Noticias de Hoy

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Marco Rubio is taking center stage as Republicans search for a new leader.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Wayne LaPierre would just as soon read a book as fire a gun.

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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people marched in six cities around Ireland on Saturday to protest against austerity measures, days after the government struck a vital deal on its bank debt. Prominent trade unionists and opposition members of parliament marched alongside citizens facing a sixth year of cuts since a financial crisis plunged Ireland’s banking system into a debt spiral. The size of the protest was reminiscent of the early days of Ireland’s financial crisis; in recent years demonstrations have waned despite ever-rising taxes and spending cuts. . . .

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama will focus his State of the Union address on boosting job creation and economic growth at a time of high unemployment, underscoring the degree to which the economy could threaten his ability to pursue second-term priorities such as gun control, immigration policy and climate change.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama is urging Congress to pass a smaller set of spending cuts and tax changes while they hash out a broader budget deal.

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SEA BRIGHT, N. J. (AP) ? Chris Christie began the workweek doughnut in hand, playfully embracing fat jokes on David Letterman’s couch.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? A cornerstone of President Barack Obama’s drive to check gun violence is gathering bipartisan steam as four senators, including two of the National Rifle Association’s congressional champions, privately seek compromise on requiring far more firearms purchasers to undergo background checks.

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Re-elected presidents and their speechwriters often have a verbal overload problem at the outset of second terms: They must produce a State of the Union address just weeks after a second inaugural address.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? A bipartisan quartet of senators, including two National Rifle Association members and two with "F” ratings from the potent firearms lobby, are quietly trying to find a compromise on expanding the requirement for gun-sale background checks.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? The U. S. military is determined to position small, quick reaction forces closer to global crises after the rapid assault on the U. S. diplomatic mission in Libya last September kept U. S. armed forces from responding in time to save four Americans.

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