http://www.abcnews4.com/category/13571/political-news en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WCIV News - AP-National 15 political-news http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291145/chinese-premier-heads-to-india-to-boost-ties http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291145/chinese-premier-heads-to-india-to-boost-ties?t=2013-05-19T13:53:47Z WCIV Sun, 19 May 2013 13:53:00 EDT Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291156/obama-to-address-morehouse-college-commencement http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291156/obama-to-address-morehouse-college-commencement?t=2013-05-19T13:33:46Z WCIV Sun, 19 May 2013 13:33:00 EDT President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, told graduates of Morehouse College Sunday to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22287431/obama-agenda-seems-to-be-weathering-controversies http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22287431/obama-agenda-seems-to-be-weathering-controversies?t=2013-05-19T12:33:51Z WCIV Sun, 19 May 2013 12:33:00 EDT Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22292077/ap-ceo-calls-records-seizure-unconstitutional http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22292077/ap-ceo-calls-records-seizure-unconstitutional?t=2013-05-19T12:33:44Z WCIV Sun, 19 May 2013 12:33:00 EDT 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. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291785/obama-to-speak-on-legality-of-drone-program http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291785/obama-to-speak-on-legality-of-drone-program?t=2013-05-19T12:13:43Z WCIV Sun, 19 May 2013 12:13:00 EDT 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. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291389/aide-obama-learned-about-irs-from-news-accounts http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291389/aide-obama-learned-about-irs-from-news-accounts?t=2013-05-19T11:33:43Z WCIV Sun, 19 May 2013 11:33:00 EDT 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... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291163/syrian-activists-shelling-near-lebanon-kills-16 http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291163/syrian-activists-shelling-near-lebanon-kills-16?t=2013-05-19T10:33:44Z WCIV Sun, 19 May 2013 10:33:00 EDT Syrian troops backed by tanks and warplanes launched an assault Sunday on a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, pounding the area with airstrikes and artillery salvos that killed at least 30 people and forced... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291348/a-look-at-why-the-benghazi-issue-keeps-coming-back http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291348/a-look-at-why-the-benghazi-issue-keeps-coming-back?t=2013-05-19T08:33:40Z WCIV Sun, 19 May 2013 08:33:00 EDT The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22289129/first-lady-to-high-school-grads-live-your-dreams http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22289129/first-lady-to-high-school-grads-live-your-dreams?t=2013-05-18T17:13:02Z WCIV Sat, 18 May 2013 17:13:00 EDT First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22287626/activists-rebel-groups-kidnap-in-syrias-aleppo http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22287626/activists-rebel-groups-kidnap-in-syrias-aleppo?t=2013-05-18T17:03:03Z WCIV Sat, 18 May 2013 17:03:00 EDT Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22287961/a-look-at-why-the-benghazi-issue-keeps-coming-back http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22287961/a-look-at-why-the-benghazi-issue-keeps-coming-back?t=2013-05-18T13:52:52Z WCIV Sat, 18 May 2013 13:52:00 EDT The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22288624/obama-takes-cabinet-secretaries-out-to-play-golf http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22288624/obama-takes-cabinet-secretaries-out-to-play-golf?t=2013-05-18T13:02:51Z WCIV Sat, 18 May 2013 13:02:00 EDT President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf - in the rain. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22287795/irs-probe-ignored-most-influential-groups http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22287795/irs-probe-ignored-most-influential-groups?t=2013-05-18T11:42:49Z WCIV Sat, 18 May 2013 11:42:00 EDT There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22287614/hard-line-afghan-mps-block-law-protecting-women http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22287614/hard-line-afghan-mps-block-law-protecting-women?t=2013-05-18T11:32:51Z WCIV Sat, 18 May 2013 11:32:00 EDT Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22288123/politics-bribery-charges-swirl-around-ugandan-oil http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22288123/politics-bribery-charges-swirl-around-ugandan-oil?t=2013-05-18T11:22:46Z WCIV Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:00 EDT Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22288120/spin-meter-gop-raps-dems-for-irs-union-cash http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22288120/spin-meter-gop-raps-dems-for-irs-union-cash?t=2013-05-18T10:42:48Z WCIV Sat, 18 May 2013 10:42:00 EDT Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who accepted donations from the union that represents Internal... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22287593/obama-talks-jobs-says-politics-misplace-focus http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22287593/obama-talks-jobs-says-politics-misplace-focus?t=2013-05-18T06:12:36Z WCIV Sat, 18 May 2013 06:12:00 EDT President Barack Obama is calling attention to his economic proposals and efforts to expand the middle class. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22287365/egyptians-targeted-with-blasphemy-charges http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22287365/egyptians-targeted-with-blasphemy-charges?t=2013-05-18T02:42:44Z WCIV Sat, 18 May 2013 02:42:00 EDT The pale, young Christian woman sat handcuffed in the courtroom, accused of insulting Islam while teaching history of religions to fourth-graders. A team of Islamist lawyers with long beards sang in unison, "All except the... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22284987/spin-meter-gop-raps-dems-for-irs-union-cash http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22284987/spin-meter-gop-raps-dems-for-irs-union-cash?t=2013-05-17T19:52:36Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 19:52:00 EDT Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who accepted donations from the union that represents Internal... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22278164/house-committee-to-grill-ousted-irs-chief http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22278164/house-committee-to-grill-ousted-irs-chief?t=2013-05-17T18:43:15Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 18:43:00 EDT Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that they were being harassed by the Internal Revenue Service, a Treasury inspector general said... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22283515/benghazi-probe-co-chair-subpoenaed-by-house-panel http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22283515/benghazi-probe-co-chair-subpoenaed-by-house-panel?t=2013-05-17T18:02:17Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 18:02:00 EDT The head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has subpoenaed the co-chairman of the independent review board that investigated last year's attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, to... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22282546/apnewsbreak-energy-dept-backs-texas-lng-plan http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22282546/apnewsbreak-energy-dept-backs-texas-lng-plan?t=2013-05-17T17:52:21Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 17:52:00 EDT The Energy Department on Friday conditionally approved a Texas company's proposal to export liquefied natural gas, only the second such project allowed to move forward amid a production boom that has led to glut of... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22278162/obama-vows-to-end-scourge-of-military-sex-abuse http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22278162/obama-vows-to-end-scourge-of-military-sex-abuse?t=2013-05-17T17:44:28Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 17:44:00 EDT Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22283833/cbo-obama-budget-cuts-deficits-11t-by-2023 http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22283833/cbo-obama-budget-cuts-deficits-11t-by-2023?t=2013-05-17T17:42:09Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 17:42:00 EDT President Barack Obama's budget would trim projected federal deficits by $1.1 trillion over the coming decade, using nearly $6 in higher revenues for every $1 in reduced spending to achieve it, Congress' nonpartisan... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22284092/gop-hopes-irs-scandal-will-snag-health-care-law http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22284092/gop-hopes-irs-scandal-will-snag-health-care-law?t=2013-05-17T16:52:21Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 16:52:00 EDT Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22280637/argentine-ex-dictator-jorge-videla-dies-in-prison http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22280637/argentine-ex-dictator-jorge-videla-dies-in-prison?t=2013-05-17T16:42:36Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 16:42:00 EDT Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power over Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate so-called "subversives," died quietly in his... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22284005/us-slams-russian-anti-ship-missiles-going-to-syria http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22284005/us-slams-russian-anti-ship-missiles-going-to-syria?t=2013-05-17T16:32:02Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 16:32:00 EDT The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22281855/venezuelas-military-enters-high-crime-slums http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22281855/venezuelas-military-enters-high-crime-slums?t=2013-05-17T16:12:48Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 16:12:00 EDT Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of Caracas. