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Sun, 19 May 2013 16:34:02 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRS_TEA_PARTY_POLITICS?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By THOMAS BEAUMONT 2013-05-19T16:34:02Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRS_OUTSIDE_GROUPS?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups.... Sat, 18 May 2013 15:40:36 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRS_OUTSIDE_GROUPS?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By KEN THOMAS and STEVE PEOPLES 2013-05-18T15:40:36Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AP_PHONE_RECORDS?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on newsgathering.... Sun, 19 May 2013 16:54:19 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AP_PHONE_RECORDS?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By PHILIP ELLIOTT 2013-05-19T16:54:19Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WHAT_DO_WE_EAT?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought.... Sun, 19 May 2013 18:05:13 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WHAT_DO_WE_EAT?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By MARY CLARE JALONICK 2013-05-19T18:05:13Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ATLANTA (AP) -- President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives.... Sun, 19 May 2013 18:24:15 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By DARLENE SUPERVILLE 2013-05-19T18:24:15Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_ECONOMY?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an effort to weaken him.... Sun, 19 May 2013 14:07:24 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_ECONOMY?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By JIM KUHNHENN 2013-05-19T14:07:24Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_CABINET_GOLF?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf - in the rain.... Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:16 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_CABINET_GOLF?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT 2013-05-18T20:13:16Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRS_POLITICAL_GROUPS?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- A top White House adviser insisted Sunday that President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the administration for more answers.... Sun, 19 May 2013 15:24:47 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRS_POLITICAL_GROUPS?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT 2013-05-19T15:24:47Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SENATE_DEMOCRATIC_STRUGGLES?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ATLANTA (AP) -- Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.... Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:35 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SENATE_DEMOCRATIC_STRUGGLES?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By BILL BARROW and THOMAS BEAUMONT 2013-05-18T19:48:35Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_DRONES?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration's secret drone program and other counterterrorism practices during a speech Thursday, a White House official said.... Sun, 19 May 2013 16:10:14 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_DRONES?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By JULIE PACE 2013-05-19T16:10:14Z