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Mourners praise Emir for serving four tours in Iraq, protecting president
Mitra Singh with Emir, a retired military working dog, shortly after she adopted him in January 2012.
5 hrs ago | Politico
Pigford case lawyers hire lobbyists
The law firm representing black farmers in a major discrimination case against the U.S. government has brought on some K Street help.
6 hrs ago | CNN
First on CNN: Bill Clinton's $106 million speech circuit windfall
As former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embarks on her new career as a paid speaker, she joins a lucrative family business that already has earned her husband more than $100 million since leaving office in 2001.
6 hrs ago | The Skanner
Bill Clinton's $106 Million Speech Circuit Windfall
As former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embarks on her new career as a paid speaker, she joins a lucrative family business that already has earned her husband more than $100 million since leaving office in 2001.
6 hrs ago | Washington Examiner
Pelosi: IRS scandal is 'wrong' but 'not illegal'
During her press conference Thursday morning, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was asked by a reporter whether the Internal Revenue Service scandal would affect Democrats' election prospects in 2014.
10 hrs ago | AutoWeek
NEWSTesla Pays off its government loans
Tesla paid off the last of its $465 million government loans May 22, nine years ahead of schedule, thus outperforming most U.S. college graduates and the vast majority of American homeowners.
11 hrs ago | The Gaston Gazette
Today in history - Bonnie and Clyde shot to death
On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, La.
12 hrs ago | The New York Times
The Caucus: Q & A: Answering Readers' Queries on Drones
The administration acknowledged Wednesday targeting American citizens in drone strikes, a day before a speech during which President Obama is expected to provide his first detailed justification for the targeted killing program run by the C.I.A. and the Pentagon.
16 hrs ago | KickingTires
Electric carmaker Tesla Motors has repaid in full a U.S. Department of Energy loan, according to the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company.
Senate Leaders Millionaires in Disclosure Data
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell both reported their net worth in the millions of dollars as the U.S. Senate today released personal financial disclosure reports for its members.
Jay Leno Unloads on Obama in 'Tonight Show' Monologue
President Barack Obama is a nightmare for political comedians. He's too cool, too smart, too ... good at this whole leadership thing.
Alaska gets waiver from No Child Left Behind
Visiting Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio, Jan. 8, 2002, President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act.
Tennessee congressman to AG Eric Holder: Free Don Siegelman
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., is calling on the Obama administration to free former Alabama Gov.
IRS chief knew tea party groups targeted in 2012
The former head of the Internal Revenue Service said he first learned in the spring of 2012 - in the heat of the presidential campaign - that agents had improperly targeted political groups that vehemently opposed President Barack Obama's policies.
You must not be a very good researcher. No Nazareth, the Nazarene sect, probably what we now know as the Essenes.
Baucus had 'concerns' about Treasury inspector general in 2004
Sen. Max Baucus said nine years ago that he had " concerns " about whether the inspector general who outlined the extra scrutiny that the IRS gave to conservative groups was independent enough for the job.
Obama's latest NLRB gambit will fail
Members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee are set to vote this morning on a full slate of five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board.
Duwamish Fight For Federal Status Inches Forward
Seattle's native people, the Duwamish, will learn today about their next step in a decades-old legal battle.
Phyllis Schlafly: Gang of Eight Betrays Americans
The Gang of Eight immigration bill can be summed up as amnesty now, border closing never.
On Using Parents of Murdered Children
The president appeared at many rallies on behalf of additional gun control laws with parents of children murdered at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.