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Justice Dept. Document Details Guantanamo Prisoner Names, Status
John Moore/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With transparency in the national spotlight, the Obama administration named the 46 Guantanamo detainees being held indefinitely and the detention status of all 166 prisoners. Though the names of the
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'Over 50' Terror Plots Foiled by Data Dragnets, NSA Director Says
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The director of the National Security Administration on Tuesday told Congress that more than 50 potential terrorist attacks have been thwarted by two controversial programs tracking more than a billion
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Boehner: No Immigration Bill Without Majority GOP Support
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The fate of immigration reform hinges on how House Speaker John Boehner handles the issue. And on Tuesday, he laid down a significant marker on how the House will move
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Michelle Obama, Daughters Lunch with Bono in Ireland
Timur Emek/ Getty Images(DUBLIN) — First lady Michelle Obama and her daughters are having a VIP lunch in Ireland Tuesday, reportedly dining with Irish rock superstar Bono at a pub outside Dublin. The U2
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Mass. Senate Candidate Denies Accusations He's Part of Tea Party
GomezforMa/United States Congress(WASHINGTON) — With barely a week to go before the special election to fill the seat John Kerry vacated in the Senate, ABC News caught up with the two candidates at the
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President Obama: NSA Spying Programs ‘Transparent’
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — President Obama said that two National Security Agency programs recently revealed through leaked secret documents were “transparent” and, in an interview with PBS’s Charlie Rose on Sunday, he dismissed
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Cliff Sloan Picked to Spearhead Guantanamo Closing
John Moore/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Cliff Sloan, a top Washington lawyer, has been chosen as the State Department’s special envoy to close Guantanamo Bay, marking a step forward in what has been an arduous effort
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Ex-‘Obamacare’ Official to Run for Mass. Governor
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(BOSTON) — Donald Berwick, a former controversial figure in the Obama administration who served as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said he will run for governor
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Ariz. Proof of Citizenship Requirement
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday struck down part of an Arizona law that requires proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections. Arizona’s Proposition 200 was passed in
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Obama Tells Northern Ireland's Youth 'Fate of Peace Is Up to You'
Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images(SLIGO, Ireland) — After decades of violence, President Obama on Monday said peace in Northern Ireland serves as a “blueprint” for ending conflicts around the world, but cautioned “there’s still much work
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