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June 18, 2013

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  • Germany visit showcases a tale of two Obamas

    By Brian Hughes | 06/18/13 06:05 PM

    President Obama will make his encore on the German stage with a speech at Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday, returning as a mere mortal rather than the rock star who captivated a country looking for a transcendent U.S. political figure five years ago. In 2008, then-candidate...

  • Mike Lee and Ted Cruz challenge Obama with new military religious freedom amendments

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/18/13 12:45 PM

    Two military religious freedom amendments proposed by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas  are challenging the Obama administration after they objected to a similar Amendment proposed in the House. The White House Office of Management and Budget last week criticized a...

  • With gun-control bills stalled, Joe Biden to tout administration's go-it-alone approach

    By Susan Crabtree | 06/18/13 07:05 AM

    Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday will try to revive interest in firearms restrictions and tout actions the Obama administration has taken on its own to reduce gun violence, six months after the mass shootings in Newtown, Conn., and two months after a bill to expand background checks on gun...

  • After House blocks Gitmo closure, Obama taps envoy

    By Susan Crabtree | 06/17/13 03:25 PM

    Under pressure to demonstrate a renewed commitment to shutter the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, President Obama has tapped a high-powered Washington attorney as one of two special envoys dedicated to brokering a deal to close the facility. Obama chose Clifford Sloan, an attorney with...

  • Longtime gov't lawyer to lead Gitmo closure effort

    06/17/13 04:17 AM

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has chosen a high-powered Washington lawyer with extensive experience in all three branches of the government to be the State Department's special envoy for closing down the military-run prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. Clifford Sloan...

  • Obama chooses lawyer as Guantanamo closure envoy

    06/16/13 05:15 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has chosen a high-powered Washington lawyer with an extensive government experience to be the State Department's new special envoy for closing down the prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. Officials familiar with the decision tell The...

  • Sen. Lindsey Graham rips Obama on Syria

    By Brian Hughes | 06/16/13 02:50 PM

    Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sunday said President Obama’s decision to provide small arms and ammunition to the Syrian anti-government rebels wouldn’t curtail a civil war that has killed more than 90,000 people. “I really don’t know,” Graham said on NBC’s “Meet the Press,”...

  • Jeb Bush: Family 'split' on White House run

    By Brian Hughes | 06/16/13 02:40 PM

    Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Sunday said his family was divided about whether he should make a bid for the White House in 2016. “I think we’ve got a split ballot amongst the Bush senior family,” Bush said on ABC’s “This Week.” “Pretty sure that’s the case.” It seems that...

  • Dick Cheney 'not a fan' of Obama, says he lacks 'credibility'

    By Brian Hughes | 06/16/13 02:40 PM

    Former Vice President Dick Cheney ripped into President Obama on Sunday, saying Obama had lost credibility with the American public thanks to his handling of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, and the targeting of conservatives by the Internal Revenue Service. “I don’t pay a...

  • White House: We cannot tell you about our procedures to prevent abuse of your data

    By Sean Higgins | 06/16/13 02:10 PM

    Here’s a very telling passage from Barton Gellman’s Washington Post story today about the National Security Agency titled “U.S. surveillance architecture includes collection of revealing Internet, phone metadata”: Foreigners, not Americans, are the NSA’s “targets,” as the law...


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