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BILLINGS (AP) — Former state Judge Susan Watters has been sworn in as Montana's first female U.S. District Court judge. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy swore in the 55-year-old Billings native in a Thursday ceremony at the federal courthouse attended by several dozen friends, colleagues and family members. Watters worked in private practice and as a prosecutor before becoming a state judge 15 years ago. She fills a vacancy on the federal bench created with the retirement of U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull. Other f... Full story
WASHINGTON (AP) — A police officer was reported injured after gunshots at the U.S. Capitol, police said Thursday. They locked down the entire complex, at least temporarily derailing debate over how to end a government shutdown. The shooting unfolded after police chased a black car up Constitution Avenue toward the Capitol, said tourist Edmund Ofori-Attah, who walked toward the scene as the car stopped. "Then I heard the gunfire" and hit the ground, he said. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., told reporters he was walking from the C... Full story
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak U.S. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Inquiry hears of wider Secret Service misbehavior. WASHINGTON (AP) — The lawmaker leading an inquiry into the Secret Service prostitution scandal reported dozens of "troubling" episodes of past misbehavior Wednesday and appealed to insiders to come forward with what they know as investigators try to determine whether a culture of m... Full story
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney said Wednesday he's "prepared to fight all the way" to become the Republican presidential nominee after a strong showing on the biggest night of the GOP presidential primary season. But Rick Santorum demonstrated enough political muscle on Super Tuesday to ensure that there's more convulsion ahead as Republicans struggle to settle on a candidate to take on President Barack Obama. Newt Gingrich, who won only his home state of Georgia in balloting across 10 states, said he's pressing ahead and will "...
WASHINGTON— Their isolation complete, House Republicans on Thursday caved to demands by President Barack Obama, congressional Democrats and fellow Republicans for a short-term renewal of payroll tax cuts for all workers. After days of wrangling that even House Speaker John Boehner acknowledged "may not have been politically the smartest thing in the world," the Ohio Republican abruptly changed course and dropped demands for immediate holiday season talks with the Senate. The breakthrough probably spares workers a hit in t... Full story
WASHINGTON— Their isolation complete, House Republicans on Thursday caved to demands by President Barack Obama, congressional Democrats and fellow Republicans for a short-term renewal of payroll tax cuts for all workers. After days of wrangling that even House Speaker John Boehner acknowledged "may not have been politically the smartest thing in the world," the Ohio Republican abruptly changed course and dropped demands for immediate holiday season talks with the Senate. The breakthrough probably spares workers a hit in t...
AP-GfK Poll: 37 percent of public back protests LAURIE KELLMAN,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than one-third of the country supports the Wall Street protests, and even more — 58 percent — say they are furious about America's politics. The number of angry people is growing as deep reservoirs of resentment grip the country, according to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll. Some 37 percent of people back the protests that have spread from New York to cities across the country and abroad, one of the first snaps...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Sunday that "we need to" work out a debt deal within the next 10 days as he convened a meeting with congressional leaders, aiming to fashion a deficit reduction package for the next 10 years. Obama and the eight top House and Senate leaders assembled in the White House Cabinet Room for a rare Sunday session, less than 24 hours after House Speaker John Boehner abandoned plans to negotiate a massive $4 trillion deal for reducing the debt. As the meeting opened, Obama and the l... Full story
WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin insisted Sunday that history was on her side when she claimed that Paul Revere's famous ride was intended to warn both British soldiers and his fellow colonists. "You realize that you messed up about Paul Revere, don't you?" ''Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace asked the potential 2012 presidential candidate. "I didn't mess up about Paul Revere," replied Palin, a paid contributor to the network. AP Photo/Steven Senne Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stands near her tour bus outside a hotel in B...
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, approaches the podium Tuesday for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington after the Senate voted to pass debt legislation. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., is at left, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., is third from left. WASHINGTON — The nation's bills are being paid and Congress has bolted the hothouse of Washington, one debt limit deadline beaten and another ahead for a dozen yet-to-be-named lawmakers. They might want to hold off making Thanksgiving a...
