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37 min ago | WIFR

Obama Sees Narrower Terror Threat, Defends Drones

President Barack Obama is outlining a narrowing terror threat that still imperils the nation but is now defined by smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of al-Qaida. Speaking at the National Defense University today, Obama argued that changing threats require changes to the nation's counterterrorism policies.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison

37 min ago | Examiner.com

Off the bridge or under the bus?

I hope everyone who reads my column understands that whatever economic recovery Americans have experienced in the last five years is entirely due to the Democratic elected officials in Congress and the various states.

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Related Topix: US News, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama, Tom Coburn, Republican

1 hr ago | The Papillion Times

U.S. acknowledges killing 4 Americans with drones

Members of Boy Scouts of America's National Council voted to end a policy that bars openly gay boys from becoming Scouts Thursday, according to Associated Press reports.

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Related Topix: Sarpy County, NE, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Blog News, Papillion, NE

2 hrs ago | The Huffington Post

Huffpost Hill - President Interrupts Medea Benjamin

President Obama talked at length about detainee policy today but don't expect Mumia to be freed anytime soon.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama, Senator Tammy Baldwin

6 hrs ago | TheBlaze.com

Want to See President Obama's High School Prom Photos?

Well here's something fun: TIME has acquired previously unpublished photos of a 17-year-old Barack Obama preparing for his senior prom: "Barry spent his days at the Punahou School in Hawaii studying, shooting hoops and goofing off with his friends," TIME notes.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama, Education Etc., George Bush, W., Dixon, IL

7 hrs ago | SFGate

Ill. Senate approves health-coverage exchange plan

The Illinois Senate agreed Thursday to create a state-governed "health insurance exchange" where individuals and small businesses could shop for coverage as required by President Barack Obama 's health law.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Illinois, Illinois Government, Health Insurance, Health, Healthcare Law, Law, Barack Obama, Pat Quinn, US Governors

7 hrs ago | The Wall Street Journal

McCain-Cruz Feud Turns to Budget

Sen. Ted Cruz speaks while Chairman Dick Durbin listens during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Rights hearing on April 2013 in Washington, D.C. A feud between Sen.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Senator Ted Cruz, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, John McCain, Republican

11 hrs ago | Seattle Times

New federal prosecutor nominated for Chicago

The Obama administration has picked a private attorney and former federal prosecutor who helped send former Illinois Gov.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Illinois, Illinois Government, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Prison

11 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Nine year-old Asean Johnson brings the crowd to feet at CTU school closing rally

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has threatened to defeat Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2015 at the polls for a second-term for the closing of forty-nine schools.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Rahm Emanuel, 2012 Presidential Election, US Senate, Barack Obama

15 hrs ago | New Media Journal

Progressive Center for American Progress Slammed for Hypocrisy

The Heartland Institute, a conservative think tank that the Obama-allied Center for American Progress has accused of being a corporate shill, slammed the liberal behemoth on Wednesday for its reported hypocrisy.

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Related Topix: Non-Profit, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

17 hrs ago | McClatchy

Pritzker to face tough congressional questions in Commerce confirmation hearing

With Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker set to be grilled by senators Thursday at her Commerce secretary confirmation hearing, Bill Daley feels her pain.

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Related Topix: Bill Clinton, History in the News, US News, Hyatt Hotels, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama

21 hrs ago | The Washington Post

Birth Control Mandate Attacks Beliefs, Catholic Businesses Argue

Two companies whose owners claim to operate in accord with Catholic doctrine asked a U.S. appeals court to exempt them from a law requiring businesses to offer birth control coverage as part of employer health plans.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Control Group, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Medicaid, Health

Wed May 22, 2013

Chicago Tribune

Kirk backing Pritzker for Commerce job

Mark Kirk announced Tuesday that he'll support Penny Pritzker for the top job at the Commerce Department, calling her experienced and willing to take on special interests.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Mark Kirk, US News, US Senate, Republican, Hyatt Hotels, Senator Dick Durbin, Democrat, Tribune Company

US News & World Report

Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer Make Vines to Help Pass Immigration Reform Bill

Senate Judiciary Committee members Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., confer on as the committee assembled to work on a landmark immigration bill.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, Senator Chuck Schumer, US News, US Senate, Harry Reid, Democrat, Richard Durbin

CBC News

U.S. Republicans aim to take hold of Keystone XL decision

Rail cars arrive in Milton, N.D., in February 2008, loaded with pipe for the first Keystone Pipeline project, which now carries crude oil across Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois.

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Related Topix: US News, Milton, ND, US Politics, Lee Terry, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Democrat, Associated Press, Barack Obama

Cato Institute

Why Obama Is Silent on Killed Babies

After reading ghastly headlines about recently convicted Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, such as "Gosnell Jury Hears About Baby Surviving Abortion in Toilet" , there was this sudden message: "White House: No Comment on Gosnell 'Beheading' Babies in Abortions" . Why was Barack Obama silent about this "house of horrors"? Maybe because, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Abortion, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama, Illinois, Illinois Government, Opinion

Chicago Tribune

Illinois House panel OKs fracking measure

As the fracking regulatory bill sailed through committee Tuesday, both positive and negative opinions were on display at the Illinois State Capitol.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Illinois, Illinois Government, Democrat, Pat Quinn, US Governors, Normal, IL

Patch.com

FEMA Teams Dispatched to Areas Affected by Flood in Will County

FEMA has dispatched members of its Disaster Survivors Assistance Teams to Will County this week in an effort to make sure flood-affected residents and business owners know federal help is available.

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Related Topix: Will County, IL, Shorewood, IL, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

NBC Chicago

Opinion: George Ryan Memoir Not A Likely Bestseller

There's not a big market for gubernatorial memoirs. Few governors are known outside their own states, and once they leave office, most voters want to forget about them.

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Related Topix: Rod Blagojevich, US Governors, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama, Illinois, Illinois Government, Opinion

WBNS

Ill. House committee approves Medicaid expansion

A plan to expand Medicaid coverage for low-income adults without children squeaked through an Illinois House committee Tuesday despite scrutiny over a last-minute amendment that would give more flexibility to mental health institutions.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Healthcare Law, US News, Law, US Senate, Democrat, Illinois, Illinois Government, Pat Quinn, US Governors