Global headlines mix political, disaster, and legal shocks
President Obama meets Mexico's Pena Nieto amid anger over missing students and calls for accountability. Virginia’s ex governor McDonnell receives a two year prison sentence after pleading guilty to bribery. Indonesian divers search for AirAsia fuselage debris as a winter storm lashes the Middle East and refugees in Lebanon. A sandstorm roils Cairo while UN agencies aid vulnerable Syrians and Jordanian hosts.
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Mexico
Enrique Pena Nieto
White House
Pena Nieto
Obama
Human Rights Watch
Afl-Cio
Pangkalan Bun
Indonesia
AirAsia
USS Navy
Fort Worth
Karimata Strait
Tatang Zainudin
Middle East
Lebanon
Cairo
Bekaa Valley
Syria
Anjar
United Nations Refugee Agency
UNHCR
Jordan
Egypt
GOP takes charge in Congress and faces veto on Keystone
Republicans seized control of Congress as Mitch McConnell and John Boehner won leadership posts. The White House veto threat shadowed top Keystone XL oil pipeline plans while Boehner vowed to push energy and tax overhauls. Bipartisan cooperation proved elusive amid intraparty GOP dissent and stalled budget talks.
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Congress
White House
Kentucky
Mitch McConnell
Capitol
Majestic
John Boehner
West Chester
House
Josh Earnest
Boehner
Louie Gohmert
Texas
Florida
Daniel Webster
Rich Nugent
Rules Committee
Ohio
Joyce Beatty
Marcy Kaptur
Marcia Fudge
Tim Ryan
Nancy Pelosi
White House vows veto of Keystone XL oil pipeline bill
The White House threatens to veto the first bipartisan energy bill in the new Congress, arguing it would undercut State Department review and a Nebraska route lawsuit. Senators Manchin and Hoeven say they can overcome a filibuster but not a veto, while the House plans a Friday vote approving the $5.4 billion project first proposed in 2008.
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Senate
Barack Obama
Congress
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State Department
Nebraska
Joe Manchin
D-W.va
John Hoeven
R-N.d
Mitch McConnell
House
McConnell
Manchin
West Virginia
Mary Landrieu
Louisiana
Bill Cassidy
Hoeven
Chuck Schumer
New York
Debbie Stabenow
Michigan
New Congress welcomes more women and minorities
The 114th Congress increases minority and female representation with 104 women and 96 racial minorities among 535 lawmakers. Senate and House party breakdowns show Republicans maintaining control while notable newcomers include Elise Stefanik Mia Love Tim Scott Cory Booker and Gary Peters among others.
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Congress
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Maine
Angus King
Vermont
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Elise Stefanik
New York
Joni Ernst
Iowa
Shelley Moore Capito
West Virginia
Kay Hagan
North Carolina
Mary Landrieu
Louisiana
Susan Collins
Jeanne Shaheen
New Hampshire
Tim Scott
South Carolina
Cory Booker
New Jersey
Marco Rubio
Dave Brat
R-Va
Donald Norcross
D-M
Alma Adams
D-N.c
Gary Peters
Michigan
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Oklahoma
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Robert Menendez
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Hawaii
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