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WASHINGTON – During debates about immigration, extremist ideologies and diversity of beliefs in the U.S., religious pluralism will take center stage at the White House Thursday. An afternoon gathering, entitled "Celebrating and Protecting America's Tradition of Religious Pluralism," will bring together various religious leaders and representatives
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WASHINGTON (AP) — White House and congressional negotiators are trading final offers over U.S. oil exports and concessions for home-state interests as they move toward wrapping up a tax and spending deal that would cap Congress' year. House Speaker Paul Ryan told GOP lawmakers he expected compromise legislation to
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling it a "Christmas miracle," President Barack Obama signed a sweeping overhaul of the No Child Left Behind education law on Thursday, ushering in a new approach to accountability, teacher evaluations and the way the most poorly performing schools are pushed to improve. Joined by lawmakers,
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Barack Obama a $607 billion defense policy bill that he is expected to sign even though he adamantly opposes its ban on moving some Guantanamo Bay detainees to U.S. prisons. The Senate overwhelmingly approved the bill, 91-3, on Tuesday just days after the House
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Raising concerns about potential impacts on commercial fisheries, Gov. Charlie Baker is questioning President Barack Obama's step toward designating two areas off the Massachusetts coast as national marine monuments. The White House and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have signaled an intention to designate at least
Massachusetts
PEMBROKE – Annoyed by her younger brother's teasing comments that women's soccer was inferior while she watched a championship game in June, 13-year-old Ayla Ludlow knew exactly what to do. So she fired off a note to the president — of the United States. "Whoever is reading
Barack Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama will veto a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill, citing objections over how the measure is funded. Obama will veto the bill Thursday afternoon in the Oval Office.
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WASHINGTON — Jim Webb, the former Virginia senator who last week publicly criticized his party's first debate as "rigged," withdrew from the Democratic presidential race and said he is mulling options for how he may "remain as a voice" in the 2016 elections. Webb had
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