Herman Cain hits the campaign trail
The former Godfather’s Pizza exec has emerged as the GOP darling.
Google: Chinese hackers hit officials’ e-mail
(Paul Sakuma / AP)
The company did not say which U.S. officials’ Gmail accounts were affected in an incident that increased tensions between it and the country with the world’s biggest Internet user base.
Who’s with Mitt Romney
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GOP pushes back on public health
House Republicans are sending messages on school meals, marketing to children and tobacco.
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A lot of ifs and a lot of hope
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Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y. walks from his office to an elevator in the Rayburn House Office Building for a vote, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wed., June 1, 2011. Weiner denied Wednesday sending a lewd photo from his Twitter account to a 21-year-old woman, trying to calm a media furor that has only increased by the day and wasn't put to rest by the combative lawmaker's latest comments. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite / AP)
Weiner won’t say photo isn’t him
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Following a meeting with the President and all Republican members of the U.S. House, Speaker of the House John Boehner said spending cuts must exceed any increase in the federal debt limit. (June 1)
Shuttle Endeavour touches down
Shuttle Endeavour touched down safely at the Kennedy Space Center early Wednesday morning, completing its final mission to space. (June 1)
Rep. Weiner dodges questions on Twitter photo
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) declined to answer reporters' questions about a lewd photo sent to a woman who follows him on Twitter or why he was hiring a lawyer for the case instead of having law enforcement officials pursue the matter. (May 31)
Endeavour begins final trip home
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Obama places wreath at Tomb of the Unknowns
President Barack Obama travels to Arlington, Va., and places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns on this Memorial Day. (May 30)
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Respecting the fallen by cleaning the Vietnam War Memorial
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Sarah Palin rides Harley through the District
Sarah Palin rumbled through the District on the back of a Harley as she and her family began an East Coast tour Sunday that renewed speculation the former Alaska governor would join the still unsettled Republican presidential contest. (May 29)
Mike Tyson: My belts are garbage
Mike Tyson says that his boxing championship title belts are meaningless to him because of his change in priorities. (May 29)
Delta plane catches fire; four hurt
The landing gear of a Delta Air Lines jet apparently caught fire during a rough landing Saturday afternoon at Atlanta's main airport, but the flight's approximately 50 passengers and crew were evacuated safely, authorities said. (May 29)
'Mirror image' at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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Barcelona wins Champions League final
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