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Obama Administration Scales Back on Releasing Personal Data from Healthcare.gov After Privacy Outcry
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is reversing itself after an outcry over consumer privacy on HealthCare.gov, the government's health insurance website. The Associated Press confi...
Syndicated Author Jan 23, 2015

Still an Underdog, Rick Santorum Weighs Another White House Bid
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Rick Santorum admits that most people probably don't remember how he rallied to kick off the 2012 presidential election with a win in the lead-off Iowa caucuses. Fou...
Syndicated Author Jan 23, 2015

Kerry: Violent Extremism is Not Islamic
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is warning the West to be careful about calling violent extremists in Iraq, Syria, Nigeria and other places Islamic radicals, even though ...
Syndicated Author Jan 23, 2015

Virginia Bar Suspends Convicted Former Governor Bob McDonnell’s Law License
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board has suspended former Gov. Bob McDonnell's license to practice law, citing his felony public corruption convictions. The bar sa...
Syndicated Author Jan 23, 2015

Disneyland Measles Outbreak Puts Pressure on Anti-Vaccine Parents
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A major measles outbreak traced to Disneyland has brought criticism down on the small but vocal movement among parents to opt out of vaccinations for their children.In a rash ...
Syndicated Author Jan 23, 2015

At Odds on Human Rights, US and Cuba Move Toward Embassies
HAVANA (AP) — Still at odds over human rights, the United States and Cuba closed two days of historic talks in Havana with some progress toward restoring diplomatic ties after a half-century of ...
Syndicated Author Jan 23, 2015

Team Romney Meeting in Boston Friday
Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney may have had their tete-a-tete in Salt Lake on Thursday, but Romney's top aides are gathering in Boston on Friday to continue to figure out next steps, CNN has confirmed....
Syndicated Author Jan 23, 2015

John Boehner on Obama: ‘He Could Have Waited a Few Hours’ to Issue First Veto Threats
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has a telling hit list.The veto threats that he's issued over the last three weeks are a microcosm of American politics, representing the roiling is...
Syndicated Author Jan 23, 2015

ISIS Claims Countdown To Execution Has Begun For Two Japanese Hostages
TOKYO (AP) — Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group have posted an online warning that the "countdown has begun" for the group to kill a pair of Japanese hostages.The postin...
Syndicated Author Jan 23, 2015

WATCH: Saudi Arabia’s New King Promises To Follow Same Policies As His Late Brother
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's new king promised Friday to continue the policies of his predecessors in a nationally televised speech, taking control of the kingdom after the de...
Syndicated Author Jan 23, 2015
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