Arrests of Oregon standoff leaders leaves 1 person dead
By KEITH RIDLER Federal and state law officers arrested the leaders of an armed group occupying a national wildlife refuge, during a traffic stop along a highway in Oregon’s frozen…
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APNewsBreak: US to pay millions for Agent Orange claims
By HOPE YEN Ending years of wait, the government agreed Thursday to provide disability benefits to as many as 2,100 Air Force reservists and active-duty forces exposed to Agent Orange…
Beyond marriage, challenges ahead for gay rights groups
By DAVID CRARY Even as same-sex marriage edges closer to becoming legal nationwide, gay rights advocates face other challenges in 2015 that may not bring quick victories. In Congress, for…
DEMOCRATS VOTE TO CURB FILIBUSTERS ON APPOINTEES
By DAVID ESPO and ALAN FRAM Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., at far right,…
Policy cancellations: Obama will allow old plans
President Barack Obama speaks about his signature health care law, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Bowing to pressure, the…
AP sources: Obama to allow sale of canceled plans
By DAVID ESPO In this Nov. 6, 2013, file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on the difficulties plaguing the implementation of…
SUMMERS DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS OBAMA FISSURES WITH DEMS
By JULIE PACE File- This Dec. 17, 2010 file photo shows Director of the National Economic Council Lawrence Summers arriving for the tax cut extension bill during a ceremony at…
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…