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Sen. John McCain again calls for intervention in Syrian conflict
Sen. John McCain said Monday that the United States should establish a no-fly zone over Syria and support rebel groups with cruise missile strikes.
IRS spent $50 million on conferences: report
The inspector general for the Treasury Department is set this week to release a report that says the Internal Revenue Service spent $50 million on conferences for employees between 2010 and 2012.
Obama to host NFL champ Ravens on Wednesday
President Obama will host the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens at the White House on Wednesday.
Obama not in loop on orbiting asteroid
President Obama was not briefed about an asteroid passing relatively close to Earth because there was no danger, a White House spokesman said Friday.
Hillary Clinton ahead in 2016 presidential race poll
In an early look at the 2016 presidential campaign, a new poll shows former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton comfortably ahead of Republicans Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, while her potential rival for the Democratic nomination, Vice President Joseph R. Biden, wouldn't fair as well.
White House touts competition on 'Obamacare' exchanges
More than 120 issuers have applied to offer plans to new enrollees in the insurance exchanges set up under President Obama's new health care law, administration officials said this week, meaning consumers will have a wide range of choices as the program is implemented.
D.C. delegate disturbed Redskins won't drop name
Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia's congressional delegate, called Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder's refusal to consider changing what many consider is the football team's ethnically offensive nickname "disturbing."
Americans want a special prosecutor to investigate the IRS scandal: poll
Americans overwhelming want a special prosecutor to investigate the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of tea party and other conservative groups, a new poll says.
Obama targets Republicans lawmakers for defeat in 2014
President Obama told supporters at a Democratic fundraiser Wednesday night that he'll campaign in 2014 to defeat Republicans who don't work with him.
Obama spokesman bungles geography on China leader trip
White House spokesman Jay Carney defended President Obama meeting China's president in California, saying it's obviously closer to China than Washington is. Not by much.
McAuliffe ahead in Virginia governor poll
A new poll shows Democrat Terry McAuliffe leading Republican Ken Cuccinelli by 5 percent points in the 2013 Virginia governor's race, though both candidates are having a tough time winning the hearts of voters.
Bachmann fans and foes weigh in on her retirement
Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann's announcement Wednesday that she won't see re-election next year has drawn applause and ridicule from opposite sides of the political spectrum.
GOP to Bob Dole: Thanks, but no thanks on the advice
Republican National Committee spokesman Sean Spicer said he "respectably disagree(s)" with recent comments by former GOP Sen. Bob Dole that his party has shift too far from its traditional values, saying the party is healthy and relevant.
Ex-Obama aide hits up insurance industry to boost 'Obamacare'
A former White House aide who played a central role in pushing President Obama's health care overhaul through Congress during his first term is soliciting insurers for big donations to help implement the law.
Inhofe: Liberals are exploiting Okla. tornado tragedy
Sen. James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma scoffed at suggestions by some liberals that climate change is partly to blame for the deadly tornadoes that tore through his state last week, saying they "do a great disservice to those who have experienced this tragedy."
