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Santorum wins Republican presidential primary in Louisiana
By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
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Rick Santorum won the GOP primary in Louisiana on Saturday, giving the former Pennsylvania senator additional crowing rights going forward in the Republican presidential fight and further cementing him as the biggest rival to front-runner Mitt Romney. Published March 24, 2012 Comments
DHS: Illegal immigrant population is 11.5 million
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
About 11.5 million illegal immigrants were in the U.S. last year, a figure that was essentially unchanged from 2010, according to the latest estimate the Homeland Security Department released Friday. Published March 23, 2012 Comments
On world stage, Obama confronts nuclear threats
By Anne Gearan and Ben Feller - Associated Press
Far from home if not away from election-year politics, President Barack Obama is returning to the threat to American security that he calls the gravest of all: terrorists getting material for a nuclear bomb. Published March 24, 2012 Comments
Obama administration grants protected status to Syrians
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Friday said she will grant special status to Syrians currently in the U.S., allowing them to stay here past their current visas while their home country remains in turmoil. Published March 23, 2012 Comments
Obama weighs in on black teenager’s killing
By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times
President Obama weighed in for the first time on the killing of black teenager Trayvon Martin Friday in very personal terms, calling it a tragedy and urging the country to do “some soul-searching” about why it occurred. Published March 23, 2012 Comments
House repeals part of health care law
By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times
The Republican-controlled House voted Thursday to repeal a Medicare cost-cutting panel that was part of President Obama’s health care overhaul, delivering a carefully-timed blow to his signature accomplishment one day before the two-year anniversary of his signing it into law. Published March 22, 2012 Comments
Figures point to securer border, but risk of death for illegals still high
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Amid all of the apparently good news about security along the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, one dark spot stands out: The number of people dying in the desert as they attempt to make illegal crossings remains stubbornly high. Published March 22, 2012 Comments
Critics rip Obama claim that drilling in U.S. won’t drop gas prices
By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times
President Obama has been touring the country this week touting increased oil and gas production numbers during his time in office — but his selective quotes and figures tell only part of the story. Published March 22, 2012 Comments
Rare bipartisanship as Senate passes jobs, insider-trading bills
By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times
The Senate broke through its normal routine of gridlock Thursday to pass two significant bipartisan measures aimed at cutting red tape for small businesses and explicitly banning insider stock trading for members of Congress. Published March 22, 2012 Comments
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Obama taps Jim Yong Kim for World Bank
By Julie Pace - Associated Press
President Obama on Friday nominated Dartmouth College president and global health expert Jim Yong Kim to lead the World Bank, an unconventional pick that could help to quell criticism in the developing world of the U.S. stranglehold on the international organization's top post.
Obama says shooting death of Fla. teen a 'tragedy'
By Ken Thomas - Associated Press
President Obama is calling the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Florida a "tragedy" and says "every aspect" of the case should be investigated.
Santorum's best shot at delegates: Win Iowa — again
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Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania is falling so far behind Mitt Romney in the race for Republican delegates that his best chance might be in states that voted weeks ago.
Senate to hold hearings on NFL 'bounties'
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The Senate will hold hearings looking into "bounties" one NFL team paid its players to injure opponents, a top lawmaker announced Thursday, bringing the football scandal to the halls of Congress.
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The head of the Internal Revenue Service has told Congress his agency isn't denying tax-exempt status to tea party groups because of their political views.
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