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Changed minds & demographics in gay marriage shift
The nation's views on gay marriage are more favorable in large part because of a shift in attitudes among those who know someone who is gay or became ...
Obama names Jill Biden aide to women's envoy post
President Barack Obama has nominated Catherine Russell to lead U.S. efforts on global women's issues at the Department of State. Russell is the chief ...
Clinton joins other Dems in backing gay marriage
Hillary Rodham Clinton's embrace of gay marriage Monday signals she may be seriously weighing a 2016 presidential run and trying to avoid the type of ...
Game on: Early GOP auditions for 2016 election
The auditions have begun. Just two months into President Barack Obama's second term, Republican leaders are lining up to diagnose the GOP's ills while ...
Nigeria summons US official over tweets on pardon
Nigeria's foreign ministry summoned a top U.S. diplomat Friday night over an issue of national importance — on Twitter. At dispute are two messages ...
Lawmakers want Obama to follow up outreach effort
At a recent gathering of House committee and subcommittee chairmen, Republican lawmakers were asked if they could name the legislative affairs staffer ...
McConnell vows to repeal Obama health care law
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is vowing to repeal President Barack Obama's sweeping health care law. McConnell spoke at the ...
NKorea criticizes SKorea prez's 'swish of skirt'
North Korea's first public, senior-level mention of South Korea's first female president ended up being a sexist jab. The body that controls North ...
Financial info on celebs, officials leaked online
Authorities and celebrities were grappling with how to respond to a website that posted what appears to be private financial information about top ...
Obama cracks wise at annual Gridiron dinner
President Barack Obama blamed the budget battle if his jokes fell flat at Saturday night's Gridiron dinner: "My joke writers have been placed on ...
Obama dines with Hillary, Bill Clinton
The White House says President Barack Obama held a private dinner recently with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary ...
A diplomatic natural, Kerry hits ground running
With the smile of a seasoned politician, a flair for languages and a vast repertoire of personal anecdotes, Secretary of State John Kerry schmoozed ...
Biden on Iran threat: Obama is not bluffing
Seeking to reassure anxious Israelis and their American supporters, Vice President Joe Biden vowed Monday that the United States won't back down from ...
Cuts could endanger US 'rebalancing' toward Asia
Stiff budget cuts that take effect Friday could crimp U.S. military activity in the Asia-Pacific region, just as Washington seeks to reassure friends ...
US, Europe move to expand role in Syrian conflict
The United States and some European allies are edging closer to direct involvement in Syria's civil war with plans to deliver meals, medical kits and ...
First lady jokes about hosting 'Tonight Show'
Michelle Obama says she's eyeing another campaign in 2016 and, contrary to speculation, it doesn't involve running for public office. During her first ...
White House to give senators Benghazi documents
The White House has agreed to give the Senate Intelligence Committee documents related to the attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, ...
New generation of governors seeking the limelight
For governors with national ambitions, this is pad — and promote — your record time. Republicans Bobby Jindal of Louisiana is trying to ditch his ...
Robin Roberts returns to 'Good Morning America'
Robin Roberts made her return to ABC's "Good Morning America" Wednesday, five months to the day after receiving a bone marrow transplant and a year ...
Crime writer wins lawsuit against money advisers
A federal jury awarded crime writer Patricia Cornwell nearly $51 million Tuesday in her lawsuit against her former financial management company and ...
Budget fight creating diplomatic headaches for US
From Syria to Somalia and across the Mideast down to Mali, looming U.S. budget cuts are creating potentially tough choices for American diplomacy.
In trying to sink Hagel, GOP takes aim at Obama
Republicans have found a boatload of reasons to try to sink Chuck Hagel's hopes of becoming the next defense secretary. But the issue they used this ...
Review: Carrington's 'Money Jungle' a fresh take
Terri Lyne Carrington, "Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue" (Concord Jazz) Producer Terri Lyne Carrington follows up her Grammy-winning, all-female ...
Hagel stalled, but confirmation still expected
By delaying a confirmation vote on Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary, Senate Republicans have forced Leon Panetta to remain on the job he is eager ...