Grand jury won't indict Ferguson cop in shooting

A grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting sparked weeks of sometimes-violent protests and exposed deep racial tension between many black Americans and police. St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Bob McCulloch announced the decision Monday evening.

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Pentagon chief Hagel stepping down under pressure

Under pressure from President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel submitted his resignation Monday amid White House concerns about his effectiveness and broader criticism from outside about the administration's Middle East crisis management. Hagel, a former Republican senator, never broke through the White House's insular national security team.

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OBAMA: 'This Is Not Just An Issue For Ferguson, This Is An Issue For America'

President Barack Obama made a statement from the White House on Monday evening shortly after Saint Louis County prosecutors announced a grand jury would not indict a Ferguson, Missouri police officer who shot an unarmed African-American teenager earlier this summer. In his remarks, which were announced just a few minutes before they occurred, Obama encouraged those who might protest the verdict to do so peacefully.

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Michael Gerson: The big 'but' a " Obama's action on immigration

Following President Obama's ambitious executive order on immigration - not unprecedented in subject matter but unprecedented in scope and ambition - we are left to pick through the wreckage of law and precedent. Obama's action was a substitute for legislation - imposed precisely because legislation he favored did not pass.

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NH senators react to Hagel resignation

U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., commented Monday on Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's resignation.

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McCaskill calls for peaceful response in Missouri

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri is calling for residents and law enforcement in her home state to remain peaceful after the announcement that a white police officer will not be indicted in the shooting death of an unarmed black 18-year-old. The Democratic senator made the comments Monday night after official word of the grand jury's decision not to indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson , who shot and killed Michael Brown .

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President Obama urges calm after Ferguson decision

President Barack Obama speaks to the media in the briefing room of the White House, Monday in Washington, after the Ferguson grand jury decided not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown. WASHINGTON >> President Barack Obama appealed for calm and understanding in Ferguson on Monday after a grand jury decided not to indict in the death of Michael Brown, pleading with both residents and police officers to show restraint.

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Undergrads Welcome Obama Immigration Order with Reservations

Undocumented students and immigration reform advocates welcomed President Barack Obama's recent move to offer additional protection to undocumented parents of American citizens and permanent residents, but said the order falls short of providing respite to many undocumented immigrants. Obama announced Thursday an executive order that will allow an estimated 4 million people to apply for work permits and protection from deportation.

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Obama, Hagel Couldn't Make It Work

Vice President Joe Biden looked stricken Monday. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel kept his saggy eyes fixed on President Obama as the commander-in-chief cut his defense secretary loose.

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Hagel resigning as defense secretary

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is stepping down under pressure from President Barack Obama's Cabinet, senior administration officials said Monday, following a rocky tenure in which he has struggled to break through the White House's insular foreign policy team.

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GOP hopefuls avoid specifics in response to Obama

The rhetoric is barbed, but Republican presidential hopefuls generally fell in line behind the voices of restraint in the wake of President Barack Obama's order blocking deportation for millions of immigrants in the country unlawfully. Former Sen. Rick Santorum, a tea party favorite in the 2012 race, urged the Republican leadership in Congress to "use any means available to stop this unconstitutional attack on our liberty."

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With Chuck Hagel's departure, Obamais turning into George W. Bush

When Barack Obama looks in the mirror these days, he must see a terrifying visage staring back at him: that of George W. Bush. In a cruel echo of history, Obama is morphing into the president whose foreign policy he campaigned to overturn.

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House Speaker John Boehner requested that President Barack Obama avoid making a "very public push" on immigration during the midterm primaries, according to White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett. Speaking to the Chicago Sun-TimesA Washington Bureau Chief, Lynn Sweet, Jarrett claimed that the Speaker asked Obama to wait until after the primaries to publicly move with the immigration issue.

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Obama appeals for calm after Ferguson decision

President Barack Obama appealed for calm and understanding in Ferguson on Monday after a grand jury decided not to indict in the death of Michael Brown, pleading with both residents and police officers to show restraint. "We are a nation built on the rule of law, so we need to accept that this decision was the grand jury's to make," Obama said.

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Violence erupts in Ferguson; President urges calm

Violent protests erupted after grand jury decided not to indict a Ferguson police officer in the death an unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting by a white officer sparked weeks of demonstrations and exposed deep racial tension between many African-Americans and police. President Barack Obama and the family of Michael Brown asked for calm after a prosecutor announced the decision Monday evening that the grand jury decided not to indict officer Darren Wilson for the August shooting, prompting an angry response from demonstrators.

