B Media Network US News Editor's Home Page: August 2014

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Obama Promise of Executive Action on Immigration Put on Hold Again?

For most of the summer , there has been talk of President Obama's bold executive action on immigration that would break a congressional gridlock on immigration reform.

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Fujita edges Liang in playoff to win in Japan

South Florida Congressman Joe Garcia helps Lloyd Louis, 9, cast his bait at the Rickenbacker Causeway during a recent outing with the Mahogany Youth Corporation.

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Cruz Lays Groundwork for White House Run

Texas Senator Ted Cruz is sounding increasingly like he's made up his mind to run for president in 2016.

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U.S. sends more aid, airstrikes to Iraq

South Florida Congressman Joe Garcia helps Lloyd Louis, 9, cast his bait at the Rickenbacker Causeway during a recent outing with the Mahogany Youth Corporation.

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Kings' coach becomes a different person, even if he's the same person, at his home in rural Canada

South Florida Congressman Joe Garcia helps Lloyd Louis, 9, cast his bait at the Rickenbacker Causeway during a recent outing with the Mahogany Youth Corporation.

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Leading from the Back Nine: Feinstein: Obama 'too cautious' on...

The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said that President Obama has perhaps been "too cautious" in confronting the militant group the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria .

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Tom Kacich: Siding with Sierra Club a bad thing?

If you were making a list of groups and organizations that have a bad reputation, it's unlikely the Sierra Club, a respected environmental group, would be included.

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Straight America's Problem with the Gay Agenda

To listen to the run of the mill "victim group" advocate, one would get the impression that don't care what color your skin is, which god you pray to, who you choose to love, which party you support and unless it's criminal, we don't care what you do to make a living.

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Why Moms target Kroger stores for next firearms ban

Ten days into a campaign to get the nation's largest supermarket chain to ban guns, Kroger is walking a tightrope.

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Barack Obama And The Misery Of His Augusts, Ranked

President Barack Obama held a grim press conference on Aug. 28, 2014, to talk about Russian forces in Ukraine and the ISIS insurgency.

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Pot shops shunned by banks haul in the cash

The newly budding marijuana industry still carries some vestiges of a back-alley trade as conflicting laws and hazy regulatory guidance have left legal pot-shop proprietors dazed, confused and flush with cash, Pot shops shunned by banks haul in the cash The newly budding marijuana industry still carries some vestiges of a back-alley trade as ... (more)

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Pork plant deals with violations, seeks to expand

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Two men stand side by side, maneuvering wands with enough electricity to instantly kill the 280-pound hogs that come at them every few seconds.

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Cyber-security specialist who killed self was investigated for hacking

A man stationed at Scott Air Force Base and hired to ensure the security of Department of Defense computers was being investigated for hacking before he took his own life, according to recently unsealed federal court records.

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Begich ad accuses Republican opponent Dan Sullivan of being soft on child rape

The Alaska Senate race took a nasty turn, according to a Washington Examiner report on Saturday , when incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Begich released an ad suggesting that his Republican opponent former state Attorney General Dan Sullivan is soft on child rape.

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Obama's White House always on the green

Nothing infuriates President Barack Obama's adversaries more than his golf outings, which have become so frequent that even his sympathizers have started to mutter about the unseemly symbolism of a commander in chief who practically lives on the links.

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Control of the U.S. Senate: Is black turnout the key?

MOBILIZING BLACK VOTERS: Rep. John Lewis, shown at a recent appearance in Arkansas, is urging blacks to vote to continue Democratic Senate control.

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Why is Burger King going into exile?

Burger King is drawing a lot of flak over plans to shift its legal address to a foreign country by merging with Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain.

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Sunday shows to focus on national security

Saudi king warns West will be jihadists' next target AFP 1 hr ago - Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has warned that the West will be the next target of the jihadists sweeping through Syria and Iraq, unless there is "rapid" action.

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Bill Clinton to stump in Miami for former Lewinskygate critic Charlie Crist

As a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 1998, Charlie Crist said Democratic President Bill Clinton had "shattered the confidence and trust of the American people" and should resign because of the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

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PAL to welcome final Boeing 747 aircraft flight at NAIA-2 on Monday

Philippine Airlines is set to welcome the final arrival flight of its flagship aircraft - the Boeing 747-400 - at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 in Pasay City before it retires on Monday.

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Surly 2014 electorate poised to 'keep the bums in'

This Oct. 2, 2013, file photo shows Vicki Maturo, of Culver City, Calif., as she protests against the government shutdown outside the federal building in Los Angeles.

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Climate talks: Five things to know

International negotiators have been working for years on an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions around the world to fight climate change.

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Christie readies for Mexico while keeping quiet on immigration reform

As he prepares to lead a trade mission to Mexico this week, Gov. Christie has been relatively silent on an issue vexing the Republican Party: immigration reform.

