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Karzai must sign security pact eventually, former White House adviser says
Afghan President Hamid Karzai can't hold off on signing a security agreement with the U.S. for much longer, said former White House Middle East adviser Marc Ginsberg.
Sen. Mitch McConnell releases Christmas-themed campaign ad
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, dissed Obamacare and his competition in the 2014 election on Monday — in rhyme.
Bye-bye! Support for Obamacare is going...going...
The number of those who support President Obama's health care law continued to drop in December, according to a CNN/ORC poll released Monday, a crucial deadline for enrollment.
Obamacare seen as president's biggest success, failure: poll
Americans see the Affordable Healthcare Act as both President Obama's biggest success and biggest failure, according to a Gallup poll released Monday.
Obama on job performance: 'You can't take yourself too seriously'
President Obama says he manages the ups and downs of his job by laughing at himself. A lot.
Obamacare still suffers from negative views overall, despite HealthCare.gov rebound
A Kaiser Family Foundation poll released Friday says nearly half of surveyed Americans, or 48 percent, view the new health care law unfavorably compared to 34 percent who see it as a good thing — numbers that are virtually unchanged from last month's tracking poll.
Obama confirms Max Baucus is pick for ambassador to China
President Obama confirmed Friday that he will nominate Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus as ambassador to China.
Rep. Peter King: Rand Paul owes intelligence director James Clapper an apology
Rep. Peter King is not too happy with his Republican colleague, Sen. Rand Paul, for calling on National Intelligence Director James Clapper to resign over comments he made to Congress last March that suggested the U.S. government does not collect bulk data on Americans' communications, at least "not wittingly," according to CNN.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor: Just delay Obamacare for everyone
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says the Obama administration's latest tweak to the health care law shows the overhaul should be delayed for everyone.
White House says fewer than 500K poised to lose coverage in new year: report
A new report says the number of people who may not have insurance in the new year because of Obamacare's requirements is fewer than 500,000, a number that may decrease in the coming days.
GOP wants intel chief investigated for lying to Congress over NSA
The congressman who wrote the Patriot Act demanded Thursday that Attorney General Eric H. Holder investigate the country's top intelligence official for lying to Congress, saying that he wasn't honest when he denied the government was collecting Americans' phone records.
D.C. to tout Obamacare among youth waiting for Air Jordans
The D.C. health exchange says it is launching an Obamacare blitz this weekend and knows where to go to find "young invincibles" — in line to buy the latest edition of Air Jordan sneakers.
Sen. John Thune: Congress will restore military-retiree cuts when it gets back from holidays
Sen. John Thune said Thursday he expects Congress to come back from its holiday break on a mission to roll back cuts to military retirees, which were included in a budget deal that made it through the Senate on Wednesday.
Obamacare 'pajamas boy' gets roundly mocked
It's not unusual for President Obama to tweet out messages in support of his signature health care law, but a photo attached to one online missive is not getting the type of hype the White House had hoped for.
Uninsured Americans just as skeptical of Obamacare as those who have coverage
A new poll says the uninsured are just as skeptical of the new health care law as people who have health coverage.
