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  • nationalnews.jpg Court: CA gay marriage ban is unconstitutional

    A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California’s same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track to reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

    February 7, 2012 1 Photo

  • Obama’s ’super PAC’ decision reflects new campaign reality

    The Obama campaign’s new, friendlier posture toward “super PACs” was the result of an “evolving conversation” on the role of outside money, senior campaign officials said Tuesday, pointing in particular to the dominance of candidate-specific super PACs in the Republican nomination fight and the coming deluge of money committed for the general election.

    February 7, 2012

  • DHS adding public advocate for immigration agency

    The Homeland Security Department has appointed a public advocate to handle complaints and questions about its immigration enforcement policies.

    February 7, 2012

  • Special operations’ Afghan role could be expanded

    Adm. Bill McRaven said Tuesday that special operations forces in Afghanistan are preparing for a possible expanded role as overall U.S. forces begin to draw down after a decade of war.

    February 7, 2012

  • Komen exec quits after Planned Parenthood flap

    A policy chief who resigned from the Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity says she stepped down to allow the organization to move forward.

    February 7, 2012

  • $16 house? Dallas area man evicted after squatting

    After paying $16 to file a one-page claim to an empty, $340,000 home in an upscale Dallas suburb, Kenneth Robinson moved in furniture, hung a “No Trespassing” sign in the front window and invited television cameras inside for a tour.

    February 6, 2012

  • Jared Loughner making ’progess’ toward standing trial, judge says

    Tucson shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner has made “measurable progress” toward recovering mental competency to stand trial in the deadly rampage, a federal judge said Monday in ordering another four-month commitment at a prison mental hospital.

    February 6, 2012

  • Defense cuts test lawmakers’ resolve on deficits

    President Barack Obama’s call to shrink the military, shut bases and cancel weapons to meet the demand for budget cuts tests the resolve of lawmakers who came to Washington determined to slash the deficit.

    February 6, 2012

  • nationalnews.jpg U.S. suspends operations at embassy in Syria for security reasons

    The State Department said Monday it was suspending operations at the U.S. Embassy in Syria’s capital because of growing safety risks and had removed the ambassador and all other American personnel.

    February 6, 2012 1 Photo

  • Birth-control fight doesn’t worry Obama camp

    Even as angry Catholic leaders vow to fight a new federal requirement that most employers include contraceptives in their health insurance coverage, the Obama administration believes any political damage will be limited because it’s on the side of women’s rights.

    February 6, 2012

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