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GOP ready to push Benghazi case into 2014, beyond
WASHINGTON (AP) — Steady drips of information about a horrific night in Libya are fueling Republican arguments and ads designed to fire up the conservative base and undercut the Democrats' early favorite for president in 2016. Strategists in...Tags: Cynthia M. Lummis, White House, Terrorism, Politics, U.S. Department of State
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Talk of drones patrolling US skies spawns anxiety
WASHINGTON (AP) — The prospect that thousands of drones could be patrolling U.S. skies by the end of this decade is raising the specter of a Big Brother government that peers into backyards and bedrooms. The worries began mostly on the political...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Bob McDonnell, Federal Aviation Administration, Montgomery County (Virginia), Politics
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Mourdock closing the gap in race against Lugar
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock isn't one to back down from a fight. He drew national attention -- and the accompanying praise and criticism -- in 2009 when he sued to block Chrysler's government-brokered bankruptcy on behalf of state...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Joe Donnelly, Elections, National Rifle Association of America
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Sen. Rand Paul stopped by Tenn. airport security
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says he was stopped briefly by security at the Nashville airport when a scanner found an "anomaly" on his knee. The Republican who frequently uses the airport about an hour from his Bowling Green, Ky.,...Tags: The Associated Press, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Senate, Ron Paul
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From Apple to storms to immigration, GOP divisions may dilute focus on White House scandals
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems. Tensions between libertarian-...Tags: White House, Politics, U.S. Senate, Immigration, Social Issues
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Lawmakers grill Apple execs over tax strategy
WASHINGTON — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook was supposed to face a hostile Capitol Hill crowd but instead he wielded the company's popularity like a shield to deflect some of the most aggressive questioning over the company's...
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Intelligence Committee chairman weighs leaving House and bipartisan role to seek Senate seat
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress — a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies. The question now is whether the chairman...Tags: Saxby Chambliss, White House, Politics, Human Rights, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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Apple CEO Tim Cook strongly defends tax policy at Senate hearing
WASHINGTON — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook strongly defended the company's tax practices Tuesday at a Senate hearing highlighting the technology giant's use of Irish subsidiaries to shelter billions of dollars in income from U.S. taxes....
Tags: Tim Cook, Apple iPad, Politics, Property, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Senate panel votes to provide weapons to Syrian rebels battling Assad regime
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to provide weapons to rebels battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the first time lawmakers have endorsed the aggressive U.S. military step of arming the opposition in the 2-year-...Tags: White House, Al-Qaeda, Politics, Bob Corker, Marco Rubio
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RNC chairman on impeachment: 'There's a few chapters before we get to the last one'
Associated PressCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Republican National Committee chairman and a leading conservative, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, urged caution Monday for Republican critics calling for President Barack Obama's impeachment, but would not rule out impeachment...Tags: White House, Politics, Political Fundraising, Barack Obama, Michele Bachmann
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GOP can't help overreaching on Obama scandals
Well, that didn't take long. Just as several genuine scandals cast the Obama administration in an unfavorable light, Republicans in Congress are already overreaching — with hyperbolic comparisons to Watergate, calls for special prosecutors,...Tags: White House, Eric Holder, Politics, Monica Lewinsky, U.S. Senate
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White House fights back on IRS as GOP keeps up pressure
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON — A senior White House aide insisted Sunday that President Obama learned only from news reports that an IRS office had singled out dozens of tea party organizations and other conservative groups for questionable scrutiny, while...Tags: Television Industry, White House, Politics, Benghazi, Barack Obama
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