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Obama asks Pentagon for Syria options
4/30/13 1:22 PM
During a Tuesday press conference, President Barack Obama says he's asked Pentagon for a range of options if Assad has used chemical weapons.
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Obama nominates Charlotte mayor to be transportation secretary
4/29/13 2:22 PM
President Barack Obama formally nominated Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx, a rising star in Democratic politics, to run the Transportation Department, according to POLITICO.
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Obama to nominate Charlotte Mayor Foxx for transportation post
4/28/13 5:49 PM
President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx as his new transportation secretary. If confirmed by the Senate, Foxx would replace outgoing Secretary Ray LaHood.
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Virginia Senator Mark Warner on the sequester; The NFL draft frenzy
4/26/13 1:54 PM
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FAA furloughs and political football
4/25/13 4:24 PM
Williams interview April 23, 2013
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House GOP gears up for summer debt showdown
4/24/13 3:00 PM
Get ready for another debt showdown this summer.
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Sen. Baucus to retire
4/23/13 11:34 AM
The 72-year-old Democrat has served six terms. He helped steer President Barack Obama's ambitious health care overhaul into law in 2010 but more recently broke with the president on gun control legislation.
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Bid for FBI building sets off regional competition
4/20/13 9:35 PM
The FBI's announcement that it needs a new home has touched off a virtual real estate beauty contest, with communities around the region jockeying for the opportunity to attract the law enforcement agency and the economic benefits.
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Local immigrants cautiously welcome U.S. immigration reform
4/17/13 8:02 PM
Mexicans reacted with cautious optimism to the immigration reform bill submitted to the U.S. Senate Wednesday, saying that while it proposes a long wait for migrants to gain U.S. citizenship, it at least gives them a stable path to do so.
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Virginia Dems renew call for Cuccinelli to resign
4/29/13 4:52 PM
Virginia Democrats are renewing their demands that Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli resign.
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That was the week that was
4/29/13 1:46 PM
Burkman and Fowler interview April 26, 2013
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Inside Washington April 28, 2013
4/28/13 8:24 AM
This week on Inside Washington: Dissecting the Boston Marathon Bombings. Despite alerts from Russia, how did the older Tsarnaev brother slip through the intelligence net?
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Five Presidents help dedicate George W. Bush library
4/25/13 6:06 PM
George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, and George H.W. Bush came together on a rare day of harmony at the dedication of the younger Bush's presidential library.
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George W. Bush advises brother Jeb to run for president
4/24/13 8:45 PM
In an interview aired Wednesday with ABC News, the former president says his brother would be, in his words, a "marvelous candidate."
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Bombing investigation doesn't slow down political fundraising
4/23/13 2:33 PM
Levinthal interview April 22, 2013
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That was the week that was
4/22/13 4:22 PM
Burkman and Fowler interview April 22, 2013
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Inside Washington April 21, 2013
4/20/13 9:43 AM
Watch this week's episode of Inside Washington.
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Senate rejects bipartisan gun control measure
4/17/13 6:13 PM
Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades on Wednesday.
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