In the midst of more robust — albeit less than dazzling — winter job gains, the addition of 88,000 in March arrives as a sobering reminder of how tough the slog is for a recovering American economy. What else does...
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Job seekers speak to representatives of employers at a job fair at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan on March 6, 2013 in New York City.
Slow Job Growth: Political Season Open
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Zbigniew Brzezinski speaks during a forum on U.S. and Saudi relations in Washington, DC.
Zbig News: Tweeting on Cyber Attacks
This is @zbig: Zbigniew Brzezinski, the stern-voiced former National Security Adviser and a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, has started tweeting. About cyber attacks. In his debut today on Twitter, ”Dad,” as daughter Mika...
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Ashley Judd, pictured at a United Nations conference on drugs and crime in New York on March 14, 2012, won't be running for Senate.
Ashley Judd: ‘Focused on Family’
If Democrats are going to oust Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell next year, Ashley Judd won’t be their candidate. The actress and ardent Kentucky Wildcat fan, who faced questions about whether she actually resided in Kentucky or neighboring Tennessee, announced...
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Christian Watford #2 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrates with teammate Victor Oladipo #4 after Oladipo dunked on the Illinois Fighting Illini during a quarterfinal game of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at the United Center on March 15, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Indiana defeated Illinois 80-64.
Obama’s Bracket: ‘Indiana’s Year’
President Barack Obama, not only a basketball fan but also a player, has picked Indiana to go all the way in the NCAA championship tournament. Obama’s picks, revealed today on ESPN, favor the Big Ten: Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State and...
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An Israeli Arab school girl walks by an ice statue of President Barack Obama at the 'Ice Festival' showroom on March 19, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel.
Obama’s 38th Nation to Bush’s 43 — Plus Iran in Mind
Following the last of the Washington receptions for the Irish prime minister at the White House this evening, the post-St. Patrick’s Day tour of the Taoiseach, President Barack Obama will leave for his own tour of the Middle East. Mark...
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Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Jeb Bush: Republicans Too ‘Anti’
Jeb Bush says it’s time his Republican Party stops being known as the “anti” party. It’s time, he says, to reach out to Americans who have been excluded. “We used to be the party in the front,” Bush said...
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White smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel meaning that cardinals elected a new pope on the second day of their secret conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican.
Vatican Tweets: ‘Habemus Papam’ — Francesco I, First From New World
Updated repeatedly from 3:18 to 6:40 pm EDT White smoke in Rome: Better than any exit poll. This is how the word was spread, online: HABEMUS PAPAM \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ — VaticanCommunication (@PCCS_VA) March 13, 2013 A...
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Sen. Rand Paul, center, speaks during a news conference with Sen. Mike Lee, left, and Sen. Ted Cruz to announce a plan to defund the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, on March 13, 2013 in Washington.
Rand Paul #filiblizzard: Round 2?
There’s no question that Rand Paul came out ahead of the game with his 13-hour filibuster in the Senate — the kudos were bipartisan. He got an answer to his question about the Obama administration’s ability to target Americans on...
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From Russia With Love for Kerry — and an Invitation for Obama
From Russia with love comes this tweet of the foreign minister’s thoughts. Our traveling correspondent, Nicole Gaouette, following Secretary of State John Kerry in a multination tour from the United Kingdom and Germany through Saudi Arabia and Qatar reports this...
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Students are viewed through a target at a class taught by King 33 Training at a shooting range on Feb. 24, 2013 in Wallingford, Connecticut.
Obama’s Gun-Control Campaign, #wedemandavote: Astroturfing?
Twitter is all atwitter over a social media campaign on gun-control legislation that’s being promoted by President Barack Obama’s new policy group. In the past week, Twitter users have sent some 36,000 messages with the hashtag #wedemandavote, according to social...
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