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'Unbridled Pork': Money for Brazilian cotton growers, sushi rice farmers tucked into massive farm bill

Americans could be on the hook to send Brazilian cotton farmers millions of dollars if Congress passes the current version of the farm bill making its way through both chambers. The measure...

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House takes up bill banning most abortions after 20-week mark

House Republicans on Tuesday make their most concerted effort of the year to change federal abortion law with legislation that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20...

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Treasury unveils Lew's improved signature

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew won't win any prizes in penmanship, but his official signature which will go on the nation's currency is at least a slight improvement over the loopy scrawl he had a...

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Bill Ayers: Obama should be put on trial for war crimes

Bill Ayers, the Weather Underground co-founder who once supported President Obama, now thinks the commander-in-chief should be put on trial for war crimes.

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Kerry taps ex-senator Feingold for Africa post

Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Tuesday that he has chosen former Sen. Russ Feingold as the new U.S. special representative for the Great Lakes region of Africa and the ongoing crisis...

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Video shows workers offering 'Obamaphones' to those vowing to sell them -- for drugs

A Republican senator renewed his criticism of a government-backed program that hands out cell phones after an undercover video showed vendors helping people obtain the phones even after saying...

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Obama hints Bernanke likely to leave Federal Reserve in January

President Barack Obama has given the clearest signal yet that Chairman Ben Bernanke will likely leave the Federal Reserve when his term ends in January.

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Obama on Syria: Americans Just Don’t Understand

President Obama and other Democrats keep talking about avoiding “another Iraq” and avoiding a “rush to war” similar to the 18-month run up to the invasion of Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship.

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NSA chief defends surveillance, says helped prevent terror more than 50 times since 9/11

The National Security Agency and Justice Department mounted a vigorous defense of the government's controversial surveillance efforts on Tuesday, with NSA chief Gen. Keith Alexander claiming they...

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Rep. Rohrabacher says Boehner should be 'removed' from post if he pushes Senate immigration bill

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher isn’t mincing words over his concern about the Senate immigration bill. The California Republican says House Speaker John Boehner should be booted from his leadership role if...

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Sen. McCaskill backs group urging Hillary 2016 run

Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill on Tuesday announced her support for a pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC, becoming the first sitting member of Congress to do so.

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Republicans push to let states require citizenship proof after court strikes down Ariz. voter law

Republican lawmakers are moving quickly to try and allow states to require proof of citizenship for a voter registration form after the Supreme Court rejected an Arizona law that did just...

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Military plans would put women in most combat jobs

Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines.

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Biden reporting progress on gun control executive actions

The White House is reporting progress on President Obama's initiatives to reduce gun violence, but says the most important step would be getting a reluctant Congress to pass new firearms...

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Obama calls NSA secret data gathering 'transparent' in PBS interview

President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent -- even though they are authorized in secret.

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