Articles filed under Political Figures
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FBI: Early test shows ricin in Obama letterApr 17, 2013 10:00 am - WASHINGTON — Letters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator that tested positive for poisonous ricin are related and both are postmarked Memphis, Tenn....
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Images: Margaret Thatcher through the yearsApr 08, 2013 10:09 am - ...
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Hillary Clinton’s every public move generates buzzApr 06, 2013 11:28 am - Associated Press NEW YORK — Young supporters hold signs outside Hillary Rodham Clinton’s speeches urging her to run for president. Audiences listen with rapt attention a...
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Obama apologizes to state attorney general for commentApr 05, 2013 6:40 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has apologized to California Attorney General Kamala Harris for causing a stir when he called her “the best-looking attorney general”...
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Bipartisan immigration bill crosses a hurdleMar 30, 2013 2:14 pm - WASHINGTON — Big business and labor have resolved a dispute over a low-skilled worker program that threatened to hold up agreement on a sweeping immigration bill, accord...
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Beavers' tax evasion trial resumesMar 11, 2013 12:00 pm - A tough-talking Chicago Democratic politician remained defiant as his tax-evasion trial resumed Monday after a three-month delay, vowing to testify and challenge prosecu...
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Rice may become national security adviserMar 09, 2013 5:56 pm - UNITED NATIONS — Susan E. Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who lost out in a bruising bid for the job of secretary of state, may have the last laugh. Rice...
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Senate confirms Hagel as defense secretaryFeb 26, 2013 3:14 pm - WASHINGTON — A deeply divided Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Republican Chuck Hagel to be the nation’s next defense secretary, handing President Barack Obama’s pick ...
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Obama weighs stepping in on gay marriage caseFeb 21, 2013 7:47 am - WASHINGTON — Facing heightened expectations from gay rights supporters, the Obama administration is considering urging the Supreme Court to overturn California’s ban on ...
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Obama bypasses Congress with economic pitchFeb 16, 2013 5:09 pm - WASHINGTON — Weeks before President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, White House aides were locking down a plan for the sales pitch that would follow during th...