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North Korea fires three short-range missiles
ReutersSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired three short-range missiles from its east coast on Saturday, South Korea's Defence Ministry said, prompting Western powers to urge Pyongyang to exercise restraint. Launches by the North of short-range missiles are not...Tags: South Korea, Pyongyang (North Korea), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Military Equipment, Weaponry
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McManus: The second-term scandal plague
What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in office, the more...Tags: Barack Obama, Christopher Stevens, Ronald Reagan, Benghazi, Monica Lewinsky
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Iran's wrestling team abruptly decides to skip L.A. competition
On the eve of an international wrestling meet at the Sports Arena, American officials remain at a loss to explain why the Iranian team — making its first visit to the U.S. since 2003 — has unexpectedly withdrawn and flown home. Los Angeles...
Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Sports, International Olympic Committee, Sports Organizations, Grand Central Terminal
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Harris: Google's Eric Schmidt on North Korea and technology's future
Google's glasses may one day whisper in your ear an old acquaintance's name when you unexpectedly bump into them at a party. Google's car will drive itself in years — not decades. And what if Google's search engine could predict a question you...Tags: Beijing (China), Eric Schmidt, Science and Technology, Fiction, Google Inc.
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U.S. House panel demands deposition from Benghazi investigator
ReutersBy Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The Republican chairman of a congressional oversight committee on Friday ordered the leader of the investigation into the Sept. 11, 2012, Benghazi attacks to sit for a private interview next week. As...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Michael G. Mullen, U.S. House of Representatives, Politics
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Kerry to attend Syria talks on May 22, visit Mideast, Africa
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will attend talks on Syria in Amman on Wednesday, the State Department said, as major powers try to bring the Syrian government and opposition to peace talks in June. Kerry's visit is part of a...Tags: National Government, West Bank, Government, Jerusalem (Israel), John Kerry
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White House fights and loses battle to withhold Benghazi records
ReutersBy Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's White House fought and lost a battle to avoid making public what it claimed were confidential records of internal deliberations over the attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in...Tags: Barack Obama, Peter T. King, Impeachment, Government, Washington, DC
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The GOP pivots on the IRS scandal
The scandal surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's handling of applications for tax-exempt status by "tea party" groups and other right-leaning organizations took a sharp turn at the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday. In addition to decrying...
Tags: Barack Obama, Internal Revenue Service, Parties and Movements, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Benghazi
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After tough week, Obama tries to change the subject to jobs
ReutersBALTIMORE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday sought to turn the spotlight from controversies threatening to swamp his agenda back to his top priority - the economy - and announced he will try to cut in half the time it takes to get federal...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, U.S. House of Representatives
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LETTER: Search For Benghazi Facts Important
Thank goodness for the congressional hearings on the Benghazi disaster. Finally, after eight months, we have heard a description of what happened presented by someone who was actually in Libya. When a U.S. consulate is attacked and burned, and four...Tags: Benghazi
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Obama's White House Creates Credibility Crisis
The Hartford CourantLet the facts speak for themselves. They are damning enough. Let Gregory Hicks, the honorable, apolitical second-in-command that night in Libya, movingly and grippingly demolish the president's Benghazi mantra that "every piece of information that we got,...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Susan Rice, Libya, Police Investigations, Jay Carney
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Obama's 'Katrina moment'
It has been a rough week or so for the Obama administration. From Benghazi to the tapping of reporters' phones to the IRS admitting that it targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, the press is in a frenzy, and many are questioning President...Tags: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Government, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Benghazi
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