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Pair picked for DOJ unit probing public corruption
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The section of the Justice Department that investigates corruption of public officials is getting new leadership....
Thursday March 11, 2010 6:44PM | ap.org
GOP wants Massa ethics probe reopened
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Minority Leader John Boehner wants the House ethics panel probe of former Rep. Eric Massa to be reopened....
Thursday March 11, 2010 5:37PM | ap.org
House votes to impeach US judge from Louisiana
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has voted to impeach a federal judge from Louisiana. A House Judiciary Committee task force charged District Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr. with a long-standing pattern of corruption....
Thursday March 11, 2010 5:37PM | ap.org
Lawmaker's clash with fellow Democrats nothing new
WEST BRANCH, Mich. (AP) -- Shortly after entering Congress in 1993, Rep. Bart Stupak withstood President Bill Clinton's charm offensive and voted against free-trade legislation - an early display of the independent streak that has put him at odds with fellow Democrats many times since....
Thursday March 11, 2010 2:09PM | ap.org
Analysis: US hamstrung on Israeli settlements
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A year ago, President Barack Obama boldly, unequivocally demanded that Israel stop building settlements on the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Today he's left with little choice but to swallow a stinging and very public rebuke from America's closest Mideast ally....
Thursday March 11, 2010 12:49PM | ap.org
Gates: Iran support for Taliban 'pretty limited'
A U.S. MILITARY BASE IN SOUTHWEST ASIA (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that Iranian support for the Taliban in Afghanistan is "pretty limited" - so far....
Thursday March 11, 2010 10:49AM | ap.org
Gates regrets Northrop withdrawal from tanker bid
A U.S. MILITARY BASE IN SOUTHWEST ASIA (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he regrets that a major defense contractor has pulled out of the contest to build a badly needed new Air Force plane....
Thursday March 11, 2010 10:49AM | ap.org
Safety agency under spotlight in House hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Toyota's massive recalls are bringing new scrutiny to the government's auto safety agency, prompting Congress to look at how federal safety officials have lived up to their mission of protecting motorists....
Thursday March 11, 2010 8:49AM | ap.org
Immigration measures draw demonstrators
Dozens of demonstrators rallied Monday at the state Capitol against bills that would make it trespassing to be in the country illegally and require local law enforcement to assist in enforcing federal immigration laws.
Thursday March 11, 2010 7:00AM | azcentral.com
Plan would drain boat-police fund
The latest plan to address the state's budget deficit would sweep a fund that helps law enforcement patrol Arizona's waterways, endangering boaters, local officials say.
Thursday March 11, 2010 7:00AM | azcentral.com
Juvenile corrections cost-cutting plan to be postponed
Move would shift costs, responsibilities to counties.
Wednesday March 10, 2010 11:55PM | azcentral.com
Fed recovers, gets new look as financial regulator
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve, still dusting itself off from a fight that threatened to trim its powers, could emerge from a congressional overhaul of banking rules as the top cop over the nation's largest financial institutions....
Wednesday March 10, 2010 11:09PM | ap.org
Witherspoon: First lady is DC's top fashionista
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Actress Reese Witherspoon says her "Legally Blonde" character Elle Woods has been ousted as the most stylish woman to come to the nation's capital by first lady Michelle Obama....
Wednesday March 10, 2010 11:09PM | ap.org
Tuition tax credits series wins national award
Rigged Privilege, the Tribune’s investigation into private school tax credits, has won first place in investigative reporting from the national Education Writers Association. Rigged Privilege: A Tribune investigation
Wednesday March 10, 2010 9:19PM | eastvalleytribune.com
Clinton, Gates say US help abroad improves image
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bill Clinton and Bill Gates said Wednesday that U.S. investments in fighting AIDS, malaria and other diseases in underdeveloped nations save lives and play a vital role in improving America's image abroad....
Wednesday March 10, 2010 9:09PM | ap.org
House bans misleading census mailings
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has passed legislation that would ban misleading mailings designed to appear they're from the Census Bureau....
Wednesday March 10, 2010 8:09PM | ap.org
Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A long-overlooked group of women who flew aircraft during World War II were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday....
Wednesday March 10, 2010 7:08PM | ap.org
House Democrats ban earmarks to corporations
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democratic leaders announced Wednesday that they will ban the much-criticized practice of using annual spending bills to direct pet projects to for-profit companies that often return the favor with campaign contributions....
Wednesday March 10, 2010 7:08PM | ap.org
Maricopa County Attorney says special investigator has conflicts
Says the appointee of the State Bar of Arizona should recuse himself from ethics investigation.
Wednesday March 10, 2010 6:44PM | azcentral.com
House debates troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Anti-war lawmakers are getting a chance to make their case before facing almost certain defeat of a House resolution calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan....
Wednesday March 10, 2010 6:08PM | ap.org
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