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Block Expected to be Endorsed by Robitaille

Rhode Island Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Block is expected to win the formal backing of the party's 2010 nominee for the office.

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Israeli fire on Gaza town raises war crimes claim

South Florida Congressman Joe Garcia helps Lloyd Louis, 9, cast his bait at the Rickenbacker Causeway during a recent outing with the Mahogany Youth Corporation.

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Phils reverse course on Howard in hopes of dealing him

South Florida Congressman Joe Garcia helps Lloyd Louis, 9, cast his bait at the Rickenbacker Causeway during a recent outing with the Mahogany Youth Corporation.

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Israel shoots down drone from Syria

South Florida Congressman Joe Garcia helps Lloyd Louis, 9, cast his bait at the Rickenbacker Causeway during a recent outing with the Mahogany Youth Corporation.

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Every Movie Ever - Summarized

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Biden fuels '16 talk with New Hampshire visit

The Hill reports: Vice President Biden will head to New Hampshire next week for an event on the economy that is certain to intensify speculation that he is readying a bid for the presidential nomination in 2016.

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A foundation to serve

Sgt.Maj Jones was born Sept. 8 1965 in Salemburg to Robert and Lorie Jones. He graduated from Lakewood High School in Roseboro in 1983.

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Why Ferguson might just prompt real change

The script usually goes like this: Shocking incident happens. Political leaders and advocates all promise changes so it doesn't happen again.

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2016 prospects hone pitch to Koch donors, activists

DALLAS Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Mike Pence, Rick Perry and Ben Carson all sounded like presidential candidates in weekend speeches to conservative activists here for a conference organized by an influential Koch-backed group.

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Plane Flies Into Restricted Air Over D.C., Crashes--After Pilot Loses Consciousness

A pilot lost consciousness and the plane drifted into restricted airspace over the nation's capital, scrambling fighter jets that stayed with the small aircraft until it ran out of fuel and crashed Saturday into the Atlantic Ocean, the Coast Guard said.

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Former Steelers, Bengals LB James Harrison retires

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As Diversity in Schools Increases, So Does Segregation

Percent of public school students in the South who are Latino, now the largest racial/ethnic minority group in the region's public schools: 23.5 Year that the number of Hispanic children under 18 surpassed the number of African-American children in the U.S., becoming the largest minority group among children: 1998 Percent increase in number of ... (more)

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The Crime of Overbilling Healthcare

Over twenty years ago, Pat Palmer, in her own words, "stumbled upon a $400 overcharge in a bill my father received for a routine medical procedure."

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Obama college ratings drive wedge as state schools show support

State universities are backing President Barack Obama's proposed score card for U.S. colleges in the hope it will steer more federal aid to them and away from underperforming for-profit institutions.

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Congo: Top general active in volatile east dies

South Florida Congressman Joe Garcia helps Lloyd Louis, 9, cast his bait at the Rickenbacker Causeway during a recent outing with the Mahogany Youth Corporation.

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Greg Orman, independent candidate for Senate, to open Wichita office

The office will be at 3031 W. Pawnee. Orman will appear at the official opening of the office at 2:30 p.m. Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, one of Orman's opponents, has an office in Wichita at 155 N. Market, Suite 120.

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Moving date of Kansas State Fair to Labor Day weekend not popular, survey finds

A proposal to move the starting date of the Kansas State Fair to Labor Day weekend wasn't popular with people who responded to a survey.

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Lesotho leader to meet South African president

South Florida Congressman Joe Garcia helps Lloyd Louis, 9, cast his bait at the Rickenbacker Causeway during a recent outing with the Mahogany Youth Corporation.

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Analysis: Plenty still at play in Senate campaign

In a campaign where we've already seen ads featuring the Ebola virus and a bird pooping on a newspaper, it's hard to imagine how the Arkansas Senate race could get more intense - or more bizarre.

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AP Top News at 7:39 a.m. EDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling on Ukraine to immediately start talks on a political solution to the crisis in eastern Ukraine, including discussing statehood.

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GOP sees gains in Illinois voters tuning out

The candidates for Illinois congressional seats heard all about it during visits with voters in August: Disgust with Washington.

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Rozner: New MLB boss can start by reinstating Rose

That's the feeling of many baseball folks as Rob Manfred prepares to take over in January as the 10th commissioner of Major League Baseball.

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Obama attends NY wedding of chef, MSNBC anchor

President Barack Obama on Saturday temporarily set aside the pressures of trying to calm the world's trouble spots and assumed the role of spectator for something more joyous: the wedding of the Obama family's longtime chef and friend.

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Obama Faces Hard Decisions On Syria, Immigration

Immigration remains one of the most challenging issues for President Obama. Political correspondent Mara Liasson discusses the political cost of the choices before him with NPR's Linda Wertheimer.

