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CIA remembers those lost in covert operations

Sat, 26 May 2012 18:41:24 -0400

The CIA is remembering those lost in the hidden, often dangerous world of espionage, adding a new star to the intelligence agency's memorial wall and more than a dozen names to its hallowed Book of Honor.

CIA remembers losses in covert operations

Sat, 26 May 2012 12:29:23 -0400

The CIA is remembering those lost in covert operations, adding a new star to the intelligence agency's memorial wall and more than a dozen names to its Book of Honor.

Pool access for the disabled sparks controversy

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:34:36 -0400

The Obama administration is sidestepping an election-year confrontation with the hotel industry and other pool owners to give them more time to comply with access rules for the disabled.

GSA parts ways with host of $823K Vegas conference

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:00:42 -0400

The General Services Administration executive who was responsible for a lavish, $823,000 conference in Las Vegas is no longer with the GSA, the agency confirmed Thursday.

Obama taps Yucca Mtn critic to lead nuclear agency

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:43:51 -0400

Moving quickly to stem a controversy, President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated an expert on nuclear waste to lead the federal agency that regulates the nation's nuclear power plants.

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Thu, 24 May 2012 18:43:04 -0400

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Obama names Yucca critic to lead nuclear agency

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:34:52 -0400

Moving quickly to stem a controversy, President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated an expert on nuclear waste to lead the federal agency that regulates the nation's nuclear power plants.

Report: Mideast uprisings inspire the world

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:00:51 -0400

Last year's uprisings in the Middle East have motivated people around the world to demand more rights and could inspire closed societies like Iran and North Korea to do the same, the State Department said Thursday.

UN: Bahrain to mull ways to improve rights record

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:51:39 -0400

Bahrain has agreed to consider recommendations to release political prisoners, outlaw torture and join the International Criminal Court, a move that could open it to international prosecutions of alleged abuses, the U.N.'s top human rights body said Wednesday.

GOP senators question judicial conference on Maui

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:41:18 -0400

Hawaii officials defended the islands Tuesday as a place of business amid criticism from two key U.S. senators who questioned the decision to hold an upcoming conference for federal judges on Maui.

Former labor board member returns to AFL-CIO

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:10:02 -0400

A former member of the National Labor Relations Board is returning to work at the AFL-CIO, where he will serve as co-general counsel.

Hawaii verifies Obama's birth records to Arizona

Wed, 23 May 2012 01:21:42 -0400

The state of Hawaii has verified President Barack Obama's birth records to Arizona's elections chief after a nearly three-month back and forth that Arizona officials said could have ended without the incumbent's name on its November ballot.

Ryan Crocker, ambassador to Afghanistan, to leave

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:23:03 -0400

Ryan Crocker, the unflappable diplomat who became the civilian face of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over two administrations, is stepping down as ambassador to Afghanistan and retiring from the U.S. foreign service after a storied tenure in some of the world's most dangerous hotspots.

Correction: Gay To Straight story

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:23:09 -0400

In a story May 8 about legislation that would ban a form of psychotherapy to make gay people straight, family therapist David Pickup was incorrectly identified as being registered with the California Board of Psychology. That license expired in 2010. He is currently registered with California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

NATO believes Pakistani supply lines to open soon

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:22:31 -0400

NATO's top official says he was optimistic that Pakistan will re-open key transit routes to Afghanistan in the "very near future."

US, Suu Kyi agree Myanmar reforms fragile

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:15:30 -0400

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi have discussed the recent easing of U.S. sanctions and the need to protect against the country's backsliding on reforms, the State Department said Monday.

APNewsBreak: 22 states join campaign finance fight

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:57:00 -0400

Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike down state laws restricting corporate campaign spending.

NATO shifts to help an elusive Afghanistan peace

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:58:13 -0400

President Barack Obama and NATO allies declared Sunday that the end of the long and unpopular Afghanistan war is in sight even as they struggled to hold their fighting force together in the face of dwindling patience and shaky unity.

Obama: NATO shifting to help peace in Afghanistan

Sun, 20 May 2012 16:43:06 -0400

The NATO alliance that has fought for a decade in Afghanistan is helping that nation shift toward stability and peace, but there will be "hard days ahead," President Barack Obama said Sunday as alliance leaders insisted the fighting coalition will remain effective despite France's plans to yank combat troops out early.

Obama pushes for post-2014 vision for Afghanistan

Sun, 20 May 2012 13:27:42 -0400

President Barack Obama says the NATO alliance agrees on a vision for post-2014 Afghanistan and is pressing world leaders to implement that strategy following a decade of war.

NATO chief insists no rush to exits in Afghanistan

Sun, 20 May 2012 13:07:48 -0400

The United States and NATO leaders insist the Afghanistan fighting coalition will remain whole despite France's plans to yank combat troops out early, but leaders wary of plummeting public support for the war are using an alliance summit Sunday to show they want to move quickly away from the front lines.

What to look for at the NATO summit

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:38:50 -0400

A look at the main issues for the NATO alliance at the summit meeting for heads of government in Chicago on Sunday and Monday.

NATO chief sees financial aid for Afghan forces

Sun, 20 May 2012 11:52:09 -0400

NATO's secretary-general says he's optimistic that the international community will continue to finance the Afghan security forces.

Appeals court upholds key voting rights provision

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:34:50 -0400

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an Alabama county's challenge to the landmark civil rights law.

FAA to reopen fatigue rules for cargo pilots

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:09:43 -0400

The Federal Aviation Administration will revisit a decision to exempt cargo airlines from new rules to prevent pilot fatigue, saying it made "errors" in cost calculations used to justify the exemption.