White House approved spying on allies, officials say
U.S. officials say the White House and State Department approved surveillance of phone conversations of allied leaders including Merkel, signaling anger among intelligence staff at being cast aside as disclosures from Edward Snowden strain ties with partners. Congress eyes reviews while foreign governments protest.
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Health care site resumes after data crash across exchanges
HealthCare.gov and the federal data hub were back online after a Sunday outage that affected 14 states and the District of Columbia. Officials said improved monitoring and system reconfigurations restored access by 6 a.m. Monday, enabling faster plan searches and clearer subsidy notices.
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Branstad backs pay as you go road funding plan
Gov. Terry Branstad supports a pay as you go approach to Iowa road funding but stops short of endorsing any specific tax or fee increases listed in a circulating DOT memo. The state faces a 215 million dollar yearly backlog in critical infrastructure needs and seeks options beyond a straight fuel tax hike to fund the road use tax fund.
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