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Obama Says Path To Mideast Peace Challenging

President Barack Obama pressed visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Monday to help break the logjam to elusive Mideast peace talks, acknowledging that with a...

Condoleeza Rice Urges Republican Party To Be More Inclusive

  Former U.S. Secretary of  State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday called on the Republican  Party to become more inclusive on issues like immigration. "We have a...

Obama Overtime Plan Already Stirring Controversy

President Barack Obama's move to make more workers eligible for time-and-a-half overtime pay is being hailed by Democrats who see it as a potent...

Obama Orders Review Of Deportation Practices, Looks For More Humane Options

Seeking to pacify frustrated immigration advocates, President Barack Obama is directing the government to find more humane ways to handle deportation for immigrants in...

Democratic Critics Of Obama Judicial Nominee Unmoved By New Choice For Bench

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has been fighting with members of his own party for months over a controversial judicial pick. But he appeared...

Senators Reach Deal Extending Jobless Benefits

A bipartisan group of senators ended a long-running election-season standoff and struck a compromise that would extend jobless benefits for 2 million Americans who...

Panel Urges End To US Ban On Transgender Troops

The United States should join the dozen other nations that allow transgender people to serve in the armed forces, an independent commission said in...

Obama Calls For A 'Rethinking' On Crimea Vote

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Counting down to a high-stakes Crimean referendum, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that the U.S. would "completely reject" a vote opening...

Obama Signs Memo To Strengthen Overtime Pay Rules

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seeking to influence workers' incomes where possible, President Barack Obama signed a presidential memorandum Thursday directing the Labor Department to devise...

Senate Approves Bruce Heyman As U.S. Ambassador To Canada

The Senate has approved President Barack Obama's nominee to serve as ambassador to Canada. The selection of Bruce Heyman was approved by voice vote on...