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Vote for Us, You Helpless TrampsBy Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig

A new internal GOP survey suggests the party's history of demeaning comments and policies is just killing them with women voters.

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So they said

"David and I like off-color jokes, Freddie likes more sophisticated jokes. Charles likes golf."

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Saturday, August 30, 2014

Obama on Labor Day: Don't Take Rights for Granted

President Barack Obama is asking Americans this Labor Day to think about the rights and benefits that people often take for granted.

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Coast Guard searching for 2 boaters near St. Pete

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Coast Guard rescued two missing boaters who were stranded 10 miles northwest of Anclote Key, Florida, Saturday.

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I Was a Kid Who Shot and Killed Someone by Accident

Gregory Orr: When I was 12 years old, I killed a younger brother in a hunting accident near our home in upstate New York.

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Scariest Gun Ever

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Slow pitch strike ball to Alison Lundergan Grimes

Sen. Elizabeth Warren lambasted Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Wednesday for his refusal to help students carrying heavy debts, criticizing McConnell's suggestion that students should just consider cheaper colleges if they're not... Right over the plate, here it comes, Mitch McConnell's campaign manager is implicated in a campaign scandal ... (more)

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Photographs give insight adorable family of elephants saved from...

After the flames gave way to dust: Burning Man takes on an other-worldly feel as it's enveloped in a huge sand cloud... but not even the choking atmosphere can keep revelers from their desert party 'Sociopath' landscape architect related to Cesar Chavez accused of intentionally spreading HIV to at least two dozen men and then bragging about it via ... (more)

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Owen Patterson 'was treated to lunch by millionaire Ukip donor Crispin Odey'

Mitch McConnell's campaign manager steps down

A little more than two months before Election Day, Sen. Mitch McConnell's campaign manager, Jesse Benton, stepped down Friday, resigning amid a long-brewing controversy involving Benton's ties to Ron Paul's presidential bid in 2012.

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70 years later, a soldier returns home70 years later, a soldier...

Check out this story on wtsp.com: http://usat.ly/1prQaGa Helen Cooke touches the casket of her late husband Pfc.

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Former Gop VP candidate: Detroit 'warning' to U.S.

Washington - Former Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan says Detroit's Chapter 9 bankruptcy is a warning to the United States and compares the Motor City to the NBC post-apocalyptic drama 'Revolution.'

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Story from NorthCountryNow.com

A feature-length film, "Nontraditional," written and directed by Clarkson University assistant professor Brian Hauser, will receive distribution through DOD News, formerly the Pentagon Channel as part of its series, "The Best of the G.I. Film Festival."

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Judge finds Texas abortion rules unconstitutional

The state vowed to quickly appeal Friday's ruling by U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel in Austin, who cited other rules GOP lawmakers have recently passed in his decision to throw out requirements that clinics meet hospital operating standards.

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Kerry: ISIS is a 'disease,' stamp it out

ISIS is a cancer that must be stamped out, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry wrote Saturday in an opinion piece for The New York Times.

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California lawmakers end session with bills on plastic bags, gun ...

California's lawmakers ended a two-year session on Saturday with a package of bills that reflected deep disagreement over pressing issues including undocumented migrants, the social safety net and measures to cope with a severe drought.

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Bloomingdale High School Graduate Featured In Pentagon Painting

Early in August, the U.S. Air Force announced Lt. Col. Kevin "Showtime" Sutterfield's selection to command the 302nd Fighter Squadron, one of the USAF's 10 front-line combat F-22 squadrons.

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California Legislature Passes Bill to Protect Temp Workers

The California legislature has passed a bill that would hold companies legally responsible if the temp agencies and subcontractors they hire cheat workers out of their wages or put them in harm's way.

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U.S. Public Worried about ISIL, Putin- But Climate Change Is the Real Challenge

In a new Pew/ USA Today poll, the American public shows itself alarmed by the rise of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in northern Iraq and Syria as a threat to U.S. security, finding it more threatening even than Russia's Vladimir Putin, who has risen on the villain scale quite a lot.

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Business, industry leaders worry EPA ozone emission changes will cost state billions in stifled economic growth

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry is worried new EPA ozone admission standards could threaten the state's economic boom.

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Poll: Prospective general election shows Baker, Coakley in dead heat

Republican Charlie Baker held a one-point advantage over Martha Coakley, 38-37, within the 4 percent margin of error, in the latest polling on the 2014 Massachusetts governor's race.

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How Obama's Shallow Worldview Failed Us

The president puts too much faith in historical progress. The long arc of history won't beat ISIS -- but a determined effort will.

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Let's get reimbursed!: Time-Warner Customers of the World Unite

Are you a Time-Warner Internet customer? Have you ever experienced an outage? Have you called the company for a reimbursement? Most people would probably answer "no" to that last question.

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Fairbanks among costliest cities to raise a child

Alaska cities are projected to be among the most expensive places in the United States to raise a child born in 2013.

