Washington mudslide: Financial costs rise to $10 million, Inslee says

Estimated financial losses from the deadly Washington mudslide that has killed at least 24 people have reached $10 million, Gov. Jay Inslee said Monday in a letter asking the federal government for a major disaster declaration.

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Actress Sara Gilbert and musician Linda Perry wed

Albuquerque's mayor said that a more than 10-hour protest over recent police shootings turned from peaceful into "mayhem," as officers in riot gear clashed with hundreds of protesters who blocked traffic, tried... A day after a protest over Albuquerque police shootings devolved into violence, the city's new police chief on Monday commended officers ... (more)

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Police chief vows reforms after violent protest

Albuquerque's mayor said that a more than 10-hour protest over recent police shootings turned from peaceful into "mayhem," as officers in riot gear clashed with hundreds of protesters who blocked traffic, tried... A day after a protest over Albuquerque police shootings devolved into violence, the city's new police chief on Monday commended officers ... (more)

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North Texas Legal Leader Ray Hutchison Passes Away

DALLAS - It is with profound sadness that Bracewell & Giuliani LLP confirms the passing of our friend and partner Ray Hutchison on March 30, 2014.

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"Rosie the Riveters" Meet Biden

The 92-year-old Rosie the Riveter had been waiting a long time for the warm embrace she got Monday from Vice President Joe Biden.

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Most commissary discounts would be eliminated under proposed Defense Dept. cut

Sharyn and John Thomas live at Fort Belvoir with their sons, Liam, left, and Patrick.

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Caterpillar avoided $2.4 billion in taxes, report claims

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Nine year old Toledoan continues to pay it forward

Myles Eckert of Toledo , Ohio has taken $20 and turned it into over a quarter of a million dollars, and he did it through an act of kindness.

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Watchdog: ATF allowed officiala s salary double-dip

A former ATF official who approved the botched Fast & Furious gun-running operation was allowed to double-dip on salary with the approval of his supervisors, according to an internal auditor's report that adds to the troubles surrounding the embattled agency.

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Schumer media shield law is license to censor

When President Obama and New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer join forces to ostensibly protect freedom of speech and the press, it's time for believers in the First Amendment to take to the battlements.

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Louisiana House backs new restrictions on abortion clinics

With no debate, the Louisiana House overwhelmingly backed new abortion regulations Monday that would require doctors performing the procedure to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.

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visit|article-5362334|mobile_home_category_body-6916|1More victims found on east side of mudslide

Estimated financial losses from the deadly Washington mudslide that has killed at least 24 people have reached $10 million, Gov. Jay Inslee said Monday in a letter asking the federal government for a major disaster declaration.

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USDA to Grandparents: Read GovernmentBedtime Stories to Encourage Healthy Eating

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving advice to grandparents on how they can get their grandkids to eat healthier, including instructions to give them "hugs" instead of treats, and read government bedtime stories.

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Group works on Miss. health insurance enrollment

Jarvis Dortch, who's program manager and staff attorney for the nonprofit group, says Monday that federal figures show roughly 32,000 Mississippi residents had enrolled in coverage through mid-March.

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Poll: Majority say CIA assassinations justified, trusted more than Congress

In a significant show of support for the embattled CIA, twice as many Americans say they trust the spy agency more than Congress, and a remarkable majority say that CIA assassinations are "sometimes justified."

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With Senate vote, Congress sends Obama bill to stop cut to Medicare docs

With just hours to spare, Congress has stepped in to prevent doctors who treat Medicare patients from being hit with a 24 per cent cut in their payments from the government.

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Congress passes bill to stop cut to Medicare docs

With just hours to spare, Congress stepped Monday to finalize legislation to prevent doctors who treat Medicare patients from being hit with a 24 percent cut in their payments from the government.

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'Rosie the Riveters' meet president, vice president in Washington, D.C.

It couldn't have been a more exciting or jam-packed day for Phyllis Gould of Fairfax and four other Rosie the Riveters who Monday met President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden while visiting Washington, D.C. Gould, 92, worked as a welder at the Kaiser Richmond shipyards during World War II and has been writing letters since 2008 ... (more)

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Live updates from the District 6 Republican candidates debate

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - All seven Republican candidates vying to replace U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus are gathering Monday evening for a debate at Samford University's Wright Hall.

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Obamacare deadline frenzy

From coast to coast, the procrastinators lined up and logged on, to buy health care insurance -- some for the first time.

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Redistricting in Utah Makesit Tough For Democrats

Utah earned an additional congressional seat following the 2010 census, and Republican state lawmakers in charge of the redistricting process used that opportunity to slice up the district of seven-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson into four parts.

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As Charles S. Clark of Government Executive writes, three members of the House - Reps.

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Vice President Joe Biden stops by NAIAS

Vice President Joe Biden made a stop in Detroit to take a look at some of the newest models from the world's leading car companies.

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Appellate court rejects convicted terrorist Aldawsari rehearing bid

A New Orleans-based federal appellate court on Friday, March 28, rejected a request from convicted terrorist Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari for a rehearing on the appeal of his conviction and sentence for attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.

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Opening Day hit: U.S. Mint sells out of gold coins to benefit Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown

They're out of here! After a surge of unprecedented interest, the U.S. Mint has sold out of the $5 gold baseball coins that went on sale at noon Thursday as part of the 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin program .

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Judge Sarah Evans Barker to step back on duties

U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker announced March 31 that she plans to take "senior" status effective June 30, meaning she will carry about 80 percent of a normal caseload.

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Advocates and insurers are experiencing a surge of inquiries across Michigan as the deadline approaches to sign up for insurance under the federal health care law.

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Volunteer Fire Departments Worry Loss Of Tuition Grants Could Decimate Them

Volunteer fire departments already have been struggling to recruit new members, and now, a popular incentive to join a department is disappearing.

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Kentucky's freshmen have come of age in postseason

The head of the nation's auto safety watchdog is blaming General Motors for a failure to act sooner to warn consumers of a defect in small cars that is linked to 13 deaths.

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Congress passes bill to stop cut to Medicare docs

This Oct. 14, 2009 file photo shows Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.

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Congress passes bill to stop cut to Medicare docs

This Oct. 14, 2009 file photo shows Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.

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The head of the nation's auto safety watchdog is blaming General Motors for a failure to act sooner to warn consumers of a defect in small cars that is linked to 13 deaths.

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Combat Pilot Returns To High School For Promotion Ceremony

Monday marked a very special homecoming for a former Patrick Henry High School student who has gone to great heights since she graduated 26 years ago... literally.

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Arizona sheriff calls Obama administration's deportation record 'a travesty'

Steve Henry, the Chief Deputy Sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, called the Obama administration's deportation record "a travesty," after a new report revealed that the Department of Homeland Security released 68,000 illegal aliens convicted of crimes in 2013.

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Phone-friendly skies arena t unsafe or annoying

The comment period has closed on a proposed Department of Transportation rule that would continue the long-standing U.S. ban on in-flight use of cellphones, and the response was overwhelming and predictable.

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Bryce Harper passed concussions test after taking a shin to the head

Bryce Harper said he passed two concussions tests after Eric Young Jr.'s shin hit him on the head while trying to break up a double play in the second inning of Monday's season opener against the New York Mets.

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Hillary vs. Jeb? Bring in Newt Gingrich

Hillary Clinton clearly has an agenda to advance. Call it Bill. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has one too.

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Reader Submitted: Hebron/Columbia World War II Homefront Oral History To Be Aired

A couple years ago the Hebron Historic Properties Commission oversaw the moving and restoration of the World War II Civilian Aircraft Observation Post which had been built on Post Hill, Columbia, and moved to Hebron after the war.

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The party that cried wolf

Does this sound like Sen. Ted Cruz ? Maybe Sen. Rand Paul ? How about the Koch brothers in one of their multi-million dollar ad campaigns against the Affordable Care Act ? "This program I promise you will pass just as surely as the sun will come up tomorrow.

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Apple v Samsung, Alice v CLS, and Senate patent reform all in one week

The latest Apple v Samsung patent trial begins today. Also today, the landmark Alice v CLS software patent case will be argued before the Supreme Court.

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What religion is your corporation?

The Supreme Court has taken the classic notion that corporations are people to troubling levels in cases like Citizens United v.

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Walsh to speak to Palatine Twp. GOP

The Palatine Township Republican Organization will feature political commentator and former congressman Joe Walsh at their regular monthly meeting Saturday, April 5. The meeting, which is free and open to the public, starts at 9 a.m., with doors opening at 8:30 a.m., at the PTRO office, 839 N. Quentin Road, Palatine.

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No Break From Politics On Obamacare Deadline Day

Scott, a Republican, has made his opposition central to his re-election campaign.

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Wasserman Schultz burned by WaPo 'fact-checker' for bogus defense of birth control mandate

Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz found herself the target of a Washington Post "Fact Checker" column after the Florida congresswoman attacked Hobby Lobby's Obamacare court challenge by claiming 60 percent of women use birth control for something other than, well, controlling birth.

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Harry Reid accused of hypocrisy over billionaire donors

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is accused in a new ad of hypocrisy when it comes to decrying the influence of billionaire donors in politics.

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White House tries to rally Democrats behind Obamacare

White House spokesman Jay Carney used a late surge of Obamacare signs-ups to rally Democratic politicians and advocates behind the claim that the program is on solid ground and safe from GOP opposition.

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Facebook 'friend' robs family after posting vacation plans online

A California woman's Facebook posts about her Vegas vacation alerted robbers to an easy target last week - one of which was a "friend."

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Idaho man sentenced to 25 years in prison for firing assault rifle at White House

Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, 23, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, pleaded guilty last year to terrorism and weapons offenses after firing at least eight rounds at the White House in November 2011.

