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White House adviser: Signs of economic improvement
The chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers says the latest jobs report offers signs of an improving economy. But he acknowledges ...
Forecast of modest US job gains may not lift Obama
U.S. employers likely added jobs last month, though probably not enough to push down the unemployment rate. A tepid report Friday on hiring in August ...
Nationals sweep Cubs 9-2 in fight-filled game
Nationals manager Davey Johnson figures the Chicago Cubs were ticked off because Jayson Werth swung at a 3-0 pitch in the fifth inning. Just to be ...
Asking 2nd term, Obama says nation will recover
His re-election in doubt, President Barack Obama conceded only halting progress Thursday night toward fixing the nation's stubborn economic woes but ...
Claim of Romney taxes theft a puzzling whodunit
Assuming it's not a hoax, the purported theft of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's tax returns has all the trappings of a high-tech ...
US sends more spies, diplomats to Syrian border
The U.S. is ramping up its presence at Syria's Turkish border, sending more spies and diplomats to help advise the rebel forces in their mismatched ...
Cuomo: White House race a 'gut check' for nation
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday called the race for the White House a "gut check election" and offered a stinging indictment of Republican ...
Lady Gaga's meat dress to be shown in DC museum
Lady Gaga's famous meat dress has made its way to the nation's capital, along with Loretta Lynn's song about "The Pill" and other relics from music ...
Clinton boosts Obama in rousing convention speech
In an impassioned speech that rocked the Democratic National Convention, former President Bill Clinton proclaimed Wednesday night, "I know we're ...
Iraq's role in Syria war poses problems for US
Iraq's acquiescence in possibly allowing Iranian weapons deliveries to the Syrian regime demonstrates Washington's limited influence in postwar Iraq, ...
Chicago mayor shifting to pro-Obama super PAC
President Barack Obama's national campaign co-chairman, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, is stepping down to help raise money for a "super" political ...
He's her man: First lady says 'we can trust' Obama
First lady Michelle Obama lovingly praised her husband Tuesday night in a prime-time Democratic Convention speech as a devoted spouse and caring ...
National debt hits $16T; GOP critical
The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the national debt has topped $16 trillion, the result of chronic government deficits that have poured more ...
Study questions how much better organic food is
Patient after patient asked: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me? Unsure, Stanford University doctors dug through reams of ...
DNC guests to party with donors, special interests
Democrats flocking to their national convention will spend this week hobnobbing in Charlotte, N.C., with lobbyists, special interest groups and ...
Obama's re-election road: Hope and a hard climb
People remember the hope and the history. For him or against him, they picture candidate Barack Obama as the one who stood on stage in a football ...
Medical marijuana backers seek inroads in South
The home state of the president who didn't inhale has become an unlikely front in the battle over medical marijuana. This fall, Arkansas will be the ...
Strasburg dominant, Nats produce late to top Cards
Stephen Strasburg returned to dominant, strike-throwing form against St. Louis after struggling in his last start. According to his manager, the ...
Ex-Obama advisers seek health care cost control
Some of President Barack Obama's former advisers are proposing major changes aimed at controlling health care costs as political uncertainty hovers ...
What a buzz: For Obama, beer a way to connect
President Barack Obama was barely back in Iowa, ready to drink in the adulation of supporters, when the booze news broke: The White House beer recipe ...
Ale to the chief: White House releases beer recipe
Beer lovers, the secret is out. The White House has made public the recipe for two homemade beers that have become an object of fascination for beer ...
Redskins S Jackson suspended indefinitely by NFL
Washington Redskins safety Tanard Jackson was suspended indefinitely without pay Friday by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy, ...
Celebs and pols: When the star alliance misfires
In the aftermath of Clint Eastwood's perplexing and ridiculed "invisible Obama" monologue at the Republican National Convention, conservative blogger ...
Publisher of bin Laden book refuses to back down
The publisher of an insider account of the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden said Friday it will begin public sales next week despite a ...