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  • House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill

    06/14/13 07:04 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The House overwhelmingly passed a sweeping, $638 billion defense bill on Friday that imposes new punishments on members of the armed services found guilty of rape or sexual assault as outrage over the crisis in the military has galvanized Congress. Ignoring a White House...

  • House revises abortion bill after rape controversy

    06/14/13 06:17 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have modified a tough anti-abortion bill to include exceptions for rape and incest after the GOP sponsor of the legislation raised a firestorm by declaring that very few rapes result in pregnancies. The legislation, which challenges the 1973 Roe v. Wade...

  • US envoy: Nations should 'close ranks' on NKorea

    06/14/13 04:48 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior U.S. envoy said Friday the only way to get nuclear North Korea to disarm is for nations to "close ranks" and demand it. The U.S. envoy on North Korea, Glyn Davies, said Washington is not averse to talking with Pyongyang. But he said the bar for resumed engagement is...

  • Key differences in the 2014 defense policy bills

    06/14/13 04:02 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) — There are key differences in the sweeping defense policy bills moving through the Republican-led House and the Democratic-run Senate. Here's a look at disparities between legislation approved Friday by the House and a bill passed Thursday by the Senate Armed Services...

  • Obama steps up military aid to Syrian rebels

    06/14/13 02:46 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's authorization of military aid to the Syrian rebels "dramatically" increases U.S. support for the opposition, the White House said Friday, while acknowledging that it will take time for the supplies to reach fighters struggling in their clashes with...

  • House passes $638 billion defense bill with new punishments for sex-related crimes in military

    06/14/13 02:16 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) — House passes $638 billion defense bill with new punishments for sex-related crimes in military.

  • Obama on fatherhood: 'It's the best job I've got'

    06/14/13 01:46 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says being a father is the best job he's got. Obama says a Father's Day luncheon at the White House on Friday was a great way for all the dads to celebrate the coming occasion and remember how lucky they are. Obama has two daughters, 14-year-old Malia...

  • AG: leaker will be held accountable

    06/14/13 01:01 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder says national security has been damaged as a result of leaks about a pair of government surveillance programs and that the U.S. will punish the person who is responsible. The attorney general made the comment in Dublin, Ireland, when asked by...

  • Mangled facts, secrecy brew confusion about NSA

    06/14/13 12:34 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Wondering what the U.S. government might know about your phone calls and online life? And whether all of this really helps find terrorists? Good luck finding solid answers. Americans trying to wrap their minds around two giant surveillance programs are confronted with a...

  • AP NewsAlert<<

    06/14/13 10:17 AM

    WASHINGTON (AP) — US factory output up just 0.1 pct. in May after 2 months of declines, signaling more weakness.


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