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McConnell wants FBI probe on 'secret tape'

McConnell wants FBI probe on 'secret tape'


McConnell wants FBI probe on 'secret tape'

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 08:22 AM PDT

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Mother Jones publishes the recording on his potential rival Ashley Judd.


At least 14 injured in attack at Houston college

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 10:33 AM PDT

A wounded person is by evacuated helicopter following a mass stabbing at Lone Star College in Houston


Iran earthquake kills dozens, injures hundreds

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 10:54 AM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, file photo, an Iranian security directs media at the Bushehr nuclear power plant, with the reactor building seen in the background, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran. The U.S. has plans in place to attack Iran if necessary to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons, Washington's envoy to Israel said, days ahead of a crucial round of nuclear talks with Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)A nearby nuclear power plant was not damaged, officials say.


The art of the political flip-flop: 'I now support same-sex marriage'

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 09:54 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2009 file photo, Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Johnson released a statement Monday, April 8, 2013 saying that he has decided to support same-sex marriage legislation. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)Here's an interactive guide to the common reasons Senators changed their minds.


White House audience gets lesson in Memphis soul

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 09:48 AM PDT

Michelle Obama Host Students For Memphis Soul Musical WorkshopSam Moore, Mavis Staples, and Ben Harper celebrate a slice of music history.


Anatomy of another NRA victory

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 06:55 AM PDT

Wayne LaPierre, head of the National Rifle Association, at the Conservative Political Action Conference on March 15.Most Americans support tougher gun control measures but the gun lobby was strong.


Biden, Holder push for gun safety measures

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 10:10 AM PDT

As part of a new push for substantial gun control legislation, Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday are scheduled to speak about gun violence during an event with law enforcement at the White House. The 2 p.m. ET event is the latest effort by President Barack Obama and his team [...]

Obama to nominate labor board members

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 10:52 AM PDT

The board has been in limbo since a court invalidated Obama's recess appointments

Report: Pilot in fatal helicopter crash was texting

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 08:57 AM PDT

This photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed near Mosby, Mo., on Aug. 26, 2011. The pilot of an emergency medical helicopter may have been distracted by text messages when he failed to refuel his helicopter and misjudged how far he could fly before running out of fuel. The helicopter crashed, killing the pilot and three others on board. Government investigators are expected to point the case as another example of the distracting role cellphones and other electronic devices are playing in transportation accidents. (AP Photo/NTSB)Most of the messaging was with an off-duty female co-worker.


Stephen Colbert forces Bill Clinton to join Twitter

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 05:50 AM PDT

Former US President Clinton speaks during a Samsung keynote address at the CES in Las Vegas"Just spent amazing time with Colbert!Is he sane? He is cool! #cgiu," @PrezBillyJeff wrote.


Hundreds of Afghan women in Kabul prison over 'moral' crimes

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 06:17 AM PDT

Picture taken March 28, 2013 shows Afghan female prisoner Nuria with her infant boy at Badam Bagh, Afghanistan's central women's prison, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Women are jailed for leaving their husbands or refusing to accept a marriage.


Police: 6-year-old accidentally shot by 4-year-old

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 08:52 AM PDT

Authorities are still investigating how the younger child obtained the .22-caliber rifle.

U.S. tries to cool Korean standoff

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 02:40 AM PDT

South Korean high school students march during a two-day event held to experience army life at an army unit in GwangjuThe administration avoids giving Pyongyang excuses for further escalation.


Afghanistan helicopter crash kills two Americans

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 06:33 AM PDT

There were no reports of enemy activity in the area.

13 people killed in shooting spree in Serbia

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 06:24 AM PDT

13 People Killed in Shooting Spree in SerbiaA 60-year-old man guns down relatives and neighbors in a house-to-house rampage.


Thatcher opponents greet news of death with champagne and cider

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 07:45 AM PDT

A floral tribute is left outside the home of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in LondonThe prime minister crushed trade unions and privatized much of British industry.


5 UN troops, 7 others killed in South Sudan

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 10:46 AM PDT

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Armed rebels that South Sudan believes are backed by Sudan opened fire on a United Nations convoy on Tuesday, killing five U.N. peacekeepers from India and at least seven civilians, officials said.

Stars ask Obama to change drug, jail policy

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 05:50 AM PDT

Scarlett Johansson poses at the 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof' Broadway cast photocall at Sardi's in New York City on November 27, 2012 -- Getty PremiumLil Wayne, Ron Howard, Scarlett Johansson and Kim Kardashian are all on the same page when it comes to criminal justice reform.


Private manned Mars mission racing time

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 03:50 AM PDT

For Private Manned Mars Mission, It's Make-or-Break TimeIf the mission misses the 2018 window, it won't get a shot until 2031.


Japan's nuclear plant 'losing faith' in leaking water pits

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 02:29 AM PDT

Aerial view shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima PrefectureTOKYO (Reuters) - The company that runs a Japanese nuclear power plant destroyed by a tsunami two years ago said on Tuesday it was losing faith in temporary storage pits for radioactive water - but it doesn't have anywhere else to put it. Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) said it had found a new leak at one of the pits at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Three out of seven storage pits are now leaking, compounding clean-up difficulties after the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years. ...


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