US: ‘COMMON-SENSE TEST’ HOLDS ASSAD RESPONSIBLE
By PHILIP ELLIOTT In this photo taken May 19, 2013 White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough returns to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., after a trip with President Barack…
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SYRIA, BUDGET AND DEBT TOP CONGRESSIONAL AGENDA
By ANDREW TAYLOR and DONNA CASSATA The Capitol is seen in Washington, early Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, as Congress considers President Barack Obama’s request for authorization of military intervention in…
DEMOCRATS FACE DIVIDE OVER A STRIKE ON SYRIA
By KEN THOMAS FILE – This this Oct. 29, 2010, file photo shows Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, in Dubuque, Iowa. President Barack Obama’s pursuit of a military strike in Syria…
OBAMA: CONGRESS, WORLD CREDIBILITY ON LINE
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and JULIE PACE Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel listens at right as Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, before…
IMMIGRATION BILL KNOT: ‘SPECIAL’ CITIZENSHIP PATH
By ERICA WERNER FILE- In this Feb. 5, 2013, file photo House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, center, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., right, and Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C.,…
AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTE DIVIDED IN NYC MAYOR’S RACE
By JONATHAN LEMIRE FILE- In this Aug. 13, 2013, file photo, New York City mayoral candidate Bill Thompson arrives for the Democratic primary debate in New York. Thompson, who nearly…
LONG-RANGE SHUTDOWN OF VT. NUKE PLANT CREATES STIR
By The Associated Press Entergy Wholesale Commodities president Bill Mohl speaks at a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, in Brattleboro, Vt., to announce the closing of the Vermont Yankee…
PARAGUAY CONGRESS GIVES LEADER NEW MILITARY POWER
By PEDRO SERVIN In this Aug.15, 2013 photo, Paraguay’s President Horacio Cartes, center, and Vice President Juan Afara, right, attend a military parade in Asuncion, Paraguay. Cartes wants open-ended, blanket…