5:44 p.m. EST March 1, 2014  WASHINGTON -- President Obama said he was "deeply concerned" on Friday over reports that Russian troops are meddling in Ukraine as armed men took up positions in Ukraine's Crimean region.

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10:14 p.m. EST February 18, 2014   ASBURY PARK, N.J. — A legal showdown is looming in the joint legislative investigation into the closing of the George Washington Bridge access lanes in September.

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11:22 p.m. EST February 27, 2014   WASHINGTON — Members of Congress took more than $3.7 million worth of free trips last year — the highest price tag for privately funded travel in a decade, new data show.

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9:15 p.m. EST February 14, 2014  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. State Department plans to create an Arctic representative position to highlight the growing importance of that region.

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8:15 p.m. EST February 26, 2014  Sen. Barbara Boxer, the California Democrat who is chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, called for a study of the potential health impact of the Keystone XL pipeline.

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8:51 p.m. EST February 10, 2014  President Obama rolled out the red carpet for Francois Hollande on Monday, kicking off a state visit for the French president with a tour of the picturesque estate that belonged to Thomas Jefferson, a pivotal figure in establishing the U.S.-Franco relationship.

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11:45 p.m. EST February 20, 2014   The U.S. was odd man out in January. While the country shivered through a bitterly cold month, much of the rest of the world was warmer than average.

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5:34 a.m. EST February 9, 2014  WASHINGTON (AP) — Three days before they throw a state dinner for the president of France, President Barack Obama and his wife are whetting their appetite for — Mexican food.

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