Obama challenges GOP to compromise on debt (AP)
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama declared on Monday there would be no deal on raising the government’s debt limit if Republicans won’t compromise, and he said he would not sign a short-term...
View ArticleAP sources: Mob attacks US envoy to Syria’s home (AP)
WASHINGTON – American officials say that the residence of the U.S. ambassador to Syria was attacked by a mob shortly after pro-government protesters stormed the U.S. embassy compound in Damascus. The...
View ArticleIranian weapons allegedly used against US troops (AP)
BAGHDAD – The U.S. will not “walk away” from the challenge of Iran’s stepped-up arming of Iraqi insurgents who are targeting and killing American troops as they prepare to leave Iraq, U.S. Defense...
View ArticleSPIN METER: Obama, Dems skirt issue on tax hikes (AP)
WASHINGTON – Call it eliminating an unfair break, or removing an unjust loophole, or even “taking a balanced approach.” Just don’t call it raising taxes. As they work toward a must-do deal with...
View ArticleAP sources: US to protest Syria embassy attack (AP)
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration will formally protest Monday’s attack on the U.S. embassy and the American ambassador’s residence in Syria and will seek compensation for damage caused when a mob...
View ArticleATF to require gun buyer information on border (AP)
WASHINGTON – In an effort to stem the illicit flow of weapons into Mexico, the Justice Department announced Monday that all gun shops in four Southwest border states will be required to alert the...
View ArticleNo stopgap: Obama demands big deal for debt limit (AP)
WASHINGTON – Imploring both political parties to give ground, President Barack Obama declared Monday he would reject any stopgap extension of the nation’s borrowing limit, adding fresh urgency for...
View ArticlePerry calling GOP leaders in NH, Iowa (AP)
EXETER, N.H. – Texas Gov. Rick Perry has telephoned influential Republicans in early voting New Hampshire and Iowa in recent days as he weighs whether to enter the race for the GOP presidential...
View ArticleUS says Syria’s Assad has lost legitimacy (AP)
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Syrian President Bashar Assad has “lost legitimacy” as a leader interested in reform as the United States formally protested an...
View ArticleClemens’ attorney gives hint star may not testify (AP)
WASHINGTON – The attorney for Roger Clemens gave his strongest hint yet that the former baseball star may not testify in his trial on charges of lying to Congress about using performance-enhancing...
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