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Pentagon: US forces take al-Qaida leader in Libya

National Security

Pentagon: US forces take al-Qaida leader in Libya

Robert Burns · October 6, 2013 2:53 am

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. The Republican-controlled House and the Democrat-controlled Senate are at an impasse, neither side backing down, after House GOP conservatives linked the funding bill to President Obama's existent health care law. There has been no sign of progress toward ending the government shutdown that has idled 800,000 federal workers and curbed services around the country. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

DOD recall, back-pay bill mark Day 5 of shutdown

burnsstephen-ohlemacher, charles-babingtonrobert · October 6, 2013 1:51 am

AP sources: Navy SEALs raid Somali town

National Security

AP sources: Navy SEALs raid Somali town

Kimberly Dozier · October 6, 2013 12:42 am

Pentagon: US military involved in counterterrorism operation against al-Shabab terrorist

Pentagon: US military involved in counterterrorism operation against al-Shabab terrorist

Washington Examiner · October 6, 2013 12:35 am

AP source: US military captures an al-Qaida leader in Libya linked to 1998 US Embassy bombings

AP source: US military captures an al-Qaida leader in Libya linked to 1998 US Embassy bombings

Washington Examiner · October 6, 2013 12:03 am

AP sources: Navy SEALs raid Somali town, don’t find al-Qaida suspect related to Nairobi attack

AP sources: Navy SEALs raid Somali town, don’t find al-Qaida suspect related to Nairobi attack

Washington Examiner · October 5, 2013 10:17 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2013, file photo U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel boards his plane at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to South Korea. Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, the Pentagon ordered most of its approximately 400,000 furloughed civilian employees back to work. The decision by Hagel is based on a Pentagon legal interpretation of a law called the Pay Our Military Act. That measure was passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama shortly before the partial government shutdown began Tuesday, Oct. 1. The Pentagon did not immediately say on Saturday exactly how many workers will return to work, but use the term "most". (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Pentagon: Most furloughed civilians ordered back

Robert Burns · October 5, 2013 10:05 pm

In this photo provided by Katy Scheflen, people run to a man who set himself on fire on the National Mall in Washington, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. The reason for the self-immolation was not immediately clear and the man's identity was not disclosed. (AP Photo/Katy Scheflen)

Police: Man who set himself ablaze on Mall dies

Eric Tucker · October 5, 2013 8:01 pm

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 file photo, Zena "Chief Z" Williams signs autographs during fan appreciation day at the Washington Redskins' NFL football training camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va. President Barack Obama says that if he owned the Washington Redskins, he would "think about changing" the team name, wading into the controversy over a football nickname that many people deem offensive to Native Americans. Obama, in an interview on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, said team names like the Redskins offend "a sizable group of people." He said that while fans get attached to the nicknames, nostalgia may not be a good enough reason to keep them in place. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Obama open to name change for Washington Redskins

Julie Pace · October 5, 2013 6:15 pm

Pentagon ordering most of its furloughed civilian employees back to work

Pentagon ordering most of its furloughed civilian employees back to work

Washington Examiner · October 5, 2013 5:40 pm

House passes bill to pay federal workers who are furloughed during government shutdown

House passes bill to pay federal workers who are furloughed during government shutdown

Washington Examiner · October 5, 2013 2:59 pm

In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, President Barack Obama smiles during an exclusive interview with The Associated Press in the White House library in Washington, four days into a partial shutdown of the federal government that has forced 800,000 people off the job, closed national parks and curbed many government services. The deadline for keeping the government open coincided with the Oct. 1 start of sign-ups for the insurance markets at the center of the health care overhaul Obama signed into law during his first term. Government websites struggled in the first week to keep up with high demand for the new marketplaces. It's not clear that more than a few managed to enroll the first day. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama says he expects Congress will raise debt cap

Washington Examiner · October 5, 2013 2:30 pm