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Obama to tell feds to boost renewable electricity

Obama to tell feds to boost renewable electricity

Matthew Daly · December 5, 2013 12:59 am

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, file photo, a man looks at his cellphone as he walks on the street in downtown Madrid. The National Security Agency tracks the locations of nearly 5 billion cellphones every day overseas, including those belonging to Americans abroad, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

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Report: NSA tracks billions of cellphones daily

Kimberly Dozier · December 5, 2013 12:34 am

President Barack Obama speaks about the economy and growing economic inequality, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus in Washington. The president said the income gap between America's rich and poor is a "defining challenge of our time." Obama said income inequality has jeopardized the nation's middle class. And he is urging Washington to take steps to ensure that the economy works for everyone. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Obama: Income inequality a defining challenge

Jim Kuhnhenn · December 5, 2013 12:07 am

In this Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013 photo, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford watches the Buffalo Bills play the Atlanta Falcons during the first half of an NFL football game, in Toronto. Saying he's a big Washington Redskins fan and will "go on any radio," scandal-plagued Ford has agreed to appear on a Washington-based sports talk show to make NFL picks. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Mark Blinch)

Toronto mayor to appear on DC sports radio show

Ben Nuckols · December 4, 2013 11:57 pm

US seeks limited military ties with Myanmar

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US seeks limited military ties with Myanmar

Matthew Pennington · December 4, 2013 11:06 pm

First lady Michelle Obama reacts as Ashtyn Gardner, 2, from Mobile, Ala., loses her balance when she was greeting Sunny, one of the presidential dogs, as children of military families participate in a holiday arts and crafts event in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Michelle Obama unveils White House Christmas decor

Darlene Superville · December 4, 2013 10:32 pm

Abortion covered in most health plans for Congress

Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar · December 4, 2013 10:13 pm

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. Hagel said cutting his Pentagon staff by 20 percent will save at least $1 billion over five years. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Chuck Hagel says staff cutbacks will save $1 billion

Washington Examiner · December 4, 2013 8:42 pm

Obama hopes youth not discouraged by health woes

Obama hopes youth not discouraged by health woes

Washington Examiner · December 4, 2013 7:52 pm

Fed: US growth stays moderate during shutdown

Fed: US growth stays moderate during shutdown

Martin Crutsinger · December 4, 2013 7:41 pm

John Dennis Apel, stands in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, following an argument on the right to protest at a military base. Apel had been barred from entering any part of Vandenberg Air Force Base on the central California coast, including the protest area on a public highway that passes near the main gate. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Court looks at protest ban at Calif. military base

Mark Sherman · December 4, 2013 7:06 pm

Congressman: No Iran cheating on nuclear deal yet

Congressman: No Iran cheating on nuclear deal yet

Bradley Klapper · December 4, 2013 6:58 pm