Obama, GOP-led Congress prepare for veto showdowns
By CHARLES BABINGTON and JIM KUHNHENN Veto brinkmanship between congressional Republicans and President Barack Obama was virtually absent in his first six years in office, but it’s about to unleash…
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Democratic Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu defeated
By MELINDA DESLATTE, BILL BARROW Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy defeated Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu on Saturday, denying her a fourth term and extending the GOP’s domination of the 2014 midterm…
Rep. Michele Bachmann ready to leave Congress, but not politics
By HENRY C. JACKSON An audacious conservative, Rep. Michele Bachmann stood out from the moment she was first elected to Congress in 2006. Democrats were ascendant and Bachmann was a…
Marilyn Monroe’s lost love letters sold for $121K
Joe DiMaggio’s love letter to Marilyn Monroe has sold for $78,125 at a Beverly Hills auction. Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills says the letter, written by the baseball great after…
GOP to match Truman-era high with 246 House seats
Republicans will hold at least 246 House seats come January, according to election results Saturday, giving the GOP a commanding majority that matches the party’s post-World War II high during…
Berkeley protesters smash windows; 2 officers hurt
Two officers were injured as a Northern California protest over police killings turned violent, with protesters smashing windows and throwing rocks and bricks at police, who responded by firing tear…
US sends 6 prisoners from Guantanamo to Uruguay
By BEN FOX Six prisoners held for 12 years at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Uruguay to be resettled as refugees, the U.S. government announced Sunday — a deal…
Mexican farmer immolates self during protest
By MANUEL DE LA CRUZ TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico (AP) — A young farmer in southern Mexico has set himself on fire outside the Chiapas state legislature building to demand the…