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This Day in Liberal Judicial Activisma "August 30

Priest that California's "public school financing system, with its substantial dependence on local property taxes and resultant wide disparities in school revenue, violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment."

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This day in history: Aug. 30, 2014

On Aug. 30, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which was intended to promote private development of nuclear energy.

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Vigil held in Bay City for former Marine being held in Iran

Family members and a member of the U.S. Congress spoke this morning at a vigil being held on the third anniversary of the Iranian imprisonment of a Michigan man.

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Obama on Labor Day: Don't take rights for granted

But some people still want to collect, and even eat, the slimy invaders. The giant African snail damages buildings, destroys crops and can cause meningitis in humans.

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Kmiec retires from military

Technical Sergeant Lorraine Kmiec, daughter of Martha Morales, has retired from the United States Air Force effective Aug. 1 after 15 years and 10 months.

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Rick Perry's Bad Memory

Tough new Texas abortion restrictions are on hold after a federal judge found Republican-led efforts to hold abortion clinics to hospital-level operating standards unconstitutional in a ruling that spares more than a dozen clinics from imminent closure.

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Reid accuses Redskins owner of trying to bribe Nevada tribes

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If Republicans Gain The Senate, What Should The President Do?

One thing you will see for sure is that the filibuster rules will be changed; so the President will have a very unfriendly congress and SCOTUS to face pretty much alone, since from past experience the Democratic Party shows no sign of being a particularly effective opposition.

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Titus Mexican officials meet on border

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Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Is Obama a hawk or a dove?

But it is unlikely that a merciless drubbing from the news media and other critics is going to sway Mr. Obama.

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Ethnic strife blurs Myanmar's first census in 30 years

Following an incomplete count due to ethnic conflicts in parts of the country, Myanmar said on Saturday that its first census in 30 years shows the population to be 51.4 million, some ten million less than expected.

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5 things to know about elections in Massachusetts

Some Democrats have never forgiven Martha Coakley for her stunning loss to Republican Scott Brown in a 2010 special election to fill the seat of the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy.

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Navy seaman held after baby hospitalized with 29 separate fractures

A Navy seaman was ordered held on $500,000 cash bail after authorities say his 2-month-old son was diagnosed with 29 separate fractures.

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Obama on Labor Day: Don't take rights for granted

President Barack Obama is asking Americans this Labor Day to think about the rights and benefits that people often take for granted.

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Tax forms could pose challenge for HealthCare.gov

If you got health coverage through President Barack Obama's law this year, you'll need a new form from your insurance exchange before you can file your tax return next spring.

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Why a Former Letter Carrier Says Drones Will Never Replace Postal Workers

Google, Amazon and Domino's Pizza are big fans. The FAA is feeling it out. But one person clearly not a part of "Team Drone" is Matty Rose, a 70-year-old Vietnam veteran and retired mail carrier.

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Department of Justice listening to citizens'a

Department of Justice listening to citizens' concerns The Department of Justice is assuring citizens it is ready to help make change.

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Transcript

In this week's address, the President wished Americans a Happy Labor Day weekend, highlighted the important economic progress we've made, and reaffirmed his commitment to accelerate our progress and ensure that our growing economy fuels a strong middle class.

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Fairbanks among costliest cities to raise a child

Alaska cities are projected to be among the most expensive places in the United States to raise a child born in 2013.

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Obama on Labor Day: Dona t take rights for granted

President Barack Obama is asking Americans this Labor Day to think about the rights and benefits that people often take for granted.

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An observation system that provides real-time data on the health of the Great Lakes' coastal ecosystems is getting a federal grant to improve its online presence.

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Same-Sex Couples Ask Supreme Court to Review Their Victory

This week, the Utah, Oklahoma and Virginia plaintiffs all filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of a rehearing in their lawsuits.

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Obama on Labor Day: Don't take rights for granted

President Barack Obama is asking Americans this Labor Day to think about the rights and benefits that people often take for granted.

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Weekly Address: This Labor Day, Let's Talk About the Minimum Wage

President Barack Obama tapes the Weekly Address in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Aug. 29, 2014.

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British woman 'held captive in Congo by her family because they...

Intelligence nightmare: Extremists returning home

Nemmouche is a Frenchman who authorities say spent 11 months fighting with the Islamic State group in Syria before returning to Europe to act out his rage.

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Opinion: We need to lower corporate tax rates now

THE OBAMA administration is highly exercised about "inversion," the practice by which an American corporation acquires a foreign company and moves its headquarters out of the U.S. to benefit from lower tax rates abroad.

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Obama to raise federal, military pay by 1 percent

President Barack Obama is offering civilian federal workers and members of the military a 1 percent pay increase in 2015, the same raise he offered last year citing efforts to keep government costs down during the economic recovery.

