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The Food and Drug Administration holds a public meeting this week to review two experimental medications from Johnson & Johnson and Gilead Sciences. The new drugs, if approved, could offer a quicker, more effective approach to eliminating hepatitis C, a blood-borne disease blamed for 15,000 deaths in the U.S. this year. (Photo: Thinkstock)

FDA reviews 2 promising new drugs for hepatitis C

Associated Press, Matthew Perrone · October 22, 2013 4:00 am

President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, on the initial rollout of the health care overhaul. Obama acknowledged that the widespread problems with his health care law's rollout are unacceptable, as the administration scrambles to fix the cascade of computer issues. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Obama: ‘No excuse’ for health care signup problems

JACK GILLUMJULIE PACE · October 22, 2013 2:30 am

US sends armored cars to arms inspectors in Syria

Washington Examiner · October 22, 2013 12:51 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves to the media as he arrives at the U.S. embassy for a meeting with the Arab League in Paris, Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. Kerry is in Paris for diplomatic talks about a peace process for Israel and Palestinian authorities. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

France joins list of allies angry over NSA spying

DEB RIECHMANNKIMBERLY DOZIER · October 21, 2013 11:17 pm

Carol Burnett visits Oval Office after humor prize

Washington Examiner · October 21, 2013 10:40 pm

National Security

Obama calls French president amid spying concerns

Washington Examiner · October 21, 2013 10:19 pm

A Norfolk Southern Railroad train pulls transport cars full of coal near Goodfield, Ill., on Oct. 9, 2012. The United States cut its energy-related carbon dioxide pollution by 3.8 percent in 2012, the second biggest drop since 1990, the Department of Energy said Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. Energy Department economist Perry Lindstrom said carbon pollution reduction is due to warm winter weather, more efficient cars because of new mileage requirements and an ongoing shift from coal-power to natural gas to produce electricity. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Energy and Environment

US carbon dioxide pollution down 3.8 percent

Seth Borenstein · October 21, 2013 10:02 pm

Obama calls French president, says legitimate questions about US intelligence-gathering

Washington Examiner · October 21, 2013 9:26 pm

Smithsonian faces $65M cut in Congress’ budget

Brett Zongker · October 21, 2013 9:18 pm

Delayed Sept. US jobs report to be issued Tuesday

Christopher Rugaber · October 21, 2013 8:47 pm

Alan Greenspan mulls roots of crisis he didn’t foresee

Martin Crutsinger · October 21, 2013 7:02 pm

AG: Number of mass shootings tripled

Washington Examiner · October 21, 2013 6:17 pm