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Holder Resigning: Attorney General Brought Change

rtmjfrost - September 25, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eric Holder, the nation's first black attorney general and an unflinching champion of civil rights in enforcing the nation's laws, is...

Obama Accepts Holder Resignation, Praises Record

rtmjfrost - September 25, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is accepting the resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder and praising him for his deep commitment to ensuring...

Rahm Emanuel Urges Illinois Lawmakers To Decriminalize Marijuana

rtmjfrost - September 24, 2014

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday urged Illinois lawmakers to decriminalize the possession of less than 15 grams of marijuana. He also pushed for a...

Hillary Clinton Pushes School Program For Girls

rtmjfrost - September 24, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton announced a $600 million effort Wednesday to enroll girls in secondary schools around the globe, aiming to...

Obama Calls For Dismantling Is 'Network Of Death'

rtmjfrost - September 24, 2014

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Declaring the world at a crossroads between war and peace, President Barack Obama vowed at the U.N. on Wednesday to...

Prosecutor: 800 Rounds Found In Intruder Case

rtmjfrost - September 22, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Investigators found more than 800 rounds of ammunition, a machete and two hatchets in the car of the former soldier accused...

Obama: Secret Service Does A 'Great Job'

rtmjfrost - September 22, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says the Secret Service does "a great job." He says he is grateful for the "sacrifices" the service...

Chicago Won't Have A Barack Obama High After All

rtmjfrost - September 19, 2014

Chicago has dropped plans to name an already controversial new high school after President Barack Obama. The Chicago Board of Education decided that the proposed selective-enrollment institution...

Only 4 States Will See Cuts To Food Stamps

rtmjfrost - September 17, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cuts to the nation's food stamp program enacted this year are only affecting four states, far from the sweeping overhaul that...

Obama Opens Campaign Against Campus Sexual Assault

rtmjfrost - September 15, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden plan to announce a campus sexual assault awareness campaign from the White House...