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By The Associated Press - Associated Press

The Libyan parliament voted to oust Prime Minister Ali Zeidan last week over anger at the failure to stop rebels from independently exporting oil. (Associated Press)

SEALs’ tanker seizure highlights Libyan power wrangling over oil, power

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

SC sues US Energy Department over MOX plan

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press

Recent editorials from Texas newspapers

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Charles Dharapak, right, Chief White House photographer for The Associated Press, listens to Julie Pace, AP's chief White House correspondent, as each took turns speaking to gathered editors and publishers at the Newspaper Association of America’s mediaXchange 2014 convention, in Denver, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Both journalists talked about their experience of ongoing coverage limitations placed on news organizations by the Obama White House. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

AP, others fight for independent coverage of Obama

By DONNA BRYSON - Associated Press

A Syrian boy waves the Syrian revolutionary flag during a celebration to commemorate the second anniversary of the Syrian revolution, in Amman, Jordan, Friday, March, 15, 2013. Around a thousand Syrians gathered in front of the Syrian embassy, and chanted slogans against Assad, and the Baath regime that has ruled Syria for the last 40 years. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

U.S. closes Syrian Embassy in Washington, orders diplomats out

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks about Ukraine, Monday, March 17, 2014, in the briefing room of White House in Washington. The president imposed sanctions against Russian officials, including advisers to President Vladimir Putin, for their support of Crimea's vote to secede from Ukraine. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

EDITORIAL: Obama’s chickens roosting in Ukraine

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

This undated photo provided by Get Covered Illinois shows one of several satirical ads Illinois is using to encourage young adults to sign up for health insurance by a March 31 deadline under the national health care law. The “Hard Choices” advertisements make the argument that getting insurance can prevent big medical bills and financial humiliation. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Get Covered Illinois)

Illinois ramps up humor in insurance ad campaign

By CARLA K. JOHNSON - Associated Press

File- This March 13, 2014, file photo shows Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., listening on Capitol Hill in Washington, during a Senate Transportation subcommittee hearing. In the aftermath of committee chairwoman Sen. Feinstein’s accusations that the CIA’s intimidating tactics and breaching of its constitutional authority for filing a criminal complaint against congressional aides, observers say the U.S. intelligence community and its congressional minders have committed serious missteps over the 13 years since the 9/11 terror attacks. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Former CIA probers urge new investigative panel

By STEPHEN BRAUN - Associated Press

In this Sept. 21, 2011, photo, President Barack Obama and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are seen during a meeting in New York. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Obama, Palestinian leader meet as deadline nears

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

**FILE** President Obama shakes hands with House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Nov. 16, 2012, during a meeting to discuss the deficit and economy. (Associated Press)

PHILLIPS: The insanity of ‘free trade’ agreements

By Judson Phillips

FILE - This Oct. 14, 2013 file photo shows Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., walking through a corridor at the Capitol in Washington. Leahy said he's “concerned the growing trend toward relying upon FOIA exemptions to withhold large swaths of government information is hindering the public's right to know.&quot; (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

US cites security more to censor, deny records

By TED BRIDIS and JACK GILLUM - Associated Press

** FILE ** Chris Matthew. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invsion/AP)

PRUDEN: Midterms favor GOP as Democrats flee Obama

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

FILE - This Oct. 14, 2013 file photo shows Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., walking through a corridor at the Capitol in Washington. Leahy said he's “concerned the growing trend toward relying upon FOIA exemptions to withhold large swaths of government information is hindering the public's right to know.&quot; (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

US cites security more to censor, deny records

By TED BRIDIS and JACK GILLUM - Associated Press

The head of Crimea's Russia-backed leader Sergei Aksyonov gestures as people celebrate in Lenin Square, in downtown Simferopol, Ukraine, Sunday, March 16, 2014. Polls have closed in Crimea's contentious referendum on seceding from Ukraine and seeking annexation by Russia. The vote, unrecognized both by the Ukrainian government and the West, was held Sunday as Russian flags fluttered in the breeze and retirees grew weepy at the thought of reuniting with Russia. (AP Photo/Max Vetrov)

Crimea votes in favor of secession; U.S. rejects

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

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Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, Florida Democrat, denies the sexual harassment claims of a former aide. An ethics probe reportedly has been launched.

New ‘gainful employment’ proposal sparks criticism

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

National security team briefing Obama on Ukraine

Associated Press

In this March 11, 2014, photo, Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. talks to reporters as she leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2014, after saying that the CIA's improper search of a stand-alone computer network established for Congress has been referred to the Justice Department. For President Barack Obama, a public spat between his trusted ally at the CIA and a loyal Democratic senator has put into sharp focus his complicated role in managing the post-Sept. 11 anti-terror programs he inherited from George W. Bush. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama refuses to ‘wade into’ CIA-Senate fight between Sen. Feinstein, Brennan

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

Mass., Conn., RI senators want better Syria plan

Associated Press

This image from video released by Funny Or Die shows President Obama, left, with actor-comedian Zach Galifianakis during an appearance on &quot;Between Two Ferns,&quot; the digital short with a laser focus on reaching people aged 18 to 34. Obama's appearance posted Tuesday, March 11, 2014, on the comic website Funny or Die, is at 15 million views by Friday. (AP Photo/Funny Or Die)

Obama’s ‘Funny or Die’ skit over 15 million hits

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press