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Michigan Sen. Carl Levin won't seek re-election

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 03:18 PM PST

Senators Levin and McCain confer at the Senate Armed Services Committee in WashingtonThe Democrat said he wants to do his job without the "distraction of campaigning."

School textbook: 'Hippies' were followers of Satan-worshipping rock stars

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:56 PM PST

A school participating in Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's controversial voucher program is apparently using a history book that teaches its eighth-grade students that "hippies" were dirty followers of Satan-worshipping rock musicians. The textbook, "America: Land I Love," includes a section on the counterculture movement of the 1960s. Here's a paragraph taken from that section, which [...]

Senate confirms Brennan as CIA Director

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:39 PM PST

Senate Confirms John Brennan as CIA DirectorLawmakers approve Obama's choice despite Rand Paul's 13-hour rant.

Senate confirms Brennan as CIA Director

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:22 PM PST

Senate Confirms John Brennan as CIA DirectorDespite Sen. Rand Paul's 13-hour filibuster, lawmakers approve Obama's choice.

How a 12-hour Senate monologue made the Senate a better place

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:50 PM PST

The topsy-turvy scene would have been impossible to imagine when George W. Bush was in the White House.

U.S. postpones honor for Egyptian woman; investigating tweets

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:33 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is postponing an award for an Egyptian activist who was subjected to a "virginity test" after protesting in Cairo's Tahrir (tah-HREER') Square.

Lawmakers want to 'unlock' your cellphones

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:16 PM PST

Murals In Bristol As The Twentieth Century Society Campaign To Save The UK's Best MuralsUnder a proposed law, consumers could change carriers and keep their old device.

Holder's response to Rand Paul: 'No'

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:01 PM PST

Attorney General Eric Holder listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: The attorney general concisely addresses the Ky. senator's drone attack concern.

Deadly hit-and-run suspect back in NYC after Pa. arrest

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 11:27 AM PST

Julio Acevedo is escorted to a hearing at the Lehigh County Courthouse Thursday, March 7, 2013, in Allentown, Pa. Acevedo was arrested in Pennsylvania on Wednesday after a friend arranged his surrender and was ordered held without bail. He is a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pregnant woman and her husband on their way to a hospital in New York. Their premature baby, delivered after the crash, later died. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Julio Acevedo, 44, was taken to a Brooklyn police precinct after waiving extradition.

Pelosi: Democrats could learn something from Rand Paul

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 10:37 AM PST

House Minority Leader Pelosi speaks to reporters at the Capitol in WashingtonThe House Minority Leader hopes her colleagues use the filibuster sometime soon.

Special agent on secretive Manhattan Project dies in NYC

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 10:05 AM PST

This May 2010 family photo provided by the Safferstein family shows Nathan Safferstein and his wife, Bernice Safferstein in New York. Nathan Safferstein, a native of Bridgeport, Conn., who was a counterintelligence agent on the Manhattan Project during World War II, died Tuesday night, March 5, 2013 at his home in the Bronx borough of New York after a long illness. He was 92. (AP Photo/Michael Safferstein)Unassuming Nathan Safferstein went from being a supermarket manager to secret agent.

N.J. town hit by Sandy now face another bout with Mother Nature

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 09:48 AM PST

N.J. homeowners finally return after SandyA late-winter storm inflicted new damage parts of the Jersey shore.

Photos: Crufts Dog Show begins

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 09:30 AM PST

Photos: Crufts Dog Show beginsA Dandie Dinmont Terrier awaits judging during the first day of the Crufts Dog Show in Birmingham, central England March 7, 2013. REUTERS/Darren Staples (BRITAIN - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY)

Threats don't stop North Korea sanctions

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 09:14 AM PST

North Korea's 'Pre-Emptive Nuclear Strike' Vow Fails to Stop UN SanctionsChina, North Korea's staunchest ally, joined the U.N. in condemnation.

Bin Laden spokesman caught in Jordan, report says

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 08:24 AM PST

A senior congressman called the capture a "very significant victory."

U.N. hits N. Korea with sanctions after threats

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 08:07 AM PST

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote to tighten sanctions on North Korea at the United Nations Headquarters in New YorkThe country's closest ally, China, helped draft the resolution.

Obama to sign expanded Violence Against Women Act

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 07:51 AM PST

U.S. President Obama addresses a news conference at the White House in WashingtonThe bill affords domestic violence protections to gay, lesbian, and transgender victims.

Joe Flacco not the highest paid NFL player—after taxes

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 07:35 AM PST

NFL quarterback Joe Flacco this week signed a new contract with the Baltimore Ravens worth $120.6 million over six years, making him the highest-paid player in the league's history. But because the Super Bowl MVP plays in Maryland, a state with a 51.98 percent marginal income tax rate, Flacco won't necessarily take home the most [...]

Rand Paul brings back old-style filibuster

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 07:18 AM PST

This video frame grab provided by Senate Television shows Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaking on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Senate Democrats pushed Wednesday for speedy confirmation of John Brennan's nomination to be CIA director but ran into a snag after a Paul began a lengthy speech over the legality of potential drone strikes on U.S. soil. But Paul stalled the chamber to start what he called a filibuster of Brennan's nomination. Paul's remarks were centered on what he said was the Obama administration's refusal to rule out the possibility of drone strikes inside the United States against American citizens. (AP Photo/Senate Television)The Kentucky senator blocked a vote on President Obama's nominee to lead CIA.

BP's Gulf oil spill costs keep going up

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 07:01 AM PST

A British Petroleum sign is seen at a petrol station in south LondonThe company will pay more than the $8.5 billion earmarked for payments.

Obama invites top House budget writers to lunch

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 06:44 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2012 file photo, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. walks on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Republicans assert their budget priorities, working to give the Pentagon some flexibility on automatic budget cuts while previewing a plan to eliminate deficits in a decade. President Barack Obama launches something of a charm offensive to sway skeptical Republicans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)The president invites Paul Ryan and the budget panel's top Democrat, Chris Van Hollen, to the White House.

Senator Rand Paul ends filibuster of CIA nomination

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 05:19 AM PST

U.S. Senator Rand Paul appears on a television screen in an office at the U.S. Capitol as he filibusters on the Senate floor in WashingtonThe move was a protest of the administration's policy of using drones in targeted killings.

Israel beats back locust plague — for now

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:46 AM PST

Israel Escapes Locust Plague — For NowSome of the insects' ilk may be back later this week.

Obama invites Paul Ryan to White House lunch

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:29 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House official says President Barack Obama has invited Rep. Paul Ryan for lunch at the White House Thursday.

Rome has no pope and governing choas

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:12 AM PST

FILE - This March 1, 2013 file photo shows nuns walking behind a billboard with a torn poster of Pope Benedict XVI in Rome. These are crazy days in Rome - where limbo reigns in parliament and papacy. Italy is usually a pretty anarchic place, with people bucking rules on everything from crossing the street to paying taxes. But the anarchy's going a bit far: Who's running the country? Who's running the church? Nobody really knows. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, files)A bearded comedian rises in politics and paparazzi chases cardinals.
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