Ruling halts abortions at third of Texas’ clinics
By CHRIS TOMLINSON FILE – In this July 15, 2013 file photo, two signs that read “Who Lobbied For This?” and “We Need Healthcare Options, Not Obstacles” are held by…
Government business and finance
McAuliffe seeks to win race that eluded him before
By PHILIP ELLIOTT This photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, shows Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe gesturing during an interview in Richmond, Va. McAuliffe’s campaign strategy in his second…
Colorado voters deciding how to tax pot
John Hickenlooper FILE – In this April 24, 2013, file photo, A 1/4 ounce, left, and one ounce of marijuana are displayed along with a handful of joints at a…
Governors in key states buck GOP on health care
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Map shows states declining to expand Medicaid or undecided; 2c x 3 inches; 96.3 mm x 76 mm; Rick Snyder, Gene Michalski, Jeffrey Ditkoff FILE– In this…
Here’s the truth: The government doesn’t shut down
By ANDREW TAYLOR Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks with reporters about the looming deadline to fund the government and the fight among House Republicans on a strategy,…
Argentine media czar delivers demand to Clarin
By The Associated Press Martin Sabbatella, head of the Federal Audiovisual Communication Services Authority (AFSCA), Argentina’s broadcast media regulator, right, is surrounded by journalists as he leaves Clarin newspaper after…
Thousands protest in Greece over planned new tax
By DEREK GATOPOULOS A man on a wheelchair holds a banner reading in Greek “State benefit policy harms our health” takes part in an anti-austerity demonstration in central Athens, on…
After unity, some Democrats push back on Obama
By JIM KUHNHENN FILE – In this Oct. 21, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Just two…