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File photo of the ingredients of ricin (Photo credit: HO-FILES/AFP/Getty Images)

Hearing For Miss. Man In Suspicious Letters Case

The Mississippi man charged with making and possessing ricin as part of the investigation into poison-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and others was expected to appear in court Monday.

2013/04/29

President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks on the budget in Rose Garden of the White House on April 10,2013 in Washington, D.C. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama Dines With Republican Senators Over Steak Dinner At White House

Over a steak dinner, President Barack Obama dined with a dozen Republican senators at the White House on Wednesday evening in search of common ground on a range of issues, most notably the budget, entitlements and tax reform.

2013/04/11

File photo of guns. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Boost For Background Checks: Senators Compromise

Conservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of momentum to advocates of stronger restrictions. But big questions remain about whether President Barack Obama can push significant gun controls through Congress.

2013/04/10

Ex-JPMorgan Execs Pressed About Trading Loss

Two former high-ranking executives at JPMorgan Chase faced tough questions from senators Friday about why the bank played down risks and hid losses from regulators when it was losing billions of dollars.

2013/03/15

Can’t Quit The Place, Senators Back For Second Act

Republican Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana and Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey served years in the Senate, bowed out because of a term-limits promise or the frustration of endless fundraising and then discovered they couldn’t quit the place.

2012/03/11

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