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    May 24, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. Health care overhaul faces backlash from once supportive labor unions

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry, fearful that it will jeopardize benefits for millions of their members. Union leaders warn that unless...

    Tags: Unions, Health Care Reform (2009), Justice System, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of the Treasury

    2. May 24, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. Veterans' claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans' disability claims, which has stoked congressional anger, has dipped in recent weeks, however tentatively. But that is not taking any pressure off President Barack Obama, his...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Military, Barack Obama, Wars and Interventions, Jeff Miller

    3. May 24, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. Obama urges U.S. military to stamp out sexual assault

    ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the U.S. military on Friday to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that a few individuals could undermine the strongest military in the world.
    Reuters
    ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the U.S. military on Friday to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that a few individuals could undermine the strongest military in the world. Addressing...

    Tags: Sexual Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Military, U.S. Department of Defense, White House

    4. May 24, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  4. U.S. Education Secretary Talks School Safety In Hartford

    The Hartford Courant
    — Local students gathered in a town hall meeting Friday asked U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan his opinion of armed guards in schools, how much standardized testing is too much, and a long list of school security issues. "The...

    Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Richard Blumenthal, Chris Murphy, Chicago Public Schools

    5. May 24, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. U.S. dollar marks worst week versus yen in a year

    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar posted its worst week against the yen in a year on Friday as volatility in stocks and uncertainty about the outlook for U.S. monetary policy spurred investors to pare back bets against the Japanese currency. Some...

    Tags: European Central Bank, Real Estate Sellers, Metal and Mineral, Singapore, Real Estate Buyers

    6. May 24, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  6. Column: What war on the press?

    Reuters
    (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has declared war on the press, say writers at Slate, the Daily Beast, Reason, the Washington Post (Jennifer Rubin, Dana Milbank and Leonard Downie Jr.), Commentary, National Journal (Ron Fournier), the New York Times...

    Tags: Government, National Government, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, WikiLeaks, Lindsey O. Graham

    7. May 24, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Obama awards medals to girls killed in '63 church bombing

    (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed a bill into law on Friday granting the United States' highest civilian honor to four black girls killed in a civil rights-era church bombing that shocked the nation in 1963.
    Reuters
    (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed a bill into law on Friday granting the United States' highest civilian honor to four black girls killed in a civil rights-era church bombing that shocked the nation in 1963. Congress awarded the Congressional...

    Tags: Ku Klux Klan, Barack Obama, Human Interest, Racism, Justice and Rights

    8. May 24, 2013 |Story| AP Michigan

  8. Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment

    GOVERNOR'S RACE-SCHAUER Mich. Congress Dems support Schauer for governor LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Democratic members of Michigan's congressional delegation are throwing their support behind Mark Schauer for governor. While the former congressman...

    Tags: Finance, Reggie Williams, Punishment, Bankruptcy, Transportation Accidents

    9. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. At Naval Academy commencement, Obama condemns military sexual assaults

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama condemned sexual misconduct in the military and told Naval Academy graduates to try to restore Americans’ faith in institutions in a commencement speech that hinted at the scandals swirling around the president....

    Tags: Annapolis, Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Defense

    10. May 24, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  10. Furlough Friday: Budget cuts mean an unpaid day off for many at IRS, HUD and other agencies

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide. It was "furlough Friday." Roughly 5...

    Tags: Public Finance, Government, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Geological Survey, Air Transportation Industry

    11. May 24, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  11. Obama OKs Congressional Gold Medal for 4 girls killed in 1963 Birmingham, Ala., church bombing

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement. He called it a tragic loss that "helped to trigger...

    Tags: Ku Klux Klan, Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr., Racism, Justice and Rights

    12. May 24, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  12. Immigrant Facing Deportation Granted Temporary Stay

    A New Haven resident facing deportation has received a temporary stay while a federal immigration judge considers a last-minute court motion filed in the case.
    The Hartford Courant
    A New Haven resident facing deportation has received a temporary stay while a federal immigration judge considers a last-minute court motion filed in the case. Jose Maria Islas, 35, was taken into custody in Hartford Monday and has been detained by U.S....

    Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Richard Blumenthal, Justice System, Chris Murphy, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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