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FILE - This May 5, 2014 file photo shows a pickup truck driving down a road of the Homer City Generating Station in Homer City, Pa. The Obama administration is poised to unveil first-ever rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from the power plants that dot the U.S. map. President Barack Obama says the rules are essential to curb climate change, but critics disagree. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Obama’s boldest move on carbon comes with perils

By DINA CAPPIELLO - Associated Press

FILE - This June 25, 2013 file photo shows President Barack Obama wiping perspiration from his face as he speaks about climate change at Georgetown University in Washington. The Obama administration is poised to unveil first-ever rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from the power plants that dot the U.S. map. President Barack Obama says the rules are essential to curb climate change, but critics disagree. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Obama makes public health pitch for carbon rules

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks with Jani Bergdahl, left, and Bob Bergdahl, right, the parents of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Saturday, May 31, 2014, after the announcement that Bowe Bergdahl has been released from captivity. Bergdahl, 28, had been held prisoner by the Taliban since June 30, 2009. He was handed over to U.S. special forces by the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees held by the United States. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama welcomes release of captured US soldier

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Rice helping Obama juggle foreign policy crises

By JULIE PACE - Associated Press

FILE - This file image provided by IntelCenter on Dec. 8, 2010, shows a frame grab from a video released by the Taliban containing footage of a man believed to be Bowe Bergdahl, left. Saturday, May 31, 2014, U.S. officials say Bergdahl, the only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed and is in U.S. custody. The officials say his release was part of a negotiation that includes the release of five Afghan detainees held in the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (AP Photo/IntelCenter, File) MANDATORY CREDIT: INTELCENTER; NO SALES; EDS NOTE: &quot;INTELCENTER&quot; AT LEFT TOP CORNER ADDED BY SOURCE

US soldier freed from captivity in Afghanistan

By JULIE PACE and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

How Obama’s power plant emission rules will work

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Family of released soldier ‘joyful and relieved’

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** FILE ** President Obama attends the USC Shoah Foundation’s 20th anniversary Ambassadors for Humanity gala in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Illinois shelving $100M gift to Obama library

By John O'Connor - Associated Press

President Barack Obama waves as he walks from the Marine One helicopter to the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, as he returns from delivering the commencement address at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Half of Americans say President Obama is a ‘dove’ on foreign policy

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This May 14, 2014, file photo shows former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaking in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

News Guide: What Benghazi means in US politics

By CONNIE CASS - Associated Press

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HUMPHRIES: Liberal Bully of Week: President Obama’s straw man

By Rusty Humphries

** FILE ** "Hardball" host Chris Matthews bear hugs the Rev. Al Sharpton (left) at the at the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 27, 2013. (Associated Press)

Chris Matthews slams Obama on VA as too focused on the ‘P.R. of himself’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Correction: Arizona immigration law story

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

President Barack Obama gives White House press secretary Jay Carney a hug after announcing that Carney will step down later next month, during a surprise visit to the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2014. The president announced Carney's departure in a surprise appearance at in the White House press briefing room Friday. He said principal deputy press secretary Josh Earnest will take over the job. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama says goodbye to White House press secretary

By NEDRA PICKLER - Associated Press

Obama to call for more mentors for minority boys

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** FILE ** This May 14, 2014, file photo shows former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaking in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Hillary Clinton makes brief appearance at BookExpo

By HILLEL ITALIE - Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks at Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters in Washington, Friday, May 30, 2014, during a hurricane preparedness meeting. at right is Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator Craig Fugate. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama launches public push on power plant rules

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Deputy Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson leaves the White House in Washington, Friday, May 30, 2014, after being named by President Barack Obama to run the Veterans Affairs Department on an interim basis while Obama searches for a replacement for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki who resigned Friday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Veterans Department to be led by career banker

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla. is joined by Republican members and veterans in calling for reforms in the wake of allegations of gross mismanagement and misconduct at Veterans Administration hospitals possibly leading to patient deaths, Thursday, May 29, 2014, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Earlier, House Speaker John Boehner said he isn't ready to join other members of Congress who say Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki should resign over the scandal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Analysis: Seeking political gain over VA issues

By DAVID ESPO - Associated Press