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Medal of Honor recipient sues former employer
SAN ANTONIO - A U.S. Marine veteran who was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama is suing his former employer for allegedly mocking his military service and blocking his efforts to get a job with another company.
Obama admin appeals cigarette warning ruling
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Tuesday appealed a U.S. judge's ruling and injunction that blocked tobacco companies from having to display graphic images on cigarette packs and advertising, such as a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his throat.
UPDATE 1-Obama admin appeals cigarette warning ruling
* District court judge ruled in favor of tobacco companies
Payroll tax cuts key to recovery: White House
WASHINGTON - Allowing payroll tax cuts to expire would hurt the U.S. economy and further dent hiring, and may make the United States more vulnerable to outside shocks, President Barack Obama's top economist said on Tuesday.
Accused White House shooter faces more mental tests
WASHINGTON - A doctor has determined that a man accused of trying to assassinate President Barack Obama this month is competent to stand trial, but prosecutors on Monday asked for a fuller evaluation.
Obama tells EU to take decisive action on debt
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama pressed European Union officials on Monday to act quickly and decisively to resolve their sovereign debt crisis, which the White House said was weighing on the U.S. economy.
UPDATE 4-Obama tells EU to take decisive action on debt
* US ready to do its part but EU aid not discussed - Obama
Americans tepid about libraries, favor Obama over Bush
NEW YORK - Many Americans don't use libraries, favor locally sourced food and would choose President Barack Obama over his predecessor George W. Bush if the two were vying in a presidential election.
CORRECTED - UPDATE 2-White House tells EU to take decisive action on debt
(Corrects Merkel German chancellor not president, paragraph 2)
PLA researcher says U.S. aims to encircle China
BEIJING - The United States clearly wants to encircle China, a prominent Chinese military commentator said on Monday in some of the bluntest criticism of President Barack Obama's recent diplomatic push into the Asia-Pacific region.
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McCain, Biden coming together for Sedona, Arizona forum
These days Washington is not known for bipartisanship, but every now and then a breakthrough is made. It is noteworthy that Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, are appearing together at a forum in Sedona, Arizona on Friday.
Car bombs target Shi'ites in Iraq, killing more than 60
BAGHDAD - More than 60 people were killed in a series of car bomb explosions targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, part of the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops pulled out in December 2011. | Video
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