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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:43:53 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_OBAMA?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By JIM KUHNHENN 2013-06-19T08:43:53Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_OBAMA_NUCLEAR?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BERLIN (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday will renew his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, including a proposed one-third reduction in U.S. and Russian arsenals, a senior administration official said.... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:49:59 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_OBAMA_NUCLEAR?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By JULIE PACE 2013-06-19T05:49:59Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IMMIGRATION?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supporters of a far-reaching immigration bill in the Senate see fresh momentum from a report by the Congressional Budget Office that says the measure would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits by billions of dollars.... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:22:48 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IMMIGRATION?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO 2013-06-19T07:22:48Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GOP_SOCIAL_ISSUES?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast.... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:21:46 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GOP_SOCIAL_ISSUES?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By CHARLES BABINGTON 2013-06-19T07:21:46Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NSA_SURVEILLANCE_OVERSIGHT_BOARD?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The obscure oversight board that President Barack Obama wants to scrutinize the National Security Agency's secret surveillance system is little known for good reason. The U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board has operated fitfully during its eight years of low-profile existence, stymied by congressional infighting and, at times, censorship by government lawyers.... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:24:00 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NSA_SURVEILLANCE_OVERSIGHT_BOARD?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By STEPHEN BRAUN 2013-06-19T07:24:00Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FARM_BILL?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program.... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:11:10 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FARM_BILL?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By MARY CLARE JALONICK 2013-06-19T08:11:10Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRS_BONUSES?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator.... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:20:09 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRS_BONUSES?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER 2013-06-19T08:20:09Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FREDERICK_DOUGLASS_STATUE?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The 19th-century orator and writer Frederick Douglass will once again stand tall in the U.S. Capitol.... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:02:37 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FREDERICK_DOUGLASS_STATUE?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By VALERIE BONK 2013-06-19T08:02:37Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_OVERHAUL?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress.... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:08:43 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_OVERHAUL?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR 2013-06-19T04:08:43Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WOMEN_IN_COMBAT?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Declaring "the days of Rambo are over," a top general said Tuesday that cultural, social and behavioral concerns may be bigger hurdles than tough physical fitness requirements for women looking to join the military's special operations units.... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:03:47 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WOMEN_IN_COMBAT?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By LOLITA C. BALDOR 2013-06-18T23:03:47Z