US, RUSSIA SHOW BRAVE FACE DESPITE TATTERED TIES
By DEB RIECHMANN and MATTHEW LEE White House press secretary Jay Carney listens to a question from a reporter during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington,…
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OBAMA TO HONOR CLINTON, OPRAH WITH FREEDOM MEDAL
By JOSH LEDERMAN FILE – In this May 30, 2013 file photo, Oprah Winfrey speaks during Harvard University’s commencement ceremonies in Cambridge, Mass. President Barack Obama will bestow the nation’s…
GOVS WARN WASHINGTON AGAINST FISCAL INACTION
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker draws the biggest crowd of reporters following a news conference on the opening day of the National Governors Association meeting on Friday, Aug.…
REP. ISSA ACC– USES IRS OF OBSTRUCTING INVESTIGATION
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER FILE IN this July 17, 2013 file photo, acting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) head Daniel Werfel testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. A GOP lawmaker accused the…
SURVEILLANCE CRITICS FACE OBAMA IN OVAL OFFICE
By JOSH LEDERMAN FILE – In this June 10, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Struggling to salvage a…
MILITARY PAINTS DIRE PICTURE FROM BUDGET CUTS
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pauses during a news conference at the Pentagon, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Hagel warned that the Pentagon may have to mothball up…
OBAMA REASSURES DEMS ON HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION
By JOSH LEDERMAN and JIM ABRAMS President Barack Obama waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, to meet with the House Democratic Caucus. There’s…
PENTAGON TO BEAR BRUNT OF UPCOMING BUDGET CUTS
By ANDREW TAYLOR and DONNA CASSATA FILE – In this July 17, 2013, file photo. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel talks with Air Force personnel at Joint Base Charleston near Charleston,…