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Fri, 17 May 2013 22:56:12 GMT Sun, 19 May 2013 02:17:05 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/world/us/politics http://im.ft-static.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.png http://www.ft.com/world/us/politics http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/efdc7548-bf40-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct US chief of staff warns supply of sophisticated Russian missiles could encourage Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to believe he is safe from outside military action Fri, 17 May 2013 22:56:12 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/efdc7548-bf40-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct efdc7548-bf40-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/34f4be84-bf13-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The inspector general’s report found IRS improperly scrutinised Tea Party organisations but that the actions did 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cut corners because it is starved of funds Fri, 17 May 2013 18:41:42 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ee902cea-bf02-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct ee902cea-bf02-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/18c422fe-be41-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Scandal spells potential trouble for President Obama as conservatives sense an opportunity to kill off Affordable Healthcare Act Fri, 17 May 2013 01:14:12 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/18c422fe-be41-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 18c422fe-be41-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22516820-beca-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Approval for Freeport LNG project in Texas, the first for two years, will allow it to export to countries that do not have a trade agreement with 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May 2013 16:28:58 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b7cfb636-becf-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b7cfb636-becf-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/82f0b076-be77-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Almost 12 years after the September 11 attack, the Senate hearing underlined the disagreements about who the US is actually still at war with Thu, 16 May 2013 23:17:53 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/82f0b076-be77-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 82f0b076-be77-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c4fe6b6-be75-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Earlier on Thursday, a group of senators introduced a bill to stop military leaders from handling sexual assault cases involving subordinates Thu, 16 May 2013 23:14:59 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c4fe6b6-be75-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 8c4fe6b6-be75-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07366e64-be48-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Asked if anyone in the White House had knowledge about the IRS actions before this week, Mr Obama said that he personally had not Thu, 16 May 2013 18:59:43 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07366e64-be48-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 07366e64-be48-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4eff6fa4-bd6a-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Who cares about climate change and other real threats to life and limb when there’s a plague of scandals to ponder Thu, 16 May 2013 18:06:55 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4eff6fa4-bd6a-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 4eff6fa4-bd6a-11e2-890a-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66690968-bd68-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The Benghazi and IRS stories are not sufficiently serious or backed by enough real evidence to really damage the Obama administration Thu, 16 May 2013 17:54:59 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66690968-bd68-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 66690968-bd68-11e2-a735-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3602e210-bce3-11e2-9519-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Proponents of the RGGI, a market-based emissions reduction scheme, are touting programme as a way to cut emissions and boost economic growth Thu, 16 May 2013 16:29:09 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3602e210-bce3-11e2-9519-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 3602e210-bce3-11e2-9519-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/15bd286c-bd6f-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Executives are concerned that mayoral candidates lack the business affinity that has defined Michael Bloomberg’s approach Thu, 16 May 2013 14:01:22 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/15bd286c-bd6f-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_politics%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 15bd286c-bd6f-11e2-a735-00144feab7de