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Congress Approves Bill to Avert Medicare Pay Cut for Doctors

The U.S. Senate gave final congressional approval on Monday to legislation to avert a pay cut for doctors who participate in the Medicare insurance program for the elderly and disabled.

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Senator says Caterpillar avoided billions in taxes

Caterpillar has avoided paying $2.4 billion in U.S. taxes since 2000 by shifting profits to a wholly-controlled affiliate in Switzerland, according to the report released Monday by Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan.

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NY Sen. Schumer Asks Feds to Review WTC Security 3/30/14

Sen. Charles Schumer is asking federal officials to review security at the World Trade Center site after authorities said a series of daredevils sneaked into its signature skyscraper.

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Galveston Bay Oil Spill Could Have Lasting Effect 3/30/14

Authorities in charge of the cleanup from last week's Houston Ship Channel oil spill say they're responding to reports of oil near North Padre Island and Mustang Island, some 200 miles southwest of the original accident.

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Interest in health care surges as enrollment deadline nears

The Obama administration and its allies are making a last-minute push to persuade Americans to enroll in health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

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Search dogs break from mudslide recovery

Families coping with the loss of friends and neighbors sought comfort Sunday in church services, while crews searched for more victims of the mudslide that buried the mountainside community of Oso more than a week ago.

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PunditFact fact-checks the March 30 news shows

An internal report clearing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie of wrongdoing in the "Bridgegate" scandal has breathed new life into the months-old controversy.

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The old 'Alliance': Second World War-era submarine restored

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Josh Elliott Leaving ABC News For NBC Sports

BREAKING: After an intense negotiation with ABC News, Good Morning America co-host Josh Elliott is leaving the network for NBC Sports.

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Blackman Twp. Residents Collect Enough Signatures For Referendum

Looking for work? Next Monday ALDI is bringing new jobs to Michigan with a hiring event for their store location in south Lansing.

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Senator Schumer addresses World Trade Center concerns

Senator Charles Schumer is calling on the Department of Homeland Security to tighten security at the new World Trade Center building to prevent a terrorist attack.

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Search dogs take break from mudslide recovery

Families coping with the loss of friends and neighbors sought comfort Sunday in church services, while crews searched for more victims of the mudslide that buried the mountainside community of Oso more than a week ago.

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Biden to Dems: 'We Could Lose' to Ted Cruz

Vice President Joe Biden is warning Democratic donors that their money is needed to avoid ending up with a Senate full of Ted Cruz-like tea party Republicans.

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5U.S., Russia meet amid rift over Ukraine

The United States and Russia sought Sunday to calm a bitter confrontation over Ukraine and Crimea that has included the toughest U.S. economic penalties on Russia since the end of the Cold War.

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Alice Russie transforms the words of John Wesley into everyday language - Friday, 28 March 2014 15:52

Alice Russie, who has been married 64 years to her husband John this month, remembers exactly the moment she first laid eyes on him.

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The New Review: Discover: the Networker: No more spying? Sorry, Obama, but that's not true

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Last week in the Hague, Barack Obama seemed to have suddenly remembered the oath he swore on his inauguration as president - that stuff about preserving, protecting and defending the constitution of the United States.

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Probe Into Plane Disappearance Yields Few Clues

Lt. Russell Adams of the Royal Australian Air Force says his crew spotted four orange objects on the surface of the southern Indian Ocean.

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Ohio congressional map is little help to moderates

This bellwether state provides one of the clearest examples in the nation of how congressional districts drawn after the 2010 Census gave Republicans a 33-seat majority despite heavy voting losses.

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Kerry to Russian Envoy: Troops Near Ukraine Creating 'Climate of Fear'

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on Russia Sunday to pull back thousands of troops massed along the Ukraine border, saying those forces are creating a "climate of fear" inside Ukraine that does not support diplomatic dialogue.

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Search dogs take break from mudslide recovery

In this photo, published Sunday, March 30, 2014, by the Seattle Times, Randy Fay, a volunteer rescue technician with Snohomish County's SnoHawk 10 rescue helicopter, helps Jetty Dooper, from the Netherlands, after a mudslide struck near Oso, Wash., on Saturday, March 22, 2014.

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Kerry: Russia backs diplomacy in Ukraine

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Time to give America a raise

As Americans, we believe that honest work should be rewarded with honest wages. That certainly means that no one who works full-time should ever have to raise a family in poverty.

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Assault victims find help navigating military justice system

As an Army general faced court-martial for sexual assault this month, a military lawyer sat each day in the front row of the gallery, a few feet behind the prosecutors.

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Empty words on democracy

PRESIDENT OBAMA, a White House aide said Friday , wants "stability" in Egypt but believes "that stability ultimately is going to be best served by Egypt following through on its commitment to transition to free and fair elections and democratic governance."

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WWII veteran who jumped from plane on 90th birthday gets long-overdue medals

Lester Slate, 92, accepts a series of overdue medals from U.S. Sen. Angus King to commemorate his military service during a ceremony in Augusta on Saturday, March 29. Slate served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam.

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France's ruling Socialists lose big in local elections

Back in January, Socialist French President Francois Hollande promised to turn the disastrously foundering ship that is the French economy around, apparently having realized that his erstwhile agenda of taxing the heck out of businesses and millionaires wasn't going anywhere, by instead instituting tax cuts for businesses that the government hoped ... (more)

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Flight 370 Search Gains Vessel With Black Box-Detection Gear

The Australian vessel Ocean Shield is scheduled to depart today to search for Malaysian Air Flight 370 after being fitted with an autonomous underwater vehicle and equipment to detect the missing plane's black-box recorder.

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Delphi told panel GM approved ignition switches below specifications

General Motors Co approved ignition switches for cars that have been linked to 13 deaths, even though the parts did not appear to meet the company's specifications, officials of Delphi Automotive told U.S. congressional investigators.

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Rep. Cory Gardner was vocal in opposition to personhood

In response to Rep. Cory Gardner's supposed change of heart about the "personhood" issue, letter-writer Tina Witham asked, "As a matter of clarification, isn't this the same thing Barack Obama did with respect to his 'evolving' ideas on same-sex marriage?" The answer is clearly no.

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Putin, Obama maneuver over crisis in Ukraine. Whose advantage?

US Secretary of State John Kerry greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before the start of their meeting at the Russian Ambassador's residence about the situation in Ukraine, in Paris Sunday.

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4th Assembly district race a battle of 2 counties

Thanks to newly redrawn district boundaries, Napa County has a chance to put its first lawmaker in the state capitol in more than a generation.

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Amtrak CEO to meet with local mayors, discuss train service's fiscal needs

Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman will visit with local mayors Monday as the passenger rail operator seeks a funding boost it says is necessary to maintain and improve its service.

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Connecticut Apologizes to President Barack Obama for Busting His Bracket

The Connecticut Huskies have busted a lot of people's brackets this year, but they felt that they owed a public apology to the President of the United States.

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Ukraine crisis: U.S. and Russia hold talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking in Paris after talks about the political crisis in Ukraine with his Russian counterpart, said Sunday that Russia indicated a desire to support Ukraine on its path toward changing its government but said the massing of Russian troops has created "a climate of fear and intimidation."

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Pinpointing governor's influence a tough task

When Gov. Mike Pence signed the new preschool plan into law, he did so with exuberant praise for the state's lawmakers.

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Kerry, Lavrov discuss ways to de-escalate Ukraine crisis

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said late on Sunday he and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, discussed suggestions for de-escalating the Ukraine crisis during four hours of talks in Paris.

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CURL: Who the heck are the Koch brothers?

Just kidding. I know who the Koch brothers are. They're the billionaire oil magnates who control 4,000 miles of pipeline and whose corporation, Koch Industries, owns dozens of companies like Georgia-Pacific lumber, Stainmaster carpet, Brawny paper towels, Angel Soft toilet paper, even Dixie cups.

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GM recall process will be under congressional microscope

In a memo released on Sunday by the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, documents provided by GM and a federal regulator provided "unsettling" information, according to Republican Representative Tim Murphy, who leads a subcommittee of the panel.

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Monday's search for MH 370 resumes: AMSA

CANBERRA, March 31 Monday's search and recovery operation in the Australian Search and Rescue Region for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is scheduled to commence about 9am AEDT this morning, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said in its latest update.

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Angus King: The Obamacare surge is going strong

Unless you have some major change in your life this year , Monday, March 31, is the last day to do it.

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Reports from Cuba: Soldiers of Information

On March 14, the Cuban press spent another day with more grief than glory. Like previous years, some media guerrillas pledged to do more critical journalism.

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Schumer: Improve security at 1 World Trade Center

Sen. Charles Schumer stood by the World Trade Center on Sunday, demanding that federal officials review security after daredevils twice sneaked to the top of the site's signature, 104-story skyscraper.

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Federal Diary: Democrats ask GAO to study 'root causes' of federal employees' low morale

Top Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and two of its subcommittees want the Government Accountability Office to find out.

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GM knew from Delphi recalled switches didn't meet specs

Congressional staff investigating the General Motors ignition switch recall of 2.2 million vehicles said Sunday there are indications GM approved the design of the switches in 2002 even though aware they did not meet specifications.

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Much-delayed ambassador arrives at testy time for Canada-U.S. relations

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Garry Rayno's State House Dome: Bills to get fresh looks after House-Senate swap

Lawmakers will not be voting on any bills for the next two weeks, a settling-in period after the House and Senate exchanged legislation approved in their respective halls, but fireworks may be on the horizon.

