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Drug chief takes Fifth on Capitol Hill, angering lawmakers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Infuriating members of Congress, a smirking Martin Shkreli took the Fifth at a Capitol Hill hearing Thursday when asked about his jacking up of drug prices, then promptly went on Twitter and insulted his questioners as "imbeciles." The brash, 32-year-old entrepreneur who has been vilified as

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Benghazi panel Republican hopes for Clinton indictment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican member of the House Benghazi committee says he is "hopeful" that the Justice Department will indict Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for having classified information on her private email server. Rep. Mike Pompeo of Kansas said Thursday that there is increasing evidence that "

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House panel leader seeks answers on NSA eavesdropping

WASHINGTON (AP) – The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday his committee will look into a report the U.S. spied on the Israeli prime minister and in the process swept up communications with members of Congress. Republican Rep. Devin Nunes of California told the Associated Press that he&

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Planned Parenthood faces renewed probe, Iowa lawsuit

WASHINGTON – As Congress gears up for a fresh investigation into the practices at Planned Parenthood clinics around the nation, Susan Thayer awaits a court decision on her fraud lawsuit against the nonprofit women's health-care organization's Iowa branch. Thayer's case, stemming from her more than