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Watch live: Senate questions Holder on drug war, drones and gun control

Attorney General Eric Holder spoke to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday about the Department of Justice's plans to address marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado, along with the department's recent disclosure that a drone strike on U.S. soil is legally possible.

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Watch live: Obama nominates Walmart foundation head to lead Office of Management and Budget

President Barack Obama announces his intent to nominate Walmart foundation head Sylvia Mathews Burwell as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

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Watch live: Ex-pope departs the Vatican

NBC News Special Report: Pope Benedict XVI departs the Vatican aboard a helicopter for Castel Gandolfo in Lazio, Italy.

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Watch live: Pelosi holds press conference on budget cuts

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi discusses Friday's sequester deadline on Capitol Hill.

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Watch live: Obama honors Rosa Parks at new memorial

President Obama joins Senate and House leaders to host and deliver remarks at a statue dedication ceremony in honor of the late Rosa Louise Parks.

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Watch live: Secretary Hagel delivers remarks to Pentagon employees

New U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivers remarks to service members and civilian employees at the Pentagon.

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Watch live: Senate hearing on gun violence

Senate Judiciary Committee hears testimony from Neil Heslin, the father of one of the Newtown shooting victims, and others on assault weapons.

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Watch live: Obama appeals on budget cuts at Newport ship yard

President Barack Obama speaks to a group of workers at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, highlighting the devastating impact that the sequester will have on jobs and middle class families.

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Small Canadian telescope to hunt for near-Earth astroids

Little telescope to hunt big game: hard-to-see near-Earth asteroids (via The Christian Science Monitor)

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Watch live: Biden speaks on gun violence in Connecticut

Vice President Joe Biden delivers the keynote address on the federal response to reducing gun violence at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Conn.

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Watch live: Secretary of State Kerry delivers first major address

Secretary of State John Kerry delivers his first major public address since replacing Hillary Clinton, speaking on the value of President Obama’s investments in a strong foreign policy at the University of Virginia.

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Watch live: NJ Sen. Lautenberg announces his retirement

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) announces his decision to not seek re-election after his current term is up in 2015 at an event in his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey.

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Watch live: Obama hosts 2012 Citizens Medal ceremony

President Obama hosts the 2012 awardees of the Presidential Citizens Medal at the White House. The Newtown teachers and administrators who died protecting the children in their care are among the recipients.

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