http://www.ksat.com/-/478556/4757604/-/wvirviz/-/index.html en-US © 2011 Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. Home Home en-US © 2011 Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. http://www.ksat.com/news/politics/despite-controversies-obama-approval-rating-steady/-/2567674/20208654/-/56xcifz/-/index.html President Barack Obama comes out of what was arguably the worst week of his presidency with his approval rating holding steady, according to a new national poll. Sun, 19 May 2013 17:10:57 GMT 20208654 2013-05-19T17:10:57Z http://www.ksat.com/news/politics/obama-to-give-anticipated-speech-on-terrorism-drones/-/2567674/20209918/-/xm1sv5z/-/index.html President Barack Obama will deliver long-promised remarks Thursday explaining the legal framework behind the decisions he makes to use drones against terrorist threats and further detail the administration's counterterrorism policy, according to a White House official. Sun, 19 May 2013 17:10:11 GMT 20209918 2013-05-19T17:10:11Z http://www.ksat.com/news/politics/gop-will-determine-amount-of-focus-on-scandals-adviser-says/-/2567674/20208868/-/d20kl2z/-/index.html In the wake of controversies plaguing the Obama administration, a White House senior adviser admitted Sunday there is a "healthy skepticism" about government. But he argued it's up to Republicans to decide how much Washington will focus on the scanda... Sun, 19 May 2013 17:06:10 GMT 20208868 2013-05-19T17:06:10Z http://www.ksat.com/news/politics/Rand-Paul-claims-revealing-memo-exists-in-IRS-scandal/-/2567674/20209266/-/4fvb32z/-/index.html While the Internal Revenue Service maintains it was not focusing on conservative groups out of political bias, Sen. Rand Paul claimed Sunday there was a "written policy" floating around the agency that said IRS officials were "targeting people who were opposed to the president." Sun, 19 May 2013 16:20:35 GMT 20209266 2013-05-19T16:20:35Z http://www.ksat.com/news/politics/White-House-aims-to-spend-10-of-its-time-on-controversies/-/2567674/20204958/-/mo9xud/-/index.html With the White House slashing its way through the recent brush of controversy, the president is putting out the message that he's focused on the economy as the administration enters another week of hearings on Capitol Hill. Sun, 19 May 2013 13:27:55 GMT 20204958 2013-05-19T13:27:55Z http://www.ksat.com/news/Police-Pakistani-politician-killed/-/478452/20205032/-/xjdxi2z/-/index.html Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain, who alleged vote rigging in Karachi, was shot to death Saturday on the eve of a highly contested re-run of balloting in her district, police said. Hussain was killed in what sources described as an execution... Sun, 19 May 2013 10:48:11 GMT 20205032 2013-05-19T10:48:11Z http://www.ksat.com/news/politics/IG-letter-to-Geithner-Targeting-not-among-top-concerns/-/2567674/20205850/-/spnfxs/-/index.html Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that the IRS inspector general was reviewing the office that handles tax-exempt applications, but a letter from October shows that the inspector general did not highlight the audit as a top concern. Sun, 19 May 2013 07:40:05 GMT 20205850 2013-05-19T07:40:05Z http://www.ksat.com/news/France-signs-same-sex-marriage-bill-into-law/-/478452/20202190/-/4swydiz/-/index.html French President Francois Hollande signed into law Saturday a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt. It came a day after the nation's top court, the Constitutional Council, ruled that the bill adheres to the constitution. "The most historic... Sat, 18 May 2013 18:39:16 GMT 20202190 2013-05-18T18:39:16Z http://www.ksat.com/news/politics/Romney-weighs-in-on-Washington-controversies/-/2567674/20203346/-/f62v6v/-/index.html Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno on Friday and weighed in on the barrage of controversies plaguing the White House in recent weeks. Sat, 18 May 2013 15:58:26 GMT 20203346 2013-05-18T15:58:26Z http://www.ksat.com/news/politics/Obama-promotes-jobs-tour-in-weekly-address/-/2567674/20202736/-/kunvmwz/-/index.html President Barack Obama highlighted his recent jobs tour Saturday, emphasizing a need to focus on improving the economy rather than getting distracted by other issues in the nation's capital. Sat, 18 May 2013 13:30:04 GMT 20202736 2013-05-18T13:30:04Z