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  • Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:04 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:04:51 GMT
    The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying.
    The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying.
  • Monday, June 17 2013 5:12 PM EDT2013-06-17 21:12:15 GMT
    States can't make people prove their citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in Arizona and other states to keep non-Americans from voting.
    States can't make people prove their citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in Arizona and other states to keep non-Americans from voting.
  • Friday, May 31 2013 5:26 PM EDT2013-05-31 21:26:16 GMT
    The government said Friday that Medicare's giant hospital trust fund will be exhausted in 2026, two years later than projected last year, while the date that Social Security will exhaust its trust fund remained unchanged at 2033.
    The government said Friday that Medicare's giant hospital trust fund will be exhausted in 2026, two years later than projected last year, while the date that Social Security will exhaust its trust fund remained unchanged at 2033.
  • Friday, May 31 2013 4:13 PM EDT2013-05-31 20:13:56 GMT
    President Barack Obama is urging Congress to prevent an increase in student loan rates.
    President Barack Obama on Friday urged Congress to prevent an increase in student loan rates, saying rising college costs hold back the entire middle class and unfairly saddle young people with more debt just as they are starting out in their adult lives.
  • Friday, May 31 2013 12:11 PM EDT2013-05-31 16:11:48 GMT
    Terry McAuliffe's transportation legislation campaign ad is causing partisan debate over its claims.
    Terry McAuliffe's transportation legislation campaign ad is causing partisan debate over its claims.
  • Tuesday, April 30 2013 4:04 PM EDT2013-04-30 20:04:37 GMT
    President Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war.
    President Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war.
  • Wednesday, April 24 2013 1:22 PM EDT2013-04-24 17:22:42 GMT
    The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it will begin circulating a redesigned $100 bill this fall, more than two years after its initial target.
    The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it will begin circulating a redesigned $100 bill this fall, more than two years after its initial target.
  • President Obama and Governor Romney both get criticized from the TV shows they do or do not appear on. Mary Murphy has been covering politics and show business and talks about this parade.
    President Obama and Governor Romney both get criticized from the TV shows they do or do not appear on. Mary Murphy has been covering politics and show business and talks about this parade.
  • Tuesday, April 9 2013 9:25 PM EDT2013-04-10 01:25:40 GMT
    The Senate's top Democrat has set Congress' first showdown vote for Thursday on President Barack Obama's gun control drive as a small but mounting number of Republicans appear willing to buck a conservative effort to prevent debate from even beginning.
    The Senate's top Democrat has set Congress' first showdown vote for Thursday on President Barack Obama's gun control drive as a small but mounting number of Republicans appear willing to buck a conservative effort to prevent debate from even beginning.
  • Friday, March 15 2013 4:54 PM EDT2013-03-15 20:54:37 GMT
    Mitt Romney speaks at CPAC
    Mitt Romney has told conservative activists gathered near Washington that he's sorry he won't be their president -- but he's still promising to work "shoulder-to-shoulder" alongside them.
    Mitt Romney has told conservative activists gathered near Washington that he's sorry he won't be their president -- but he's still promising to work "shoulder-to-shoulder" alongside them.
  • Tuesday, January 1 2013 5:33 PM EST2013-01-01 22:33:30 GMT
    The Newseum, which is located on the Pennsylvania Avenue parade route in Washington, plans to offer a special package for viewing the next presidential inauguration.
    The Newseum, which is located on the Pennsylvania Avenue parade route in Washington, plans to offer a special package for viewing the next presidential inauguration.
  • Monday, September 17 2012 10:24 AM EDT2012-09-17 14:24:56 GMT
    On the tax cut question, Mr. Romney noted that the middle class tax burden would not be increased and upper income folks would get hit with some tax loopholes but he declined to name which ones.
    On the tax cut question, Mr. Romney noted that the middle class tax burden would not be increased and upper income folks would get hit with some tax loopholes but he declined to name which ones.
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