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One man was arrested on terrorism-related charges and another for possession of explosives, bringing to five the number of people arrested ahead of the NATO summit on Sunday in an alleged plot to target U.S. President Barack re-election headquarters.

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., says there's little support "for people who do the right thing" in Washington.

Fans greeting Barack Obama as he arrived in Raleigh, North Carolina; in 2008, he carried what had traditionally been a Republican state.

President Barack Obama 's embrace of same-sex marriage was a major moment for gay-rights advocates - historic, emotional, a cause for celebration and more praise for an administration with a strong record on these issues.

The Supreme Court is about to toss a judicial bomb into the middle of the presidential campaign, and nobody knows what impact it will have.

Chicago police say three people have been arrested and face terrorism related charges as the city prepares to host leaders from more than 28 countries at the NATO summit.

Chen escaped from his village in April and was given sanctuary inside the U.S. Embassy after seven years of prison and house arrest.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat to back a resolution supporting marriage equality.

Bernard Sanders , has introduced a bill to establish a prize system for the development of anti-AIDS drugs.

France's President FranA ois Hollande and US President Barack Obama at the G8 summit at Camp David.

Stoppa identified the men being held as Brian Church, 20, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Jared Chase, 24, of Keene, N.H.; and Brent Vincent Betterly, 24, of Oakland Park, Mass.

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Saturday pointed again to the multi-billion-dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase as a reason Congress should retain and continue to implement Wall Street reforms to prevent the kinds of practices that he says led to the financial meltdown in 2008.

Clemens is charged with lying to Congress in 2008 when he said he never used steroids or human growth hormone.

The long-running struggle to figure out the future of a federal program that provides insurance to homeowners in flood-prone areas is continuing, apparently without any end in sight.

Is Mitt Romney an out-of-touch elitist and bully who led a rapacious business that killed common folks' jobs? That portrayal of the presumptive Republican presidential candidate is the most frequent one painted by President Barack Obama's campaign and its allies, but their line of attack has yet to hit home.

Vice President Joe Biden said he and President Obama are "in the same place" on same-sex marriage, just more than a week after his comments on the issue forced the president to hasten his public declaration of support.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Myanmar's Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin after their meeting at the State Department in Washington May 17, 2012.