National Politics
Iceland forms new center-right government
Progressive Party leader Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson has been chosen as Iceland's new prime minister.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
FEMA Chief: Feds won't go 'when the cameras leave'
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says U.S. officials are "going neighborhood to neighborhood" to make sure Oklahoma gets the help it needs.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Republican divisions may hinder party's momentum
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.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Garcetti builds growing lead as LA picks new mayor
Councilman Eric Garcetti, who jammed with pop star Moby and fashioned himself as a voice for a new generation of city leaders, has opened a growing lead in the race for Los Angeles mayor with the pool of uncounted ballots steadily shrinking.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Immigration bill heads to full Senate
A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border security and other contentious issues, with the outcome impossible to predict.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
House panel seeks to curb military sexual assaults
Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law. They include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral authority to change or dismiss a court-martial conviction and requiring...
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Star witness to stay mum for House hearing on IRS
A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star witness.
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Kerry praises $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Wednesday with officials in Oman to discuss their plans to buy a $2.1 billion air defense system from American manufacturer Raytheon.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Details of the Senate immigration bill
A look at the 867-page immigration overhaul bill approved Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee:
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Gov't dysfunction may be baked into the system
The works do seem to be "gummed up" on Capitol Hill. And President Barack Obama isn't the only one to say so.