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Friday, August 29, 2014

Google's drone-delivery program, Project Wing, unveiled

The program, called Project Wing, has been nurtured over the past two years within Google X, the tech giant's research lab, according to a report by The Atlantic.

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Russian fund with US advisers eludes sanctions

As President Barack Obama warns of stepped-up economic punishments against Russia for its military incursions inside Ukraine, U.S. sanctions have so far avoided one prominent financial institution: the $10 billion Russian Direct Investment Fund, which has partnered with brand-name American companies and whose advisers include top U.S. and European ... (more)

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Republicans plan to investigate Benghazi until 2016 to hurt Hillary Clinton

KENNETH STARR: If Republicans do plan to investigate Benghazi for more than two years, I think it's time to bring in a man with experience in long-running witch hunts.

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Obama cautions against using force to solve crises

Faced with deepening crises in the Middle East and Ukraine, President Barack Obama is putting the brakes on the notion that American military power can solve either conflict.

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Why Karl Rove and the GOPEstablishment Will Lose Again

Karl Rove is at it once again. The so-called "strategist" is again confusing strategy with tactics, and is about to blow easy Senate pickups in Arkansas and North Carolina.

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Iran confirms US Coast Guard fired at fishing boat

The chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy confirmed in remarks published Friday that a U.S. Coast Guard vessel fired on an Iranian fishing boat in the Persian Gulf this week but insisted the incident was not a "clash."

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Constitution to set sail for last time in three years

The U.S.S. Constitution is setting its sails for the last time before the warship heads to dry dock for a three-year repair project.

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USDA seizes more than 1,200 illegal snails

The giant African snail damages buildings, destroys crops and can cause meningitis in humans.

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California Legislature passes 'yes means yes' bill

State lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that would make California the first state to define when "yes means yes" while investigating sexual assaults on college campuses.

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Russia's Putin urges release of Ukrainian soldiers

Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Friday called on pro-Russian separatists to release Ukrainian soldiers who have been surrounded by the rebels in eastern Ukraine.

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The Lone Ranger Rides Again - " America's Return to Iraq

In an interview with Thomas Friedman of the New York Times on August 8, President Obama stressed that the US was only fighting the Islamic State in Iraq as a partner, not as Iraq's or the Kurds' air force.

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Leaders Call for Peace in Ferguson... and What is 'Peace'?

Political leaders, law enforcement, the media speak of "restoring peace to Ferguson, Missouri"; "ending the violence"; and returning life to its "normal routine."

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Nice Tan, Mr. President: Reactions to Obama's Latest Fashion Choice

President Obama wore a tan suit at his press conference Thursday and the Internet exploded.

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Google building fleet of package-delivering drones

Google's secretive research laboratory is trying to build a fleet of drones designed to bypass earthbound traffic so packages can be delivered to people more quickly.

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The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Just Announced Plans to Regulate...

The Drug Enforcement Agency Just Announced Plans to Regulate All Hydrocodone Combination Drugs as Schedule II Drugs, Parker Waichman LLP Comments "This more restrictive classification of combination hydrocodone drug products ensures that the right patients are receiving the correct medications."

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USDA seizes more than 1,200 illegal giant snails

The giant African snail damages buildings, destroys crops and can cause meningitis in humans.

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Military: Pilot was killed in Virginia F-15 crash

Joan Rivers is in a New York City hospital, one day after going into cardiac arrest at a doctor's office.

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'Walking Dead' Marine battalion to be deactivated

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Decades before the television show, a Marine Corps battalion decorated for extensive combat in World War II and Vietnam earned the nickname the "Walking Dead."

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Congressman Brad Schneider Visits Creation Technologies in Illinois

Coordinated by IPC , the meeting was part of an effort to help policymakers learn first-hand about legislative and regulatory issues that impact the electronics manufacturing industry.

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Vladimir Putin orders pro-Russian separatists to open a 'humanitarian corridor'

Nato accuses Russia of a 'blatant violation' of Ukraine's sovereignty as Putin orders pro-Moscow separatists to open a 'humanitarian corridor' so trapped Ukrainian soldiers can return to their families Stark: In an extraordinary address to the 'Novorossiya militia' issued shortly after 1am in Moscow, Putin praised the separatists' 'major success in ... (more)

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Briefs

Ground teams resumed searching Thursday for a pilot who went missing after an F-15 fighter jet crashed in a remote, heavily wooded area of western Virginia, according to a Virginia State Police spokeswoman.

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Goldberg says she had nothing to do with Madoff investments

Treasurer candidate Deborah Goldberg, who would oversee state borrowing and pension fund investments if elected, sits on the board of family-run charitable foundations that lost millions to Bernard Madoff's infamous Ponzi scheme.

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Obama needs no more 'red lines' [Commentary]

President Obama , in his determination to get American foreign policy off what he has called "a perpetual war footing," must take care now not to box himself in with any more comments about "red lines" that restrict his options.

