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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 Revenue Service employees.

SPRINGFIELD --- The Senate today approved legislation that would allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to patients with serious illnesses, sending the measure to Gov. Pat Quinn.    

The icy Arctic is emerging as a global economic hot spot. It's one that is becoming a security concern for the U.S. as world powers jockey to tap its vast energy resources and stake out unclaimed territories.

6,000 people in remote Marshall Islands face acute water shortages as drought worsens    

Secretary of State John Kerry says the transfer of advanced missile defense systems from Russia to Syria would be a "destabilizing" factor for Israel's security.    

Senate Republicans have boycotted a scheduled committee vote on President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

New York Daily NewsHillary Clinton Gets Another Nudge for 2016Wall Street JournalEmily's List, the influential abortion-rights group that backs Democratic women, unveiled an initiative Thursday to help put a woman in the White House. The group announced a six-figure digital media campaign and new polling that shows a strong appetite for EMILY's List begins campaign for 'Madam President' - USA TodayUSA TODAYClinton waiting in the wings, Democratic group paves way for a woman presidentNBCNews.comHillary Clinton is the CLEAR favorite among Dems in 2016: pollNew York Daily NewsPolitico -CBS News -Fox Newsall 40 news articles »

Twice a day at the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, guards take a number of detainees from their cells, one at a time, to a camp clinic or a private room on their block. The detainees are offered a hot meal or a liquid nutritional supplement and, if they refuse, they are strapped into a chair. A nurse then passes a tube through their noses and down into their stomachs; for one to two hours, they are fed a drip of Ensure while a Navy corpsman watches. Read full article >>    

PhysBizTechStudy Finds Expanded Medicaid Increases Health Care UseNew York TimesWASHINGTON — Come January, millions of low-income adults will gain health insurance coverage through Medicaid in one of the farthest-reaching provisions of the Obama health care law. How will that change their finances, spending habits, use of Medicaid has mixed record on improving health for poor, study saysLos Angeles TimesMedicaid Expansion May Not Improve Health of Poor in USBloombergMedicaid Expansion Enhances Financial and Mental Well-Being, Study SaysU.S. News & World ReportWashington Post -ModernHealthcare.com -NPR (blog)all 57 news articles »

President Barack Obama's vow to try again to close the Guantanamo Bay prison remains a tough sell in Congress.

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it would continue its stimulus campaign at the same pace it has maintained since December, just as investors had expected.    

Calgary HeraldFBI says tests link deadly ricin to Miss. suspect - USA TodayUSA TODAYMaterials found in trash can near suspect's martial arts studio test positive for deadly poison, FBI documents say. ricin investigation. Federal authorities wearing hazmat suits walk to the home of Everett Dutschke April 23 in Tupelo, Miss., in connection with the Affidavit says tests link ricin to suspectFox NewsAffidavit: Materials removed from Miss. suspect's studio test positive for deadly Boston.comJames Everett Dutschke FBI Affidavit Links Suspect To Ricin - Huffington PostHuffington Postall 19 news articles »

The Star-Ledger - NJ.comPoll: Christie is Republicans' third choice to run for presidentThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comTRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie is the third most popular choice to run for president in 2016 among Republicans, according to a new national poll released today by Fairleigh Dickinson University. The poll of 863 registered voters found that 14 percent of and more »

The measure is intended to keep the air traffic control system operating at a normal pace by preventing further furloughs through Sept. 30.    

Amid the celebration surrounding the opening of son George W. Bush's presidential library, former first lady Barbara Bush is brushing aside talk of a Jeb Bush run for the White House.