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Washington - President Barack Obama has given his approval to a Pentagon plan to station U.S. combat troops in Iraq beyond 2011, provided that Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki officially …

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden talk with Chief of Staff Bill Daley, left, and senior advisor David Plouffe in the Oval Office, on April 7, 2011. …

It is hardly surprising that many Tea Party-backed candidates espouse a variety of wacky ideas (think “birther” and “death panel”), but the Tea Party also has a habit of …

Washington - Congressional budget negotiators, racing to avoid a Saturday morning government shutdown, agreed in principle on spending numbers, but a final deal was still delayed by disagreement over …

Quake Hits Japan After Workers in Nuclear Plant Fend Off Explosion

The starchy cassava root has long been an important ingredient in everything from tapioca pudding and ice cream to paper and animal feed. But last year, 98 …

Washington - Despite the efforts by Republican lawmakers to scrap President Barack Obama's funding for high-speed rail projects, 24 states have submitted applications for additional money, the Department of …

Washington - The Senate voted Wednesday against a measure that would have blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing new regulations on greenhouse gasses — a move that further …

(Photo: Tommy Ironic) Washington - Social Security checks would still go out. So would tax payments and refunds for e-filed returns. Soldiers would remain on duty in …

A former Afghan lawmaker told an audience of South Sound peace activists Tuesday that photos of Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers grinning over the corpse of a boy they allegedly …