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  • House Dems seek path to final immigration deal

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hispanics, blacks, Asians and women who together stand as the majority in the House Democratic caucus publicly disparage Republicans' piecemeal approach to immigration and their pointed omission of any legalization path for the 11 million immigrants living here unlawfully.(   07/01/2013 4:07 PM )

  • Only lawyers now can argue before Supreme Court

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- You must be a lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court.(   07/01/2013 10:35 AM )

  • Marijuana's march toward mainstream confounds feds

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- It took 50 years for American attitudes about marijuana to zigzag from the paranoia of "Reefer Madness" to the excesses of Woodstock back to the hard line of "Just Say No."(   07/01/2013 5:13 AM )

  • Immigration bill faces uncertain future in House

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The immigration debate is shifting to the Republican-led House, where lawmakers have shown little appetite for the comprehensive approach their Senate colleagues embraced last week.(   07/01/2013 4:24 AM )

  • Hayden: Open spy programs to reassure US public

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The former director of the CIA and National Security Agency says the government should release more information about its secretive surveillance programs to reassure Americans that their privacy rights are being protected.(   06/30/2013 11:17 AM )

  • Family: American killed in Egypt was a teacher

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The family of an American college student killed in Egypt during violent protests says their son cared passionately about the Middle East and was in the country to teach English to children and to improve his own Arabic.(   06/29/2013 6:51 PM )

  • Biden asks Ecuador president to nix Snowden asylum

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden has asked Ecuador to turn down an asylum request from National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, the country's president said Saturday.(   06/29/2013 4:20 PM )

  • Marijuana's march toward mainstream confounds feds

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- It took 50 years for American attitudes about marijuana to zigzag from the paranoia of "Reefer Madness" to the excesses of Woodstock back to the hard line of "Just Say No."(   06/29/2013 12:24 PM )

  • Roberts says high court asks too many questions

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Chief Justice John Roberts says he and his colleagues have become too aggressive in questioning lawyers who argue before the Supreme Court.(   06/29/2013 11:53 AM )

  • US eyes Cairo embassy security amid Egypt unrest

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States is working to ensure its embassy and diplomats in Egypt are safe, President Barack Obama said Saturday after one American was killed and opposition groups vowed millions would march on Cairo in an effort to oust Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.(   06/29/2013 10:45 AM )

  • Momentous Supreme Court term ends with flourish

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A historic Supreme Court term ended with a flourish of major rulings that marked a bitter defeat for racial minorities and a groundbreaking victory for gay rights -- all in the space of a day.(   06/29/2013 7:57 AM )

  • US warns on Egypt travel, moves to reduce presence

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration on Friday warned Americans against all but essential travel to Egypt and moved to reduce the official U.S. presence in the country amid fears of widespread unrest.(   06/28/2013 6:11 PM )

  • US warns Americans on travel to Egypt, moves to reduce official presence at Cairo embassy

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- US warns Americans on travel to Egypt, moves to reduce official presence at Cairo embassy.(   06/28/2013 5:57 PM )

  • Reports: Retired general target of leaks probe

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is under investigation for allegedly leaking classified information about a covert cyberattack on Iran's nuclear facilities, according to media reports.(   06/28/2013 5:44 PM )

  • NSA leaker's dad says son would return to US

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The father of NSA leaker Edward Snowden acknowledged Friday that his son broke the law but said he doesn't think he committed treason, as the Obama administration renewed its calls to Russia to expel Snowden so he can be tried under the Espionage Act.(   06/28/2013 5:20 PM )

  • Gay marriage ruling will help many veteran spouses

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- For Stewart Bornhoft, who completed two tours of duty in Vietnam, the Supreme Court's decision granting federal benefits to married, same-sex couples means that he and his spouse, Stephen McNabb, can one day be buried together at Arlington National Cemetery.(   06/28/2013 3:47 PM )

