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Obama: Threat From Iraq Militants Could Grow

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Al-Qaida-inspired militants who have violently seized territory in Iraq could grow in power and destabilize other countries in the region, President...

US Pressing Egypt To Adopt More Moderate Policies

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry touches his brow during a joint news conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry following his meeting with...

Obama To Speak On Iraq; US Weighs Its Options

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the strongest sign yet of U.S. doubts about Iraq's stability, the Obama administration is weighing whether to press the Shiite...

In Odd Twist, Industry Agrees To Ban ‘Microbeads’

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Environmentalists in Illinois expected a battle royal over their call for a statewide ban on "microbeads" - tiny bits...

Senators Propose 12-Cent Gas Tax Increase

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two senators unveiled a bipartisan plan Wednesday to raise federal gasoline and diesel taxes for the first time in more than...

Judge Lifts Federal Oversight On Chicago Hiring

CHICAGO (AP) -- Who you know may not be enough to land a job at Chicago's City Hall anymore. A federal judge on Monday ended...

Obama To Sign Order Extending LGBT Protections

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama plans to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of their...

Supreme Court Rules On ‘Straw Purchaser’ Law

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A divided Supreme Court sided with gun control groups and the Obama administration Monday, ruling that the federal ban on "straw"...

Poll Finds Slip In Hillary Clinton's Ratings

Just a day after the release of Hillary Clinton's new memoir, “Hard Choices,” a Gallup poll finds that her favorability rating, while still high,...

Hagel Says Time Was Running Out To Save Bergdahl

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told lawmakers Wednesday that last month's prisoner swap with the Taliban may have been the "last, best"...
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