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FBI says it uses surveillance drones on U.S. soil

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WASHINGTON - The United States uses drones for surveillance in some limited law enforcement situations, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Wednesday, sparking additional debate about President Barack Obama's use of domestic surveillance.

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Senate approves Froman as U.S. trade representative

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WASHINGTON - The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved White House international economic affairs adviser Michael Froman to be the next U.S. trade representative, sending him into the fray of two huge trade negotiations in Asia and Europe.

Elizabeth Warren 6:34pm EDT

House panel OKs bill to prohibit mandatory auditor rotation

WASHINGTON - In a rare show of bipartisanship, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee unanimously approved a bill on Wednesday that would prohibit mandatory rotation of auditors among companies to avoid fraud and financial misconduct.

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U.S. talks with Taliban likely to take place within 'next few days': U.S. official

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WASHINGTON - U.S. talks with the Taliban are likely to be held within the "next few days" in Qatar, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, after delays caused by tensions over the naming of a new Taliban office in the capital, Doha.

World, 4:57pm EDT

As Tea Party rallies, FBI says IRS probe a top priority

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WASHINGTON - More than a dozen FBI agents are assigned to a criminal probe into Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of conservative political groups, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Wednesday.

U.S. 7:41pm EDT

Immigration bill negotiators see Senate breakthrough

WASHINGTON - Prospects for U.S. Senate passage of an immigration bill with strong bipartisan support brightened on Wednesday when a group of Republican and Democratic negotiators reached a tentative deal on ways to shore up border security, senators said.

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Lawmakers float bill for Medicare to cover obesity treatment

WASHINGTON - A day after the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease, U.S. lawmakers introduced bipartisan bills in the Senate and House of Representatives that would require Medicare to cover more obesity treatment costs.

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Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts

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BERLIN - U.S. President Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to call on Russia to revive the push for a world without nuclear weapons, offering to cut deployed nuclear arsenals by a third, but Moscow immediately poured scorn on his proposal.

Russia, World 4:10pm EDT

Obama defends U.S. intelligence strategy in wary Berlin

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BERLIN - President Barack Obama defended U.S. anti-terrorism tactics on a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, telling wary Germans Washington was not spying on the emails of ordinary citizens and promising to step up efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay prison. | Video

World 4:14pm EDT

U.S. to restart migration talks with Cuba: State Department

MIAMI - The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume regular migration talks in a possible sign of thawing relations after more than three years of tensions over Cuba's jailing of a U.S. government contract worker.

Cuba 5:51pm EDT

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McCain, Biden coming together for Sedona, Arizona forum

These days Washington is not known for bipartisanship, but every now and then a breakthrough is made. It is noteworthy that Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, are appearing together at a forum in Sedona, Arizona on Friday.