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US names 18 Russians as human rights violators. What happens next?

The law requiring the administration's action roiled US-Russia relations after its passage last year. Some in Congress said the list of 18 rights violators was too short, but the US is bracing for blowback.

Colombia: Rappers under threat in Medellin by violent street gangs

Drug policy and Cuba headline Summit of the Americas (+video)

Video game nation: Why so many play

With payroll-tax cut, House GOP aims to force senators back to Capitol

Barney Frank exit may signal the end of glory days for Mass. Democrats

Trade deals: US-Colombia FTA ratified, but will it help Colombian workers?

How Democrats' anger at disaster funding helped doom House spending bill

All of a sudden, Congress is full of debt ceiling solutions

Who is blocking a grand debt deal? Democrats, too, have their limits.

On Libya, Obama has angered both sides in Congress

Why House Republicans are rushing to slash NPR funding

Will House Republicans revolt against bill to avoid government shutdown?

Five House controversies from Week 1: Did Republicans break promises?

Health care reform: House marches toward repeal vote

House votes a $4.5 billion boost for child nutrition, school lunches

Democrats in midterm trouble? Scenes from a Massachusetts driveway.

WikiLeaks: Facing 90,000 documents, US officials take go-slow approach

WikiLeaks controversy hovers, but House passes war funding bill

Obama wants more money for Afghanistan war. Will Congress grant it?

'Obama's war' in Afghanistan could be politically precarious

US congressional hearing highlights Colombia rights abuses

Kennedy's Senate seat: How much money do contenders need?

Will the war be forgotten after Memorial Day?

Castro's exit may spur U.S. policy rethink