Seas rise, Fla. GOP leaders balk at climate change
By MICHAEL J. MISHAK This May 17, 2014, file photo shows Blanca Mesa of Miami protesting against Sen. Marco Rubio’s statements on climate change as activists and beach-goers join hands…
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Bergdahl swap may make closing Guantanamo harder
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and DONNA CASSATA Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga. disparages the Obama administration’s decision to swap Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only American soldier…
Some black Miss. Dems supported GOP’s Cochran
By JESSE J. HOLLAND FILE – This June 30, 2009 file photo shows Vicksburg, Miss. Mayor, then-State Rep. George Flaggs, D-Vicksburg speaking at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. With sending…
FOES FROM LEFT, RIGHT, TRY TO OUST KY.’S Mitch McConnell
By CHARLES BABINGTON FILE -This Feb. 7, 2014 file photo shows Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Matt Bevin speaking at the Spencer County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner in Fisherville, Ky. Bevin…
NJ GOV. CHRISTIE PLAYING OFFENSE OVER ACCUSATION
By ANGELA DELLI SANTI and PHILIP ELLIOTT New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a ceremony to pass official hosting duties of next year’s Super Bowl to representatives from Arizona,…
HO– USE GOP LEADERS URGE OBAMA, DEMS TO ACT ON BILLS
FILE – This Jan. 28, 2014 file photo shows House John Boehner of Ohio, accompanied by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. speaking at Republican National Committee headquarters in…
3 GAY REPUBLICANS TRYING TO MAKE ELECTION HISTORY
By STEVE PEOPLES In this Jan. 13, 2014 photo, New Hampshire Republican Congressional candidate Dan Innis, right, poses with his partner Doug Palardy, in Portsmouth, N.H. The GOP’s formal platform,…
GOP-LED HO– USE AGAIN TARGETS OBAMA HEALTH CARE LAW
By DONNA CASSATA House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. The top Democrat in the Republican-controlled House focused…