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On Immigration, Reid Urges Senate to Push On
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House Speaker John Boehner further complicated an already arduous path for immigration reform Tuesday by threatening to dismiss any legislation in his chamber that lacks backing from the bulk of his conference. Comment?
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Senator: IRS to Pay $70M in Employee Bonuses
The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator. Comment?
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Obama: 'Lives have been saved' by surveillance
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President Barack Obama took office with a "healthy skepticism" of national security surveillance programs, but has scrutinized them to a point where he is confident his administration has "struck the appropriate balance," he said Tuesday. Comment?
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Greenwald: NSA chief 'misleading'
Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald disputed National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander's statement that the NSA's surveillance programs have stopped more than 50 terrorist plots, calling his comment "misleading." Comment?
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10 things to know for Wednesday
US President Barack Obama talks to children at the presidential residence Schloss Bellevue in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Comment?
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Smooth, on-time Obamacare rollout no sure thing: GAO
There's no guarantee that President Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress. Comment?
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Obama: 'Lives have been saved' by NSA programs
Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror threats. Comment?
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Obama voices hope for Afghan peace talks
US President Barack Obama says he always expected "friction" at Afghan reconciliation talks but hopes they can still take place despite a row over the name of a new Taliban office in Doha. Comment?
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Some Key Ag Amendments Would Change Farm Programs
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she's not likely to support the farm bill and Republicans should figure out on their own how to come up with the 218 votes needed to pass the bill. Comment?
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China's Latest Discount Product: Drones
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Want to buy a military-grade drone? That won't be easy, unless you've got a good relationship with Beijing. Comment?
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FBI hunt for Jimmy Hoffa's remains enters 3rd day
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FBI agents plan a third day of digging Wednesday in suburban Detroit for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared 38 years ago. Comment?
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Obama: Phone, Internet surveillance has 'saved lives'
The president addressed what has become a global controversy after his NSA director and other top officials told Congress a day earlier that the surveillance system has helped avert "potential terrorist events" more than 50 times since the 2001 terror attacks. Comment?
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Barack Obama to call for nuclear stockpile reductions in Berlin speech
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The US president, Barack Obama , will renew his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, including a proposed one-third reduction in US and Russian arsenals, the White House has said. Comment?
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'Finally the Government will pay for what has happened':...
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Mother of 24-year-old soldier killed in Iraq 'more than happy' after Supreme Court rules families can sue for negligence and make claims under human rights legislation Families of British soldiers killed fighting in Iraq can bring damages claims against the Government, the Supreme Court ruled today. Comment?
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Official, private assessments contradict president's claim that Al Qaeda is on 'path to defeat'
The threat posed by al Qaeda terrorism around the world continues to increase despite President Barack Obama's recent claim that the central group behind the Sept. Comment?
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Obama's Berlin speech: History raises the stakes
Five years and 50 years. As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin, he can't escape those anniversaries and the inevitable comparisons to history and personal achievement. Comment?
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Markey, Gomez clash in final Senate debate in Massachusetts
Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey clashed over Markey's record in Congress and Gomez's background in business during the final and often testy debate of their U.S. Senate campaign in Massachusetts. Comment?
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Michelle Obama takes her daughters to Berlin's Holocaust memorial
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Obama's half-sister makes rare public appearance as she joins Michelle and her daughters for emotional visit to Berlin's Holocaust memorial The First Lady and her daughters Malia, 14, and Sasha, 11, bowed their head somberly as they toured the German site. Comment?
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Obama to renew call for nuclear reductions
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White House says US president is set to call for one-third reduction in US and Russian arsenals during speech in Berlin. Comment?
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Obama Nourishes Smart Grid And Feeds His Legacy
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English: KINGSVILLE, Texas Naval Air Station Kingsville became the first Navy Region Southeast command to install Advanced Metering Infrastructure smart meters. Comment?
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