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How Much Secrecy Is Necessary for National Security?
Google and Facebook are calling for the government to reveal more about how they operate secret surveillance programs.
Supreme Court Rules Human Genes Cannot Be Patented
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that isolated human genes are not patentable, but synthetic DNA is.
Rick Perry Heads to New York to Promote Texas
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is taking his job- hunting show to the Big Apple.
Mexicans Want a Safe, Peaceful Country, Says Nieto
Pena Nieto accepts that the people demand to reduce violence, specifically related to murder, kidnapping and extortion.
Supreme Court Set to Rule on Calif. Gay Marriage Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to issue two rulings that could reshape the definition of marriage in the U.S. as it rules on the constitutionality of a ban on gay marriage in California.
Corker Sticks to Middle Ground
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, talked tough about Syria but expressed a willingness to work with President Obama on foreign and fiscal policy.
Boehner Backs Farm Bill
House Speaker John Boehner has thrown his weight into a farm bill headed to the House floor, a boost for the five-year, $500 billion legislation that stalled in the House last year.
Google Uses Secure FTP and In-Person Delivery for NSA
Google disclosed Wednesday that it uses secure FTP servers and occasional in-person delivery when it complies with National Security Agency requests for user information.
Snowden Says He's an American, Not a Traitor
Edward Snowden, who leaked NSA secrets to the American media, on Wednesday defended his actions in revealing a secret data-gathering program.
Snowden Says He'll Fight Extradition
Edward Snowden, who says he leaked National Security Agency secrets, told Hong Kong media Wednesday that he intends to remain in the self-ruled Chinese territory and fight extradition to the U.S.
Trent Franks Thinks Few Raped Women Get Pregnant
Arizona GOP Congressman Trent Franks, who is sponsoring a bill to limit abortions to the first 20 weeks, said rape rarely results in pregnancy.
Biden Takes a Swing at the GOP
Vice President Joe Biden took a poke at the GOP during a fundraiser for Ed Markey, saying freshmen Rand Paul and Ted Cruz have cowed the party.
Gomez, Markey Spar Over NSA and Partisanship
U.S. Rep. Edward Markey tried again to tie Republican Gabriel Gomez to the national GOP in a Springfield debate.
Gabriel Gomez Invites Obama to Rally
GOP Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez posted an online "open letter" to President Obama last night that calls on the president to demonstrate his bipartisanship by meeting him in Chelsea.
Brown, Top Lawmakers Celebrate California Budget Deal
Gov. Jerry Brown and the leaders of the state Senate and Assembly on Tuesday praised their budget deal as a restrained spending plan that spends more on education while building toward restoring social services cut during the recession.
