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Despite the grousing, voters rarely 'throw the bums out'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is wildly unpopular. In fact, two-thirds of Americans want their own House member booted. And the tea party is dogging longtime...

Conyers’ Legacy Vs. Revisionists

Let me be clear. I will not join the “Bashing Congressman John Con­yers” bandwagon.  But I welcome the debate to separate fact from fiction...

Presidential checklist: jockeying for position

WASHINGTON (AP) - In the latest prep work for a presidential campaign, Rand Paul is conspicuously courting moderate and establishment Republicans while Ted Cruz...

Official: Conyers lacks signatures for ballot

DETROIT (AP) — Longtime Congressman John Conyers of Michigan doesn't have enough signatures to appear on the Aug. 5 primary ballot, an elections official...

Election-year Senate vote nears on minimum wage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Win or lose — and they'll probably lose — Democrats hope this week's Senate showdown over raising the federal minimum wage...

Obama: Right to vote under threat in the US

NEW YORK (AP) — In an unsparing critique of Republicans, President Barack Obama on Friday accused the GOP of using voting restrictions to keep...

Pace of presidential prep picks up

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just about everyone thinking about running for president is kicking it into gear now, slowpokes included. For months, many prospective 2016 presidential...

Zuckerberg voices frustration with Obama over NSA

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he has called President Barack Obama to express his frustration over what he says is...

Former US congressman arrested in Zimbabwe on pornography charges

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Melvin Jay Reynolds has been arrested in Zimbabwe on suspicion of possessing pornography and an immigration offence. Reynolds...

Obama signs farm bill that trims food stamps

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law an agriculture spending bill that will spread benefits to farmers in...

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