Tag: Associated Press

Sen. Lindsey Graham, D-S.C., holds a copy of a congressional letter urging the European Union to blacklist Hezbollah as he questions former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's choice for defense secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Hagel's nomination. Hagel refused to sign the 2006 letter when he was a Senator urging the European Union to declare Hezbollah a terrorist organization. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House expects Senate confirmation of Chuck Hagel

Associated Press · February 1, 2013 5:00 am

Anne Arundel exec John Leopold out after misconduct conviction

Associated Press · February 1, 2013 5:00 am

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to end use of head in tackling

Associated Press · February 1, 2013 5:00 am

Hillary Clinton takes a rest, how weird is that?

Associated Press · February 1, 2013 5:00 am

UK: No charges for Australian royal hoax DJs

Associated Press · February 1, 2013 5:00 am

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Forward Alexander Ovechkin scored his second goal of the season, but the Capitals fell to the Maple Leafs on Thursday.

Road keeps getting uglier for the Capitals with loss to Maple Leafs

Associated Press · January 31, 2013 5:00 am

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, center, arrives at a halfway house in Chicago Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, after serving five-plus years in federal prison on corruption charges. The 78-year-old Ryan began serving his 6 1/2-year sentence in November 2007 in Oxford, Wis., and was released from another prison in Terra Haute, Ind., to enter the halfway house under a work-release program. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Ex-Ill. governor returns home after prison release

Associated Press · January 30, 2013 5:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., meets with reporters following a weekly Democratic strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP lawmakers see automatic cuts as leverage

Associated Press · January 30, 2013 5:00 am

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Mike Green and the Washington Capitals lost their fourth game of the season against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.

Capitals lose to Senators

Associated Press · January 29, 2013 5:00 am

Kris Kristofferson salutes Willie Nelson with new award

Associated Press · January 28, 2013 5:00 am

GOP looks to fight Dems, not negotiate with Obama

Associated Press · January 28, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this July 18, 2012 file photo, Jennifer Tyrrell hugs her son Cruz Burns, 7, outside Boy Scouts national offices in Irving, Texas, after a meeting with representatives of the 102-year-old organization. The Ohio woman was ousted as a den mother because she is a lesbian. The Boys Scouts of America announced Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, that it is considering a dramatic retreat from its controversial policy of excluding gays as leaders and youth members. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Boy Scouts considering retreat from no-gays policy

Associated Press · January 28, 2013 5:00 am