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• ‘Cliff’ crash may clear way for deal in January

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — To get to “yes” on a “fiscal cliff” accord, Congress and the White House first might have to get to “no.” That is, an impasse that sends …

• Embattled Rice bows out; Kerry new frontrunner

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Susan Rice, the embattled U.N. ambassador, abruptly withdrew from consideration to be the next secretary of state on Thursday after a bitter, weekslong standoff with Republican senators …

• Embattled, Rice bows out of running; Kerry likely

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Susan Rice, the embattled U.N. ambassador, abruptly withdrew from consideration to be the next secretary of state on Thursday after a bitter, weekslong standoff with Republican senators … 1

• Election over, administration unleashes new rules

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — While the “fiscal cliff” of looming tax increases and spending cuts dominates political conversation in Washington, some Republicans and business groups see signs of a “regulatory cliff” … 1

• ‘Fiscal cliff’ talks vexing official Washington

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Five weeks after President Barack Obama won re-election and gained more leverage to make GOP conservatives bend on taxes, the new balance of power is proving vexing …

• ‘Cliff’ movement? Obama, Boehner trade proposals

  December 11, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — In a test of divided government, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner sought an elusive compromise Tuesday to prevent economy-damaging tax increases on the middle … 2

• GOP throws Obama’s old deficit stands back at him

  December 11, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the best Republican arguments against President Barack Obama’s proposals to avoid a “fiscal cliff” come from the president himself, in comments he made months or …

• No one retreating; cliff talks seem at standstill

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A year-end deadline approaching, negotiations to avoid an economy-rattling “fiscal cliff” appeared at a standstill Monday. Republicans pressed President Barack Obama to name specific spending cuts he … 2

• Obama in Michigan to press for taxes on rich

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is pressing for public support Monday to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, a day after he and House Speaker John Boehner met one-on-one …

• Obama heading to Michigan to push taxes on rich

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is pressing for public support Monday to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, a day after he and House Speaker John Boehner met one-on-one … 2

• With election over, less attention to jobs report

  December 7, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Reaction to the monthly jobs numbers isn’t what it used to be. The first unemployment report since President Barack Obama’s re-election barely got a mention from the …

• With election over, jobs report gets less scrutiny

  December 7, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Reaction to the monthly jobs numbers isn’t what it used to be. Friday’s unemployment report — the first since President Barack Obama’s re-election — garnered just brief …

• Election hits $2B mark amid last-minute donations

  December 7, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Remarkable for its last-minute surge of contributions, the U.S. presidential election witnessed unprecedented sums of cash boosting two men in their quest for the White House. It …

• Son’s woes weigh heavily on the Rev. Jesse Jackson

  November 30, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — In the cluttered office where he’s met with some of the nation’s top politicians and preachers, penned rousing speeches and planned civil rights marches, the Rev. Jesse …

• Analysis: Obama, Boehner seek cliff talks leverage

  November 30, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — One month before the deadline, negotiations between President Barack Obama and Republicans to save the economy from a plunge over the fiscal cliff are still in the …

• Obama defense pick could come sooner than expected

  November 30, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama could name his next defense secretary in December, far sooner than expected and perhaps in a high-powered package announcement with his choice for secretary …

• White House, Congress talk as ‘fiscal cliff’ nears

  November 29, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner met with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on Thursday and accused Democrats afterwards of failing to outline specific cuts to avert a fiscal cliff …

• Obama, Romney to meet at White House Thursday

  November 28, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will host his former political rival Mitt Romney for a private lunch at the White House Thursday, their first meeting since the election. Obama …

• Obama to appeal to public on fiscal cliff

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to make a public case this week for his strategy for dealing with the looming fiscal cliff, traveling to the Philadelphia suburbs Friday …

• Iowa straw poll on the outs with GOP establishment

  November 22, 2012 in Nation/World DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In the days since Republicans lost an election many in the party thought was theirs, chatter has been bubbling about what the GOP should do … 2

• Rep. Jackson Jr. resigns, citing mental health

  November 21, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. quietly resigned Wednesday, effectively ending a once-promising political career months after the civil rights icon’s son went on a mysterious medical leave while … 2

• Asia trip gives Obama opportunity to build legacy

  November 17, 2012 in Nation/World YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AP) — For President Barack Obama, expanding U.S. influence in Asia is more than just countering China or opening up new markets to American businesses. It’s … 1

• Socialite’s climb halted by unfolding scandal

  November 15, 2012 in Nation/World TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jill Kelley’s climb to the top of Tampa’s social ladder may be as spectacular as her fall from it. Accounts of lavish parties at her bay …

• Socialite’s climb halted by unfolding scandal

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jill Kelley’s attempt to climb the Tampa social ladder — the rungs of which included some high-ranking military officials — has come to an ignominious halt. …

• Obama wants ‘conversation’ on climate change

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that his administration has not done enough to combat global warming but said he hopes to begin his second term by opening … 1

• Some Dems: drive over ‘fiscal cliff,’ then bargain

  November 13, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Democrats are pushing an unorthodox idea for coping with the “fiscal cliff”: Let the government go over, temporarily at least, to give their party more bargaining … 1

• GOP showing in Calif. worries party strategists

  November 10, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — If the future happens first in California, the Republican Party has a problem. The nation’s most populous state — home to 1 in 8 Americans — … 3

• CIA Director David Petraeus quits over affair

  November 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — David Petraeus, the retired four-star general renowned for taking charge of the military campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as director of the CIA, …

• CIA Director Petraeus quits: extramarital affair

  November 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — David Petraeus, the retired four-star general renowned for taking charge of the military campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as director of the CIA, …

• Change coming to Obama’s team, just not right away

  November 8, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Big changes are coming to President Barack Obama’s administration — just not right away. The White House is making the nation’s high-stakes fiscal crisis its top priority …

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