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Obama addressing Naval Academy graduates 2nd time Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 1:28 am, Friday, May 24, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama is addressing future military leaders who could help carry it out in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy graduates. On Thursday at the National Defense University, Obama defended his controversial drone strikes program and renewed his push to close the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility.

The federal budget sequester may be dampening a rise in economic optimism: Nearly four in 10 Americans now say sequestration has hurt them personally, up substantially since it began in March – and they’re far less sanguine than others about the economy’s prospects overall. Thirty-seven    

What happens in our relationships when we keep secrets?  When we think telling the truth brings harm or that hiding something serves a broader purpose?  It usually means trust doesn’t exist and the relationship is doomed to either failure or one that loses all sense    

GOP Senate candidate Mike Rounds hires consultant with history of success in The RepublicPIERRE, South Dakota — Former Gov. Mike Rounds' campaign for the U.S. Senate has hired a Republican political consultant known for his role in a prior Senate race in South Dakota. The Rounds campaign has retained Dick Wadhams, who managed John and more »

Dismissing a veto threat from President Barack Obama, lawmakers in the House passed legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets in a vote largely along party lines.