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Government waste and fraud watchdog set for big budget cut
As President Barack Obama prepares to release his proposed budget for the next fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1, the Government Accountability Office is expected to take a hit that will reduce its head count to the lowest level in 75 years. The G.A.O. is responsible for investigating fraud and wastes of government money.
U.S. military prepares to open more military roles to women
The Pentagon on Thursday announced that women would be able to serve in more roles in the military. They'll be able to serve as radio operators, intelligence analysts, medics and other front-line units that don't regularly engage in combat. They're still prohibited from serving in the infantry, armored units and the special forces....
Obama, states announce massive settlement with banks over foreclosure process
Economists have identified the housing crisis as one of the biggest drags on the current economic recovery. On Thursday, state and federal officials announced a settlement with the mortgage industry that will provide cash to underwater homeowners and those who lost their homes, but there's debate on whether it will jumpstart the economy....
Russians plan protests against Putin in advance of presidential elections
Vladimir Putin, the former Russian president who is once again running for the office, is facing a wave of popular opposition to him claiming a third and potentially fourth term as Russia's president. Still, he's expected to win the election....
Indiana right to work law protest comes to Super Bowl week
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels this week signed the right to work bill into law. Labor unions, which say the bill will weaken them, are bringing their protests to Super Bowl week, but they face a difficult balancing act....
VIDEO: Mississippi Supreme Court to hear case over ex-Governor's many pardons
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour ignited a firestorm of controversy when he pardoned nearly 200 individuals, some of them still in jail and at least one a convicted murderer, shortly before he left office. Now the state Supreme Court will take up the case....
Previously unreleased audio sheds new light on Kennedy assassination
Audio recordings made on the flight deck of airplanes carrying two top government leaders the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated provide new insights into what the White House knew, when it knew it, and how the message was shared with government officials....
Florida school official says state standardized tests are unfair, worthless
In Florida, in order to earn a diploma from a state high school, you must have passed the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. But an Orange County School Board leader who took the test says it emphasizes the wrong skills and is unfair to students....
Pentagon outlines budget cuts to the tune of a half-trillion dollars
Though the Pentagon budget is reduced from what had been projected, the actual spending will increase more than $30 billion over 10 years, though the increases are small enough that when adjusted for expected inflation, they amount to minor reductions....
In post-Soviet Russia, a quest to define national identity
Despite it being 20 years since the Soviet Union came apart, Russia is still struggling to determine what it means to be Russian — what the nations values really are....
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