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National Security

Government to declassify parts of secret order

Frederic J. Frommer · September 13, 2013 12:18 am

President Barack Obama awaits the start of a meeting with members of his cabinet, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, National Security Advisor Susan Rice, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, the president, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Syria debate on hold, Obama refocuses on agenda

Julie Pace · September 12, 2013 11:13 pm

FILE - In this Juy 11, 2013, Victoria Nuland testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The Senate has confirmed President Barack Obamaâs choice of Nuland as chief U.S. envoy for Europe who was criticized for her role in the talking points created after last year's deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya. By voice vote on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, the Senate approved the nomination of Nuland to the top diplomatic post. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senate confirms nominee caught up in Benghazi

Donna Cassata · September 12, 2013 11:04 pm

Protester Concepcion Picciotto, who holds a constant peace vigil in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, sits on a park bench after her protest shelter was removed by Park Police, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. Picciotto, who held a peace vigil outside the White House since 1981, is up and running again after being dismantled for the first time in more than 30 years. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Interrupted, 30-year vigil resumes at White House

Josh Lederman · September 12, 2013 10:48 pm

Senate panel Oks measure defining a journalist

Donna Cassata · September 12, 2013 10:40 pm

This undated photo provided by Roche, shows the initial treatment drug Perjeta The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a positive review of Perjeta, a breast cancer drug from Roche that could soon become the first pharmaceutical option approved for treating early-stage disease before surgery. (AP Photo/Roche)

FDA panel backs drug for early stage breast cancer

Matthew Perrone · September 12, 2013 9:23 pm

FILE - In this n April 4, 2012, file photo, Martina Ryberg, right, of Plymouth State University talks with Tara Rossetti of On Call International during a job fair for college students in Manchester, N.H. A report released Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, shows that U.S. women have recovered all the jobs they lost during the Great Recession. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Women outrun men in regaining jobs since recession

CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERPAUL WISEMAN · September 12, 2013 9:21 pm

National Security

Extra ships for Syria cost $27 million a week

Lolita Baldor · September 12, 2013 9:01 pm

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, speaks during news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, after meeting with congressional leaders of both parties to discuss the budget. Boehner said he will insist on curbing spending in a fight over the debt limit. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP leaders confounded on stopgap spending bill

Andrew Taylor · September 12, 2013 8:56 pm

FILE - In this July 10, 2013, file photo, first lady Michelle Obama speaks to mayors and other officials about the initiative, "Letâs Move! Cities, Towns and Counties," in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. The first lady, an exercise fanatic who loves French fries and whose biceps are envied by women everywhere, is getting behind a campaign being launched Thursday to encourage people to drink more plain, old-fashioned water. Whether it comes from a faucet, an underground spring, a rambling river or a plastic bottle, the message is âdrink up.â (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

First lady tells America to ‘drink up’

Darlene Superville · September 12, 2013 8:45 pm

In this Sept. 10, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama addresses the nation in a live televised speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington. Some of Obamaâs top allies say the president misread a few crucial political forces when he asked Congress to support his bid to strike Syria over last monthâs chemical weapons attack. They say the chief one is the nationâs profound weariness with military entanglements in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Obama allies cite PR missteps in bid for Syria hit

Charles Babington · September 12, 2013 8:36 pm

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2012 file photo, musician Carlos Santana speaks during a news conference in New Delhi, India. Santana, Billy Joel, jazz artist Herbie Hancock and opera star Martina Arroyo, are the four musicians who will receive this yearâs Kennedy Center Honors, along with actress Shirley MacLaine. The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the selections Thursday. The honorees also include . (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal, File)

Santana, 4 others to receive Kennedy Center Honors

Brett Zongker · September 12, 2013 8:24 pm