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John DiStaso's Granite Status: Brown's comment goes viral, Shaheen takes knocks on Obamacare

And in the past week, lots of the talk about Brown focused on his comment to a reporter about the "carpetbagger" charges that have confronted, and will certainly continue to confront, the former Massachusetts resident and U.S. senator.

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Obamacare Enrollment Heading to 7 Million at Deadline

A guide helps people sign up for a health insurance plan under the Affordable Care Act at an enrollment event in Milford, Delaware, on March 27, 2014.

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John Sopko pressing U.S. on Afghanistan exit, corruption

John F. Sopko became the first permanent Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction in 2012, after more than 37 years of accountability work with government and the private sector.

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Kathleen Parker: Lighten up on the first lady

The past couple of weeks have marked a turning point in American ugliness as the mob has turned its full fury on first lady Michelle Obama.

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Monterey County NAACP Honors Three

"As long as there is inequality in the world, there will be a need for the NAACP," the keynote speaker told the crowd at Saturday night's Life Membership Gala for the Monterey County Branch of the NAACP at the Hyatt Regency Monterey.

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Obama ends four-nation trip in diplomatic limbo over Ukraine

President Barack Obama ended a four-nation foreign trip on Saturday in the same situation as he began it - facing great uncertainty about a diplomatic way out of the Ukraine crisis.

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Op-ed: Marriage studies are tangled web of deception

In its appellate brief to the 10th Circuit in the same-sex marriage case , Utah claimed that " ... same-sex parenting arrangements are less effective than married biological mothers and fathers in producing positive outcomes in the lives of their children."

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Op-ed: EPA overreaches in Chesapeake, and Utahns should worry

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has claimed the right to control local land use and community development decisions under the guise of implementing the federal Clean Water Act, and our attorney general is doing something about it.

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Letter: Stewart tries wasting money counting prairie dogs

Rep Chris Stewart, a climate change denier who is in charge of the House Science Committee's Subcommittee on Environment , has just introduced a crucial and compelling piece of legislation: The Endangered Species Improvement Act.

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Police Utilizing Private Companies, Exploits To Access Data From Suspects' Smartphones

Law enforcement agencies really want to see your phone's contents. I mean, they really want to.

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American farmers confront 'big data' revolution

Farmers from across the nation gathered in Washington this month for what has become an annual trek to seek action on the most important matters in American agriculture, such as immigration reform and water regulations.

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Christensen: Tar Heel conservatives think their tide is still rising

For the 450 people attending the Conservative Leadership Conference in Raleigh this weekend, the belief is that it's still on the rise.

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NC health insurance enrollments lag for young, healthy people

Larz Robinson, 28, of Raleigh, a barista at Cafe de los Muertos in Raleigh, N.C., has chosen to participate in the new federally mandated Affordable Care Act program.

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Uninsured line up to enroll in Obamacare as deadline looms

HOUSTON The deadline to sign up for Obamacare is this Monday night. If you don't have insurance after that, you could face a financial penalty that would have to be paid on your 2015 income taxes.

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A community 'changed forevermore' by deadly; moment of silence for victims

The search by heavy equipment, dogs and bare hands for victims from the deadly Washington mudslide was going "all the way to the dirt" as crews looked for anything to provide answers for family and friends a week after a small mountainside community was destroyed.

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Moment of silence amid mudslide search

Searchers pause for a moment of silence at the scene of a deadly mudslide Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Oso, Wash.

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Graham, SC Gop primary challengers differ sharply on Supreme Court, Nsa and budget deal

For example, Graham's opponents uniformly oppose his votes to confirm President Barack Obama's U.S. Supreme Court nominees.

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Graham race: On foreign policy

On left - US Senator Lindsey Graham On right- the GOP primary challengers ) Bill Connor, Det Bowers, Lee Bright, Benjamin Dunn, Nancy Mace, Richard Cash Graham: Supports a strong foreign policy.

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Graham race: On the Affordable Care Act and health care

On left - US Senator Lindsey Graham On right- the GOP primary challengers ) Bill Connor, Det Bowers, Lee Bright, Benjamin Dunn, Nancy Mace, Richard Cash Graham: Repeal the Affordable Care Act.

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Budget negotiations remain tense

It began with a shouting match between Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, and House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg, each excoriating the other's party's presidents and U.S. Senate candidates.

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What's With This Video Of McConnell Doing Stuff?

The video lacks the narration or clear message of a television ad. Instead, it features stock footage of McConnell - who's up for re-election this year - going through what seems to be his day-to-day routine, signing papers, shaking hands, and sitting on a couch with his wife.

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Gingrich: Limit Billionaire Clout for Real Campaign Finance Reform

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says that true campaign finance reform will occur when candidates running for office can raise as much money as the super PACs that poured millions into the 2012 elections.

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Housing-code complaints stir tensions in Fairfax

Increased vigilance in Fairfax County over housing-code violations is stirring uneasy tension in some neighborhoods where residents - often recently arrived immigrants - are crowding into single-family houses or running unlicensed businesses from their back yards.

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March Madness and Baracketology

ELIZABETH JACKSON: The United States is currently being consumed by March Madness.

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Christie, Walker court GOP donors in Las Vegas

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition, Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Las Vegas.

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Lou Rell bid goodbye in life celebration

Pallbearers carry the casket of Lou Rell, husband of former Connecticut Governor M. Jody Rell, of Brookfield, Conn, out of the Congregational Church of Brookfield, on Saturday, March 29, 2014, following his funeral service.

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Bad Budget Made Worse

When Governor Doyle introduced his budget of punishing tax hikes, reckless government spending increases and job-killing policy ideas in February, I was optimistic the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee would seize the opportunity to make major improvements to the fiscal document.

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A community 'changed forevermore' by deadly slide

Searchers pause for a moment of silence at the scene of a deadly mudslide Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Oso, Wash.

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Feds looking into deadly shooting of homeless camper by Albuquerque police

The deadly shooting of homeless camper James Boyd by police in Albuquerque, N.M. -- which was caught on video -- has inspired criticism from the ACLU and others.

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David Brooks: ObamaCare 'Has Achieved Credibility'

On Friday's "NewsHour" on PBS, New York Times columnist David Brooks was much more positive about President Barack Obama's 2010 health care reform legislation than other so-called pundits that label themselves to be right-of-center.

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Arrest in arson of Councilwoman's house

A 23-year-old Philadelphia man was charged Saturday afternoon with torching a home in North Philadelphia belonging to City Councilwoman Maria Quiones Snchez, authorities said.

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...Sarah Takes Shot at Hillary

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blasted former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's failures on Benghazi when asked about a potential Clinton presidential candidacy in 2016.

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Palin Tops Poll of Women Americans Want to Run...

The Economist/YouGov survey asked respondents in a series of polls last week which female candidate not named Hillary Clinton they would want to run for president.

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Putin Calls Obama on Ukraine Crisis

U.S. officials believe that Russia is massing troops along the Ukraine border in possible preparation for an invasion.

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High school senior project: Change state law

A 17-year-old Yakima County high school student is probably not the first student to do her senior project on ending senior projects.

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State Capitol monument to Hmong-Lao veterans is moving forward

The old Hmong soldier's voice broke as he told of coming upon American pilots in the smoking wreckage of their plane or helping evacuate a chaotic CIA base as the dominoes were falling in Southeast Asia.

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...Students Upset After Host Tapped for Commencement Address

Breaking from its more collaborative selection process, Ohio State University's provost invited MSNBC host Chris Matthews to be the school's next commencement speaker.

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Opinion: Christie and the Bridge

The big question concerning Chris Christie since the George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal broke open in January is whether he knew it was ordered by his state aides.

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Grassroots Group Flips Endorsement to Sasse in Nebraska

On Friday, FreedomWorks, the grassroots conservative group, pulled its endorsement in the Nebraska GOP Senate primary from Shane Osborn and gave it to conservative, anti-establishment candidate Ben Sasse, who has been surging as the anti-Obamacare candidate.

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VA restores aid to homeless veterans

Carly Brown, a social worker with the Department of Veterans Affairs, center, and Dave Dyer, a Massachusetts Department of Veterans Services peer specialist, right, search for homeless veterans on the street in Boston's financial district Nov. 21. While progress has been made over the past three years, the federal government estimates that nearly ... (more)

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Flight 370 Recovery Ships Find Unidentified Objects in Ocean

Australian and Chinese ships recovered unidentified objects from the Indian Ocean as the search for Malaysian Air Flight 370 enters its fourth week.

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Will college athletes unionize? A query for NLRB

In this Sept. 21, 2013, file photo, Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter , wears APU for "All Players United" on wrist tape as he scores a touchdown during an NCAA college football game against Maine in Evanston, Ill.

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Rally targets state's Medicaid policy

With the shiny copper Statehouse dome serving as their backdrop, around two dozen people held signs and American flags as they protested the Medicaid and health care policies of Gov. Sam Brownback on Saturday morning along the 200 block of S.W. 10th.

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Go Topeka predicts Mars plant will create more than 700 more jobs

About 200 people are working at the new Mars plant, but Go Topeka predicts it will create more than 700 indirect jobs in the Topeka area over the next 10 years.

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Sorry, snowbirds: The U.S. isn't budging yet on that six-month stay limit

For any snowbirds who may soon find themselves bumping into the limit for time spent in the U.S., bad news: There's no more escaping this year's Canadian winter.

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"Rosie the Riveters" Off to D.C. to Get a Hug from Joe Biden

The Rosies are finally off to Washington DC to meet and get a "real hug" from none other than Vice President Joe Biden himself.

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Landslide

Search and rescue personnel attend a moment of silence on Saturday, March 29, 2014, at the fire house in Darrington, Washington, marking the moment a week earlier that a massive landslide crossed the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River and caused multiple deaths and massive damage.

