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Racial politics churn Miss. GOP Senate runoff

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Race is roiling the Republican Senate runoff in Mississippi, a state with a long history of racially divided politics where the…

What is a slur? Redskins case forces us to decide

Something is happening just beneath the fight over the name of a certain Washington, D.C., pro football team: America is working through the process of…

Report: Social Security judges rubber-stamp claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Social Security judges defended their work Tuesday amid accusations they rubber-stamped claims for disability benefits, approving billions of dollars in payments…

Obama orders pollution cuts _ but timing uncertain

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking aim at global warming, President Barack Obama introduced a politically charged plan Monday to order big and lasting cuts in the…

Obama: Congress consulted on prisoner exchange

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his decision to release five Afghan detainees from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for an American…

With eye on history, judges nix gay marriage bans

Robert Shelby, a former Army combat engineer, knocked over the first domino. As a U.S. district judge — appointed in 2012 by President Barack Obama…

Presidential checklist: jockeying for position

WASHINGTON (AP) – In the latest prep work for a presidential campaign, Rand Paul is conspicuously courting moderate and establishment Republicans while Ted Cruz keeps…

Official: Conyers lacks signatures for ballot

DETROIT (AP) — Longtime Congressman John Conyers of Michigan doesn’t have enough signatures to appear on the Aug. 5 primary ballot, an elections official announced…

Obama’s HHS nominee wins GOP praise

WASHINGTON (AP) –President Barack Obama’s nominee for health secretary is winning GOP praise as she makes her first appearance before a Senate committee. Sylvia Mathews…

Election-year Senate vote nears on minimum wage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Win or lose — and they’ll probably lose — Democrats hope this week’s Senate showdown over raising the federal minimum wage reaps…

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