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migrants

White House: Obama wants to admit more Syrian refugees

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama has told advisers he wants to let 10,000 Syrian refugees into the U.S. in the coming budget year. The U.S. has accepted only about 1,500 Syrians since civil war broke out more than four years ago.

America

US unemployment benefit applications dropped to 275,000

Written by Martin Crutsinger WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, keeping this key indicator of labor market health near historic lows.

Democrat

Lawyers playing in left field

Brace yourselves: Attorneys at America's largest law firms are far to the left of the American political center. That's the unsurprising news from a study released by a trio of political scientists, who reviewed decades' worth of data on political contributions by hundreds of thousands

Barack Obama

Iran’s top leader: No nuclear deal unless sanctions lifted

Written by Nasser Karimi TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader said Thursday "there will be no deal" if world powers insist on suspending rather than lifting sanctions as part of a landmark nuclear agreement, and said it is up to Iran's parliament, and not

Florida

Puerto Rican voters prized by Democrats, Republicans

Written by Sergio Bustos MIAMI (AP) — Residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens but can't vote for president. Yet Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton are campaigning there, following two other 2016 White House hopefuls.

Barack Obama

US promising help to keep Iran in check in Middle East

Written by Kevin Freking WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is greeting King Salman of Saudi Arabia with assurances that a nuclear deal with Iran also comes with the necessary resources to help check its regional ambitions.

hillary clinton

Worker who helped Clinton set up email server takes Fifth

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former State Department employee who helped Hillary Rodham Clinton set up her private email server said he will assert his Fifth Amendment right not to testify before the House committee on Benghazi. Attorneys for Brian Pagliano sent the committee a letter Monday saying their client would not

GOP

GOP candidates seeking Iowa boost look to 99-county tour

Written by Catherine Lucey NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Is it a savvy strategy or a campaign gimmick? Many presidential candidates see a path to success in Iowa by visiting all 99 counties in the leadoff caucus state.