Obama: Policy in leaks investigations under review
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says Attorney General Eric Holder will review Justice Department policy on leaks investigations involving the news media....
Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said he is haunted by the civilians unintentionally killed....
Pritzker's ties to thrift, tax haven eyed
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of commerce is facing scrutiny in the Senate for her ties to a subprime mortgage lender that failed in 2001 and as a beneficiary of family offshore trusts in the Bahamas....
Tea party storm largely inside IRS _ so far
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Three days of congressional hearings about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups have lawmakers looking for ways to widen an investigation that has so far been largely contained within the tax collection agency....
