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GOP congressman wants DC school vouchers to continue

WASHINGTON - A leading House Republican says a school voucher program for District of Columbia students is successful and should continue.

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Again? Agents likely 'impaired' in White House incident

WASHINGTON - What were they thinking?

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Correction: Presidential Expenses story

WASHINGTON - In a story May 19 about expenses for former presidents, The Associated Press reported erroneously that former President George H.W. Bush left office in 1989. He took office that year and...

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FOIA backlog soars despite Obama pledge of transparency

WASHINGTON - Federal agencies are struggling to keep up with the growing number of requests for public information, raising questions in Congress about the Obama administration's dedication to...

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US wonders: Why stolen data on federal workers not for sale?

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is increasingly confident that China's government, not criminal hackers, was responsible for the extraordinary theft of personal information about as many as 14...

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US wonders: Why stolen data on federal workers not for sale?

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is increasingly confident that China's government, not criminal hackers, was responsible for the extraordinary theft of personal information about as many as 14...

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House GOP demotes lawmaker who defied leaders on trade vote

WASHINGTON - House Republican leaders have demoted another defiant colleague in their bid to impose party discipline on procedural votes.

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Finger-pointing starting in blame for government hack

WASHINGTON - Finger-pointing burst into the open on Capitol Hill Wednesday over blame for hacking into the U.S. government's personnel records, which the chairman of a House oversight committee said...

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Watchdog blames IRS incompetence for lost tea party emails

WASHINGTON - Investigators are blaming two IRS workers at a computer center in West Virginia for erasing thousands of emails related to the tax agency's tea party scandal, impeding congressional...

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Lawmakers seek probe of ex-head of chemical safety board

WASHINGTON - Two House members are seeking a Justice Department investigation of the former head of the federal board that investigates chemical accidents, saying they believe he made multiple false...

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Under fire for data breach, Obama personnel chief steps down

WASHINGTON - The embattled head of the government's personnel office abruptly stepped down Friday, bowing to mounting pressure following the unprecedented breach of private information her agency was...

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Rep. Mia Love outraises Utah's other delegates to US House

SALT LAKE CITY - U.S. Rep. Mia Love collected $515,000 in campaign checks over the past three months, outraising her Utah colleagues in the House of Representatives.

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GOP House chairman calls on Obama to remove IRS commissioner

WASHINGTON - The Republican chairman of a powerful House committee called for the removal of the IRS commissioner Monday, saying he has obstructed congressional investigations into the treatment of...

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New 'Jurassic National Monument' part of public lands plan

SALT LAKE CITY - A public lands proposal set to be unveiled next month would promote Utah's reputation as a mecca for dinosaur fossils by elevating Dinosaur National Monument to a national park and by...

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EPA: Clean water rule in effect despite court ruling

WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency says it is going forward with a new federal rule to protect small streams, tributaries and wetlands, despite a court ruling that blocked the measure in...

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'Jurassic National Monument' proposal gets local support

SALT LAKE CITY - A proposal from two congressmen to convert a central Utah dinosaur fossil quarry rich in Jurassic-period bones into a national monument gained a key endorsement Tuesday from county...

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'Jurassic National Monument' proposal gets local support

SALT LAKE CITY - A proposal from two congressmen to convert a central Utah dinosaur fossil quarry rich in Jurassic-period bones into a national monument gained a key endorsement Tuesday from county...

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Capitol Hill Buzz: Polishing senators' images on Wikipedia

WASHINGTON - Now we know how some Senate staffers keep busy during Congress' summer recess.

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GOP-ers say politics could interfere with probe of EPA spill

BILLINGS, Montana - Some members of Congress say they're concerned that politics will influence the U.S. Interior Department's investigation of a toxic mine spill caused by another federal agency.

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Utah Rep. Love returning $1,000 used for Washington trip

SALT LAKE CITY - U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah said Friday she's repaying more than $1,000 in taxpayer funds she spent on a weekend trip to Washington, D.C., for a black-tie gala, though her office says...

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