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Budget office view boosts Senate immigration bill

Budget office view boosts Senate immigration bill
By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Supporters of a far-reaching immigration bill in the Senate see fresh momentum from a report by the Congressional Budget Office that says the measure would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits by billions of dollars. Congress

Social issues still fire up GOP despite 2012 loss

Social issues still fire up GOP despite 2012 loss
By CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast. House Republicans flexed their cultural and conservative muscles Tuesday

Obama: 'Lives have been saved' by NSA programs

Obama: 'Lives have been saved' by NSA programs
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror threats. "This is not

Obama renews call for nuclear reductions

Obama renews call for nuclear reductions
By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent BERLIN (AP) - President Barack Obama is calling for a one-third reduction of the world's nuclear stockpiles. Obama is speaking at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate, a powerful symbol of the Cold War. He says it's possible to ensure American

Gov't report: Smooth launch unsure for health law

Gov't report: Smooth launch unsure for health law
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress. But in a report to be released Wednesday

Maine governor says he won't talk to 3 newspapers

Maine governor says he won't talk to 3 newspapers
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A spokeswoman for Maine Gov. Paul LePage says the administration will no longer comment for stories published in three of Maine's daily newspapers. Adrienne Bennett told the Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/17Wn2Of ) on Tuesday the administration won't be talking

AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan

AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense officials say four U.S. troops were killed Tuesday at or near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Officials say the four were killed by indirect fire, likely a mortar or rocket, but they had no other details. The officials spoke on

Rural lawmakers push for farm bill votes in House

Rural lawmakers push for farm bill votes in House
By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Farm-state lawmakers are scrambling to win bipartisan support for a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill on the House floor this week. The legislation would cut $2 billion a year from food stamps while raising subsidies for several crops

Google asks FISA court to lift gag order

Google asks FISA court to lift gag order
By ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Google on Tuesday sharply challenged the federal government's gag order on its Internet surveillance program, citing what it described as a First Amendment right to divulge how many requests it receives from the government for data about its

IRS worker: No political bias against tea party

IRS worker: No political bias against tea party
By ALAN FRAMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An Internal Revenue Service manager and self-described conservative Republican said the close scrutiny of tea party groups' tax forms originated in his Cincinnati IRS office and not in Washington, according to a full transcript of his interview by

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UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th

UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th
UPDATE: Authorities say that a tan SUV was heading west on 35th on Wednesday afternoon when the driver ran a stop sign at Freya. A blue SUV that was headed south on Freya hit the tan SUV causing the vehicle to flip over. There were two people in the overturned SUV, a woman and a little girl. They

Idaho Toddler Dies After Being Left In Car

Idaho Toddler Dies After Being Left In Car
AMMON, Idaho (AP) - Officials with the Bonneville County sheriff's department say a 21-month-old southeastern Idaho girl has died after she was left in a vehicle.    A news release says deputies and paramedics were called shortly after 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to a residence in Ammon,

2-Vehicle Head On Crash On Hwy. 195 In Whitman County

2-Vehicle Head On Crash On Hwy. 195 In Whitman County
KHQ.COM - On Wednesday morning emergency crews responded to a 2 car head-on crash on Hwy. 195 in Whitman County near the Idaho State line. The Washington State Patrol says at least one person was trapped. The identifies of those involved have not been released. We'll post new details when