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In this photo taken May 13, 2013, President Barack Obama defends his administration's actions in the wake of the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year, calling Congressional criticism a political sideshow during a joint news conference with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron, not shown, at the White House in Washington. The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
WASHINGTON (AP) — The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington ...
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Clockwise from left, Boy Scouts Eric Kusterer, Jacob Sorah, James Sorah, Micah Brownlee and Cub Scout John Sorah hold signs at the "Save Our Scouts" Prayer Vigil and Rally in front of the Boy Scouts of America National Headquarters in Irving, Texas on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units. The proposal to be put before the roughly 1,400 voting members of the BSA's National Council on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at a meeting in Grapevine, Texas, would retain the Scouts' long-standing ban on gays serving in adult leadership positions. (AP Photo/Richard Rodriguez)
Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent
With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly ...
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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2012 file photo, Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., stands with supporters as he waits to do a television interview at an election-night party in Augusta, Ga. Barrow and former Rep. Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin in South Dakota, two top-tier Democratic prospects, recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota, decisions that highlighted both divisions within the party and its challenge of finding candidates whose ideologies line up with voters in Republican-leaning states. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Internal wrangling marks Dems' Senate campaigns
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed runni...
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President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, Friday, May 17, 2013, during his second "Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour". (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Obama agenda seems to be weathering controversies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administ...
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This Feb. 7, 2012 file photo shows Karen Handel, former vice president for public policy for Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity, speaking during an interview in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, file)
Poll shows Georgia Senate race wide open, Handel has little pull with women
ATLANTA -- The ever-growing pack of candidates for the U.S. Senate have a wide-open running field, according to a survey released at the start of the Georgia Republican Convention. The poll of 1,3...
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President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, left, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and the service secretaries, service chiefs, and senior enlisted advisers to discuss sexual assault in the military in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Obama vows to end 'scourge' of military sex abuse
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is pledging to eliminate the "scourge" of sexual assault in the military while cautioning that it will take a long and sustained effort by all military memb...
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Ga. Republicans gather in Athens for convention
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia's Republicans will be gathering in Athens for their state convention, with a packed agenda including electing a new state chair and hearing from top elected officials. T...
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The U.S. Capitol building is seen Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Ex-congressman’s son announces for 10th District
ATLANTA – Mike Collins announced Thursday that he wants to follow his father’s footsteps to Congress by pursuing the seat Rep. Paul Broun is giving up in his own quest for the Senate. Collins, son...
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Handel jumps into crowded US Senate race in Ga.
by CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY,Associated Press
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ATLANTA (AP) — Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year's public clash with Planned Parenthood, announced plans Friday to run for an open U.S. Senat...
Obama: No special prosecutor to investigate IRS
by STEPHEN OHLEMACHER,Associated Press
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama dismissed the idea of a special prosecutor to investigate the Internal Revenue Service Thursday, saying probes by Congress and the Justice Department should...
Obama promises action on a trio of controversies
by JULIE PACE,AP White House Correspondent
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama tried to defuse a trio of controversies Thursday, pledging to work with Congress to ensure the IRS doesn't abuse its power, urging legislators to provide mo...
Chambliss statement on the resignation of IRS head
by U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss
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WASHINGTON- U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today made the following statement regarding resignation of the acting IRS administrator: "Despite the resignation of the acting IRS administrator, Pre...
Obama ousts IRS chief over inquiry
by Matea Gold, Joseph Tanfani and Melanie Mason,Tribune Washington Bureau (MCT)
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama forced out the head of the IRS on Wednesday, seeking to restore the public’s faith in the tax agency while asserting a measure of control over a rapidly growing ...
Tricia Pridemore to seek Gingrey’s congressional seat
by The Marietta Daily Journal
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Standing before a packed room at Dave Poe’s BBQ in Marietta on Monday evening, Tricia Pridemore, a successful businesswoman and friend of Gov. Nathan Deal, became the fourth candidate to announce f...
Better Georgia poll: Michelle Nunn would be ‘competitive’
by Political Insider with Jim Galloway
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The effort to welcome Michelle Nunn into a Democratic race for the U.S. Senate continues apace. Better Georgia, the progressive group associated with Democratic causes, has just released an automat...
Rep. Graves: I want to know if the IRS commissioner lied to me
by U.S. Rep. Tom Graves reports
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Washington, D.C. – Earlier today, Yahoo! News reported that former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman denied that the IRS targeted conservative groups when asked by Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) during a...
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