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Hagel: Cadets must stamp out sex assault scourge

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:15:16 -0400

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military.

Obama's speechwriter: from intern to top wordsmith

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:17:56 -0400

When President Barack Obama decided to attend a memorial service in Arizona for victims of a deadly mass shooting that severely injured then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, he needed a speech. And fast.

Key senators tightly control immigration debate

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:49:55 -0400

For all the soothing words she heard from fellow Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii never had a chance to win a relatively modest change to far-reaching immigration legislation.

Obama refocuses terror threat to pre-9/11 level

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:06:21 -0400

Some call it wishful thinking, but President Barack Obama has all but declared an end to the global war on terror.

Improving economy changes political landscape

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:12:49 -0400

Alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies gives the GOP something else to talk about and investigate as the economy clearly, if slowly, recovers on President Barack Obama's watch, robbing Republicans of a central argument against Democrats.

Kerry makes 1st official sub-Saharan Africa visit

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:14:42 -0400

Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan.

Obama: Nation must do more for fallen heroes

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:26:15 -0400

President Barack Obama says the nation must do more than just remember its fallen heroes on Memorial Day.

Obama's drone rules provide limits, ambiguity

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:54:48 -0400

President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed.