Warning that they would "strongly oppose" any deal under which Tehran retained any ability to enrich uranium, U.S. legislators lay down a marker against nuclear compromise
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Republican governors in Wisconsin and Ohio say they don't want federal dollars for high-speed rail projects. Now they won't get it
A jury on Thursday began deliberating the fate of a nomadic street preacher charged with the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, after hearing federal prosecutors call him a "predatory chameleon" and defense lawyers say he's too delusional to be convicted
Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the second-lowest level this year, fresh evidence that companies are cutting fewer jobs
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For the second time this fall, the Senate blocked an effort to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Thursday afternoon
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In an epic election cycle, a new generation of civic leaders is already at work trying to fix a broken system -- and restore faith in the process. Meet the rising stars of American politics
The iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will be illuminated tonight in an annual ceremony that helps kick off the holiday season. TIME takes a look at some of the 79-year old tradition's most historic moments
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