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22278347/obama-focusing-on-job-creation-in-baltimore-visit http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22278347/obama-focusing-on-job-creation-in-baltimore-visit?t=2013-05-17T16:12:43Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 16:12:00 EDT President Barack Obama tried on Friday to leave behind the political battles that have overshadowed his second-term agenda, saying lawmakers should work on creating more middle-class jobs in the slowly growing economy. "Our... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22283090/congress-gets-mixed-advice-on-regulating-drones http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22283090/congress-gets-mixed-advice-on-regulating-drones?t=2013-05-17T14:52:10Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 14:52:00 EDT The growing use of unmanned surveillance "eyes in the sky" aircraft raises a thicket of privacy concerns, but Congress is getting mixed advice on what, if anything, to do about it. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22283441/hagel-names-general-to-lead-us-troops-in-skorea http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22283441/hagel-names-general-to-lead-us-troops-in-skorea?t=2013-05-17T14:52:06Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 14:52:00 EDT An Army general who served as a top official on U.S. joint military staffs in Afghanistan and at the Pentagon is the choice to command U.S. troops in South Korea. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22278000/report-torture-evidence-found-in-syrian-prisons http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22278000/report-torture-evidence-found-in-syrian-prisons?t=2013-05-17T14:32:25Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 14:32:00 EDT Rights activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the first Syrian city to come under rebel control have found torture devices and other evidence that detainees were abused there, Human Rights Watch said in a report... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22282743/michelle-obama-speaks-of-hunger-for-education http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22282743/michelle-obama-speaks-of-hunger-for-education?t=2013-05-17T14:22:04Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 14:22:00 EDT First lady Michelle Obama spoke passionately about the importance of education to the African-American community in a commencement address Friday, urging more than 600 graduates of Bowie State University to honor the... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22281850/obama-to-host-concert-honoring-carole-king http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22281850/obama-to-host-concert-honoring-carole-king?t=2013-05-17T13:12:15Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 13:12:00 EDT President Barack Obama is putting on a show at the White House next week for singer-songwriter Carole King. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22281771/rights-groups-syria-holds-thousands-incommunicado http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22281771/rights-groups-syria-holds-thousands-incommunicado?t=2013-05-17T11:52:05Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 11:52:00 EDT About 30 security agents showed up just after midnight, breaking down the door to an apartment in the town of Daraya near the Syrian capital of Damascus. They grabbed a 24-year-old university student and drove off. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22278188/organic-industry-clout-grows-with-consumer-demand http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22278188/organic-industry-clout-grows-with-consumer-demand?t=2013-05-17T11:41:56Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 11:41:00 EDT The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill, prompted by its entry into traditional farm states and by increasing consumer demand. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22280994/imf-says-cyprus-at-risk-of-even-deeper-recession http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22280994/imf-says-cyprus-at-risk-of-even-deeper-recession?t=2013-05-17T10:51:52Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 10:51:00 EDT The International Monetary Fund said Friday that substantial risks still loom for the Cypriot economy even after a multi-billion dollar international bailout aimed at averting a debt default. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22280239/ousted-irs-chief-errors-not-caused-by-politics http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22280239/ousted-irs-chief-errors-not-caused-by-politics?t=2013-05-17T10:30:59Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 09:11:00 EDT The ousted chief of the Internal Revenue Service is telling Congress that his agency made errors in targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he says the mistakes were not the result of partisan views. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22278785/scandal-cast-performs-finale-live-for-academy http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22278785/scandal-cast-performs-finale-live-for-academy?t=2013-05-17T05:22:23Z WCIV Fri, 17 May 2013 05:22:00 EDT Forget the DVR. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22266671/ouster-of-irs-official-isnt-ending-investigations http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22266671/ouster-of-irs-official-isnt-ending-investigations?t=2013-05-17T10:31:00Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 22:11:00 EDT President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday, the same day another top official announced plans to leave the agency amid the... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22272336/house-bill-protects-homeland-security-budget http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22272336/house-bill-protects-homeland-security-budget?t=2013-05-16T20:31:29Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 20:31:00 EDT A Republican-controlled House panel moved Thursday to protect the Department of Homeland Security from the big cuts facing other domestic agencies under the party's budget slashing plan. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22272337/effort-to-speed-workplace-enforcement-defeated http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22272337/effort-to-speed-workplace-enforcement-defeated?t=2013-05-16T20:31:25Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 20:31:00 EDT A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Barack Obama's top second-term priorities. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22266943/joint-chiefs-chairman-cites-crisis-over-assaults http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22266943/joint-chiefs-chairman-cites-crisis-over-assaults?t=2013-05-17T10:39:01Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 19:51:00 EDT President Barack Obama said Thursday the nation's military leaders told him they are "ashamed" of their failure to end sexual abuse in the armed services. Obama pledged to "leave no stone unturned" in the effort to halt... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22275390/edwards-reactivates-law-license-speaking-at-event http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22275390/edwards-reactivates-law-license-speaking-at-event?t=2013-05-16T19:31:48Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 19:31:00 EDT Former presidential contender John Edwards has reactivated his license to practice law and is setting out on the speaking circuit. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22273546/another-round-for-the-house-on-obamacare http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22273546/another-round-for-the-house-on-obamacare?t=2013-05-16T18:51:28Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 18:51:00 EDT One more time, with feeling! The Republican-led House voted yet again Thursday to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, knowing full well that won't stop it. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22273310/interior-issues-new-drilling-rule-on-public-land http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22273310/interior-issues-new-drilling-rule-on-public-land?t=2013-05-16T18:41:22Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 18:41:00 EDT Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, the Obama administration said Thursday. The new "fracking" rule... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22272426/justice-dept-faulted-over-terrorist-identities http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22272426/justice-dept-faulted-over-terrorist-identities?t=2013-05-16T18:12:03Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 18:12:00 EDT The government allowed "a small but significant number" of terrorists into America's witness protection program and then failed to provide the names of some of them for a watch list that's used to keep dangerous... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22275296/subpoena-of-ap-records-revives-media-shield-bill http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22275296/subpoena-of-ap-records-revives-media-shield-bill?t=2013-05-16T18:01:44Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 18:01:00 EDT The controversy over the government's secret subpoena of Associated Press telephone records has revived legislation that protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to federal investigators - and the White... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22274863/us-turkey-project-united-front-on-syria http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22274863/us-turkey-project-united-front-on-syria?t=2013-05-16T17:51:28Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 17:51:00 EDT President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan projected a united front Thursday on Syria, keeping stark differences about how much the U.S. should intervene behind closed doors as they looked to... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22273080/second-court-invalidates-obama-recess-appointment http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22273080/second-court-invalidates-obama-recess-appointment?t=2013-05-16T17:31:20Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 17:31:00 EDT A second federal appeals court has found that President Barack Obama exceeded his power when he bypassed the Senate to install a member to the National Labor Relations Board. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22266774/obama-aims-to-halt-perception-of-passive-president http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22266774/obama-aims-to-halt-perception-of-passive-president?t=2013-05-16T17:21:28Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 17:21:00 EDT President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred Internal Revenue Service Thursday and pressed Congress to approve new... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22266674/gop-demands-more-despite-benghazi-email-release http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22266674/gop-demands-more-despite-benghazi-email-release?t=2013-05-16T16:51:15Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 16:51:00 EDT President Barack Obama on Thursday tried to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to last year's deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya, calling on lawmakers to approve his... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22272192/senate-takes-up-moniz-nomination-for-energy-chief http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22272192/senate-takes-up-moniz-nomination-for-energy-chief?t=2013-05-16T16:21:16Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 16:21:00 EDT Physicist Ernest Moniz won unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to be the nation's new energy secretary. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22274306/congress-rethinks-911-law-on-military-force http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22274306/congress-rethinks-911-law-on-military-force?t=2013-05-16T16:21:13Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 16:21:00 EDT Congress is rethinking the broad authority it gave the president to wage a war on terror after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in light of how President Barack Obama has used the power to target suspected terrorists... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22273804/us-sanctions-on-4-syrian-ministers-rebel-leader http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22273804/us-sanctions-on-4-syrian-ministers-rebel-leader?t=2013-05-16T15:51:32Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 15:51:00 EDT The Obama administration has added four Syrian government ministers to a U.S. terror blacklist as well as the leader of an al-Qaida-linked organization fighting President Bashar Assad's (bah-SHAR' AH'-sahd)... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22271311/senate-committee-approves-3-judicial-nominees http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22271311/senate-committee-approves-3-judicial-nominees?t=2013-05-16T15:41:37Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 15:41:00 EDT The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved three of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, including one for an influential appeals court, for a full Senate vote. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22271975/house-advances-student-loan-fix http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22271975/house-advances-student-loan-fix?t=2013-05-16T15:41:37Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 15:41:00 EDT The days of fixed-rate student loans could be coming to a close, with House Republicans on Thursday advancing a proposal that would link rates to financial markets. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22272195/turkish-pm-talks-syria-with-obama-at-white-house http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22272195/turkish-pm-talks-syria-with-obama-at-white-house?t=2013-05-16T15:31:21Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 15:31:00 EDT President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and Turkey will keep ramping up pressure to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad from power, but there's "no magic formula" to stop his violence. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22271973/obama-walking-a-familiar-path-on-irs-allegations http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22271973/obama-walking-a-familiar-path-on-irs-allegations?t=2013-05-17T10:31:02Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 15:31:00 EDT The Internal Revenue Service controversy dogging President Barack Obama is hardly the first time a White House and the tax agency have been accused of political meddling and bias. Nor is it the first time that political and... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22266989/senate-panel-considers-labor-board-nominees http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22266989/senate-panel-considers-labor-board-nominees?t=2013-05-16T15:31:07Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 15:31:00 EDT Senate Republicans said Thursday they would not support five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board, raising the possibility the troubled agency could be rendered mostly inoperable later this year. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22273387/ap-source-obama-to-tap-werfel-as-acting-irs-head http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22273387/ap-source-obama-to-tap-werfel-as-acting-irs-head?t=2013-05-17T10:31:03Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 15:11:00 EDT President Barack Obama will appoint senior White House budget officer Daniel Werfel to be acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, a White House official says. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22266802/deep-divide-in-congress-over-domestic-food-aid http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22266802/deep-divide-in-congress-over-domestic-food-aid?t=2013-05-16T14:51:06Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 14:51:00 EDT The House and Senate Agriculture Committees laid the groundwork this week for reducing the size of the federal food stamp program, approving farm bills that would shrink food aid and alter the way people qualify for it. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22266778/influence-game-tech-labor-spar-on-immigration http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22266778/influence-game-tech-labor-spar-on-immigration?t=2013-05-16T13:41:01Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 13:41:00 EDT To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister:... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22272424/army-chief-time-to-fight-against-sex-assault http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22272424/army-chief-time-to-fight-against-sex-assault?t=2013-05-17T10:39:01Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 13:31:00 EDT The Army's top officer is telling soldiers that after demonstrating courage and resilience in 12 years of war, it's time for them to make the fight against sexual assault their primary mission. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22271970/epa-nominee-advances-without-gop-support http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22271970/epa-nominee-advances-without-gop-support?t=2013-05-16T12:51:30Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 12:51:00 EDT President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency has moved one step closer to getting the job, but it came without Republican support. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22267871/syrian-troops-repel-rebel-attack-on-aleppo-prison http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22267871/syrian-troops-repel-rebel-attack-on-aleppo-prison?t=2013-05-16T11:01:05Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 11:01:00 EDT Syrian rebels withdrew from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo Thursday after heavy fighting with government troops, an activist group said, as it more than doubled its tally of deaths from sectarian killings in a... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22269911/senate-panel-backs-perez-to-head-labor-dept http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22269911/senate-panel-backs-perez-to-head-labor-dept?t=2013-05-16T10:01:01Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 10:01:00 EDT A Senate panel has endorsed the nomination of Justice Department official Thomas Perez to head the Labor Department despite opposition from Republicans. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22266738/tea-party-groups-call-irs-process-nightmare http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22266738/tea-party-groups-call-irs-process-nightmare?t=2013-05-17T10:31:04Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 08:20:00 EDT Anger over President Barack Obama's policies drove businessman Tom Zawistowski to file paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service nearly three years ago to create the Ohio Liberty Coalition. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22268356/bulgarias-center-right-party-wants-vote-canceled http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22268356/bulgarias-center-right-party-wants-vote-canceled?t=2013-05-16T07:51:01Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 07:51:00 EDT Bulgaria's ex-prime minister says the results of last weekend's parliamentary election should be canceled due to "gross violations" of voting law. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22254265/house-panel-set-to-ok-cut-food-stamps http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22254265/house-panel-set-to-ok-cut-food-stamps?t=2013-05-16T00:10:30Z WCIV Thu, 16 May 2013 00:10:00 EDT The House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday approved a sweeping farm bill that would trim the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22254293/a-timeline-of-the-irss-scrutiny-of-the-right http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22254293/a-timeline-of-the-irss-scrutiny-of-the-right?t=2013-05-17T10:31:04Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 23:30:00 EDT By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press A look at events leading to the disclosure that the Internal Revenue Service placed conservative groups under special scrutiny for 18 months before the 2012 elections, a... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22263071/sexual-abuse-cases-put-pentagon-under-fire http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22263071/sexual-abuse-cases-put-pentagon-under-fire?t=2013-05-17T10:39:01Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 22:10:00 EDT One after another, the charges have tumbled out - allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22265366/joint-chiefs-chair-cites-military-sex-abuse-crisis http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22265366/joint-chiefs-chair-cites-military-sex-abuse-crisis?t=2013-05-17T10:39:01Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 22:00:00 EDT The top U.S. military officer says women in uniform are losing confidence that the problem of sexual assault in the armed forces can be solved. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22265176/woman-china-police-ask-to-ax-white-house-petition http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22265176/woman-china-police-ask-to-ax-white-house-petition?t=2013-05-15T21:20:33Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 21:20:00 EDT Upset about plans for a petrochemical plant near her hometown in China, a woman turned to a new method that Chinese are using to air their complaints: she posted a petition on the White House's website. Then, Chinese... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22258258/ex-diplomat-is-asked-to-answer-benghazi-questions http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22258258/ex-diplomat-is-asked-to-answer-benghazi-questions?t=2013-05-15T20:30:24Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 20:30:00 EDT Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points the Obama administration used after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, because he wanted to see more details revealed to the... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22254276/justice-investigating-irs-targeting-of-tea-party http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22254276/justice-investigating-irs-targeting-of-tea-party?t=2013-05-17T10:31:06Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 20:00:00 EDT Hurrying to check a growing controversy, President Barack Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service late Wednesday amid an outcry over revelations that the agency had improperly targeted tea party... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22264432/obama-tries-to-regain-control-amid-controversies http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22264432/obama-tries-to-regain-control-amid-controversies?t=2013-05-15T20:00:25Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 20:00:00 EDT Under mounting pressure, President Barack Obama on Wednesday released a trove of documents related to the Benghazi attack and forced out the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following revelations that the agency... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22263495/obamas-assets-worth-between-18m-and-68m http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22263495/obamas-assets-worth-between-18m-and-68m?t=2013-05-15T19:31:02Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 19:31:00 EDT President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama held assets last year that were worth between $1.8 million and nearly $7 million, according to federal financial disclosure forms the White House released Wednesday. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22264437/obama-news-conference-thursday-with-turkish-pm http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22264437/obama-news-conference-thursday-with-turkish-pm?t=2013-05-15T19:12:04Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 19:12:00 EDT President Barack Obama says he's ready for more questions at a news conference Thursday about revelations that the IRS singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22260335/obama-to-meet-with-treasury-officials-over-irs http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22260335/obama-to-meet-with-treasury-officials-over-irs?t=2013-05-17T10:31:09Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 19:10:00 EDT President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced the ouster of the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following disclosures that the agency targeted conservative political groups. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22263914/who-wants-to-be-detroit-mayor-22-candidates-do http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22263914/who-wants-to-be-detroit-mayor-22-candidates-do?t=2013-05-15T18:31:52Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 18:31:00 EDT Detroit's next mayor will inherit a city low on cash and an office low on power, yet nearly two dozen candidates are seeking the job anyway. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22263338/ex-sc-gov-sanford-reclaims-house-seat-in-comeback http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22263338/ex-sc-gov-sanford-reclaims-house-seat-in-comeback?t=2013-05-15T18:31:39Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 18:31:00 EDT Republican Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor whose extramarital affair derailed his political career, returned to Congress on Wednesday with his Argentine "soul mate" at his side. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22263796/tenn-senator-sale-idea-cost-tva-500-million http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22263796/tenn-senator-sale-idea-cost-tva-500-million?t=2013-05-15T18:20:58Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 18:20:00 EDT Sen. Lamar Alexander says President Barack Obama's plan to consider selling the Tennessee Valley Authority has already cost hundreds of millions of dollars - even if the nation's largest public utility is never sold. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22259748/new-secretary-lays-out-agenda-on-native-americans http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22259748/new-secretary-lays-out-agenda-on-native-americans?t=2013-05-15T18:00:41Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 18:00:00 EDT Interior Secretary Sally Jewell told a Senate panel Wednesday that "Indian education is embarrassing" as she laid out her priorities on issues affecting Native Americans and Alaska Natives. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22263201/senate-confirms-former-nurse-to-run-medicare http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22263201/senate-confirms-former-nurse-to-run-medicare?t=2013-05-15T17:50:56Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 17:50:00 EDT A former intensive care nurse with a businesslike approach to a politically divisive public policy area won Senate approval Wednesday to run Medicare and other major health insurance programs. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22262466/family-drama-adds-intrigue-to-ill-governors-race http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22262466/family-drama-adds-intrigue-to-ill-governors-race?t=2013-05-15T17:41:27Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 17:41:00 EDT Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know - and who you're related to - matters more than most. But the family drama shaping up around the next governor's race adds a new layer... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22263198/holder-defends-perezs-tenure-at-justice-dept http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22263198/holder-defends-perezs-tenure-at-justice-dept?t=2013-05-15T17:30:59Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 17:30:00 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder and a leading House Republican clashed Wednesday over the Justice Department's refusal to turn over the private emails of Thomas Perez, a top department official nominated to be labor... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22263074/white-house-releases-trove-of-benghazi-documents http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22263074/white-house-releases-trove-of-benghazi-documents?t=2013-05-15T17:20:29Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 17:20:00 EDT The White House is releasing 100 pages of e-mails and notes related to the Obama administration's response to the attack on a diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya, last September. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22254310/holder-to-face-tough-questioning-at-house-hearing http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22254310/holder-to-face-tough-questioning-at-house-hearing?t=2013-05-15T16:30:43Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 16:30:00 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress Wednesday that a serious national security leak required the secret gathering of telephone records at The Associated Press as he stood by an investigation in which he insisted he... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22262356/gop-dems-challenge-holder-over-subpoenas-to-ap http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22262356/gop-dems-challenge-holder-over-subpoenas-to-ap?t=2013-05-15T16:30:15Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 16:30:00 EDT Congressional Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday challenged Attorney General Eric Holder over the Justice Department's handling of the investigation of national security leaks and its failure to talk to The... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22261502/house-panel-boosts-veterans-spending http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22261502/house-panel-boosts-veterans-spending?t=2013-05-15T15:30:17Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 15:30:00 EDT With no broader budget deal in sight, a key House panel responsible for implementing sweeping cuts to agency budgets moved Wednesday to exempt veterans and largely protect spending on border safety and other homeland... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22259925/longer-us-white-majority-if-immigration-slows http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22259925/longer-us-white-majority-if-immigration-slows?t=2013-05-15T15:30:09Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 15:30:00 EDT Without increased immigration, whites would lose their U.S. majority in 2046, three years beyond official projections, and the nation's population would not reach 400 million until after 2060, a decade or more later than... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22246553/senators-argue-over-immigration-bill-id-mandates http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22246553/senators-argue-over-immigration-bill-id-mandates?t=2013-05-15T15:10:54Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 15:10:00 EDT In a story May 14 about a Senate immigration bill, The Associated Press erroneously reported that two of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers entered the U.S. on student visas. In fact only one of them did. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22260969/holder-potential-civil-rights-violations-at-irs http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22260969/holder-potential-civil-rights-violations-at-irs?t=2013-05-17T10:31:10Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 14:40:00 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder says the FBI's criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service could include potential civil rights violations, false statements and potential violations of the Hatch Act, which... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22260333/obama-planning-june-3-mental-health-conference http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22260333/obama-planning-june-3-mental-health-conference?t=2013-05-15T14:00:24Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:00 EDT President Barack Obama is planning a mental health conference next month in response to gun violence. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22254255/lawmakers-outraged-over-another-military-sex-case http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22254255/lawmakers-outraged-over-another-military-sex-case?t=2013-05-17T10:39:01Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:00 EDT Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel informed President Barack Obama of the latest sexual assault allegations against a soldier who was assigned to prevent such crimes - the second soldier involved in similar accusations - and the... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22260233/obama-to-meet-with-mccain-on-immigration-budget http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22260233/obama-to-meet-with-mccain-on-immigration-budget?t=2013-05-15T13:50:16Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 13:50:00 EDT The White House says President Barack Obama plans to meet with Republican Sen. John McCain on Wednesday to discuss ongoing efforts to pass an overhaul of immigration laws and budget issues. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22259936/myanmars-president-to-visit-white-house-on-monday http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22259936/myanmars-president-to-visit-white-house-on-monday?t=2013-05-15T13:20:17Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 13:20:00 EDT President Barack Obama is set to welcome Myanmar President Thein Sein (tayn sayn) to the White House Monday. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22259470/senate-dem-revives-media-shield-law http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22259470/senate-dem-revives-media-shield-law?t=2013-05-15T12:40:07Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 12:40:00 EDT A top Senate Democrat plans to revive legislation that would protect journalists and their employers from revealing their sources, days after it was revealed that the Justice Department secretly obtained Associated Press... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22259262/senate-votes-to-extend-federal-water-projects-law http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22259262/senate-votes-to-extend-federal-water-projects-law?t=2013-05-15T12:30:37Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 12:30:00 EDT The Senate on Wednesday put aside its partisan differences to extend the federal government's main water resources law, which promotes investment in port improvements, flood protection, dam and levee projects and... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22257964/la-is-worst-city-for-dog-attacks-on-mail-carriers http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22257964/la-is-worst-city-for-dog-attacks-on-mail-carriers?t=2013-05-15T10:29:57Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 10:29:00 EDT The U.S. Postal Service says Los Angeles was the worst city in America for dog attacks on letter carriers last year, and it urged pet owners to help reduce the attacks. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22257868/us-explores-new-ways-to-press-iran-on-nuke-program http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22257868/us-explores-new-ways-to-press-iran-on-nuke-program?t=2013-05-15T10:19:59Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 10:19:00 EDT The Obama administration is looking at new ways to pressure Iran over its nuclear program. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22255644/swiss-to-crack-down-on-business-sports-bribery http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22255644/swiss-to-crack-down-on-business-sports-bribery?t=2013-05-15T07:19:52Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 07:19:00 EDT The Swiss government wants to broaden its anti-corruption laws to make bribery a criminal offense in almost all cases. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22254243/projected-lower-deficit-could-slow-any-budget-deal http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22254243/projected-lower-deficit-could-slow-any-budget-deal?t=2013-05-15T05:00:25Z WCIV Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 EDT The good news is the budget deficit for the current year is projected to come in well below what was estimated just a few months ago. The bad news for deficit hawks is that the development could further curb the already... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22241720/top-irs-official-didnt-reveal-tea-party-targeting http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22241720/top-irs-official-didnt-reveal-tea-party-targeting?t=2013-05-17T10:31:11Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 23:09:00 EDT The Justice Department is investigating the Internal Revenue Service for targeting tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax exempt status, Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday, widening a probe that... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22252314/soldier-in-sexual-assault-office-accused-of-abuse http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22252314/soldier-in-sexual-assault-office-accused-of-abuse?t=2013-05-17T10:39:01Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 21:49:00 EDT A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for "abusive sexual contact" and other alleged misconduct and has been suspended from his duties, the Army announced... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22252233/heads-of-benghazi-review-board-say-theyll-testify http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22252233/heads-of-benghazi-review-board-say-theyll-testify?t=2013-05-15T10:52:14Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 21:09:00 EDT The leaders of the panel that independently reviewed last year's deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, said Tuesday they were prepared to testify publicly before Congress to counter what they... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22250760/trio-of-troubles-threatening-obamas-second-term http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22250760/trio-of-troubles-threatening-obamas-second-term?t=2013-05-15T10:51:20Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 21:09:00 EDT President Barack Obama seemed to lose control of his second-term agenda even before he was sworn in, when a school massacre led him to lift gun control to the fore. Now, as he tries to pivot from a stinging defeat on that... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22248858/cbo-estimates-2013-deficit-at-642-billion http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22248858/cbo-estimates-2013-deficit-at-642-billion?t=2013-05-14T20:19:24Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 20:19:00 EDT The budget deficit for the current year is projected to come in well below what was estimated just a few months ago, a development that could further curb the already slowing momentum for a budget pact this year. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22249328/flamboyant-texas-swindler-billie-sol-estes-dies http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22249328/flamboyant-texas-swindler-billie-sol-estes-dies?t=2013-05-14T19:49:24Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 19:49:00 EDT Billie Sol Estes' name was synonymous with Texas-sized schemes, greed and corruption. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22247286/bing-wont-seek-re-election-as-detroit-mayor http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22247286/bing-wont-seek-re-election-as-detroit-mayor?t=2013-05-14T18:39:25Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 18:39:00 EDT A visibly frustrated Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced Tuesday that he won't seek a second term and ripped Michigan officials for not giving him enough time to solve the financially strapped city's problems on his... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22248200/ag-removed-himself-from-decision-to-subpoena-ap http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22248200/ag-removed-himself-from-decision-to-subpoena-ap?t=2013-05-15T10:52:37Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 18:29:00 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records though he declared he had played no role in it, saying it was justified as part of an... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22242894/dod-poised-to-trim-furlough-days-add-exemptions http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22242894/dod-poised-to-trim-furlough-days-add-exemptions?t=2013-05-14T17:49:33Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 17:49:00 EDT After weeks of debate and number-crunching, the Defense Department announced plans Tuesday to furlough about 680,000 of its civilian employees for 11 days through the end of this fiscal year, allowing only limited exceptions... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22241747/ap-impact-wind-farms-get-pass-on-eagle-deaths http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22241747/ap-impact-wind-farms-get-pass-on-eagle-deaths?t=2013-05-14T17:49:25Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 17:49:00 EDT Wind farms in this corner of Wyoming have killed more than four dozen golden eagles since 2009, one of the deadliest places in the country of its kind. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22249000/senate-panel-approves-us-ambassador-to-libya http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22249000/senate-panel-approves-us-ambassador-to-libya?t=2013-05-14T16:49:28Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 16:49:00 EDT The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Libya, a post that has been vacant since insurgents attacked the diplomatic mission in Benghazi last... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22241867/farm-bill-still-a-little-something-for-everyone http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22241867/farm-bill-still-a-little-something-for-everyone?t=2013-05-14T16:39:20Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 16:39:00 EDT The Senate Agriculture Committee on Tuesday approved a massive five-year farm bill that would cut spending while also creating new subsidies for farmers. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22247198/study-questions-how-sharply-us-should-cut-the-salt http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22247198/study-questions-how-sharply-us-should-cut-the-salt?t=2013-05-14T16:19:33Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 16:19:00 EDT A surprising new report questions public health efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying it's not clear whether eating super-low levels is worth the struggle. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22248686/atty-gen-orders-probe-into-irs-targeting-groups http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22248686/atty-gen-orders-probe-into-irs-targeting-groups?t=2013-05-17T10:31:12Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 14:19:00 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder says he's ordered a Justice Department investigation into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22245268/uk-the-suns-politics-editor-charged-over-bribery http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22245268/uk-the-suns-politics-editor-charged-over-bribery?t=2013-05-14T13:50:12Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 13:50:00 EDT Britain's prosecutors say that a politics and government editor with The Sun tabloid has been charged over a conspiracy to pay thousands of pounds (dollars) worth of bribes to a press officer working in the British... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22248190/89-charged-in-medicare-fraud-busts-in-8-cities http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22248190/89-charged-in-medicare-fraud-busts-in-8-cities?t=2013-05-14T13:49:11Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 13:49:00 EDT Nearly 100 people, including 14 doctors and nurses, were charged for their roles in separate Medicare scams that collectively billed the taxpayer-funded program for roughly $223 million in bogus charges in a massive bust... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22241801/govt-probe-obtains-wide-swath-of-ap-phone-records http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22241801/govt-probe-obtains-wide-swath-of-ap-phone-records?t=2013-05-15T10:52:37Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 13:12:00 EDT The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22247568/rnc-chairman-says-holder-should-resign http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22247568/rnc-chairman-says-holder-should-resign?t=2013-05-14T12:49:21Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 12:49:00 EDT The chairman of the Republican National Committee says Attorney General Eric Holder should resign over the decision by the Justice Department to secretly obtain two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22244005/kerry-expects-syrians-to-attend-transition-talks http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22244005/kerry-expects-syrians-to-attend-transition-talks?t=2013-05-14T11:20:09Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 11:20:00 EDT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a stern warning Tuesday to Syria's government, saying that new help will be given to opposition forces should President Bashar Assad's regime decide to back out of upcoming... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22246551/gop-governors-want-special-prosecutor-in-irs-case http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22246551/gop-governors-want-special-prosecutor-in-irs-case?t=2013-05-17T10:31:14Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 11:19:00 EDT Two Republican governors are urging President Barack Obama to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Internal Revenue Service's admission that it targeted conservative political groups. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22244751/irs-chief-agency-lacked-sensitivity-in-screenings http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22244751/irs-chief-agency-lacked-sensitivity-in-screenings?t=2013-05-17T10:31:14Z WCIV Tue, 14 May 2013 09:19:00 EDT The acting commissioner of the IRS says the agency was guilty of a "lack of sensitivity" in screenings of political groups seeking tax-exempt status. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22237831/high-tech-pushes-for-more-in-immigration-bill http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22237831/high-tech-pushes-for-more-in-immigration-bill?t=2013-05-13T22:58:42Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 22:58:00 EDT High-tech companies looking to bring more skilled workers to the U.S. pushed Monday for more concessions in an immigration bill pending in the Senate. Labor unions said the Silicon Valley had already gotten enough in the... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22237996/govt-obtains-wide-ap-phone-records-in-probe http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22237996/govt-obtains-wide-ap-phone-records-in-probe?t=2013-05-15T10:43:31Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 22:58:00 EDT The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22240758/new-approach-to-back-immigration-bill http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22240758/new-approach-to-back-immigration-bill?t=2013-05-13T22:48:52Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 22:48:00 EDT President Barack Obama's political support group is joining with a Republican pro-immigration organization and an effort run by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to try to boost support for a comprehensive immigration... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22236332/obama-raises-cash-for-dems-in-new-york http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22236332/obama-raises-cash-for-dems-in-new-york?t=2013-05-13T21:18:47Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 21:18:00 EDT Huddling with A-list celebrities and top re-election donors, President Barack Obama bemoaned the partisan forces that have stymied compromise in Washington as he raised campaign cash for Democrats in New York. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22230587/filipino-clans-celebrities-dominate-midterm-polls http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22230587/filipino-clans-celebrities-dominate-midterm-polls?t=2013-05-13T21:08:38Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 21:08:00 EDT Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada was leading in the vote-count for mayor of Manila on Tuesday in what could be his first elected post since he was ousted in a 2001 revolt on corruption charges. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22230830/senator-obama-should-condemn-irs-targeting http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22230830/senator-obama-should-condemn-irs-targeting?t=2013-05-17T10:31:16Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 20:48:00 EDT Acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Steven T. Miller repeatedly failed to tell Congress that tea party groups were being inappropriately targeted, even after he had been briefed on the matter. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22237412/rubios-pac-airing-ads-defending-ayotte-on-guns http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22237412/rubios-pac-airing-ads-defending-ayotte-on-guns?t=2013-05-13T17:28:36Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 17:28:00 EDT A political group backed by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is coming to the aid of New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, airing a new television ad in the Republican's home state defending her stance on gun... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22235364/obama-vows-to-keep-pressure-on-syrian-govt http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22235364/obama-vows-to-keep-pressure-on-syrian-govt?t=2013-05-13T17:18:33Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 17:18:00 EDT President Barack Obama tried to swat down a pair of brewing controversies Monday, denouncing as "outrageous" the targeting of conservative political groups by the federal IRS but angrily denying any administration cover-up... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22230835/issa-plans-depositions-for-mullen-pickering http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22230835/issa-plans-depositions-for-mullen-pickering?t=2013-05-15T10:52:15Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 17:08:00 EDT House Republicans pushed ahead Monday with their investigation of the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year as President Barack Obama asserted that GOP charges of a cover-up are baseless. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22230860/obama-to-welcome-uk-pm-cameron-to-white-house http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22230860/obama-to-welcome-uk-pm-cameron-to-white-house?t=2013-05-13T17:08:24Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 17:08:00 EDT President Barack Obama waded into British politics Monday, suggesting that the United Kingdom seek to reform its relationship with the European Union before it decides to simply break away from it. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22238273/us-criticizes-egyptian-action-against-youth-leader http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22238273/us-criticizes-egyptian-action-against-youth-leader?t=2013-05-13T16:58:22Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 16:58:00 EDT The Obama administration is blasting Egyptian authorities for detaining a prominent youth movement leader on possible charges including "incitement to protest" and insulting the government's interior minister. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22235810/verdict-in-trial-of-egypt-activist-on-june-3 http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22235810/verdict-in-trial-of-egypt-activist-on-june-3?t=2013-05-13T16:18:36Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 16:18:00 EDT An Egyptian activist charged with insulting the president will remain in detention until June 3, when a verdict is expected, his lawyer said Monday. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22235457/obama-targeting-by-irs-is-outrageous http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22235457/obama-targeting-by-irs-is-outrageous?t=2013-05-17T10:31:17Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 15:38:00 EDT White House spokesman Jay Carney says the IRS inspector general notified the White House counsel's office during the week of April 22 that it was completing a review of the IRS office in Cincinnati that targeted... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22233960/high-court-rules-for-monsanto-in-patent-case http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22233960/high-court-rules-for-monsanto-in-patent-case?t=2013-05-13T14:28:31Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 14:28:00 EDT The Supreme Court said Monday that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto Co.'s patents on soybean seeds resistant to its weed-killer by growing the beans without buying new seeds from the corporation. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22231072/berlusconi-sex-for-hire-trial-reaches-final-stage http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22231072/berlusconi-sex-for-hire-trial-reaches-final-stage?t=2013-05-13T14:18:19Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 14:18:00 EDT Milan prosecutors on Monday demanded a prison sentence of six years and a lifetime ban from public office for former Premier Silvio Berlusconi in his sex-for-hire trial. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22236578/activists-call-on-obama-to-stop-deportations http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22236578/activists-call-on-obama-to-stop-deportations?t=2013-05-13T14:08:16Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 14:08:00 EDT Immigration activists are calling on President Barack Obama to end deportations of immigrants who might be eligible for legal status under a new immigration bill. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22235972/critics-lukewarm-on-us-plans-in-arctic http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22235972/critics-lukewarm-on-us-plans-in-arctic?t=2013-05-13T13:28:24Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 13:28:00 EDT A new U.S. strategy for the Arctic region has gotten a lukewarm response from a think tank that says the plan amounts to a "lengthy wish list" with few specifics. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22235553/obama-calls-gop-talk-on-benghazi-a-sideshow http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22235553/obama-calls-gop-talk-on-benghazi-a-sideshow?t=2013-05-15T10:52:14Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 12:28:00 EDT President Barack Obama is dismissing Republican criticism of his administration's handling of the attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Libya, calling the criticism a political sideshow. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22233819/togo-opposition-protests-activists-death-in-jail http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22233819/togo-opposition-protests-activists-death-in-jail?t=2013-05-13T11:38:21Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 11:38:00 EDT Activists in Togo charged Monday that a detained leader died in custody after authorities refused a request to bring him to a hospital, the latest dispute between the government and an increasingly vocal opposition. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22234858/drop-in-number-of-slain-law-enforcement-officers http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22234858/drop-in-number-of-slain-law-enforcement-officers?t=2013-05-13T11:38:20Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 11:38:00 EDT The FBI says 47 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty as the result of criminal acts last year, 25 fewer than in 2011. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22234855/senate-finance-to-investigate-irs-targeting-groups http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22234855/senate-finance-to-investigate-irs-targeting-groups?t=2013-05-17T10:31:18Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 11:38:00 EDT Sen. Max Baucus says the Senate Finance Committee will investigate the IRS targeting conservative political groups, joining a growing list of congressional panels looking into the matter. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22233962/ex-gov-huntsman-launching-talk-show-on-siriusxm http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22233962/ex-gov-huntsman-launching-talk-show-on-siriusxm?t=2013-05-13T11:28:33Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 11:28:00 EDT Former Republican Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, a 2012 presidential candidate, is helping launch a new monthly radio talk show on SiriusXM satellite radio aimed at promoting bipartisan politics. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22233277/herseth-sandlin-rules-out-run-for-sd-senate-seat http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22233277/herseth-sandlin-rules-out-run-for-sd-senate-seat?t=2013-05-13T10:28:12Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 10:28:00 EDT Former South Dakota U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin said Monday she will not seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Tim Johnson. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22232832/bulgarian-center-right-wins-most-of-the-votes http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22232832/bulgarian-center-right-wins-most-of-the-votes?t=2013-05-13T08:38:11Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:00 EDT The center-right party of former Prime Minister Boiko Borisov has fallen far short of winning a majority needed to form a government, according to nearly final election results released on Monday, and appears to have no... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22231131/spies-caught-in-website-scandal-embarrass-skorea http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22231131/spies-caught-in-website-scandal-embarrass-skorea?t=2013-05-13T06:38:02Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 06:38:00 EDT The scandal shaking up South Korea's main spy agency is not cloak-and-dagger stuff, but the kind of low-grade trickery anyone with an Internet connection could pull off. And the target was not Seoul's opaque rival to... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22230832/huge-drug-cost-disparities-seen-in-health-overhaul http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22230832/huge-drug-cost-disparities-seen-in-health-overhaul?t=2013-05-13T03:19:30Z WCIV Mon, 13 May 2013 03:19:00 EDT Consumer alert: If you or someone you know needs costly medications and you're hoping President Barack Obama's health care law will meet the need, you may be in for a surprise. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22229852/ex-penn-st-head-was-top-paid-among-public-colleges http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22229852/ex-penn-st-head-was-top-paid-among-public-colleges?t=2013-05-12T19:57:24Z WCIV Sun, 12 May 2013 19:57:00 EDT Former Penn State President Graham Spanier became the highest paid public college president of 2011-12 when he was forced out over his handling of the sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22228570/exit-polls-no-clear-winner-in-bulgarian-vote http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22228570/exit-polls-no-clear-winner-in-bulgarian-vote?t=2013-05-12T17:17:16Z WCIV Sun, 12 May 2013 17:17:00 EDT Bulgaria's center-right party and its main challenger, the Socialists, finished first and second in Sunday's parliamentary election, with neither one winning a majority needed to form a government, two exit polls... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22227805/issa-seeks-deposition-from-benghazi-review-chairs http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22227805/issa-seeks-deposition-from-benghazi-review-chairs?t=2013-05-15T10:52:15Z WCIV Sun, 12 May 2013 14:57:00 EDT The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but absolved then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. "We knew where the... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22228339/obama-praises-democratic-transition-in-pakistan http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22228339/obama-praises-democratic-transition-in-pakistan?t=2013-05-12T12:27:07Z WCIV Sun, 12 May 2013 12:27:00 EDT President Barack Obama is praising Pakistanis for upholding what he calls their commitment to democratic rule by successfully completing parliamentary elections. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22227746/senator-obama-should-apologize-for-irs-targeting http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22227746/senator-obama-should-apologize-for-irs-targeting?t=2013-05-17T10:31:24Z WCIV Sun, 12 May 2013 11:47:00 EDT Republicans said Sunday that the Internal Revenue Service's heightened scrutiny of conservative political groups was "chilling" and further eroded public trust in government. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22227616/snowe-presses-for-bipartisanship-in-new-book http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22227616/snowe-presses-for-bipartisanship-in-new-book?t=2013-05-12T11:17:25Z WCIV Sun, 12 May 2013 11:17:00 EDT U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe describes a scene out of a Rockwell painting: With Washington crippled by a blizzard, President Barack Obama worked the week before Christmas with a fire roaring in the fireplace in the Oval Office.... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22227675/gates-worries-about-escalation-of-korean-tension http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22227675/gates-worries-about-escalation-of-korean-tension?t=2013-05-12T09:16:56Z WCIV Sun, 12 May 2013 09:16:00 EDT A former Pentagon chief says he worries that North Korea's young leader and his generals don't realize there's been a "dramatic change" in public opinion in South Korea in how to respond to belligerent actions by... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22227656/gates-no-to-direct-military-involvement-in-syria http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22227656/gates-no-to-direct-military-involvement-in-syria?t=2013-05-12T09:07:00Z WCIV Sun, 12 May 2013 09:06:00 EDT Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he thinks direct U.S. intervention in Syria's civil war - particularly direct military involvement - would be a mistake. