GOP Senate candidate's ad: Meet the doctor who saved my baby's life

The first goal of every novice candidate is to make an impression on voters. Watch this spot from Monica Wehby, via the Examiner , and tell me how she did.

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Material washed up on Australia beach was not from MH370, say officials

A crew member of a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3 Orion, look out in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 over the Indian Ocean.

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Video: DNC 2016 convention bid invites go to Las Vegas, and a

The DNC began its selection of a 2016 convention site in earnest, or at least mostly so.

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Obama Begins Asia Tour in Japan

U.S. President Barack Obama began the first full day of his state visit to Japan Thursday with a call on Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace.

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Udall's first ad in Colorado: The war-on-womenizing we've been waiting for

I suppose going straight for the war-on-women strategy is the first logical step for Sen. Mark Udall in his race against Rep. Cory Gardner in Colorado, expected to be one of the costliest of the cycle.

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Jeb Bush announces: I'm officially thinking of running for president

Maybe our 2016 forecasting is all wrong. Maybe, instead of trying to figure out who the nominee will be, we should skip ahead to the part where Jeb is the nominee and a disgruntled Rand Paul is forced to decide whether it's time to go third-party.

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Chris Hayes: In a way, abolishing global warming is like abolishing slavery

Via RCP , he doesn't mean morally. He's quick to say that there's no moral comparison between them; even on MSNBC, there are evils worse than climate change.

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Port Authority OKs Wage Hike for Airport Workers

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey formally adopted a resolution Wednesday to raise wages for workers at its New York and New Jersey airports.

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Oh, was yesterday Earth Day?

Contrarian free-market environmentalist that I consider myself, I don't know that I necessarily oppose the idea of designating a day on which we might take a moment to be especially mindful of the resources we consume and the subsequent neighborhood effects of those consumption habits although, then again, that's pretty much exactly what - you know ... (more)

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Coming soon to the Nevada desert: "BundyFest"?

Via Becket Adams and TheBlaze , it's not what you think. Although it does sound like it'll involve a lot of, er, freedom.

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CRS report: The administration has missed 44 of its own ObamaCare deadlines

I'm posting this report, not because I think anyone actually expected the Obama administration to abide by the requirements it set out for itself when devising this leviathan of a law - I mean, the thing is huge , and it would just be totally unreasonable to expect the administration to be able to churn out regulations and studies on time, every ... (more)

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Video: Media loves Sotomayor's passion

Retweet the hater's tweet, appending the phrase "I love your passion," or some variation.

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Scroggins to lead ERA candlelight vigil

Bias Busters of Kansas will sponsor a candlelight vigil Saturday evening at a downtown bridge in support of passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, which was proposed but not ratified in the 1970s, then reintroduced in 2013 by Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J. Topeka civil rights activist C.E. "Sonny" Scroggins said he and other organizers of the vigil are ... (more)

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US Sen. Boozman recovering from heart surgery

His office says that Boozman's wife took him to a hospital in northwestern Arkansas on Tuesday for pain in the senator's chest and shoulder.

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Virginia lawmakers sustain McAuliffe vetoes

Gov. Terry McAuliffe has successfully vetoed two religious expression bills and legislation that would have granted people who receive red-light tickets the right to contest citations in circuit court.

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FCC to propose pay-for-priority Internet standards

The Federal Communications Commission is set to propose new open Internet rules that would allow content companies to pay for faster delivery over the so-called "last mile" connection to people's homes, but enhance scrutiny of such deals so they don't harm competition or limit free speech.

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Political lies can serve a purpose

We're getting to the thick of the 2014 election campaign season and, as with any campaign season, we're in for yet another clinic on the fine art of deceit.

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Not Justice Ginsburg, But the Two After Her

The people who see everything through the lens of partisan politics are currently playing a rather crass game which might be called "guess the date of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's retirement."

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Some Earth Day boos and cheers

We're celebrating Earth Day this week, and maybe that's what the White House hoped people would think it was doing when it earlier delayed construction of the job-creating, energy-boosting, science-endorsed, Keystone XL pipeline.

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ISTOOK: Obamaa s sleight of hand hides hidden governmenta s work

While an army of reporters flocks to the White House Press Room to hear Jay Carney's insults and misdirections, an army of bureaucrats are doing the real work of Barack Obama 's presidency, laboring in obscurity.

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Tentative deal reached in TSA breast-milk lawsuit

This 2010 photo provided by Stacey Armato of Hermosa Beach, Calif. shows her with her son, Lorenzo.

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L.A. Jewish Film Fest: From grave to whimsical all in one week

This year's Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, running May 1-8, features more than a dozen feature films and a number of shorts, all touching on major topics in Jewish contemporary life; many focus on self-preservation and conflict, but there's also lighter fare mixed into the programming.

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Thousands get new health coverage under exchange

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at an event Wednesday, April 23, 2014 in Seattle to highlight the success of the Washington state healthcare exchange in getting hundreds of thousands of people into new health coverage, including about 450,000 who obtained new Medicaid coverage.

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Oklahoma Court Rejects Inmates' Request To Reveal Source Of Execution Drugs

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled late Wednesday that two death row inmates are not entitled to know the source of the drugs that will be used to kill them.

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US Sen. Boozman recovering from heart surgery

Arkansas U.S. Senator John Boozman is in stable condition and is still recovering from unexpected heart surgery prompted by a tear in his aorta, his office said Wednesday.

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Government watchdog mismanages funds

The government watchdog that recently chided the State Department for losing track of billions of dollars in contracts has had its own troubles with procurement mismanagement.

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Initiative seeks to legalize pot in Nevada

A pro-marijuana group hoping to ride a wave of mounting acceptance for cannabis filed an initiative petition Wednesday seeking to legalize recreational pot use in Nevada.

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Material on Australian shore not from Malaysia jet

In this map provided on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, by the Joint Agency Coordination Centre, details are presented in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean.

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Georgia U,S, Senate race: Democratic 'road team' debates in Columbus, Michelle Nunn a no show

Not once did the three candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate say the name of front-runner Michelle Nunn during Wednesday night's televised debate at Columbus State University's downtown campus.

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Oregon gay marriage ban gets day in court

Lawyers for four gay and lesbian couples and the state of Oregon urged a federal judge Wednesday to strike down Oregon's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.

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