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Is Romney on target about Obama's 'gift to Russia'?

The United States should "reconsider putting in our missile defense system back into the Czech Republic and Poland, as we once planned.

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Sauron's all-seeing Internet eye moves two steps closer to reality

Web browser or Office suite? Microsoft's and Google's office productivity and collaboration clouds pit rich and complex against simple and lean more This report uses data from Crittercism customers actively optimizing their app performance.

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Mozilla employees call for new CEO's resignation

Twitter campaign asks Brendan Eich to step down over 2008 political donation to California's anti same-sex marriage ballot measure Several Mozilla employees yesterday took to Twitter to call for the resignation of their new CEO, JavaScript creator Branden Eich, for supporting California's Proposition 8 more than five years ago.

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Dallas' New Marketing Slogan: 'We Are New and Clean and Vigorous.'

There's a story in the paper today about the city's effort to land the GOP convention.

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Rubio says increasing number of Americans want Obamacare repealed

"Americans increasingly want to be repealed." Marco Rubio on Sunday, March 23, 2014 in a video to supporters.

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Reports from Cuba: Sociology of Transport

My acquaintances in public transport like Ms. C tells me that we are now facing another cyclical crisis in urban transport.

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For Women, Being A Jock May Also Signal Political Ambition

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York tries to play tennis a couple of times a week.

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Presidential hopefulls court Sheldon Adelson in Vegas

Two of the nation's highest-profile Republican governors on Saturday called for more aggressive leadership on America's challenges abroad, emphasizing their support for Israel as they courted powerful Jewish donors gathered in Las Vegas.

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Activists: We Want An Emancipator, Not A 'Deporter In Chief'

Activists who support an overhaul of the immigration system are angry and frustrated .

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Top Official at Center of Chris Christie Bridge Scandal Resigns

The chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has resigned amid continuing questions about lane closures near the George Washington Bridge and whether he has used his position to boost his law firm.

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American Flag Flying Once Again Inside Wells Fargo Bank in New Mexico

UPDATE : KRQE-TV has updated their story and now reports the flag is flying once again inside the Wells Fargo location: According to Wells Fargo officials, the flag that was hanging inside their Los Lunas branch had been taken down because it was displayed incorrectly.

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Teacher Says Her Lifesaving Act for a Sick Student She Barely Knew...

For Pennsylvania substitute teacher Cindy Santos, filling in for a kindergarten class last September started just like any other assignment.

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Summit County political parties look to solidify ballot

Summit County's Democratic and Republican parties will meet this week to try to solidify their candidate slates.

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Why Saudi frustration with Obama might be a good thing

Saudi Arabia was the home country of 15 of the 19 hijackers who carried out the 9/11 attacks on the US, as well as deceased Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden.

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T-O-R-T-U-R-E

Republican Senator Jeremiah Denton listens and smokes at a Judiciary Subcommittee hearing, Washington, DC, May 1981.

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Here Are the Most- and Least-Liked TV News Anchors - You Can...

Here Are the Most- and Least-Liked TV News Anchors - You Can Probably Guess Which Network Claims the Bottom Three CBS' Scott Pelley is America's most-liked news anchor and MSNBC's Chris Matthews is the least-liked, according to the Wrap's new Q Score survey .

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Pope Francis Breaks Tradition and Stuns Thousands With Bold Move

Pope Francis stunned parishioners, faith leaders and his own master of ceremonies Friday when he broke protocol to do something wholly unexpected: he bowed down in front of the crowd at St. Peter's Basilica and confessed his sins to an ordinary priest, Reuters reported .

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Video: Veteran Teacher Reveals the Shocking Intimidation She's...

Though she claims she has been intimidated and bullied for opposing Common Core, a Missouri kindergarten teacher reportedly testified Thursday in support of a bill that would prohibit the controversial state standards in the state's public schools.

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Read the 'Hilarious' Note One Annoyed Gas Station...

A gas station manager in Michigan walked up to the glass doors Thursday morning to relieve the third-shift employee and found the store doors locked and no employee to be found.

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How Does a Black Republican Respond After Being Called...

Ebony Magazine has been forced to apologize after its senior editor, Jamilah Lemieux , called a black Republican a "white man" and compared those on the right to "cockroaches" on Twitter.

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Florida House hopes to entice Senate back into voucher expansion

A week after major school-voucher expansion seemed dead in the Florida Senate, Republicans in the Florida House are trying to revived the state-backed program that helps children attend private schools.

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Third batch of Clinton records go public

President Bill Clinton's top aides began debating how to build a presidential legacy days after he won re-election in 1996, newly released documents show.

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1st brief filed after Virginia gay marriage ruling

A federal judge who struck down Virginia's gay marriage ban usurped the state's authority to decide whether same-sex unions should be allowed, a lawyer defending the ban said Friday.

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Report: Obamacare premiums could cost the young 14 percent of income

Premiums alone will claim 14 percent of the average 30-year-old's income in Illinois, American Enterprise Institute analyst Scott Gottlieb writes at Forbes.

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West Deptford Democrats announce committee candidates

WEST DEPTFORD TWP. - Former police chief James Mehaffey will join former candidate Adam Reid on the Democratic Party ticket in this year's township committee election.

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Islamic Group Flaunts "Jesus Is Muslim" Billboards in Ohio

"The Last Hour would not come unless the Muslims will fight against the Jews. The Jews would hide themselves behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a tree would say: 'Muslim, or the servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him."

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Navy gunman once faced murder charge in NC

This undated photo released by the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, shows Jeffrey Tyrone Savage, who, according to the Navy on Thursday, March 27, 2014, is the civilian who shot and killed a sailor aboard a guided-missile destroyer at the Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., earlier this week.

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Museum items can't be seized to pay Iran judgment

In this Oct. 16, 2008 file photo, Matt Stolper, , director of the Persepolis Fortification Archive at the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute, holds a large Persepolis Fortification tablet with cuneiform text.

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Pravda: Putin's Rating Hits Record High, Obama's Drops to Record Low

Russian news is flaunting Vladimir Putin's surging approval ratings comparing the Russian leader to unpopular Democrat Barack Obama.

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Putin Calls Obama - Complains About Extremists Intimidating Civilians in Ukraine

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia called President Obama on Friday to discuss a proposal by Mr. Obama for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Ukraine, and the two leaders agreed that their chief diplomats should meet soon to explore it, the White House said.

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Patent Reform Movement Shines a Light on Economic Development Opportunities

In an innovation economy, few things are as sacred and valuable as intellectual property.

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CHA relaxes rigid restrictions on ex-offenders

Arguing that the doors to both housing and jobs must be opened to ex-offenders, Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved Friday to relax the Chicago Housing Authority's rigid restrictions on residents with criminal records.

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Holder: US Government Recognizes Same-Sex Marriages in Michigan

The U.S. government will recognize all the same-sex couples who were married in Michigan on March 22, Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Friday.

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Healthcare expert says the ACA is a dangerousa

Healthcare expert and patient advocate Betsy McCaughey, the former lieutenant governor of New York, spoke out against the Affordable Care Act at an event hosted by the Strafford County Republicans at the Cochecho Country Club Thursday night.

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Obama to Putin: Pull back from Ukraine border

Worried about Moscow's intentions, President Barack Obama urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to pull his troops back from the border with Ukraine during an hourlong phone call Friday.

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Putin Phones Obama To Discuss Ukraine, White House Says

Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks at a Security Council meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, on March 28, 2014.

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Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings

A detailed list of rating actions follows at the end o... )--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Italy 2013 Wealth Book" report to their offeri... )--A.M. Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of A and issuer credit ratings of "a+" o... )--Fitch Ratings has assigned a ... (more)

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Sauron's all-seeing Internet eye moves two steps closer to reality

Web browser or Office suite? Microsoft's and Google's office productivity and collaboration clouds pit rich and complex against simple and lean more This report uses data from Crittercism customers actively optimizing their app performance.

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The Face in the Mirror

What's old is new again. Michael Peck describes a 1964 Warsaw Pact plan to overrun Western Europe.

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Clinton aides pursued legacy in his 2nd term

In this photo taken Thursday, March 13, 2014, a woman walks to the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Ark.

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Interim MNsure CEO to Testify Before Congress

The interim chief executive officer of MNsure is being asked to testify before Congress.

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Combative Gov. Christie is back

The defiant and combative Chris Christie that reporters knew from the past returned in full spring bloom on Friday, now that a report he commissioned cleared him of wrongdoing in the George Washington Bridge lane closure controversy.

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Ex-Defense Secretary James Schlesinger Dies

Former Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger, who also led the Department of Energy and CIA, died Thursday in Baltimore from complications of pneumonia.

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Budget passes Colorado House on largely partisan vote

Colorado Joint Budget Committee Chairwoman Crisanta Duran, House Speaker Mark Ferrandino and House Majority Leader Dickey Lee Hullinghorst watch from the House floor Friday as House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso criticizes the state's $23 billion budget bill.

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Putin, Obama discuss solution to Ukraine crisis

Ukrainian servicemen carry a bag to a truck before leaving the Belbek airbase near Sevastopol, Crimea, Friday, March 28, 2014.

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What Rep. Paul Ryan should learn about race

Today's Paper, also known as the e-Edition, is an online replica of the printed newspaper.

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Museum items can't be seized to pay Iran judgment

In this Oct. 16, 2008 photo, Matt Stolper, director of the Persepolis Fortification Archive at the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute, examines a tablet that is part of a collection that provide a top-to-bottom look at life in the Persian empire 2,500 years ago.

