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Veterans’ claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips

Veterans’ claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans' disability claims, which has stoked congressional anger, has dipped in recent weeks, however tentatively. [...]

May 24, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Justice Department defends handling of journalist email search

Justice Department defends handling of journalist email search

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department said on Friday that officials up to Attorney General Eric Holder vetted a decision to search an email account belonging to a Fox News reporter whose report on North Korea prompted a leak investigation. [...]

May 24, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Budget cuts mean Furlough Friday at four federal agencies

Budget cuts mean Furlough Friday at four federal agencies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Across-the-board budget cuts have created Furlough Friday in Washington and elsewhere, as the one-day closing of four federal agencies forced an unpaid day off for 115,000 workers. [...]

May 24, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Obama admonishes U.S. military to stamp out sexual assault

Obama admonishes U.S. military to stamp out sexual assault

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the U.S. military on Friday to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that a few individuals could undermine the strongest military in the world. [...]

May 24, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
For Republicans like Rand Paul, the 2016 campaign has begun

For Republicans like Rand Paul, the 2016 campaign has begun

CONCORD, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Seeking to raise money for the New Hampshire Republican Party, state chairwoman Jennifer Horn recently called the party's national boss, Reince Priebus, with a question: Could he get Rand Paul to visit? [...]

May 24, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Fed’s Bullard wants inflation pickup before tapering QE

Fed’s Bullard wants inflation pickup before tapering QE

LONDON (Reuters) - A top Federal Reserve official said on Friday U.S. inflation would have to pick up before he voted to scale back monetary policy stimulus and that this was unlikely to happen in the coming month. [...]

May 24, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Pentagon sees doubled cost for rocket launch program

Pentagon sees doubled cost for rocket launch program

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday told Congress that a recent restructuring of its heavy rocket launch program to add 60 more launches and extend the schedule for a decade would more than double the program's projected cost to [...]

May 23, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Obama nominates Senate aides to serve as SEC commissioners

Obama nominates Senate aides to serve as SEC commissioners

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama nominated two U.S. Senate aides on Thursday to serve as members of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the White House said in a statement. [...]

May 23, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Obama in heated exchanges with Code Pink anti-war protester

Obama in heated exchanges with Code Pink anti-war protester

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The woman who interrupted President Barack Obama's speech on counterterrorism policy on Thursday is well-known around Washington as a perennial protester on national security issues. [...]

May 23, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Obama shifts U.S. from ‘perpetual war-footing,’ limits drone strikes

Obama shifts U.S. from ‘perpetual war-footing,’ limits drone strikes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted the United States away from a "boundless global war on terror," restricting deadly drone strikes abroad and signaling that America's long struggle against al Qaeda will one day end. [...]

May 23, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews