Rifle-wielding gunman wounds lawmaker, then killed by police
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A rifle-wielding attacker opened fire on Republican lawmakers at a congressional baseball practice Wednesday, wounding House GOP Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and several others as congressmen and aides dove for cover. The assailant, prepared with "a lot of ammo," fought a gun battle with police …
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Rifle-wielding gunman wounds lawmaker, then killed by police
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A rifle-wielding attacker opened fire on Republican lawmakers at a congressional baseball practice Wednesday, wounding House GOP Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and several others as congressmen and aides dove for cover. The assailant, prepared with "a lot of ammo," fought a gun battle with police …
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Comey says he was fired over Russia probe, blasts 'lies'
WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey asserted Thursday that President Donald Trump fired him to interfere with his investigation of Russia’s ties to the Trump campaign, bluntly accusing the White House of spreading “lies, plain and simple.”
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Comey says he was fired over Russia probe, blasts 'lies'
WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey asserted Thursday that President Donald Trump fired him to interfere with his investigation of Russia’s ties to the Trump campaign, bluntly accusing the White House of spreading “lies, plain and simple.”
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Speaker Boehner stuns Congress, announces resignation
Speaker Boehner stuns Congress, announces plans to resign his seat at the end of October
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On Iran deal, Obama threw everything into uniting Democrats
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Back at work: Congress facing busy agenda, funding deadline
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Trade dispute exposes House Democrats' turmoil, challenges
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Trade in trouble
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Actually getting something done?
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Republican control not absolute
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GOP leaders are struggling to show they really are in charge
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two months into full Republican control of Congress, GOP leaders are struggling to demonstrate they really are in charge.
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Here come the freshmen
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Republicans fighting to hang onto Senate - in 2016
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The more the merrier
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Senator: Legislation will go through me
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Source: Business, labor get deal on worker program
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Senators close in on immigration deal
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Paul: Immigration reform needs conservatives
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Immigration overhaul?
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Party line in the sand?
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Obama proposes gun limits
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Obama pushes payroll tax cut extension
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White House to review Energy Department loans
WASHINGTON - On the defensive over a half-billion-dollar loan to a now-bankrupt solar company, the White House on Friday ordered an independent review of similar loans made by the Energy Department, its latest response to rising criticism over Solyndra Inc.
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Obama brings message to Seattle
SEATTLE - President Barack Obama charged Sunday that the GOP vision of government would "fundamentally cripple America," as he tried out his newly combative message on the liberal West Coast.
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Obama to Congress: Work together to aid jobless
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. - President Barack Obama says members of Congress should put country before politics, set aside their differences and find ways to get people back to work.
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On anniversay, Obama appeals for tolerance
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama appealed to an unsettled nation Saturday to honor the memory of the Sept. 11 attacks by hewing to the values of diversity and tolerance. "We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust," the president declared.
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Obama: Baghdad must chart future as war ends
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. - President Barack Obama said the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq means "the war is ending" and Baghdad is in position "to chart its own course."
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Obama challenges GOP on finance ruling
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. - President Barack Obama says Republicans should join him in opposing a Supreme Court ruling that vastly increased how much corporations and unions can spend on campaign ads.
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Obama signs $600M border security bill into law
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Friday signed a bill directing $600 million more to securing the U.S.-Mexico border, a modest election-year victory that underscores his failure so far to deliver an overhaul of immigration law.
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Obama backs mosque near ground zero
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Friday forcefully endorsed building a mosque near ground zero, saying the country's founding principles demanded no less.
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Obama to send 1,200 troops to border
WASHINGTON - Under pressure to take action, President Barack Obama on Tuesday ordered 1,200 National Guard troops to boost security along the U.S.-Mexico border, pre-empting Republican efforts to force a congressional vote to send the troops.
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Feds: Government can't push BP aside
COVINGTON, La. - The Obama administration's point man on the oil spill rejected the notion of removing BP and taking over the crisis Monday, saying the government has neither the company's expertise nor its deep-sea equipment.
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