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President Barack Obama on Thursday will expedite the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline as part of a tour of the nation's energy hubs.

Putin, now Russia's president-elect, has said he would boycott the Group of Eight summit at Camp David and the NATO conference in Chicago this spring if U.S. missile defense plans weren't scrapped.

North Korea has warned it won't tolerate any criticism on its planned satellite launch. North Korea has threatened the critics of its nuclear weapons program that any denigration would be considered a declaration of war, New York Times reported.

Despite online assertions of conspiracy theorists, the president's National Defense Resource Preparedness Act has already been the law in one form or another for more than 60 years.

Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo are set to be nominated to lead the World Bank, sources with knowledge of emerging market efforts to find candidates said on Tuesday.

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has comfortable win over Rick Santorum in Illinois.

The American Petroleum Institute, the U.S. oil industry's main trade group, renewed its call Tuesday for President Barack Obama develop the country's untapped resources, saying that would lower national gasoline prices.

The White House said that following a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Mexico, President Barack Obama daughter and her party are all safe.

The First Lady made her Late Show debut on Monday.

Apple's push for a tax holiday on overseas profits is unlikely to influence the Obama administration's position on the issue, a White House source told Talking Points Memo.

Do you enjoy horror movies? So do I.

He may be one of the President's favorite musicians, but maybe not for long after this weekend. Singer Cee Lo Green decided that he would sing the uncensored, curse version of his hit song, Forget You, at a fundraiser event for President Barack Obama at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Ga. Friday night, replacing forget with f--k and throwing the middle finger at guests in an event caught on video.

For the fourth time since 1967, Puerto Ricans will cast their ballots to either change or maintain the U.S. territory's status. If voters in November jettison the status quo, they can choose between statehood and independence.

An Irish blessing was bestowed upon the world on Saturday in honor of St. Patrick's Day 2012. Here are photos of St. Patrick's Day celebrations from Kate Middleton in England to revelers in New York City.

U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday celebrated the Saint Patrick's Day at a local and boisterous Irish pub with his ancestral cousin from Moneygall, Ireland, and enjoyed a pint of Guinness beer.

In the latest political clash over women's health, the White House has suspended Texas from a Medicaid program that provides reproductive health services.

The 50-year-old actor and a small group of protesters were arrested on Friday morning.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said the Obama administration has failed to live up to goal of being the most transparent administration ever during an executive meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

David Cameron and Barack Obama agree deal to release strategic oil supplies from government-controlled reserves in UK and US.

Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.), plans to introduce legislation that would enact a 5 percent surtax on millionaires in exchange for the passage of a balanced-budget amendment.

Ali Akbar Javanfekr, who serves as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's press adviser, also warned that in the event that Israel attacks Iran, a counter-strike by the Islamic Republic would include not only Israel, but also U.S. targets.