After focus groups and polls indicated that replacing the vice president with Hillary Clinton wouldn't boost the president's re-election effort, the idea was dropped. Former White House Chief of Staff William Daley says the campaign was simply doing "due diligence."
Read More »U.S. Spying Efforts Sometimes ‘Reached Too Far,’ Kerry Says
The secretary of state's comments are the sharpest to date from a top Obama aide. He also said, though, that "innocent people are not being abused" and that the intelligence gathered by the National Security Agency has prevented terrorist attacks.
Read More »Legal Issues Settled, Dylan’s Guitar May Sell For $500,000
There's reason to get excited if you're a fan: The guitar that some experts say Bob Dylan played when he went electric at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival is to be sold in December. It's one of the most famous instruments in rock 'n' roll history.
Read More »Wrongful Death Verdict Reversed In Virginia Tech Case
Virginia Tech officials could not have foreseen that 32 people would die in a 2007 attack on campus, the Virginia Supreme Court said. The ruling overturns an award to two victims' families. Officials believed the gunman had fled and posed no further danger in the area, the justices said.
Read More »Israeli Warplanes Reportedly Strike Russian Missiles In Syria
Officials in Tel Aviv have refused to comment on the reported attack at a Syrian airbase near the port city of Latakia.
Read More »Syria’s Chemical Weapons Facilities Destroyed, Watchdog Says
An important step has been taken in the quest to rid Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime of its lethal weapons. Next, an agreement must be finalized on a plan to destroy tons of toxic agents and munitions.
Read More »Edward Snowden Has Job At Russian Website, Lawyer Says
The "NSA leaker" is set to start working Friday, his attorney claims. It isn't known yet just what website he'll be working for. He's been given asylum in Russia.
Read More »Jobless Claims Dip For Third Straight Week
Though claims dropped by 10,000, they're still running at a pace that signals a sluggish labor market.
Read More »No More Guns For Neighborhood Watch In Sanford, Fla.
Police in the city where the shooting death of Trayvon Martin ignited a national debate want to reinforce a rule that neighborhood watch volunteers like George Zimmerman should not be armed.
Read More »FAA Says Fliers Can Safely Use Most Electronics
The decision means that soon fliers won't have to turn off their e-books, tablets and other devices during some parts of their flights. Still not OK: using cellphones to make calls.
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