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WATCH: Senator, CIA Chief Feud Worsens After Torture Report
WASHINGTON (AP) - Their disputes over who spied on whom and censoring the Senate’s scathing torture report are history. But the personal feud between Sen. Dianne Feinstein and CIA Director John ...
Syndicated Author Dec 12, 2014

O CHRISTMAS TREE: Some Scour the Woods for Trees, Others Order Them to Their Front Door Step
WATERVILLE VALLEY, N.H. (AP) - Some U.S. consumers are going over the Internet or through the woods to find fresh Christmas trees this year, taking advantage of shopping options at opposite ends of th...
Syndicated Author Dec 12, 2014

WATCH: A Split House Narrowly Passes 1.1 Trillion Dollar Spending Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - A battle between the Senate’s old school veterans and new-breed freshmen such as tea partier Ted Cruz and liberal Elizabeth Warren is taking shape Friday as leaders push for pa...
Syndicated Author Dec 12, 2014

US Capitol Staffers Staged Walkout on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) — A gathering of black congressional staffers and other Capitol employees stood silently on the House steps Thursday and raised their hands in the air to protest of the killing o...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2014

Is the Alleged White House Fence Jumper Competent to Stand Trial?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Psychiatrists say Omar Gonzalez, who is accused of climbing the White House fence and running inside the executive mansion before being apprehended, is competent to stand trial...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2014

US Nurse Exposed to Ebola Will Be Monitored in DC Area
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — An American nurse who was exposed to the Ebola virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone has been admitted the National Institutes of Health near Washington, D.C. The NIH say...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2014

WATCH: Obama Backs DC Vote to Legalize Marijuana
(WASHINGTON) — President Obama supports legalization of the recreational use of marijuana in the nation's capital as approved by Washington, D.C. voters in a November referendum, the White ...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2014

Who Will be the Starting QB in Sunday’s Game?
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden anticipates Colt McCoy will be sufficiently recovered from a neck injury in time to start Sunday against the New York Giants, adding that...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2014

WATCH: Birdman and Fargo Top 2015 Golden Globe Nominees
NEW YORK (AP) — "Birdman" squawked loudest in the Golden Globes nominations, flying away with a leading seven nods including best picture in the comedy or musical category.In nominatio...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2014

CIA Leaders Fight Back Over Torture Report
WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA and several of its past leaders are stepping up a campaign to discredit a five-year Senate investigation into the CIA's harrowing interrogation practices after 9/1...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2014
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