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Medicaid ads target Virginia House speaker

New ads funded by groups on both sides of the debate over expanding Medicaid appear to be narrowly aimed at one person: House Speaker William J. Howell.

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Colorado school expulsions drop following law

Fewer Colorado students are being expelled in the wake of a statewide reform measure, according to a new study that could amplify Colorado's voice in a growing nationwide debate over whether discipline procedures are setting students - particularly those from minority communities - on a path to prison and failure.

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Tennessee Board of Regents: Higher Education budget in limbo

TONIGHT : Breezy & Mild: 53 SATURDAY : Rain With Scattered Storms: 65 SATURDAY NIGHT : Rain/Snow Showers: 36 SUNDAY : Early Snow Showers Then Sun: 59 TONIGHT : Breezy & Mild: 53 SATURDAY : Rain With Scattered Storms: 65 SATURDAY NIGHT : Rain/Snow Showers: 36 SUNDAY : Early Snow Showers Then Sun: 59 Members of the Tennessee Board of Regents said ... (more)

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Numerous road projects begin this weekend in Knoxville

TONIGHT : Breezy & Mild: 53 SATURDAY : Rain With Scattered Storms: 65 SATURDAY NIGHT : Rain/Snow Showers: 36 SUNDAY : Early Snow Showers Then Sun: 59 TONIGHT : Breezy & Mild: 53 SATURDAY : Rain With Scattered Storms: 65 SATURDAY NIGHT : Rain/Snow Showers: 36 SUNDAY : Early Snow Showers Then Sun: 59 Members of the Tennessee Board of Regents said ... (more)

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Navy gunman once faced murder charge in NC

The civilian truck driver the Navy says killed a sailor aboard a ship in Virginia once faced a murder charge in North Carolina but ended up pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was out of prison less than two years later, court records show.

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Obama meets with Saudi king, weighs new Syria aid

The United States is considering allowing shipments of portable air defense systems to Syrian rebels, a U.S. official said Friday, as President Barack Obama sought to reassure Saudi Arabia's king that the U.S. is not taking too soft a stance in Syria and other Mideast conflicts.

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Ukrainians fear Russian invasion near; Putin calls Obama

A: I hate to be a skunk at your tea party, but you have a number of problems that could derail your... Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for a meeting with the newly promoted top officers from various branches of the Russian armed forces and Interior Ministry at the Kremlin in Moscow on Friday.

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BP more than doubles estimate of Lake Michigan oil spill

Nadia Asencio and Paul Morrow, center, react to a backyard fight in a scene from 'Dawg Fight.'

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Del. officials push health insurance enrollment

Gov. Jack Markell and U.S. Sen. Tom Carper joined Delaware's health and social services secretary on Friday to encourage state residents to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

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Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam POW and ex-senator, dies

In this May 19, 1999 file photo, Retired Admiral Jeremiah Denton is interviewed at his home on Fowl River, Ala.

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In CD-4, Secession Question May Play Big Role in Winning GOP Nomination

Lynn Bartels of the Denver Post takes a look at the race to succeed Congressman Cory Gardner in CD-4, which includes a particularly interesting tidbit about the secession issue.

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Rogers, GOP hawk, quitting Congress for radio show

Rep. Mike Rogers, the brash-talking Republican security hawk who has criticized the Obama administration yet commanded uncommon bipartisan support as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said Friday he was retiring from Congress next year.

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Hawkish Republican Schlesinger dead at 85

James R. Schlesinger, a hawkish and erudite Republican who straddled the partisan divide to serve in cabinet-level posts under three U.S. presidents, has died, a Washington think-tank said Thursday.

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Senators, small business owners push for minimum wage increase

Small business leaders joined Senate Democrats on the Hill Thursday to lend their support to a push to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10.

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The latest battle regarding illegal immigration

On Wednesday's Mark Levin Show: The latest battle regarding illegal immigration has been upon us and the Republican leadership is nowhere to be found.

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today issued a unanimous decision upholding House Bill 2. The decision rejecting the plaintiffs' constitutional challenge to HB 2 was written by Judge Edith Jones and joined by Judge Jennifer Elrod and Judge Catharina Haynes.

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Homegrown energy boosts U.S. economy, environment

Over the past year, opponents of renewable-energy development have waged an all-out lobbying and public relations campaign to get Congress to pull the rug out from under the nascent advanced biofuels industry by gutting the Renewable Fuel Standard.

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Connecticut's hourly $10.10 minimum wage a 1st

Surrounded by state lawmakers and officials, Malloy appeared at a packed Café Beauregard, the same New Britain restaurant where he dined earlier this month with President Barack Obama and several other New England governors.

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This Tells You All You Need to Know About the Liberal Mind

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 27th, 2014 at 7:00 pm and is filed under Funny Pictures . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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Obama, Francis find common ground - and divisions

Face to face for the first time, President Barack Obama and Pope Francis focused publicly on their mutual respect and shared concern for the poor on Thursday.

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Michigan Democrats: Grant Federal Benefits To Same-Sex Newlyweds

Six Democrats in Michigan's congressional delegation are asking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to recognize more than 300 same-sex marriages performed last weekend.

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The Sheldon Primary: No Welcome Mat for the Tea Party

Private jets may be touching down in Las Vegas today in greater numbers than usual as the first GOP primary of the 2016 presidential election season commences: the Sheldon Primary.

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Searchers at Washington mudslide working to winnow list of 90 people missing

Weary rescuers in hip waders pressed through rain and their own exhaustion Thursday, searching for more bodies and a perhaps a miracle atop the pile of filth and debris that laid waste to a Washington town and killed at least 25 people.

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Feds list lesser prairie chicken as threatened

The Obama administration said Thursday it is placing a grassland grouse known as the lesser prairie chicken on a list of threatened species, a move that could affect oil and gas drilling, wind farms and other activities in five central and southwestern states.

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Whistleblower for alleged fraud at Halifax says work has been difficult

A worker at Halifax Health in Volusia County said working there hasn't been easy since she blew the whistle and exposed one of the country's largest cases of fraud at a local hospital.

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Notice of Public Interest: Icebreaking Operations to Help Mitigate...

The Canadian Coast Guard in partnership with the United States Coast Guard and the Ontario Provincial Police, is advising residents and visitors that spring icebreaking operations will start on or around March 30, 2014 in the Port Maitland / Grand River area, located on Lake Erie, Ontario.

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New Kansas chocolate plant capitalizes on America's sweet tooth

Americans aren't losing their taste for chocolate. Need proof? Look to Kansas, where candy giant Mars Inc. is operating its first new plant in 35 years to churn out millions of sweets every day.

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Gay couples find uneven access to health insurance

Nearly every day for three months, Carl Bechdel had to make calls or send emails to try to get family insurance coverage for his husband and himself under President Barack Obama's landmark health law.

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Congressman Vargas Combats Student Hunger

Congressman Juan Vargas is a proud cosponsor of H.R. 4249, the Helping Hungry Students Learn Act, introduced by Congresswoman Dina Titus .

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Supreme Court won't consider appeal of convicted murderer Scott F. Doll

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his case, ending his chain of appeals on his conviction of murder in the death of murder Joseph Benaquist.

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Missouri House OKs $26.6 billion two-tiered budget

The Missouri House approved Thursday a novel two-tiered state spending plan that would increase public school funding by up to $122 million if more conservative revenue projections turn out to be right or up to $278 million if Gov. Jay Nixon's rosier predictions come true.

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President Obama and Pope Francis meet at the Vatican

President Barack Obama said Thursday he was "extremely moved" by his first meeting with Pope Francis.

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How Conservatives Win

It should come as no surprise The New York Times would bury news of a conservative victory over President Obama on page 8. The lead paragraph said it all: Senate Democrats, bowing to united House Republican opposition, dropped reforms of International Monetary Fund governance from a Ukraine aid package on Tuesday.

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DOJ trains cops to work with transgender people

The new initiative is aimed at helping police identify hate crimes and build trust with a community that law enforcement officials say is too often reluctant to report crimes.

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UN raps US civil rights record on secret programs

This June 6, 2013 file photo shows the National Security Agency's Utah Data Center in Bluffdale, Utah.

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Obama seeks quick end to NSA phone records program

Responding to public outrage over the National Security Agency program, the Obama administration came up with a new program that it says would address privacy concerns and preserve the government's ability to fight terrorism.

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Lawmakers press Obama administration on Sallie Mae contract renewal

U.S. lawmakers on Thursday grilled an Obama administration official on the government's decision to renew a contract with student loan servicing company SLM Corp, the subject of numerous government investigations.

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Rush, experts to visit New Lenox to discuss how to earn grants

The good news is that philanthropy appears to be on the rise in Illinois, but the bad news is that some local governments are having to rely more on donations.

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Connecticut's hourly $10.10 minimum wage a 1st

Colorado River water has begun pouring over a barren delta in northwest Mexico, the result of a landmark agreement between the U.S. and Mexico that is being celebrated Thursday.

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Barghouti's release would ease the Palestine stalemate

Fadwa Barghouti says her husband, Marwan, would stand as president and push for a two-state solution if granted his freedom by Israel.

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Racial profiling data measure passes Ill. House

A measure President Barack Obama originally pushed during his time in the Illinois Legislature to prevent racial profiling is closer to becoming a permanent law in Illinois.

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Obama warns Putin: Might is not right

US President Barack Obama has told the Euro elite in Brussels that Russia's actions in Crimea cannot be ignored as they set an anarchic precedent.

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Obama says more than 6M signed up for health care

This March 1, 2014 file photo shows part of the website for HealthCare.gov, photographed in Washington.

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Via America Rising and the IJR, is this the key that finally unlocks the enigma of Harry Reid, tinpot demagogue? Maybe, from moment to moment, this guy just a doesn't realize what's coming out of his mouth.

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Senate panel vote on releasing CIA study delayed

Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - Senate Intelligence Committee Democrats, locked in an unprecedented power struggle with the CIA, have added 100 pages to the material they want made public from their study of the agency’s use ... (more)

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Pope and president all smiles, but Vatican official also raises religious freedom in U.S.

U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Pope Francis during a private audience at the Vatican on March 27, 2014.

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Inhofe, Fallin not pleased with prairie chicken

Oklahoma politicians have been quick to respond to news that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided to list the lesser prairie chicken as threatened.

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United against building, GOP hopefuls split on pot

The candidates held a rare joint news conference at the Capitol to showcase their distaste for a government building they said represents misplaced priorities by Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and his party's legislative leaders.

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Changes to Budget Necessary to Increase Public Investment, Spur Economic Growth

If the federal spending cuts known as sequestration stay in effect, they will lead to a historical low level of public investment -hindering a full economic recovery.

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Obamacare's 6-Million Target Hit as Exchange Sees Visits Surge

Six million Americans have signed up for private health plans under Obamacare, President Barack Obama said today, a symbolic milestone for a government that has struggled to get the law off the ground.

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US President Obama and Pope Francis meet for the first time

CHRIS UHLMANN: And in more news on the Church, they are powerful world leaders who have both have appeared on the cover of Time and Rolling Stone magazines - one has a job for life, the other can't be re-elected.

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White House provides more information on proposal to end NSA bulk data collection

President Obama, in a statement Thursday, announced his intention to curtail the bulk collection of cell phone data by the government.

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UN raps US civil rights record on secret programs

A U.N. panel has found serious shortcomings in the United States' civil rights record, with experts citing Thursday a lack of adequate oversight and transparency in national security programs dealing with everything from electronic surveillance to targeted drone killings and secret detentions.

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In death, noted actor James Rebhorn celebrated the importance of organized labor in his life

If you support labor unions and collective bargaining, you may shed a special tear for James Rebhorn, the highly recognizable and talented character actor who died this week after a battle with cancer.

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Court: Ex-Ohio death row inmate can't pursue suit

A man who was freed from prison after spending 21 years on Ohio's death row because of a botched prosecution can't pursue his federal lawsuit against the county prosecutor's office, an appeals court ruled Thursday.

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Weary mudslide rescuers battle rain, exhaustion

Weary rescuers in hip waders pressed through rain and their own exhaustion Thursday, searching for more bodies and a perhaps a miracle atop the pile of filth and debris that laid waste to a Washington town and killed at least 25 people.

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Appeals court upholds Texas anti-abortion law

Bad, but predictable, news from Texas: A federal appeals court has upheld the sweeping anti-abortion law the state passed last summer over fierce opposition.

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Christian Organization Decides To Hire Gay Christians, Other Christians Freak Out, Org. Flip-Flops

Two days ago, World Vision, which employs more than 26,000 people and enjoys an annual budget of more than $2 billion, announced that they had decided to hire "gay Christians."

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US appeals court upholds new Texas abortion rules

A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld Texas' tough abortion restrictions that have forced the closure of nearly 20 clinics around the state, saying the new rules don't jeopardize women's health.

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Nate Silver's Signal and Noise

Some years ago I made a "prediction" of sorts- that Nate Silver would at some point come out as a follower of Bayesian statistics, despite the nominally traditional "frequentist" language of his writings.

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IMF to help Ukraine with up to $18 billion bailout

The world rushed Thursday to help Ukraine, with the International Monetary Fund pledging up to $18 billion in loans, the U.N. condemning the vote that drove Crimea into Russian hands and the U.S. Congress backing even harsher sanctions against Russia.

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Evangelical leader shows how GOP can finesse gay marriage

In 2008, both Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain supported defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.

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TSA wants police at checkpoints after LAX shooting

Federal officials say the operator of a train that crashed into an escalator at O'Hare International Airport "dozed off" before the train entered the underground station.

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Capitol Alert: Yee's arrest upends contest for California Secretary of State

This morning's arrest of state Sen. Leland Yee roils the race for Secretary of State, although the San Francisco Democrat's standing in the six-person field seemed to be slipping in recent weeks.

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Rand Paul offers to settle NSA surveillance lawsuit

Sen. Rand Paul suggested Wednesday that President Obama agree to settle a class-action lawsuit he filed against the National Security Agency , arguing that the president can use it as a legal vehicle to make the NSA changes his administration is now considering.

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Cyber spying on defense firms probed

The Senate Armed Services Committee announced March 26 that it has conducted an investigation of "cyber intrusions" against certain U.S. military contractors.

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Senators concerned by Secret Service allegations

The U.S. flag flies outside Hotel Huis ter Duin, the hotel where President Barack Obama stayed Monday night, in Noordwijk, western Netherlands, Wednesday March 26, 2014.

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Obama's 'flexibility' leads to a dangerous world

"This is my last election," President Obama said in words caught on an open mic .

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Bucking Obama

President Obama continues to talk about the popularity of so-called "pocketbook" issues like raising the minimum wage.

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Ted Cruz: The Russians are 'openly laughing' at Obama

"The only thing Putin respects is strength ... At this point the Russians are openly laughing at the president," Cruz, R-Texas, told the Washington Examiner .

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Frank Malcolm Minor Jr., 84

Born in Orange, Mr. Minor was a lifelong resident of Montclair and Long Beach Island.

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Johns Creek resident joins growing national mortgage firm

Private Mortgage Solutions , a division of Private Bank of Buckhead , has named Johns Creek resident Ron Sternberg Vice President and Mortgage Banker.

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So God Made a Lawyer

Iowa's Sen. Tom Harkin, a popular left-wing Democrat, announced early last year that he'll retire at the end of his fifth term.

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For Egypta s top general, a dizzying rise to the pinnacle

Three years ago, Abdel Fatah al-Sissi was a mostly unknown member of a council of Egypt's top military officers.

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How Ukraine crisis could dent country's booming cyber-crime

A customer signs his credit card receipt at a Target store in Tallahassee, Fla., in this file photo.

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Charlotte, NC, mayor facing corruption charges

In this Oct. 29, 2013, file photo, candidate for Charlotte mayor Patrick Cannon speaks to students at Queens University in Charlotte, N.C. Cannon, now mayor of Charlotte, was arrested Wednesday, March 26, 2014, on public corruption charges.

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Mich. same-sex marriages 'legal but not recognized.' How did that happen?

Greg McNeilly , of Grand Rapids, married his longtime partner Doug Meeks, of Lansing, outside the Ingham County courtroom of Judge William Collette, March 22. McNeilly is a prominent Michigan Republican Party strategist.

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Is Secret Service 'above the law'? Supreme Court hears protest case.

It is not often US Supreme Court justices have occasion to consider the logistics of being within grenade-tossing distance of the president of the United States.

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Dave Camp's almost-good plan for expired tax provisions

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp speaks at the St. Regis Hotel on March 5, 2014 in Washington, DC.

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Boone judge executive will have competition in NovemberBoone judge...

The May 20 Boone County Republican Judge-executive primary may not decide who will preside over the Fiscal Court for the next four-year term after all.

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Ap Photos: Popes meetings with Us presidents

In this June 13, 2008, file photo, Pope Benedict XVI and US President George W. Bush walk in the Vatican Gardens during their meeting at the Vatican.

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Charlotte mayor facing public corruption charges, accused of taking bribes

Less than six months on the job, the mayor of Charlotte was arrested and accused Wednesday of accepting more than $48,000 in bribes from FBI agents posing as real estate developers who wanted to do business with North Carolina's largest city.

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Texas Delegation Rallies to Get Ralph Hall One Final Term

Rep. William "Mac" Thornberry, R-Texas, left, walks with Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas.

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Reid's Justification for New Obamacare Signup Delay: 'People Are...

That's the jist of what Senate majority leader Harry Reid said today, when asked by a reporter about the Obama administration's decision, which was reported on last night, that people could claim they had tried to sign up before the March 31st deadline and still enroll in Obamacare in April.

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Kansas Attorney General Schmidt will visit Larned Sa...

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt will deliver a perspective on the state's legal system during a Pawnee County Republican fundraiser Saturday.

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You Have to Love This Kid: Michigan 8-Year-Old Who Took Hunger into His Own Hands Raises $27.000+

Remember that 8-year-old with a heart as big as Michigan's Mitten who launched an online fundraising campaign so his classmates wouldn't have to eat cold cheese sandwiches ? Cayden Taipalus paid it forward in a huge way this week, turning over $27,000 to Howell Public Schools at a special ceremony in his honor, The Daily Press & ... (more)

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Defense Department Suspends Missile Defense Cooperation with Russia

Following Russia's aggressive actions in Crimea, the Department of Defense suspended ballistic missile defense cooperation with Russia.

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Pope Francis Is Meeting Obama Tomorrow. But They'll Never Be Besties.

President Obama and Pope Francis aren't likely to be best friends forever after they meet tomorrow-despite some journalists' excitement over the event.

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Matt Yglesias Fails Big With Voxsplainer on the National Debt: The...

Matt Yglesias Fails Big With Voxsplainer on the National Debt: The First Words Out of His Mouth Are Flatly False The new Voxsplainer from Ezra Klein's JuiceBox Mafia team puts a Krugmanesque lefty spin on the national debt.

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Captain: Cruise ships may over-rely on electronics

In this Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, file photo, passengers spell out the word "HELP" aboard the disabled Carnival Lines cruise ship Triumph as it is towed to harbor off Mobile Bay, Ala.

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Boehner On New Obamacare Delay: 'What the Hell Is This? A Joke?'

