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• Judge to retire after sending racist Obama email

  April 3, 2013 in Nation/World, Region HELENA — Montana’s chief federal judge will retire following an investigation into an email he forwarded that included a racist joke involving President Barack Obama. U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull … 40

• Senate panel votes to approve Obama’s CIA nominee

  March 5, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Intelligence Committee voted today to approve President Barack Obama’s pick to lead the CIA after winning a behind-the-scenes battle with the White House over access …

• Outdoor retail exec picked for Interior

  February 6, 2013 in Nation/World, Outdoors WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated outdoor business executive Sally Jewell to lead the Interior Department. Obama said Jewell, president and chief executive at REI, has earned … 15

• Senate confirms Kerry nomination for State Dept.

  January 29, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama’s choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal … 46

• Bork nomination fight altered judicial selection

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives wanted Robert H. Bork on the Supreme Court. They wound up with Anthony Kennedy, the key vote in reaffirming a woman’s right to an abortion. The …

• On foreign policy, Kerry is Obama’s good soldier

  December 17, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. John Kerry stands tall as President Barack Obama’s good soldier. The Massachusetts lawmaker has flown to Afghanistan and Pakistan numerous times to tamp down diplomatic …

• Pentagon front-runner has strong Obama ties

  December 17, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel is a contrarian Republican moderate and decorated Vietnam combat veteran who is likely to support a more rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops …

• On foreign policy, Kerry is Obama’s good soldier

  December 16, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. John Kerry stands tall as President Barack Obama’s good soldier. The Massachusetts lawmaker has flown to Afghanistan and Pakistan numerous times to tamp down diplomatic …

• Pentagon front-runner has strong Obama ties

  December 16, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel is a contrarian Republican moderate and decorated Vietnam combat veteran who is likely to support a more rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops … 1

• 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

• Rice withdraws as secretary of state candidate

  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 … 2

• Court hears challenge to Obama recess appointments

  December 5, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and business groups told a federal appeals court Wednesday that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution earlier this year when he bypassed the Senate to fill …

• New judge appointed in Fort Hood shooting case

  December 4, 2012 in Nation/World FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Army’s highest legal branch appointed a new judge to preside over the case of the Fort Hood shooting suspect, indicating the court-martial is on …

• New blow for Rice: Moderate senator voices concern

  November 28, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A moderate Republican senator, vital to any White House hopes of getting U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice confirmed as secretary of state, said Wednesday she couldn’t back any …

• Kerry stays quiet as Cabinet speculation swirls

  November 28, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Kerry is angling to be the nation’s top diplomat by being, well, diplomatic. The longtime Democratic lawmaker from Massachusetts has largely stayed quiet while President …

• Moderate GOP senator expresses concerns about Rice

  November 28, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A moderate Republican senator crucial to any White House hopes of getting U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice confirmed as secretary of state said Wednesday that there are still … 1

• Senate Dems rally for Rice against GOP opposition

  November 28, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats rallied to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice’s defense as Republicans said they were even more troubled by her account of the deadly attack on the U.S. …

• Senate Dems rally for Rice against GOP opposition

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats rallied to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice’s defense as Republicans said they were even more troubled by her account of the deadly attack on the U.S. …

• Rice concession on Libya fails to mollify 3 in GOP

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice told lawmakers Tuesday that her initial explanation of the deadly Sept. 11 raid in Libya was wrong, but her concession failed to mollify …

• GOP senators more troubled after Rice meeting

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Republican senators said Tuesday they are more troubled than ever with comments made days after the deadly Sept. 11 raid in Libya by Susan Rice, the …

• Rice to meet senators whose support she covets

  November 26, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice is meeting with key lawmakers in what could be her final pitch for their support if she is nominated to be the next …

• Gen. Allen resumes command duty in Afghanistan

  November 21, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Gen. John Allen has returned to Kabul to resume his duties as the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, more than a week after the …

• Dozen House women defend Rice over Libya comments

  November 16, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators’ angry criticism of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice over her initial account of the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya smacks of sexism and racism, a … 3

• Obama defends Rice in face of GOP opposition

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is defending U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice in the aftermath of the deadly Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Libya and calling … 2

• Obama withholding judgment on Petraeus process

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday he’s withholding judgment about the handling of a federal investigation that cost the CIA director his job, but he’s seen no evidence …

• Scandal widens; US general’s emails ‘flirtatious’

  November 13, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The sex scandal that felled CIA Director David Petraeus widened Tuesday to ensnare the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, in a suddenly public drama …

• General investigated for emails to Petraeus friend

  November 13, 2012 in Nation/World PERTH, Australia (AP) — The career of Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, is now in jeopardy due to the investigation of the David Petraeus sex scandal. …

• General investigated for emails to Petraeus friend

  November 12, 2012 in Nation/World ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) — In a new twist to the Gen. David Petraeus sex scandal, the Pentagon said Tuesday that the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. …

• Friends, family pay tribute to late-Sen. McGovern

  October 25, 2012 in Nation/World SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Friends, family and former colleagues paused before the flag-draped casket of former U.S. Sen. George McGovern on Thursday to pay tribute to the liberal Democrat …

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