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Health Secretary Sebelius asks inspector general to review development of HealthCare.gov

Health Secretary Sebelius asks inspector general to review development of HealthCare.gov

Washington Examiner · December 11, 2013 11:43 am

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., announce a tentative agreement between Republican and Democratic negotiators on a government spending plan, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bipartisan negotiators reach modest budget pact

ANDREW TAYLORDAVID ESPO · December 11, 2013 1:13 am

FILE - In this June 4, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to announce the judicial nominations including Patricia Ann Millett, right, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Senate Democrats have approved a key judicial nominee from President Barack Obama, the first nomination cleared since they weakened Senate filibuster rules.The Senate voted 56-38 to approve Millett's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Filibusters weakened, Senate Dems move Obama picks

Alan Fram · December 10, 2013 11:53 pm

This image provided by NASA and taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on Nov. 28, 2013, shows the sun, but no sign of comet ISON. During a meeting of the American Geophysical Union meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, scientists said the comet broke apart on Thanksgiving after coming close to the sun. (AP Photo/NASA)

Comet ISON pronounced dead: Sun is chief suspect

Seth Borenstein · December 10, 2013 11:46 pm

FILE - In this Saturday, July 6, 2013 aerial file photo, the wreckage of the Asiana Flight 214 airplane is seen after it crashed at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. According to an investigative report released Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 the Asiana Airlines captain who crashed the airplane in July told investigators he was "very concerned" about attempting a visual approach because the runway's automatic landing aids were out of service due to construction. The jet crash landed after approaching low and slow in an accident that left three dead and more than 200 injured, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The investigative report was released at the start of a daylong NTSB hearing into the accident. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

NTSB hearing on SF crash postponed until Wednesday

MARTHA MENDOZASTEPHEN BRAUN · December 10, 2013 11:31 pm

CIA papers show Panetta spoke on bin Laden raid

CIA papers show Panetta spoke on bin Laden raid

Kimberly Dozier · December 10, 2013 11:10 pm

Senate OKs Obama pick Watt for housing regulator

Senate OKs Obama pick Watt for housing regulator

Washington Examiner · December 10, 2013 10:54 pm

US helping forces in Central African Republic

US helping forces in Central African Republic

Washington Examiner · December 10, 2013 10:43 pm

Agreement reached on budget; pact to replace automatic spending cuts with longer-term savings.

Agreement reached on budget; pact to replace automatic spending cuts with longer-term savings.

Washington Examiner · December 10, 2013 10:42 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2013, file photo, a guardrail hangs away from a closed canyon road, which links Boulder with the mountain town of Nederland, and which is washed out in places by recent flooding, up Boulder Canyon, west of Boulder, Colo. When it comes to climate change, local officials have a message for Washington: Lead or get out of the way. Matthew Appelbaum, mayor of Boulder, Colo., says the first thing the federal government should do is not make things worse. He says officials should reconsider policies that encourage rebuilding in flood zones and forested areas vulnerable to wildfires.(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Local leaders planning for climate effects

Matthew Daly · December 10, 2013 10:36 pm

Reid says Senate will not extend farm law

Reid says Senate will not extend farm law

MARY CLARE JALONICK · December 10, 2013 10:12 pm

Kerry, Congress spar over Iran nuclear deal

Bradley Klapper · December 10, 2013 9:52 pm