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President Calls For Peace In Wake Of Ferguson Decision

The case of 19-year-old Dustyn Frolka a Michigan State University student who was killed in February is expected to come to a close today. The case of 19-year-old Dustyn Frolka a Michigan State University student who was killed in February is expected to come to a close today.

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Libya, Isis, Rioting In Kiev: Hagel Didn't Start the Fire

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, a Vietnam war veteran and the lone Republican on Obama's national security team, has been fired. Hagel, he said , "was never really brought into that real tight circle inside the White House that makes all the decisions which has put us into the incredible debacle that we're in today throughout the world."

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How Many Trillions of Taxpayer Dollars Will Obama's Amnesty Cost?

On Friday, Lou Dobbs chatted up the topic of the executive amnesty with former CBO Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin, who called the action "a tremendous step backward for the nation." Dobbs brought up the aspect of taxpayer cost first thing in the segment, quoting the Heritage Foundation's Robert Rector , an expert on welfare and immigration costs.

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At 90, Jimmy Carter has major message

Carter came to San Diego to address 10,000 conventioneers late Monday afternoon at the American Academy of Religion meeting in the San Diego Convention Center. The four-day gathering, co-hosted by the Society of Biblical Literature, attracts religious leaders, professors, students, authors and publishers from around the world.

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McCaskill calls for peaceful response in...

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri is calling for residents and law enforcement in her home state to remain peaceful after the announcement that a white police officer will not be indicted in the shooting death of an unarmed black 18-year-old. The Democratic senator made the comments Monday night after official word of the grand jury's decision not to indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson , who shot and killed Michael Brown .

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It's Not Just Immigration, Obama Unilateralism Continues- Saturday Night Live Notices

Obama didn't start this, but he continues the growth of executive power at the expense of the Congress. And Congress just lets it happen.

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Obama urges 'calm' in Ferguson as crowds of protesters erupt

About 15 minutes after St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch announced Officer Darren Wilson wouldn't be indicted, county police used a bullhorn to tell crowds outside the Ferguson Police Department to disperse, saying it had become an unlawful assembly. Protesters hugged a barricade and taunted police, sometimes with expletives.

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Obama urges calm after Ferguson decision

President Barack Obama says he joins with Michael Brown's family in urging peaceful protests after a grand jury decided not to indict the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed the unarmed, black 18-year-old. The president said first and foremost the nation is built on the rule of law.

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Obama calls anger over Ferguson decision 'understandable,' but urges peace

President Barack Obama called for calm Monday night, moments after a Missouri prosecutor announced there would be no indictment against the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown. His measured tone stood in stunning contrast to the images of violence on the streets of Ferguson that intensified on a split screen.

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Greediest CEOs Ever

CEOs have power and money. Unfortunately, that can lead to some greediness. Here are 10 of the greediest CEOs ever.

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Pentagon chief Hagel stepping down under pressure

Under pressure from President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel submitted his resignation Monday amid White House concerns about his effectiveness and broader criticism from outside about the administration's Middle East crisis management. Hagel, a former Republican senator, never broke through the White House's notably insular national security team.

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UVA Suspends Fraternities After Report On Gang Rape Allegation

The University of Virginia is suspending all fraternities and associated parties until January 9 following a Rolling Stone magazine article that described a student's account of being gang raped and her frustration at trying to bring her alleged attackers to accountability. The University of Virginia is suspending all fraternities and associated parties until January 9 following a Rolling Stone magazine article that described a student's account of being gang raped and her frustration at trying to bring her alleged attackers to accountability.

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Obama awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to 18

President Barack Obama on Monday bestowed America's highest civilian honor on trailblazers in the arts, sports and politics, along with a couple of entertainers who are among his personal favorites. The 18 notables who gathered in the White House East Room to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom left even the president himself in awe.

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Kerry says progress made despite failure of Iran deal

American Secretary of State John Kerry claimed "real and substantial" progress had been made towards resolving the confrontation over Iran's nuclear ambitions yesterday, but six days of intensive talks in Vienna failed to produce an agreement. Eight meetings between the US secretary of state and Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, led only to the announcement of another deadline of 30 June for achieving a comprehensive deal.

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Iran nuclear talks stumble, extended until July

A yearlong effort to seal a nuclear deal with Iran fizzled Monday, leaving the U.S. and its allies little choice but to declare a seven-month extension in hopes that a new deadline will be enough to achieve what a decade of negotiations have failed to do - limit Tehran's ability to make a nuclear weapon. Pushback from critics in Congress followed almost immediately, with powerful Republicans saying that Iran is merely trying to buy time.

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