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Senate Blocks Obama's Pick For Civil Rights Post

President Barack Obama's choice to head the Justice Department's civil rights division has failed a Senate test vote and his confirmation is in jeopardy. The...

Obama Budget Panned By GOP, Deficit Hawks

Republicans are dismissing President Barack Obama's new $3.9 trillion budget as nothing more than a Democratic manifesto for this fall's congressional campaigns. But the fiscal...

US Prepares $1B Aid Package For Troubled Ukraine

The Obama administration readied economic sanctions against Russia on Tuesday as it formally announced an aid package of $1 billion in energy subsidies to...

Obama: Russia 'On The Wrong Side Of History"

President Barack Obama says Russia is "on the wrong side of history" in Ukraine and its actions violate international law. Obama told reporters in the...

Obama's 2015 Budget Appeals to Democrats

Striving for unity among Democrats rather than compromise with Republicans, President Barack Obama will unveil an election-year budget on Tuesday that drops earlier proposals...

Obama: Tough Choices Nearing In Mideast Talks

Seeking to salvage an elusive Middle East peace plan, President Barack Obama pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday to make the "tough decisions"...

Court Skeptical Of IQ Scores In Deciding Execution

The Supreme Court appeared likely Monday to say that states can't rely on intelligence test scores alone in borderline cases to determine that a...

Primaries Offer 1st Major Test Of Voter ID Laws

In elections that begin next week, voters in 10 states will be required to present photo identification before casting ballots - the first major...

US Warns Russia Over Rising Ukraine Tension

The Obama administration expressed growing concern Friday over Russian intentions in Ukraine, with Secretary of State John Kerry delivering a blunt warning to Moscow...

The Debate Over Post-War Afghanistan

If President Barack Obama were to decide to leave no military advisory force in Afghanistan next year, would Afghan security unravel to the point...
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