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Originally published: Apr 30, 2012 - 9:42 am

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Obama's new wordsmith believes in public service

Saturday, May 25, 12:39 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - 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... Read more...
Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions

Saturday, May 25, 12:10 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - 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... Read more...
Improving economy alters political landscape

Saturday, May 25, 12:09 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - 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... Read more...
Arizona investigating angry email sent lawmakers

Friday, May 24, 6:48 pm
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona's bitter debate over a signature part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has sparked an investigation into lawmakers' safety after at least nine legislators... Read more...
Calif. plastic ocean debris bill dies in committee

Friday, May 24, 3:44 pm
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A California bill that would have required manufacturers to figure out how to keep the most common plastic junk out of state waterways died in the state Assembly without a... Read more...
Md. suspect is son of Bush White House official

Friday, May 24, 2:48 pm
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) - The 20-year-old son of a former aide to President George W. Bush was charged in a Washington, D.C., suburb on Friday, accused by police of killing a man with a hatchet. Claude... Read more...
Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't

Friday, May 24, 2:20 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices... Read more...
Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims

Friday, May 24, 2:17 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement.... Read more...
Interpol rejects Russia bid to locate UK investor

Friday, May 24, 1:42 pm
PARIS (AP) - The international police agency Interpol has rejected a Russian push to locate and arrest a Britain-based investor who is a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin's regime. France-based... Read more...
Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

Friday, May 24, 12:54 pm
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they... Read more...
Top 10 items found during 2012 coastal cleanup

Friday, May 24, 12:04 pm
(AP) - The Ocean Conservancy, a Washington D.C.-based environmental organization, released its 2012 list of trash collected during its International Coastal Cleanup. More than 10 million pounds... Read more...
First lady, Kerry Washington visit DC arts school

Friday, May 24, 11:54 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama says failure is OK, but continuing to work hard is more important. That's her message to students at a Washington elementary school where the arts have been... Read more...
What's a drone? How is US drone policy changing?

Friday, May 24, 9:56 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's pledge to more narrowly restrict and monitor the country's use of drones to strike targets overseas may garner some applause from allies abroad. But he... Read more...
Some unions now angry about health care overhaul

Friday, May 24, 9:39 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry, fearful that it will jeopardize benefits for millions... Read more...
IRS replaces official who revealed targeting

Friday, May 24, 7:37 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service official who led the unit that targeted tea party groups and publicly disclosed the activity has been replaced, making her the third top IRS official... Read more...