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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell's Tidewater Virginia drawl could make... More

• JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House is heading toward passage of a sweeping defense bill that reflects... More

• DONNA CASSATA RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- It isn't the first time that the federal government has been caught spying on... More

• TOM RAUM Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wondering what the U.S. government might know about your phone calls and... More

• CONNIE CASS Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has authorized sending weapons to Syrian rebels for the... More

• JULIE PACE MATTHEW LEE Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped 12,000 last week... More

• CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's called the Affordable Care Act, but President Barack Obama's health care... More

• RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans stepped up purchases at retail businesses in May, spending more on... More

• MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States has conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's... More

• JULIE PACE MATTHEW LEE Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two senior Republican lawmakers said Thursday that terrorists are already... More

• KIMBERLY DOZIER AP Intelligence Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Thursday that terrorists... More

• KIMBERLY DOZIER AP Intelligence Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who fought for a lung transplant has a... More

• LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Key Senate Republicans are working to develop a compromise on border security... More

• ERICA WERNER Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a story June 12, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Sen. Ted... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a first, America's racial and ethnic minorities now make up about half of... More

• HOPE YEN Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A massive storm system surged Thursday toward the Mid-Atlantic after causing... More

• SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an early test of support for a comprehensive immigration bill, the Senate... More

• ERICA WERNER Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rural America is losing population for the first time ever, largely because of... More

• HANNAH DREIER HOPE YEN Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Once-secret surveillance programs were crucial in enabling the U.S. government... More

• DONNA CASSATA Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Despite growing alarm over the Syrian government's military advances, Obama... More

• BRADLEY KLAPPER JULIE PACE Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Siding with the Pentagon's top brass, the Senate Armed Services Committee... More

• DONNA CASSATA RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Jennifer Lopez says Latinos in the United States are starting to realize... More

• STACY A. ANDERSON Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a case that could end with the Supreme Court deciding how much free speech... More

• FREDERIC J. FROMMER Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Major legal obstacles stand in the way of lawsuits challenging the... More

• MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge has ruled in favor of a protester arrested two years ago while... More

• ERIC TUCKER Associated Press
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