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22227416/bulgarians-to-elect-new-parliament-amid-scandals http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22227416/bulgarians-to-elect-new-parliament-amid-scandals?t=2013-05-12T06:56:54Z WCIV Sun, 12 May 2013 06:56:00 EDT Bulgarians voted Sunday in parliamentary elections with no party expected to win a majority to form a government, fueling fears of more political and economic instability in this financially strapped Balkan nation. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22227055/chinese-air-their-cases-by-petitioning-white-house http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22227055/chinese-air-their-cases-by-petitioning-white-house?t=2013-05-12T04:36:47Z WCIV Sun, 12 May 2013 04:36:00 EDT The poisoning of a college student 18 years ago recently re-emerged as a hot topic in China, but censors soon squelched the politically sensitive online discussions over whether the culprit may have eluded punishment because... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22226345/mrs-obama-seek-out-those-with-different-beliefs http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22226345/mrs-obama-seek-out-those-with-different-beliefs?t=2013-05-11T22:26:39Z WCIV Sat, 11 May 2013 22:26:00 EDT First lady Michelle Obama urged Eastern Kentucky University graduates on Saturday night to reach out to people with different political beliefs, saying the country would benefit from the conversations. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22223198/irs-apologizes-for-targeting-tea-party-groups http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22223198/irs-apologizes-for-targeting-tea-party-groups?t=2013-05-17T10:31:26Z WCIV Sat, 11 May 2013 21:56:00 EDT Senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew agents were targeting tea party groups as early as 2011, according to a draft of an inspector general's report obtained by The Associated Press that seemingly contradicts... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22223068/bomb-in-pakistan-kills-2-on-election-day http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22223068/bomb-in-pakistan-kills-2-on-election-day?t=2013-05-11T20:46:30Z WCIV Sat, 11 May 2013 20:46:00 EDT Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory following a historic election marred by violence Saturday, a remarkable comeback for a leader once toppled in a military coup and sent into exile. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22225528/experts-co2-record-illustrates-scary-trend http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22225528/experts-co2-record-illustrates-scary-trend?t=2013-05-11T20:26:29Z WCIV Sat, 11 May 2013 20:26:00 EDT The old saying that "what goes up must come down" doesn't apply to carbon dioxide pollution in the air, which just hit an unnerving milestone. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22225175/holder-civilian-courts-best-to-try-terror-cases http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22225175/holder-civilian-courts-best-to-try-terror-cases?t=2013-05-11T16:16:16Z WCIV Sat, 11 May 2013 16:16:00 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder says those who argue that civilian courts are incapable of handling terrorism cases "are simply wrong." News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22224319/pro-berlusconi-rally-in-italy-draws-cheers-jeers http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22224319/pro-berlusconi-rally-in-italy-draws-cheers-jeers?t=2013-05-11T14:26:16Z WCIV Sat, 11 May 2013 14:26:00 EDT Thousands of supporters of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi rallied in a northern Italian city Saturday to protest the media mogul's recent conviction by a Milan appeals court for tax fraud, cheering their hero as police... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22223541/egypt-prosecutor-frees-prominent-youth-activist http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22223541/egypt-prosecutor-frees-prominent-youth-activist?t=2013-05-11T14:16:13Z WCIV Sat, 11 May 2013 14:16:00 EDT Egypt's interior minister said Saturday that security authorities have arrested three suspected al-Qaida-linked militants who were planning to carry out suicide attacks on vital installations and an unspecified foreign... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22224371/obama-hails-courage-of-nations-police-officers http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22224371/obama-hails-courage-of-nations-police-officers?t=2013-05-11T13:16:25Z WCIV Sat, 11 May 2013 13:16:00 EDT President Barack Obama on Saturday praised the nation's police officers for everyday acts of courage, saying they often rush into danger to do "some really tough stuff." News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22224597/va-governors-chef-amid-a-political-potboiler http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22224597/va-governors-chef-amid-a-political-potboiler?t=2013-05-11T12:36:14Z WCIV Sat, 11 May 2013 12:36:00 EDT Todd Schneider came with a lot of celebrity cachet when he was hired in 2010 as chef at Virginia's historic Executive Mansion and he was soon cast as the co-star with first lady Maureen McDonnell when a cable channel... News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22223709/smoke-forces-evacuation-of-white-house-press-room http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22223709/smoke-forces-evacuation-of-white-house-press-room?t=2013-05-11T09:36:03Z WCIV Sat, 11 May 2013 09:36:00 EDT Reporters and photographers were evacuated briefly from the West Wing of the White House early Saturday because of smoke from an overheated transformer in a mechanical room. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22223525/obama-calls-on-congress-to-help-more-homeowners http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22223525/obama-calls-on-congress-to-help-more-homeowners?t=2013-05-11T06:15:59Z WCIV Sat, 11 May 2013 06:15:00 EDT President Barack Obama says Congress must give more homeowners the chance to refinance their mortgages to save money. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22223220/key-events-in-pakistans-political-history http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22223220/key-events-in-pakistans-political-history?t=2013-05-11T04:06:00Z WCIV Sat, 11 May 2013 04:06:00 EDT A chronology of key events in Pakistan's history: News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22223183/gop-ready-to-push-benghazi-case-into-2014-beyond http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22223183/gop-ready-to-push-benghazi-case-into-2014-beyond?t=2013-05-15T10:52:15Z WCIV Sat, 11 May 2013 03:46:00 EDT Steady drips of information about a horrific night in Libya are fueling Republican arguments and ads designed to fire up the conservative base and undercut the Democrats' early favorite for president in 2016. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22223191/control-towers-at-149-small-airports-to-stay-open http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22223191/control-towers-at-149-small-airports-to-stay-open?t=2013-05-11T03:45:50Z WCIV Sat, 11 May 2013 03:45:00 EDT The Federal Aviation Administration is keeping open for now the 149 control towers at small airports that were slated to close as the result of governmentwide automatic spending cuts imposed by Congress. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291071/590m-plus-powerball-1-winning-ticket-sold-in-fla http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291071/590m-plus-powerball-1-winning-ticket-sold-in-fla?t=2013-05-19T13:43:47Z WCIV Sun, 19 May 2013 13:43:00 EDT Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million - the highest Powerball jackpot in history. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22292083/trek-does-706m-but-falls-short-of-studio-hopes http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22292083/trek-does-706m-but-falls-short-of-studio-hopes?t=2013-05-19T13:13:45Z WCIV Sun, 19 May 2013 13:13:00 EDT "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291085/hofstra-student-killed-by-police-during-break-in http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291085/hofstra-student-killed-by-police-during-break-in?t=2013-05-19T13:03:45Z WCIV Sun, 19 May 2013 13:03:00 EDT Students at Hofstra University wore white ribbons at their graduation ceremony to honor a fellow student who was accidentally killed by a police officer confronting an armed intruder. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291074/probe-into-conn-train-crash-giving-way-to-cleanup http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291074/probe-into-conn-train-crash-giving-way-to-cleanup?t=2013-05-19T12:53:46Z WCIV Sun, 19 May 2013 12:53:00 EDT The Metro-North commuter rail line says crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals damaged in a derailment and crash in Connecticut. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22292079/ny-frisk-judge-calls-criticism-below-the-belt http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22292079/ny-frisk-judge-calls-criticism-below-the-belt?t=2013-05-19T12:33:46Z WCIV Sun, 19 May 2013 12:33:00 EDT The federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department has no doubt where she stands with the government. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291867/swift-bieber-more-ready-for-billboard-awards http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291867/swift-bieber-more-ready-for-billboard-awards?t=2013-05-19T11:53:42Z WCIV Sun, 19 May 2013 11:53:00 EDT By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer They battle it out weekly on the Billboard charts, and now they're competing at the Billboard Music Awards. News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291869/making-mentally-ill-defendants-ready-for-trial http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291869/making-mentally-ill-defendants-ready-for-trial?t=2013-05-19T11:44:11Z WCIV Sun, 19 May 2013 11:44:00 EDT The judge ascended the bench. He looked down at cafeteria-style tables marked "Prosecuting Attorney" and "Defense Attorney." To his left, two men sat in a box marked "Jury." The witness stand was marked "Witness." News - AP-National http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291083/medical-emergency-eyed-in-va-parade-crash http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22291083/medical-emergency-eyed-in-va-parade-crash?t=2013-05-19T11:23:46Z WCIV Sun, 19 May 2013 11:23:00 EDT Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday. News - AP-National