Analysis: Obama has regrets but seeks to retain anti-terror powers
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The commander in chief expresses an unusual ambivalence over the morality of his policies.
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2chambers adjourns, sine die
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President Obama’s pick to lead Commerce gets a surprisingly nice welcome from the Senate GOP.
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Post-ABC poll: Most Americans disapprove of cuts
Polling data shows that 56 percent of Americans disapprove of the government-wide spending cuts.
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Bachmann’s absurd claim of a vast IRS health database
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Romney changes his tune
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Occoquan Bay refuge road project funding eliminated
The federal budget reductions known as sequestration are to blame, officials say.
Amanda Daisey, acting manager of the Occoquan Bauy National Wildlife Refuge, shows a culvert that would have been improved with federal funds.
MWAA officials say sequester means longer airport wait times
Officials at Dulles and Reagan National airports say wait times have increased as much as 30 minutes at some security checkpoints because of the sequester.
National Arboretum now closed most weekdays
Sequestration rears its ugly head at the Northeast Washington urban park.
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Defense furloughs set for July
Hagel announces plans for 11 unpaid days rather than 14; more relief may come, but he says he “can’t promise.”
(YURI GRIPAS / REUTERS)
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