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Five years later, Obama gets Brandenberg date
Five years after being denied the chance to speak at Germany's famous Brandenburg Gate, President Obama will deliver a speech at the site where other U.S. presidents have made history.
Dem. challenger hits Christie over election call
The Democrat running against New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in November said Wednesday that the Republican's decision to hold a special U.S. Senate election just weeks before their Election Day showdown smacks of politics.
House broadens probe of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' 'Obamacare' fundraising
A Republican-led House panel has expanded its investigation into reports that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius called members of the health care industry to suggest they donate money to a nonprofit group that is promoting President Obama's health care law.
Plurality supports targeted killings of U.S.-born terrorists living outside the country: poll
More people support than oppose the targeting and killing of Americans living in other countries who are suspected members of terrorist groups.
Controversies raise doubts about Obama administration, but president's approval rate steady: poll
President Obama's approval rating has remained steady, but the recent dust-ups over the Internal Revenue Service, the attack in Benghazi and the Justice Department's targeting of journalists has raised doubts about the administration, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
With Facebook hire, RNC hopes to put tech woes behind it
The Republican National Committee is taking steps to rebound from its troubled relationship with technology by hiring as chief technology officer a former Facebook and Google employee. Andy Barkett will head the party's data and digital departments in that role, it announced Tuesday.
GOP revives Obama's Christmas tree tax
The Heritage Foundation reports that the Republican-controlled House has revived President Obama's proposed Christmas Tree Tax — a 15 cent fee on every freshly cut Christmas tree.
Dems' education bill leaves 'No Child' behind
The "No Child Left Behind" education law is still on the books in more than a dozen states, but legislation unveiled by Senate Democrats on Tuesday would eliminate the decade-old law and replace it with state-designed accountability systems.
Sebelius urged to waive donor rule for terminally ill 10-year-old girl
Republican lawmakers urged President Obama's top health official on Tuesday to intercede on behalf of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl in desperate need of a lung transplant.
Big bill to fix U.S. drinking water woes: Report
Roads and bridges aren't the only parts of the nation's infrastructure in desperate need of repair.
Mayors target Ayotte with anti-gun ad
The group Mayors Against Illegal Guns is running another ad against Sen. Kelly Ayotte, disputing the New Hampshire Republican's claim that she voted to strengthen background checks for gun purchasers.
Obama takes action against patent-holding firms behaving like 'trolls'
President Obama Tuesday took several actions to protect patent holders from "frivolous" litigation and to spur innovation, the White House said.
Sen. Marco Rubio: Time for A.G. Eric Holder to step aside
Sen. Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Attorney General Eric Holder should resign.
Biden cracks humorous in recounting his brain operation
During a discussion of mental illness and the human brain at the White House Monday, Vice President Joseph R. Biden wandered off into a tale of his first brain operation, in 1988 for a leaking aneurysm.
Ted Cruz: Abolish the IRS
Sen. Ted Cruz says it is time to abolish the Internal Revenue Service.
