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Feds arrest suspect in ricin-laced letters sent to Obama, senator
Brian Hughes
Updated: Wed, Apr 17, 2013
A Mississippi man was arrested Wednesday in connection to poisonous letters sent to President Obama and a Republican lawmaker, incidents that put the nation's capital further on edge at a time when federal authorities are struggling to solve a deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon. Paul Kevin...
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Obama calls gun defeat a ‘shameful day for Washington’
Brian Hughes
Published: Wed, Apr 17, 2013
President Obama on Wednesday blasted lawmakers for rejecting his push for expanded background checks, a centerpiece of his gun-control agenda, calling it a “pretty shameful day for Washington.” “They blocked commonsense gun reforms, even while these families looked on from the Senate...
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Suspicious letter sent to Obama tests positive for ricin poison
Brian Hughes
Updated: Wed, Apr 17, 2013
The Secret Service on Wednesday announced they intercepted a suspicious letter sent to President Obama on the same day a letter containing the poison ricin was mailed to a Republican lawmaker. The president’s protective unit said the letter was received at an off-site screening facility....
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Boston Marathon bombings present new test for Obama
Brian Hughes
Published: Tue, Apr 16, 2013
Authorities on Tuesday revealed little new information about the terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon, the most high-profile bombing on U.S. soil in more than a decade and a tragedy that presents a new test for President Obama. Obama, like all Americans, is standing by, waiting for answers...
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Searching for answers, Obama tells public to ‘speak up’ about Boston bombings
Brian Hughes
Published: Tue, Apr 16, 2013
President Obama on Tuesday morning said it was still not clear who was responsible for a pair of explosions that killed three people and injured dozens more at the Boston Marathon but vowed his administration would “get to the bottom of what happened.” “This was a heinous and cowardly...
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Critics doubt President Obama's commitment to tax reform
Brian Hughes
Published: Mon, Apr 15, 2013
President Obama has used "tax fairness" as a rallying cry amid unrelenting fiscal feuds with Republicans, but critics say the president has less interest in making the tax code less burdensome than in using the phrase to fire up his supporters. When Obama talks about taxes, it's usually to...
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