House speaker John Boehner ridiculed the latest Obamacare delay today, sarcastically saying that President Obama "hasn't put enough loopholes into the law already.

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New startup offers movie investing to wealthy

With search and cadaver dogs leading the way, rescuers using small bulldozers and their bare hands pushed through sludge strewn with splintered homes and twisted cars to find 10 more bodies in the debris of a... An Oklahoma judge has ruled that the state's execution law is unconstitutional because it doesn't allow inmates access to the court ... (more)

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Mayor Cannon arrested on corruption charges

Three months into his term as mayor of Charlotte, Patrick Cannon was arrested on March 26 on charges of corruption, bribery, theft involving federally funded programs, wire fraud and extortion in a Federal Bureau of Investigation sting that dates back to August 2010.

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APNewsBreak: TSA wants police at checkpoints

The Transportation Security Administration recommended Wednesday that armed law enforcement officers be posted at security checkpoints and ticket counters during peak hours in the aftermath of last year's fatal shooting at Los Angeles International Airport.

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Isolated Alaskans push Interior for road through refuge

Jewell said Wednesday she hopes to find a solution that doesn't involve a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, a world-class sanctuary for migratory birds.

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More Clinton White House records to be released

The National Archives plans to release another 2,500 pages of documents from former President Bill Clinton's White House on Friday, officials said.

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House votes to limit president's authority on monuments

The House on Wednesday approved a Republican bill to limit the president's ability to designate new national monuments, a step President Obama and other presidents have taken to protect historic or ecologically significant sites.

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3 high-profile Secret Service scandals in 3 years

A U.S. Secret Service agent runs past Marine One on the tarmac before the arrival of President Obama at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport.

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Obama in Rome for Audience With Pope and Talks on Ukraine

U.S. President Barack Obama is in Italy for an audience with Pope Francis and talks with Italian leaders expected to focus on Ukraine and Russia.

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Nationals to face Braves on Opening Day

The Washington Nationals will mark the start of the 2014 season at Nationals Park when the team faces the Atlanta Braves at 1:05 p.m. on Friday, April 4, 2014 .

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Amnesty for illegal aliens?

Cesar Chavez was actually a major opponent of illegal immigration but now his memory is being exploited and twisted to support amnesty for illegal aliens. Read the story here.

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Lawmakers propose 3.3% federal pay hike

Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly, whose House district is home to thousands of federal employees, is proposing a 3.3 percent pay hike for those workers in 2015.

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What Seinfeld Can Teach Us about Business

Seinfeld is the fount of wisdom for all things animal, mineral or vegetable. Turning our eye to the business lessons taught in the television series will reveal every conceivable formula, recipe, model, strategy and technique for failure one could possibly imagine.

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Add a Leash to a Drone Camera, and Voila, It Feels Way Less Creepy

But unmanned vehicles flying overhead and recording what is below still feels somewhat invasive.

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CA State Senator Arrested

California state Sen. Leland Yee has been arrested on public corruption charges as part of several arrests made by the FBI Wednesday morning during a raid, the FBI has told NBC Bay Area.

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Bills introduced to ban online gambling

Lawmakers from both parties are introducing legislation that would ban online gambling.

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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Brings 'Bad Juju' And Pain 25 Years Later

At Ross Mullins' home in Cordova, Alaska, you have to slam the front door extra hard to make it close.

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Mike Ross goes after Asa Hutchinson for role in Clinton impeachment

The AP reports that Mike Ross today attacked Asa Hutchinson , his likely Republican opponent in the race for governor, for Hutchinson's role in the impeachment case against then President Bill Clinton .

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Obama urges Europe to recommit amid Ukraine crisis

Calling it a global "moment of testing," President Barack Obama appealed to Europeans on Wednesday to recommit to the war-won ideals of freedom and human dignity, declaring that people voicing those values will ultimately triumph in Ukraine.

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Around 150,000 Arkansans have gained coverage so far under the private option for Medicaid expansion

The Arkansas Department of Human Services has released the latest numbers on enrollment in the private option: More than 230,000 people have applied, with just under 150,000 deemed eligible and gaining coverage thus far.

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With first tax cut measure out of the way, DFLers push for another

With an insider's eye, Hot Dish tracks the tastiest bits of Minnesota's political scene and keep you up-to-date on those elected to serve you.

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Stephen Harper says Putin is stuck in Cold War as Obama warns of threat to world order

Prime Minister Stephen Harper continued his withering attacks on Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Crimea when he accused him of being a "throwback" to the USSR.

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Appeals court keeps stay on Michigan same-sex marriages in place

The US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals will not lift its order suspending the decision that struck down Michigan's same-sex marriage ban.

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Gupta's insider trading conviction upheld

Rajat Gupta, of Westport, had his insider trading conviction upheld by a federal appeals court The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the former Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble board member was fairly tried and convicted of conspiracy and securities fraud.

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Ukrainian Military Withdraws From Crimea, Svoboda Members Rough Up TV Boss

Plus, Romania pushes for a Moldova EU membership date and Georgia's former prime minister tells off the man he groomed for the presidency.

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Scientist warned of mudslide danger 15 years ago

A scientist working for the government had warned 15 years ago about the potential for a catastrophic landslide in the fishing village where the collapse of a rain-soaked hillside over the weekend killed at least 14 people and left scores missing.

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David Brock blasts 'smutmongers' despite running group that smears conservatives

So critics found it particularly rich on Tuesday when the liberal activist hopped on a high horse and called on both parties to "call off the political smutmongers," considering that's the work he specializes in every day.

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Treasury: Jack Lew Is Resting Comfortably After Outpatient Surgery

Treasury spokeswoman Natalie Wyeth Earnest said that the surgery in New York on Wednesday went well and Lew is now resting comfortably.

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Nokia-Microsoft Deal Not to Close Before April

It seems the much awaited Nokia - Microsoft deal will have to wait for some more time and with this Microsoft's efforts to enter the smartphone market will also have to wait.

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Supreme Court takes up Hobby Lobbya s challenge to the contraception mandate

Susan Thompson-Gaines of Arlington, Va., left, with her husband David Gaines, stand outside the Supreme Court holding signs opposing businesses challenging the contraception mandate of the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday .

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Biden, possible 2016 hopeful, promotes jobs in NH

Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan, shakes hands with Enis Sullivan, 101, of New Boston, N.H., during his visit Tuesday to XMA Corp. in Manchester, N.H. Biden is making the rounds in this key political state critical to the Democrats' hopes of holding onto the Senate majority - and perhaps to Biden's own ... (more)

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When SCOTUS rules, watch for unintended consequences

Plant a carrot; get a carrot, not a brussels sprout. That's why I love vegetables.

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House lawmakers cool to DoD pay, benefits proposals

The Pentagon's pay and benefits proposals for fiscal 2015 would be crippling for troops and their families, and potentially a disincentive for many to continue serving, according to House lawmakers who oversee personnel programs in the annual defense budget.

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Utah to welcome marijuana for limited medical use

Parents of Utah children with severe epilepsy are cheering a new state law that allows them to obtain a marijuana extract they say helps with seizures, but procuring it involves navigating a thorny set of state and federal laws.

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Mott heir Claire Mott White remembered for her passionate support of the arts in Flint

What made Claire Mott White shine were her passions of art and the city of Flint, and community leaders say.

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Birth control rule seems to divide Supreme Court

Seemingly divided, the Supreme Court struggled Tuesday with the question of whether companies have religious rights, a case challenging President Barack Obama's health overhaul and its guarantee of birth control in employees' preventive care plans.

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No more same-sex weddings: Appeals court puts hold on Michigan gay marriage ruling

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted the state's request to stay a federal judge's ruling that struck down Michigan's gay marriage ban.

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The Economist: Too much information: An ill-considered headcount stirs anger and mistrust

IT seemed like a good idea at the time. Among the many things Myanmar lacks after half a century of military dictatorship are data, of any sort.

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Exclusive - "Rand Paul: Obama Cutting Tomahawk Missile Makes No Sense, Leaves Real Waste Untouched

I believe in a strong national defense. I believe in Ronald Reagan's policy of "Peace through Strength."

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Braley's Campaign Misstep

An Iowa Congressman may have made a misstep on the campaign trail. At a fundraiser to raise money for his Senate campaign, Democratic Congressman Bruce Braley made some comments about Iowa's Republican Senator Chuck Grassley that some Iowans are getting upset about.

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Ralph Elsen 1945 - 2014

Ralph Elsen, 69, of rural Dennis, died at 3:30 a.m., on March 22, 2014 at his home.

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Bill removes Homer port from critical habitat

This will allow the harbor to operate under state and federal environmental safety regulations.

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Rescuers fear death toll likely to rise

The search for survivors at the site of a massive landslide continued Tuesday with the growing fear that rescue workers will find more bodies beneath the several storeys of mud with the consistency of freshly poured concrete.

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Worth remembering

The guy at the helm wasn't the only one asleep at the wheel when the Exxon Valdez "fetched up hard aground" on Bligh Reef 25 years ago.

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Court extends freeze on Michigan gay marriages

A federal appeals court on Tuesday put an indefinite halt to gay marriage in Michigan while it takes a longer look at a judge's decision overturning a 2004 ban.

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Borlaug Statue Unveiled in U.S. Capitol

It was perhaps the greatest moment for Iowa in our nation's capitol since the inauguration of Herbert Hoover.

