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• just inObama speech to address counterterrorism measures - Washington Post
  Obama speech to address counterterrorism measuresWashington PostPresident Obama will deliver a speech Thursday at the National Defense University in which he will address how he intends to bring his counterterrorism policies, including the drone prog…
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• just inObama tries to steer attention back to jobs - Los Angeles Times

  

  ABC News (blog)Obama tries to steer attention back to jobsLos Angeles TimesWASHINGTON — President Obama said Friday he wanted to put more Americans to work by slashing the amount of time it takes to grant federal approval for big job-creating proje…
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• Pension vote puts some House Republicans in awkward position - MiamiHerald.com
  Pension vote puts some House Republicans in awkward positionMiamiHerald.comBut it failed in the Senate when a coalition of moderate Republicans joined Democrats who opposed it. The bill was a priority of House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chape…
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• Capping week of scandal management, Obama says focus remains on jobs - NBCNews.com (blog)
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• Evidence emerges that Obama administration official knew of IRS targeting ... - CBS News

  

  RealClearPoliticsEvidence emerges that Obama administration official knew of IRS targeting ...CBS NewsIt's the first evidence that someone within the Obama administration knew about the practice during the presidential campaign. It is unknown whether…
  - 6 hours ago, 18 May 13, 11:53pm -
• President Obama exercises a fluid grip on the levers of power - Washington Post
  President Obama exercises a fluid grip on the levers of powerWashington PostPresident Obama's professed ignorance of the targeting of conservatives by one government agency and his support of tracking journalists' sources by another highlight one of…
  - 7 hours ago, 18 May 13, 11:02pm -
• W. Taylor Reveley IV, next Longwood president, follows in family tradition - Washington Post (blog)
  W. Taylor Reveley IV, next Longwood president, follows in family traditionWashington Post (blog)His grandfather, the late W. Taylor Reveley II, was president of Hampden-Sydney College, just down the road from Longwood, from 1963 to 1977. And his fath…
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• Obama Agenda Marches on Despite Controversies - ABC News

  

  ABC NewsObama Agenda Marches on Despite ControversiesABC NewsDespite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and…
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• Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles - Fox News
  Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battlesFox NewsTwo top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota -- showing that Republicans aren't the only ones with internal jostling and recruiting h…
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• Obama's trust-in-government deficit - Washington Post
  Obama's trust-in-government deficitWashington PostWhatever else happens as a result of the multiple controversies that have engulfed the administration, one thing is clear: President Obama has failed to meet one of the most important goals he set out…
  - 15 hours ago, 18 May 13, 2:21pm -