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A House bill that would overhaul the mental-health system, now giving some of its former backers pause, is drawing new attention in light of last week's rampage in California....

President Obama sought to define how to project American power: Not necessarily by major deployments of American forces, but rather through targeted operations, diplomacy and aid....

Obama in a radio interview said it is "conceivable" the U.S. could tip Syria's civil war toward a political resolution with a mix of diplomacy and support for moderate rebels, though the process is likely to move slowly....

Obama will announce additional assistance to aid moderate Syrian rebels in their fight against the Assad regime, Secretary of State John Kerry said....

A watchdog's report found systemic problems at Department of Veterans Affairs health-care facilities, increasing the pressure on embattled VA Secretary Eric Shinseki. ...

And he will be criticized for that. There was nothing “new” in his address to the West Point graduates, some will say. Others–neo-conservatives and blood curmudgeons like John McCain– will say that it was a ratification of the President’s policy of weakness and retreat. And while those of us who generally agree with the President… ...

Obama's foreign policy address at West Point won't satisfy his critics, but it might reassure anxious supporters ...

A report found "inappropriate scheduling practices" at Veteran Affairs clinics in Phoenix, Ariz. accused of delaying life saving treatments ...

Once forgotten, abortion returns as an issue in Texas’s gubernatorial campaign ...

Commanders fear Taliban, al-Qaeda resurgence after GIs head home ...

Secretive data brokers have amassed thousands of details on virtually every household in the country. ...

Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights icon, had some kind words for the recently departed poet and memoirist Maya Angelou, who died at the age of 86 Wednesday. “She spoke a lot about the right of people to participate in a democratic process,” said Lewis, who is 74. “She didn’t like the system of… ...

The NSA leaker says he sees himself as a patriot in his first interview with a U.S. television network airing Wednesday night ...

Rahm Emanuel wants to impose tough new regulations on gun sales ...

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Jim Prentice told the Medicine Hat News he would rewrite the Land Stewardship Act if he becomes premier of Alberta...

Restaurants Canada calls for emergency meeting with Prime Minister over month-long moratorium...

President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he wants more than 9,800 U.S. troops to stay in Afghanistan after the end of 2014, with the number cut roughly in half by the end of 2015. By the end of 2016, he said, the military "will draw down to a normal embassy presence in Kabul, with a security assistance component." ...

Justin Trudeau said Tuesday afternoon the matter was closed after he had a private conversation with Liberal MP John McKay...

Gary Reece, chief of Lax Kw’alaams, says his community will not support heavy-oil projects such as Northern Gateway pipeline...