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State to appeal denial of FEMA storm aid

The state and the County of Hawaii are working together to gather sufficient additional informa- tion, including socioeconomic data, to justify a successful appeal, Gov. Neil Abercrombie and Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi said in a joint statement Thursday.

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Iran confirms US Coast Guard fired at fishing boat

The chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy has confirmed that a U.S. Coast Guard vessel fired on an Iranian fishing boat in the Persian Gulf but insists the incident was not a "clash."

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DYCHE | Grimes: Bogus claims but no straight answers

The purpose of the change is to minimize the abuse of the drug for recreational purposes, but still allow patients reasonable access to the drug.

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TODAYa S Must See: Johnny JamBoogie

Bruce Rauner says he had nothing to do with armed investigators coming up to people who signed nominating petitions for the Libertarian Party.

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Portman Visits Piketon A-Plant

U.S. Senator Rob Portman took a couple officials with the Department of Energy to the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon where uncertainly looms on the future of the site's reindustrialization.

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Wm. E. May Endowment Fund Award winners

Ray Jackson, a U.S. Navy submariner veteran who served on the Council on Aging in town for 20 years, was friendly but reserved at first, as he and wife, Jane, sat and talked with this reporter on their front porch.

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Report: Portman Eyeing White House Run

Senator Rob Portman is reportedly considering a run for president in 2016. "The Columbus Dispatch" reports the Cincinnati-area Republican may soon launch an exploratory committee to determine his chances.

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Christie at Seaside, Jenkinson's for Labor Day kickoff

Christie at Seaside, Jenkinson's for Labor Day kickoff College football's underway, with a solid Rutgers win on the West Coast, no less.

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Military: Pilot was killed in Virginia F-15 crashMilitary: Pilot was...

The pilot of an F-15 jet that crashed earlier this week in remote Virginia mountains was killed, military officials now say, bringing a sad end to an exhaustive two-day search involving more than 100 local, state and federal officials as well as volunteers.

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Proposed law would protect Indiana National Guard, reserve military personnel while on active duty

Indiana residents serving in Indiana National Guard and state U.S. military reserve units could receive lower mortgage and vehicle loan rates and other protections through a proposed Indiana Service Member's Civil Relief Act.

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UND Program Gets Funding To Aid Native Americans

A University of North Dakota program that aims to get more Native Americans into psychology has received more than $200,000 in federal funding.

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North Dakota Delegation Addresses Canadian Pacific

Members of North Dakota's congressional delegation are criticizing Canadian Pacific Railway, saying it's forcing grain elevators to cancel backlogged orders as it implements a new shipping system.

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Democrats rally around Charlie Crist

Florida Democrats launched a "unity tour" on Thursday to close ranks around Charlie Crist, a former Republican governor of the state who is running as the Democratic candidate in this year's election.

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USDA goes on a giant snail hunt

The giant African snail damages buildings, destroys crops and can cause meningitis in humans.

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Obama claims improved economic growth numbers

New evidence of economic growth is heartening and underscores that companies are investing and consumers are spending, President Barack Obama said Thursday.

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Obama urges caution on using force in Mideast

Faced with deepening crises in the Middle East and Ukraine, President Barack Obama is putting the brakes on the notion that American military power can solve either conflict.

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'Walking Dead' Marine battalion to be deactivated

Now the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, which also saw action in Iraq and Afghanistan, is being deactivated during a ceremony Friday at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

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Obama's addiction - golf

Nothing infuriates President Barack Obama's adversaries more than his golf outings, which have become so frequent that even his sympathizers have started to mutter about the unseemly symbolism of a commander-in-chief who practically lives on the links.

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Vigil marks man's 3rd year of imprisonment in Iran

U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee plans to speak at a Bay City vigil marking the third anniversary of the Iranian imprisonment of a former U.S. Marine.

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Putin calls on separatists to release Ukrainian soldiers

Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Friday called on pro-Russian separatists to release Ukrainian soldiers who have been surrounded by the rebels in eastern Ukraine.

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NATO chief slams Moscow denials over Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Friday condemned what he called a "serious escalation of Russian aggression" in Ukraine and said Moscow is carrying out direct military operations there.

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Putin urges rebels to allow Ukrainian retreat

Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine should open a humanitarian corridor for surrounded Ukrainian troops to retreat from the battlefield, the Russian president's office said Friday.

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Pilot found dead after F-15 crash in Virginia

The pilot of an Air National Guard F-15C fighter jet that crashed in Virginia was found dead, the commander of the unit said Thursday.

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Iran confirms U.S. Coast Guard fired at fishing boat

As New Dangers Loom, More Think the U.S. Does 'Too Little'...

As New Dangers Loom, More Think the U.S. Does 'Too Little' to Solve World Problems - 54% Say Obama Approach on Foreign Policy Is 'Not Tough Enough' - A large majority of Americans think the world is a more dangerous place than it was several years ago.

