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Probes eat up as much as 60% of IG budgets
Federal investigators have received more than 730 allegations of waste or fraud in stimulus act funding, canceled contracts of some bad actors and sent dozens ...
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Taliban claims attack on U.S.-Afghan base
The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing inside a U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan that killed two NATO service members. Continue reading »
Gates: Troops could exit Afghanistan early
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal. Continue reading »
Beijing vows not to use U.S. debt for political gain
A top Chinese official said Tuesday that Beijing will not use its vast holdings of U.S. government debt for political gain, just a few days after a forecast projected that the U.S. national debt is ... Continue reading »
White House laughs off Emanuel's naked lobbying
Tales about the White House's hot-tempered, foul-mouthed chief of staff are legion, from Rahm Emanuel's mailing of a dead fish to a pollster to a lawmaker's accusation that Mr. Emanuel berated him over a vote ... Continue reading »
CURL: Massa defends himself on Beck
Embattled former Rep. Eric Massa sat down for his much-anticipated Fox News interview Tuesday night and deployed the tickle defense. Continue reading »
Senate hopeful has WWE in her corner
When Linda McMahon resigned her job last year running World Wrestling Entertainment in hopes of filling the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Christopher J. Dodd in Connecticut, she told voters she was no longer active ... Continue reading »
Business groups target lawmakers
Nearly a dozen business groups that oppose President Obama's health care overhaul bill are spending millions of dollars to put pressure on vulnerable, fence-sitting House members in their districts. Continue reading »
Greek leader seeks U.S. help
Top political leaders said on Tuesday that they were sympathetic to demands from Greece's prime minister for a crackdown on speculators who have been plaguing European financial markets. Continue reading »
'Tea party' favorite set for rematch in N.Y.
Last year's underdog became this year's front-runner Tuesday when Doug Hoffman - whose 2009 congressional race became a rallying cry for the "tea party" movement - announced he would seek the Republican nomination in New ... Continue reading »
D.C. Council chair in trouble over fence
The man who would be mayor of the nation's capital may have trapped himself behind a 6-foot-high aluminum fence he can neither explain nor justify, an unlikely and possibly costly albatross as he weighs a ... Continue reading »
Ga. bill would outlaw abortion for race, sex
A Georgia bill that would outlaw abortions based on race, color or sex is fueling arguments over whether abortion providers are targeting black women. Continue reading »
Colo. Catholic school rejects gay parents' children
Tensions between the Catholic Church and the gay community have erupted in Colorado after a Catholic school's decision to deny enrollment next year to the children of a lesbian couple. Continue reading »
Obama's teacher hard line spurs debate
President Obama's approval of the recent firing of teachers at a Rhode Island high school has spurred a debate among education specialists about whether staff turnover will help underperforming schools. Continue reading »
U.S. to Haiti: Don't delay elections
The Obama administration on Tuesday warned Haiti against a long delay of elections previously scheduled for early next year to ensure that the billions of dollars in international aid pledged after the January earthquake are ... Continue reading »
Checkpoint misery: Palestinians grind to reach jobs
The Qalandia crossing, the Israelis say, is where potential attackers are filtered out before reaching Jerusalem. Palestinians say it's a daily humiliation they must endure to reach jobs, family, medical appointments and schools. Continue reading »
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