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Jeb Bush: Obama 'won by, in some ways, dividing the country'
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said that President Obama was able to win re-election, in part, by making the election between "them and us" and saying Republicans don't care about a sizable chunk of the American population.
N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg: 'Ban' on large sugary drinks 'in the country's interest'
New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg defended the city's new law banning restaurants from serving large sugary drinks, saying that it's "in the country's interest."
Rep. Cory Gardner: Don't expect Obama, Republicans to do 'Harlem Shake'
President Obama's "charm offensive" is a welcomed development, but don't look for Republicans to suddenly fall in line and become the president's backup dancers, a Colorado congressman said Sunday.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, House GOP's No. 3, calls Paul filibuster 'fantastic'
Count House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, California Republican, among Sen. Rand Paul's fans.
Rep. Paul Ryan: Budget assumes repeal of 'Obamacare'
Rep. Paul Ryan said Sunday that the proposed budget he's planning to roll out this week calls for repealing President Obama's health care overhaul and that Republicans did not lose the argument on Medicare in the 2012 election.
Court limits feds' ability to search laptops at border
A federal appeals court on Friday limited the Border Patrol's ability to search laptops or other electronic records during routine checks at the border, ruling that people have an expectation their data are private and that the government must have a "reasonable suspicion" to snoop.
Obama talks immigration with religious leaders
Several prominent preachers and a diverse group of religious organizations met with President Obama and senior staff Friday morning to discuss immigration reform, even as bipartisan efforts to produce a bill continue on Capitol Hill.
Brennan sworn in for CIA on draft of Constitution
After a week in which questions about U.S. drone policy and the potential of killing American citizens on U.S. soil dominated the news, John Brennan was sworn in as the new CIA director with his hand on an original draft of the Constitution dating from 1787.
White House: GOP outreach not Clinton's idea
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama held a previously undisclosed private dinner with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last Friday, the same night the sequester spending cuts went into effect.
After the fact, White House reveals Obama climate meeting
President Obama met with representatives from the oil and gas industry, as well as advocates for renewable energy to discuss climate change and American energy production Thursday night.
The big over doze: White House petition demands end of 'annoying' Daylight Savings ahead of spring forward
While the citizenry prepares to "spring forward" once again in the name of Daylight Savings Time, a pollster warns that the time loss could create a "sleep starved society of epidemic proportions." Meanwhile, more than 7,000 people have already signed a White House petition in the last 48 hours that seeks to do away with the practice.
Democratic governor’s group gets $274,000 embezzled
More than a quarter-million dollars was embezzled from the Democratic Governors Association, an unlimited-money vehicle for the party, and a 22-year old Kentucky man has been charged with theft, the Jessmine Journal in that state.
Feds' $205B deficit in February dwarfs $85B in sequester cuts
The federal government posted a $205 billion deficit in the month of February, according to an early estimate by the Congressional Budget Office.
Obama sending official delegation to Chavez funeral
The Obama administration has dispatched an official delegation to Caracas to attend Friday's funeral for deceased Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
White House: Easter egg roll still on despite sequester cuts
The White House is moving forward with the White House Easter Egg Roll, despite closing its doors to all public tours because of the sequester spending cuts.
March Madness math: Odds of nailing perfect NCAA basketball bracket are one in 9.2 quintillion
Fans hoping to nail the perfect NCAA bracket of college basketball championship matchups have a long road in front of them, according to the mathmatically inclined who suggest that eager speculators should consider the odds "weighing against perfection."
No more food fight: Obama's dinner-lunch combo revives dormant food diplomacy
With a swanky dinner Wednesday night for Republican senators at a local Washington hotel and a White House lunch for the top budget writers in the House Thursday, President Obama is getting back to the food-based political outreach he employed frequently in his first term.
Graham, McCain blast Paul filibuster
Sen. Rand Paul's filibuster didn't thrill all of his colleagues.
Obama administration approves four federal-state health markets
The Department of Health and Human services on Thursday approved four health-insurance marketplaces that will be run as a federal-state partnerships under President Obama's health care law.
Liberal bias, even on Twitter
Short, but liberal. Those Tweets may be only 140 characters long, but they can lean to the left just as effectively as long form stories from the fanciest of mainstream media.
