Battered NY mayor calls for temporary protest halt
By JONATHAN LEMIRE As the New York Police Department mourns two of its own, Mayor Bill de Blasio pleaded for a pause in protests and rancor amid a widening rift…
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Senate Republicans block student loan bill
By ERICA WERNER Rebecca Jasen, of Amherst, N.Y., attends a Tumblr forum where President Barack Obama answered questions from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday,…
EARLY STUMBLES IN GOP RACES FOR POST-PERRY TEXAS
By PAUL J. WEBER FILE – In this June 27, 2013 file photo, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott delivers comments at the 43rd Annual National Right To Life Convention in…
MERKEL, RIVAL FACE OFF IN GERMAN ELECTION DEBATE
A man on a bicycle passes election posters, showing the two top candidates for next German chancellor at a street in Duisburg, western Germany, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Peer Steinbrueck…
REPUBLICAN NYC MAYORAL HOPEFULS SPAR OVER POLICE
By JONATHAN LEMIRE FILE – In this Aug. 9, 2013 file photo, New York City Republican mayoral candidates, from left, Joe Lhota, George McDonald, and John Catsimatidis participate in a…
BOTH SIDES HUNT SUPPORT IN BACKGROUND CHECK FIGHT
By ALAN FRAM FILE – In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., right, accompanied by Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., announce that they have reached a bipartisan…