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US interrogators sent to question al-Qaida suspect
A team of military, intelligence and Justice Department interrogators has been sent to the USS San Antonio in international waters to question terror suspect Abu Anas al-Libi, who was captured in Libya over the weekend, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press on Monday. Al-Libi was indicted in 2000 ...
Back pay for furloughed workers slows in Senate
A bill the House passed to guarantee that furloughed federal workers receive back pay after the partial government shutdown is resolved seems to have hit a snag in the Senate. The second-ranking Senate Republican, John Cornyn of Texas, says "it's premature to do it right now." The measure passed the ...
US still expects to sign pact with Afghanistan
The Obama administration is optimistic that a U.S.-Afghan agreement over the future role of American troops in the country can be finalized in the next few weeks despite two main sticking points and President Hamid Karzai's emotional outburst Monday alleging that the U.S. and NATO repeatedly violate Afghan sovereignty. Nearly ...
Debt limit overtaking shutdown as US crisis focus
A market-rattling federal default loomed and the partial government shutdown lingered on Monday, but a gridlocked Congress betrayed little or no urgency toward resolving either of the nation's most challenging short-term economic disputes. Stocks got a case of the jitters on Wall Street, and halfway around the world China stressed ...
ACLU says ATF blocks whistleblower book on scandal
The Obama administration is blocking a federal law enforcement agent from publishing a book about the failed "Fast and Furious" gun-smuggling sting operation because of concerns that the book would negatively affect morale, the American Civil Liberties Union said Monday. The ACLU charged that the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, ...
Health law glitches: fatal or fleeting?
The glitch-ridden rollout of President Barack Obama's health care law has opponents crowing: "Told you so!" and insisting it should be paused, if not scrapped. But others, including insurance companies, say there's still enough time to fix the online enrollment system before uninsured Americans start getting coverage on Jan. 1. ...
Social Security judge accused of disability scheme
A retired Social Security judge in West Virginia collaborated with a lawyer to improperly award disability benefits to hundreds of applicants, according to a report released Monday by congressional investigators. The report accuses retired administrative law Judge David B. Daugherty of scheming with lawyer Eric C. Conn to approve more ...
Obama climate adviser stepping down
President Barack Obama's top adviser on environmental and climate issues is leaving. Heather Zichal has been advising Obama for five years and is the architect of his climate change plan. She also advises Obama on energy issues. Zichal plans to leave the White House within a few weeks. The White ...
High court weighs limits on campaign contributions
In its first major campaign finance case since the Citizens United ruling in 2010, the Supreme Court is considering whether to undo some limits on contributions from the biggest individual givers to political campaigns. The justices will hear arguments Tuesday, the second day of their new term, in a dispute ...
Court considers ending Stanford Ponzi scheme suits
The Supreme Court on Monday debated whether to allow continued class-action lawsuits from investors who lost billions in former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford's massive Ponzi scheme. Justices listened to lawyers argue over whether lawsuits should proceed against individuals, law firms and investment companies that allegedly aided Stanford's fraud. Stanford ...
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