Tag: Associated Press

Iowa’s Tom Harkin won’t seek 6th Senate term

Iowa’s Tom Harkin won’t seek 6th Senate term

Associated Press, Thomas Beaumont · January 26, 2013 5:00 am

White House press secretary Jay Carney gesture as he speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House, senators launching immigration push

Associated Press · January 26, 2013 5:00 am

Denis McDonough no stranger to Obama inner circle

Denis McDonough no stranger to Obama inner circle

Associated Press · January 25, 2013 5:00 am

Bill filed in Mississippi seeks to nullify federal laws

Bill filed in Mississippi seeks to nullify federal laws

Associated Press · January 25, 2013 5:00 am

Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia testifies on a tuition bill before the Senate Education committee at the Capitol in Denver on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. One of the sponsors of the bill that would give illegal immigrants in Colorado in-state tuition rates Angela Giron, D-Pueblo listens at left. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Colorado immigrant tuition bill advances

Associated Press · January 25, 2013 5:00 am

Kovalchuk’s OT goal gives Devils win over Capitals

Associated Press · January 25, 2013 5:00 am

Kansas state Sen. Julia Lynn, right, an Olathe Republican, asks questions about a proposed amendment to the state constitution to change how appellate court members are selected, as Sen. David Haley, a Kansas City Democrat, watches during a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The committee has endorsed the measure, with Lynn supporting it and Haley opposing it. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas Senate panel backs judicial selection change

Associated Press · January 25, 2013 5:00 am

Fox News, Sarah Palin cutting ties

Fox News, Sarah Palin cutting ties

Associated Press · January 25, 2013 5:00 am

Richard Cordray stands left as President Barack Obama announces in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, that he will re-nominate Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a role that he has held for the last year under a recess appointment, and nominate Mary Joe White to lead the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Court: Obama NLRB appointments are unconstitutional

Associated Press · January 25, 2013 5:00 am

Hawaii lawmakers push for marriage amendments

Hawaii lawmakers push for marriage amendments

Associated Press · January 25, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama gestures speaks during his final news conference of his first term in the East Room of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama's fledgling second term agenda so far reads like a progressive wish list. In less than a week, he's vowed to tackle climate change, expand gay rights and protect government entitlements. His administration lifted a ban on women in combat and expanded opportunities for disabled students. Proposals for stricter gun laws have already been unveiled and plans for comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants, are coming soon. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama presses liberal agenda as he starts 2nd term

Associated Press · January 25, 2013 5:00 am

** HOLD FOR RELEASE AT 12:01 A.M. EST ON FRIDAY, JAN. 25, 2013 ** FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, 19-year-old Eric Dompierre, right, who has Down syndrome and is the kicker for the Ishpeming High School varsity football team, arrives on the field for the first day of practice at the Ishpeming Playgrounds in Ishpeming, Mich. Breaking new ground, the U.S. Education Department is telling schools Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, they must include students with disabilities in sports programs or provide equal alternative options. The directive, reminiscent of the Title IX expansion of athletic opportunities for women, could bring sweeping changes to school budgets and locker rooms for years to come. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Andre J. Jackson, File)

Sports are a civil right for disabled, US says

Associated Press · January 25, 2013 5:00 am