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Iowa Senate Candidate Bruce Braley Insults Iowa Farmers

Braley, the presumptive Democratic nominee for an open and hotly-contested Senate seat in Iowa, is a lawyer, and a former president of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, and he's speaking here to fellow lawyers at an out-of-state fundraiser , presumably blissfully unaware that things said at fundraisers could be videotaped : [I]f you help me win ... (more)

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Court extends freeze on same-sex marriages

Detroit is outlining a new vision for the former site of Tiger Stadium that would include a youth baseball field and a mix of stores, residential space and offices.

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Barack Obama torpedoes changes to NSA program.

Ostensibly, he's doing something completely different : "The Obama administration is preparing to unveil a legislative proposal for a far-reaching overhaul of the National Security Agency's once-secret bulk phone records program in a way that - if approved by Congress - would end the aspect that has most alarmed privacy advocates since its ... (more)

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Zuckerberg, UFW Use Cesar Chavez Movie to Push Amnesty

Cesar Chavez co-founded the United Farm Workers of America union and was a staunch opponent of illegal immigration and La Raza's radical policies.

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House moves to block Obama coal rule

House Republicans on Tuesday approved a bill that would prevent the Obama administration from imposing a stream-protection rule for coal mining that government experts say would eliminate thousands of jobs.

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Beer Goggles: Ohio considers allowing ABV limit to jump from 12 to 21 percent

A bill in the Ohio House of Representatives seeks to bolster Ohio breweries by allowing them to increase the maximum alcohol by volume from 12 to 21 percent the beer they produce.

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Police: Man Arrested in Cedar Rapids Stabbing

The Cedar Rapids Police Department says 26-year-old Harris Ceaser III was taken into custody following the Monday night stabbing.

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Why Facebook just bought a virtual reality firm

Is Facebook crazy? First it bought WhatsApp, a company few Americans had heard of, for a hefty $19 billion.

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Environmental stewardship motivates latest White House Champions of Change

Arizona middle school students study the geology of the Tucson basin from the Santa Catalina Mts.

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Youths under 16 banned from Indiana tanning beds

Gov. Mike Pence signed a bill Tuesday that would ban anyone younger than 16 from using beds at tanning facilities.

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Lawmakers press Army on disgraced general's retirement

Under questioning from lawmakers Tuesday, Army Secretary John McHugh said he could not comment on the rank at which Brig.

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Locklear: U.S. - Shouldn't Talk Ourselves Into' Conflict With China

Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, commander of U.S. Pacific Command on Feb. 4, 2014 in Yokosuka, Japan.

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Laredo Sector Horse Patrol Unit, Texas DPS aid in rescue of a child

Members of the U.S. Border Patrol, Laredo Sector Horse Patrol Unit, working together with air assets from Texas Department of Public Safety, recently rescued a distressed child while stopping a group of undocumented migrants that had recently crossed the Rio Grande near the Western edge of Webb County.

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Rand Paul: Obama should explain to Pope Francis why he's infringing on faith

In two days, Barack Obama will meet with Pope Francis for the first time at the Vatican, Obama's second trip to the Holy See.

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Boxer: Why doesn't Hobby Lobby oppose Viagra?

Behold one of the most chronically misinformed members of the US Senate surprising utterly no one with the extent of her insight into the Hobby Lobby case.

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Court extends freeze on Michigan gay marriages

A federal appeals court on Tuesday put an indefinite halt to gay marriage in Michigan while it takes a longer look at a judge's decision overturning a 2004 ban.

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Tarpon Springs hits brakes on Sponge Docks improvements

Due to a sustained public outcry and some pointed questions, Tarpon Springs officials are hitting the brakes on the city's $1.3 million plan to beautify and enhance the Sponge Docks tourist district.

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One True Sandwich

Their grammar and punctuation skills are about on par with my abilities as a photographer.

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Video: GOP Senate candidate from Iowa knows how to cut government, hog testicles

Charles Cooke rightly calls it the greatest opening line to a campaign commercial ever.

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The Way We Live Now

Via friend/great science writer Steve Silberman, this very funny, hurts-too-much-to-laugh insight into the tools with which our corporate overlords wrest control of our brains:

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Question for Obama: What do you think of Romney's "Russia is our...

Via the Free Beacon , a reminder from the Hague today that no one takes so long to say so little as our O. Simple two-part question from Jon Karl: How does it feel now that America's adversaries routinely ignore your threats and bogus "red lines"? And wasn't Romney right about Russia, a comment you made fun of at the time because you thought you ... (more)

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Michigan State's Izzo wants to prove people right

Now, Izzo says he wants to prove everybody right. Or, at least those people, including President Barack Obama, who have picked his team to win it all.

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Kirk: I'm not going to campaign against Dick Durbin

Translation : Don't expect Illinois and Dick Durbin's Senate seat to be on Nate Silver's top ten flips to the GOP.

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The Bullshit Parade Never Stops

Question is: why aren't you? I think my favorite thing about this is those are tweets from, you know, a private company, and then I found the link to his post about Obama privatizing through my facebook feed, with their awesome record of privacy.

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TEMS: Andrew Malcolm, John Thavis, Salena Zito, Ashley McGuire

Today on The Ed Morrissey Show , we have another great lineup for the news of the day! Andrew Malcolm joins us for Tuesdays with Andrew! The Prince of Twitter and I will discuss all of the hot political stories of the day.

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Keystone XL's midterm outlook: Eco-aristocrats versus everybody else

As I've said before, I'm starting to lean toward the theory that the Obama administration really will make a Keystone XL pipeline decision in the next few months .

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Ethics panel: No full probe of McMorris Rodgers

The House Ethics Committee will not appoint a special panel to investigate allegations that Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the fourth-highest ranking House Republican, improperly combined campaign and official funds in a GOP leadership race and her re-election campaign.

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Obama Wrong to Isolate Venezuela

An antigovernment demonstrator stood with a ribbon covering her mouth during a protest in front of an office of the Organization of American States in Caracas.

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Reid slams GOP over Crimea; Senate bill advances

Local citizens wave flags symbolizing the Soviet victory in WWII and Russian flags gather in support of Eastern Pro-Russian Ukrainians in their fight against Ukrainian government in Simferopol, Crimea on Monday, March 24, 2014.

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GM customers ask U.S. judge to ramp up ignition recall efforts

Two General Motors Co customers asked a federal judge in Texas on Monday to compel the automaker to warn owners to stop driving immediately the 1.6 million vehicles recalled since February over ignition switch problems.

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Time for a 21st Century US Foreign Policy

President Obama leaves the presidential limo upon arriving to attend the Nuclear Security summit in The Hague Monday.

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Rep. Keith Ellison: I Wish Democrats Would Come Out Against the Second Amendment | Katie Pavlich

During an appearance over the weekend on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison said he wishes Democrats would come out in opposition to the Second Amendment.

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How Much You've Paid to Promote Obamacare: Way More Than President Obama Promised | Katie Pavlich

As Democrats around the country continue to tout their "fix it, don't end it" mentality about how to deal with the ongoing disaster of Obamacare, they seem to be forgetting who's paying for the promotion of President Obama's signature achievement: taxpayers.

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Louisiana Senate kills attempt to remove unconstitutional creationism statute from state law

The Louisiana Senate, shown here on Sine Die 2013, voted Monday against an effort to remove an unconstitutional creationism statute from state law books.

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Political Paddock: It's March Madness for Bluegrass politics, too

March Madness isn't just for college basketball. This week's Political Paddock column gets in on the action with a would-be Cinderella story, some trash talk and a few Nate Silver predictions.

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Personhood supporters bash Rep. Cory Gardner over new position

In front of a crowd of supporters, Rep. Cory Gardner formally announces his candidacy for U.S. Senate at the Denver Lumber Co.

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UK expertise leads the way in defence programme

The visceral howl of jet fighters can be heard from miles away on the drive to Eglin Air Force Base on Florida's Emerald Coast.

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New landslide fear complicates Wash. rescue

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West seeks to isolate Russia over Ukraine dispute

Seeking to isolate Russia, the U.S. and Western allies declared Monday they are indefinitely cutting Moscow out of a major international coalition and warned they stand ready to order tougher economic penalties if Vladimir Putin presses further into Ukraine.

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No 'signs of life' after huge Washington landslide

Hopes of finding any more survivors from a massive mudslide that killed at least eight people waned as searchers pulled more bodies from the tangled debris field and crews worked through the night into Monday in rural Washington state.

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The Stay Delayed Allows 315 Couples To Wed In State

The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued a stay at 5 p.m. Saturday of a district court decision Friday that struck down Michigan's ban on same-sex couples marrying, but hundreds of couples had already married by that time.

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Former US Rep. Patrick Kennedy working on memoir about addiction, to be published in 2015

Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy is working on a book about his struggles with addiction and mental illness, to be published next year.

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Search for Washington mudslide survivors grows

Brian Anderson, left, and Coby Young search through the wreckage of a home belonging to the Kuntz family Sunday, March 23, 2014, near Oso, Wash.

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Story from NorthCountryNow.com

William D. Humphries, age 67, of Lake City, S.C. was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court, Syracuse to 72 months imprisonment by Judge Norman A. Mordue, a news release from the Department of Justice reads.

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Worcester Tech has key allies

It is perhaps no coincidence that President Barack Obama chose the Worcester Technical High School to deliver a commencement address, since the school, which has received national acclaim, was buffeted by machinations similar to those surrounding the passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

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Town Trustee Candidate meet and greet, March 31

Eight candidates are running for Estes Park Town Trustee on the April 1 ballot. You can meet them, and thank them for running, on Monday, March 31st at 6:30 pm.

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New worry for flood survivors: Insurance cost hike

More than 5,700 federally subsidized policies in Colorado could be hit with annual premium increases in the years ahead despite a federal law signed Friday that rolls back rate hikes for many homeowners whose premiums recently soared by thousands of dollars overnight.

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