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Two experts warn correction could total 60%

Two experts warn correction could total 60% - Where are the bears? David Tice, Tice Capital President, says "trees don't grow to the sky," in calling quantitative easing only a short-term economic fix. - Markets could soon face a fall of up to 60 percent, two experts told CNBC on Wednesday.

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Obama going on Democratic fundraising trifecta

President Barack Obama is going on a fundraising sweep through New York and Rhode Island as he continues to help Democrats raise money for November's elections.

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

Migration to UK soars to 243,000

The Government's attempts to slash net migration to the tens of thousands have been dealt another blow as official figures revealed another jump in arrivals to the UK.

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visit|blogPost-1436222|mobile_home_category_body-7007|1What to do about ISIS

Our opinion: As America faces a new bad player in the Middle East, neither the president, nor America, should go this alone.

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Input on Allerton plan encouraged

With the Allerton Park and Retreat Center in the midst of drafting a master plan, state Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, chipped in with his own input at a meeting with Allerton and University of Illinois officials Wednesday at the park.

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Md. First Congressional District Race Heats Up

Our eNewspaper network was founded in 2002 to provide stand-alone digital news sites tailored for the most searched-for locations for news.

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Contractors score legal victory against FedEx Ground

FedEx Ground lost a costly battle Wednesday in a long-standing legal war with its not-so-independent contractors.

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Jindal: I m praying about my 2016 decision

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says he will not be deterred from entering the 2016 presidential contest because of other Republicans in the field.

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Dee from the Desk: Primary Problems

In the end this whole primary season will boil down to one thing, and it is not ideas.

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CA Lawmakers Aim To Ban EnglishOnly Instruction in Public Schools

On Tuesday, a few hours after Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto said that Illegal Aliens deserve justice in the USA and Gov. Jerry Brown welcomed all illegal immigrants to California, lawmakers in Sacramento passed a proposed ballot measure seeking to dismantle the English-only mandate for public schools and increase multilingual education ... (more)

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No 10: No US air strike request

Downing Street has denied receiving a request from the US for Britain to join air strikes against jihadists Britain joining strikes against jihadists has not been requested and is not currently under discussion, Downing Street has insisted, despite reports that Barack Obama is hoping to win agreement to bring allies into the air campaign by next ... (more)

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On Syria, Obama Faces Questions On Role Of Congress

President Barack Obama faces a familiar question as he contemplates airstrikes in Syria: Should Congress have a say in his decision? Just last summer Obama was barreling toward strikes in Syria when he abruptly announced that he first wanted approval from congressional lawmakers.

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US HIghway 31 named in memory of late state legislator

A former State Representative's memory was recognized at the ribbon cutting for the new US 31 highway that stretches from the 20 bypass in South Bend and goes to US 30 near Plymouth.

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Textron Systems - Tremendous Potential For This Small Segment

The division has hit a big of a rough patch, leading investor to wonder if the division is in trouble.

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Romanoff Courts Latinos Crucial to Colorado Race

Romanoff, left, toured the theater that caters to the Latino community. Becerra joined the Democratic House candidate on the campaign trail.

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White House preps legal case for immigration

With impeachment threats and potential lawsuits looming, President Barack Obama knows whatever executive actions he takes on immigration will face intense opposition.

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AZ high court refuses to erase death sentence

Attorneys for Ruben Garza had asked that his death sentence be erased in light of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on determining whether somebody who claims mental disability can be executed.

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China tells U.S. to reduce or halt 'close surveillance' patrols

China on Thursday urged the United States to cut back on, or even stop, its close surveillance of the Asian giant using patrol aircraft, if it seriously seeks to repair damaged bilateral ties.

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McConnell: Shutdowns are a 'failed policy'

In his strongest words to date, Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, tried to quash talk that he would allow another government shutdown if he becomes Senate majority leader next year.

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Another 'red line'? Obama again considers airstrikes in Syria

A year after President Obama contemplated and then called off airstrikes in Syria , he's weighing the military option in that country once again.

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Search efforts to resume for missing pilot

A Virginia State Police spokeswoman says ground rescuers will resume searching for a pilot who went missing after an F-15 fighter jet crashed in a remote, heavily wooded area of western Virginia.

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'Sister Wives' stars win ruling in fight against Utah's polygamy ban

In this July 10, 2013, file photo, Kody Brown poses with his wives at one of their homes in Las Vegas.

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Senators Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar push to limit corporate campaign donations

Next month, a constitutional amendment that would allow states and the federal government to put caps on corporate campaign donations is expected to come up for a vote in the Senate.

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The Morning Rundown: JPMorgan, other banks may have been compromised by Russian hackers

Earlier this month, JPMorgan Chase and at least one other bank suffered a security breach in which Russian hackers stole key data , according to a report by Bloomberg.

