Washington DC

Budget cuts from Congress will soon reduce the number of free exhibitions on view each day at the Smithsonian Institution and will furlough U.S. Park Police officers who guard the nation's monuments.

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At the end of last week, there was a great deal of talk about the horrible effects across the nation that would take place if the automatic federal budget cuts that were triggered by the sequester took effect.

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President Barack Obama says civil rights icon Rosa Parks has taken her rightful place among those who have shaped the course of U.S. history.

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President Barack Obama says the dedication in the Capitol of a statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks will be a "powerful moment."

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Gov. Chris Christie used his keynote speech before the state Chamber of Commerce on Thursday night to thank President Obama for coming to New Jersey's aid so quickly after Superstorm Sandy while renewing his call for cooperation rather than rancor among the two major parties.

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An inauguration planning official says turnout was "definitely above 800,000" and possibly up to one million people.

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President Barack Obama is adding an asterisk to his name in the history books.

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The Smithsonian's National Zoo is opening a new solar-powered carousel with hand-carved, hand-painted figures representing many endangered animals.

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The National Park Service says a Massachusetts contractor has been named to repair earthquake damage to the Washington Monument.

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A man suspected of shooting and wounding a security guard at the headquarters of a Christian lobbying group made a negative reference about the organization's work before opening fire, a law enforcement official said.

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