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IRS official Lerner: I did nothing wrong

IRS official Lerner: I did nothing wrong
By ALAN FRAM and STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups has told Congress she did nothing wrong and has invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers

Gov't dysfunction may be baked into the system

Gov't dysfunction may be baked into the system
By TOM RAUMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The works do seem to be "gummed up" on Capitol Hill. And President Barack Obama isn't the only one to say so. Yet despite years of hand-wringing in both parties, little progress has been made toward changing congressional rules on filibusters,

Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison

Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. New details on the administration's budget request emerged on Tuesday and underscored

Immigration bill heads to full Senate

Immigration bill heads to full Senate
By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border security and other contentious issues, with the outcome impossible to predict. The

GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups

GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
By RYAN J. FOLEYAssociated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the Internal Revenue Service asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned Parenthood and demanded to know how its prayer meetings and protest signs were

Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?

Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress - a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies. The question now is whether the chairman of the House

Kerry praises $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman

Kerry praises $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press MUSCAT, Oman (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Wednesday with officials in Oman to discuss their plans to buy a $2.1 billion air defense system from American manufacturer Raytheon. Kerry met with the Arab country's defense minister, a day after

Officials say Benghazi suspects under surveillance

Officials say Benghazi suspects under surveillance
By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White House believes there is enough proof for a military force to seize them as

Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor

Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He

North Korean leader sends special envoy to China

North Korean leader sends special envoy to China
By MARGIE MASONAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most important

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Protesters chant 'Stop the IRS' in Cincinnati

Protesters chant 'Stop the IRS' in Cincinnati
By DAN SEWELLAssociated Press CINCINNATI (AP) - Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans protested outside federal buildings across the country Tuesday to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups. A crowd packed the

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
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WATCH LIVE: Clay Starbuck Trial Happening Now; Accused Of Murdering His Ex Wife

WATCH LIVE: Clay Starbuck Trial Happening Now; Accused Of Murdering His Ex Wife
SPOKANE, Wash. – The trial of Clay Starbuck, charged with killing his ex-wife Chanin and sexually violating her remains, entered its third week Monday at the Spokane County Courthouse. Chanin Starbuck was found strangled to death in her Deer Park home in December of 2011, and Clay