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Obama urges U.S. military to stamp out sexual assault

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

By Jeff Mason ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the U.S. military on Friday to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that a few individuals could undermine the strongest military in the world. Addressing th...

Justice Department defends journalist email search

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department said on Friday that senior officials including Attorney General Eric Holder vetted a decision to search an email account belonging to a Fox News reporter whose story on North Korea prompted a leak investigation. In a statement emailed to Reuter...

Justice Department defends handling of journalist email search

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department said on Friday that officials up to Attorney General Eric Holder vetted a decision to search an email account belonging to a Fox News reporter whose report on North Korea prompted a leak investigation. In a statement emailed to Reuters, the dep...

Obama urges military to stamp out sexual assault

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

By Jeff Mason ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the military on Friday to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that a few individuals could undermine the strongest military in the world. Addressing the gra...

Budget cuts mean Furlough Friday at four federal agencies

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Across-the-board budget cuts have created Furlough Friday in Washington and elsewhere, as the one-day closing of four federal agencies forced an unpaid day off for 115,000 workers. Employees at the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban ...

Obama admonishes U.S. military to stamp out sexual assault

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

For Republicans like Rand Paul, the 2016 campaign has begun

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

By Samuel P. Jacobs CONCORD, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Seeking to raise money for the New Hampshire Republican Party, state chairwoman Jennifer Horn recently called the party's national boss, Reince Priebus, with a question: Could he get Rand Paul to visit? The re...

IRS official at center of scandal put on leave

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, an Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the scandal over the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups, was put on administrative leave on Thursday after she refused to resign, a senator said....

IRS official at center of scandal put on administrative leave

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

Senate votes to cut insurance subsidies to rich farmers

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The wealthiest 20,000 U.S. farmers should pay more for taxpayer subsidized crop insurance, the Senate voted on Thursday, adopting a measure that blended deficit reduction, populism and farm program reform. Senators approved the amendment by a lopsided 59-33 vote, in ...