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President Obama defends Plan B appeal
President Barack Obama on Thursday defended his administration’s decision to appeal a judge’s ruling that the ...
Read MoreWhat we’ve learned about George W. Bush since he left town
The one duty we owe to history, said Oscar Wilde, is to rewrite it. Four years ...
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Senate immigration markup begins May 9
The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin marking up the so-called Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform ...
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Dems divided on congressional Obamacare changes
Democrats have differing interpretations about what exactly congressional leadership is considering changing in the Affordable ...
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High-Income Households Would Pay Most — But Not All — of the New Taxes in Obama’s 2014 Budget
The revenue proposals included in President Obama’s 2014 budget would, as intended, significantly raise taxes on ...
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President Neglects Small Business in Tax Plan
As part of his plan to reform the tax code, President Obama has called for lowering ...
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Sequester: Obama urges governors to prod Congress to deal
President Barack Obama has urged US governors to prod Congress to strike a budget deal averting ...
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Inaugural Address by President Barack Obama
-This morning, at 11:55 AM Eastern Time, President Obama delivered his Second Inaugural Address. The speech ...
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