  • Senators want public answers on NSA surveillance

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than two dozen U.S. senators are calling on the nation's top intelligence official to make information public about the scope and duration of the National Security Agency's surveillance program.(   06/28/2013 11:28 AM )

  • Father of NSA leaker says he would return to US

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The father of NSA leaker Edward Snowden acknowledged Friday that his son broke the law but doesn't think he committed treason.(   06/28/2013 11:15 AM )

  • Obama calls Boehner, Pelosi, on immigration

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says President Barack Obama has called House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to urge them to have the House act on an overhaul of immigration law.(   06/28/2013 10:17 AM )

  • Obama recasts chase for Snowden as unexceptional

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The last thing President Barack Obama wants to do is turn Edward Snowden into a grand enemy of the state or a Daniel Ellsberg-type hero who speaks truth to power.(   06/28/2013 4:10 AM )

  • Pressure on House to act on immigration

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House and its conservative majority are coming under pressure to act after the Senate passed a landmark immigration bill opening the door to U.S. citizenship to millions while pouring billions of dollars into securing the border with Mexico.(   06/28/2013 3:47 AM )

  • Reports: Retired general target of leaks probe

    WASHINGTON -- A former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is under investigation for allegedly leaking classified information about a covert cyberattack on Iran's nuclear facilities, according to media reports. Retired Marine Gen. James ''Hoss'' Cartwright has been told he is a target of the probe, NBC News and The Washington Post reported Thursday. A ''target'' is someone a prosecutor or grand jury has substantial evidence linking to a crime and who is likely to be charged. The Justice Department referred questions to the U.S. attorney's office in Baltimore, where a spokeswoman, Marcia Murphy, declined to comment. The investigation of the leak about the Iran cyberattack is one of a number of national security leak investigations that have been started by the Obama administration, including ones involving The Associated Press and Fox News.(   06/28/2013 12:03 AM )

  • Court to decide on child porn victim restitution

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court said Thursday it will take up a case involving when victims of child pornography can recover money from people convicted of viewing their abuse. The justices agreed to review a question that has divided lower courts: Must there be a link between the crime of viewing child pornography and the victims' injuries before victims are entitled to restitution? A woman identified as Amy is seeking payments from Texas resident Doyle Randall Paroline, who pleaded guilty to possessing between 150 and 300 images of child pornography on his computer. Amy was among the girls depicted. She is seeking $3.3 million from Paroline to cover the cost of her lost income, lawyers' fees, and psychological care.(   06/28/2013 12:00 AM )

  • High school seniors fare no better than in 1970s

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Students preparing to leave high school are faring no better in reading or math than their peers four decades ago, the government said Thursday. Officials attributed the bleak finding on more lower-performing students staying in school rather than dropping out. The news was brighter for younger students and for blacks and Hispanics, who had the greatest gain in reading and math scores since the 1970s, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, commonly referred to as the Nation's Report Card. ''In some ways, the findings are full of hope. Today's children ages 9 and 13 are scoring better overall than students at those ages in the early '70s,'' said Brent Houston, principal of the Shawnee Middle School in Oklahoma and a member of the National Assessment Governing Board.(   06/28/2013 12:00 AM )

  • US suspends Bangladesh trade privileges

    President Obama announced Thursday the suspension of US trade privileges for Bangladesh because of concerns about labor rights and worker safety that intensified after hundreds of people died there in the global garment industry's worst accident. Obama said Bangladesh was not taking steps to afford internationally recognized worker rights to employees in the South Asian country. US Trade Representative Mike Froman said the United States will, however, start new discussions with Bangladesh on improving workers' conditions so the duty-free benefits that cover some 5,000 products can be restored. He did not say when that might be, noting it would depend on Bangladesh's actions. Thursday's announcement was the culmination of a yearslong review. Democratic lawmakers have been pushing for the step since the April 24 collapse of Rana Plaza killed 1,129 people.(   06/28/2013 12:00 AM )