Politics
McCain: Don't count on Russia to force out Assad
The U.S. can't count on Russia - a major arms supplier to Syria - to force President Bashar Assad from power, Sen. John McCain said Sunday, blaming President Barack Obama for embracing a "feckless" foreign policy and punting tough decisions until after the fall election.
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POLITICS
Labor board member accused of leaks resigns
A member of the National Labor Relations Board accused of leaking inside information has resigned, the agency announced Sunday.
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POLITICS
Father of prisoner of war speaks at annual rally
The father of a U.S. soldier who was taken prisoner in Afghanistan thanked the motorcycle riders of Rolling Thunder on Sunday for raising awareness of missing-in-action troops and prisoners of war.
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POLITICS
McCain: Don't count on Russia to force out Assad
The U.S. can't count on Russia - a major arms supplier to Syria - to force President Bashar al-Assad from power, Sen. John McCain said Sunday, blaming President Barack Obama for embracing a "feckless" foreign policy and punting tough decisions until after the fall election.
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POLITICS
Romney's past opponents change their tunes
The awkwardness of presidential politics was on full display Sunday morning as three former rivals of Mitt Romney were questioned about their past criticisms of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
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MCCLATCHY DC
‘Golfer-in-chief’ Obama nears 100th round of his presidency
Most modern U.S. presidents have played golf, but it’s touchy, since many people view it as an expensive, elite sport. President Barack Obama plays golf a lot, but he won’t let the news media see him do it.
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Justices' summer plans point to late June finish
One never knows when the Supreme Court will hand down its last, often biggest, opinions of the term. But the justices' summer travel schedules make it a pretty safe bet that blockbuster health care and immigration cases will be decided by the end of June.
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Panetta: US on 'right track' in Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Sunday defended the Obama administration's plans to wind down the more than decade-long war in Afghanistan, saying the U.S. is on "the right track."
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Panetta: US on 'right track' in Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is defending the Obama administration's plans to wind down the more than decade-long war in Afghanistan.
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POLITICS
Polls on gay marriage not yet reflected in votes
Poll after poll shows public support for same-sex marriage steadily increasing, to the point where it's now a majority viewpoint. Yet in all 32 states where gay marriage has been on the ballot, voters have rejected it.
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MCCLATCHY DC
Think Congress is sophomoric? A study says you're right
If it sounds like the debates in Congress have devolved into those of teenagers, it's because they have.






