Thomas Carper

Thomas Carper

• Correction: Military Sexual Assault story

  In a story June 12, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was the only Republican on the Senate Armed Services ... 

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  Senate confirms physicist Moniz as energy chief

  Physicist Ernest Moniz won unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to be the nation's new energy secretary. Moniz, 68, a professor at the Massachusetts ... 

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  Post office retreats on eliminating Saturday mail

  The financially beleaguered Postal Service backpedaled on its plan to end Saturday mail delivery, conceding Wednesday that its gamble to compel ... 

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  GOP Sen. Kirk announces support for gay marriage

  GOP Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois on Tuesday became the second sitting Republican senator to endorse gay marriage — a move that also could shift the ... 

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  McCain defends immigration plan to angry residents

  Arizona took center stage in the national immigration debate Tuesday as Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano toured the state's border with ... 

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  Postal Service lost $1.3 billion over quarter

  The U.S. Postal Service lost $1.3 billion in the final three months of last year, despite a blizzard of campaign advertising for the fall political ... 

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  EPA Administrator Jackson announces resignation

  EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, the Obama administration's chief environmental watchdog, is stepping down after nearly four years marked by ...