Carter says he’s proud of grandson in Ga. gov. run
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY FILE – In this June 19, 2012 file photo, Democratic Georgia state Sen. Jason Carter talks during a news conference for the Carter Center’s election witnessing…
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Senate nears historic vote on gay rights bill
By DONNA CASSATA Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, talks to reporters after the Senate cleared a major hurdle and agreed to proceed…
Obama: Budget is about choices, priorities
President Barack Obama meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The prime minister arrived at the…
GOP internal divide plays out in Alabama campaign
By BILL BARROW This combination made from file photos shows former two-year college chancellor Bradley Byrne, left, and Orange Beach businessman Dean Young. The Republican primary in the 1st Congressional…
DC on fast track to decriminalizing pot possession
By Ben Nuckols This photo taken Oct. 16, 2013 shows marijuana clone plants that are used to grow medical marijuana displayed under a light, at The Joint, a medical marijuana…
Scientists oppose logging bills in Congress
By SCOTT SONNER RENO, Nev. (AP) — More than 200 biologists, ecologists and other scientists are urging Congress to defeat legislation they say would destroy critical wildlife habitat by setting…
Gay rights legislation gains bipartisan support
By DONNA CASSATA FILE – In this Oct. 12, 2013 file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Proponents of a bill that would…
Mexico nears junk food tax, sets anti-obesity plan
By MARK STEVENSON Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto speaks during the unveiling of Mexico’s strategy to combat diabetes and obesity in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)…