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Protester Concepcion Picciotto, who holds a constant peace vigil in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, sits on a park bench after her protest shelter was removed by Park Police, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. Picciotto, who held a peace vigil outside the White House since 1981, is up and running again after being dismantled for the first time in more than 30 years. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Interrupted, 30-year vigil resumes at White House

Josh Lederman · September 12, 2013 10:48 pm

Biden cancels Panama trip to focus on Syria

Josh Lederman · September 12, 2013 4:13 pm

FILE - In this June 15, 2011, file photo, the South Lawn of the White House is seen during the Congressional Picnic hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in Washington. The annual summer picnic for members of Congress and their families, scheduled for September 2013, has been canceled, the White House said. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, file)

White House cancels annual picnic for Congress

Josh Lederman · September 12, 2013 2:24 am

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2013, file photo President Barack Obama, center, talks with Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff as he join with other leaders for the group photo at the G-20 summit at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. President Barack Obama's national security adviser conceded there are legitimate questions about U.S. spying on its allies, the White House said Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, as it sought to sooth Brazil's concerns about far-reaching surveillance by the National Security Agency. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

US to Brazil: ‘Legitimate questions’ about NSA

Josh Lederman · September 12, 2013 2:23 am

The Tribute in Light rises above lower Manhattan, during a test, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 in New York. The light display commemorates the twin towers of the World Trade Center that were destroyed in terrorist attacks 12 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. One World Trade Center is in the center background. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

National Security

Haunting memories of Sept. 11 shape Syria debate

Josh Lederman · September 11, 2013 7:08 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, and France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius at the Quai d' Orsay, in Paris during their meeting Saturday , Sept. 7, 2013. Kerry traveled to Europe to court international support for a possible strike on the Syrian regime for its alleged use of chemical weapons while making calls back home to lobby Congress where the action faces an uphill battle. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

Back home, high-stakes week on Syria awaits Obama

Josh Lederman · September 7, 2013 6:26 pm

President Barack Obama makes a statement about the crisis in Syria in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. Delaying what had appeared to be an imminent strike, Obama abruptly announced Saturday he will seek congressional approval before launching any military action meant to punish Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons in an attack that killed hundreds. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Consensus, then about-face from Obama on Syria

Josh Lederman · September 1, 2013 8:44 am

Azi Ebrahimi, right, demonstrates for higher wages for fast-food industry workers during a one-day strike coinciding with strikes at other fast-food restaurants across the country on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in Atlanta.

Obama: Forces conspiring against middle class

Josh Lederman · August 31, 2013 10:05 am

President Barack Obama arrives to make a statement about Syria in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. Delaying what had appeared to be an imminent strike, Obama abruptly announced Saturday that he will seek congressional approval before launching any military action meant to punish Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons in an attack that killed hundreds. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

White House sends Congress draft Syria resolution

Associated Press, Josh Lederman · August 31, 2013 4:00 am

Officials: Obama trip about G-20, not Russia

Josh Lederman · August 30, 2013 10:15 pm

Vice President Biden, center, flanked by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) Director Todd Jones, left, and Attorney General Eric Holder, speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, after the ceremonial swearing-in for Jones. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Powers limited, Obama, Biden seek action on guns

Josh Lederman · August 29, 2013 9:44 pm

Biden to visit Panama, Mexico in September

Josh Lederman · August 29, 2013 7:03 pm