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PNoy backs anti-political dynasty law

MANILA President Benigno Aquino III said he supports the enactment of an anti-political dynasty law but aired concerns on the implications of having such a measure.

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New poll shows Mark Schauer taking slight lead in Gubernatorial race

The latest Epic-MRA poll shows that the race between Mark Schauer and Rick Snyder remains tight, but for the first time, the democrat has a bigger number than the incumbent republican.

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Search efforts to resume for missing pilot

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Sanders, Miller receive Legion's Patriot Award

Their efforts earned them The American Legion's Patriot Award Aug. 27 during the Legion's 96th Annual National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., both were presented the award, given to recognize great deeds and exemplary acts of service.

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Dollar General - Firmly' Committed to Family Dollar

Earnings in the second quarter ended Aug. 1 were 83 cents a share, the Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based retailer said today in a statement, matching the average of estimates compiled by Bloomberg.

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Sen. Mark Pryor and Rep. Tom Cotton running neck and neck in Arkansas Senate Race: poll

Sen. Mark Pryor is locked in a tight re-election battle with Rep. Tom Cotton, according to a Rasmussen Reports survey.

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Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Deficit hawks, wrong again

You're looking at the biggest story involving the federal budget and a crucial one for the future of the American economy.

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Wall Street Goes Green

I've often heard the wind and solar industries mocked as "hippie energy" or "Obama power."

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McConnell: Shutdowns are a 'failed policy'

Book News: Former Poet Laureate Robert Hass Wins $100,000 Poetry Prize

In this 1998 photo, President Bill Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton are seen at the White House with Poets Laureate Robert Pinsky Rita Dove and Robert Haas .

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Circuit clerks question how to get records to McDaniel's trial

LAUREL - Attorneys for Chris McDaniel have issued subpoenas demanding election records from more than half of Mississippi's counties for a lawsuit that seeks to overturn his Republican primary loss to Sen. Thad Cochran.

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Tory MP Douglas Carswell defects to Ukip and forces byelection

Tory MP Douglas Carswell defects to Ukip and forces byelection - Carswell says he is resigning from parliament and standing for Ukip at a byelection in his Essex seat of Clacton - A hand grenade has been thrown into David Cameron's general election campaign after the Eurosceptic Tory

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The Biggest Tax Scam Ever

The Biggest Tax Scam Ever - Some of America's top corporations are parking profits overseas and ducking hundreds of billions in taxes. And how's Congress responding? It's rewarding them for ripping us off - In July, the American pharmaceutical giant AbbVie, maker of the world's top-selling drug

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The Extreme Partisanship of John Roberts's Supreme Court

The Extreme Partisanship of John Roberts's Supreme Court - Like Barack Obama, the chief justice came into office promising an age of apolitical comity.

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Export-Import Bank faces rocky path to renewal as Congress returns...

Exclusive: GOP poll of women: Party 'stuck in past' - A detailed report commissioned by two major Republican groups - including one backed by Karl Rove - paints a dismal picture for Republicans, concluding female voters view the party as "intolerant," "lacking in compassion" and "stuck in the past."

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Michigan wolf hunting may wait until 2015 while opponents prepare legal challenge to new law

Michigan wolf hunting may not resume until 2015 despite a new law approved Thursday, and opponents are already gearing up for a legal challenge and long-term fight.

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On Syria, Obama faces questions on Congress' role

China accuses U.S. over "close-in reconnaissance"

The Chinese Defense Ministry has accused the U.S. military of "close-in reconnaissance" in China's airspace in response to U.S. criticism of a Chinese jet intercepting a U.S. Navy patrol plane last Tuesday.

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Search efforts to resume for missing pilot

Ground teams planned to resume searching Thursday for a pilot who went missing after an F-15 fighter jet crashed in a remote, heavily wooded area of western Virginia, according to a Virginia State Police spokeswoman.

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Group proclaims 'Ditch Mitch Day'

It's Ditch Mitch Day. The West Louisville Urban Coalition is working alongside moveon.org.

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Keeping the National Center for Education Statistics independent

Much attention is appropriately devoted to the critical role that the federal government plays in improving the educational attainment of the U.S. population by authorizing and funding various educational policies and programs.

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Rep. Gutierrez on Obama's Amnesty Plan: 'Here Is What I Believe Is Going to Happen'

Rep. Luis Gutierrez says he's been meeting with White House and Homeland Security officials "for months now," and he thinks he knows how President Obama plans to bypass Congress on immigration reform: "Here is what I believe is going to happen.

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Petitioners confront McCrory on marriage ban

Chris Sgro, Executive Director Equality NC, is surrounded by supporters while discussing the petition they had just delivered to the governor's uptown Charlotte office on Wednesday morning, Aug. 27, 2014.

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FBI investigates JPMorgan hack attack

JPMorgan Chase and at least four other financial institutions were hacked recently in a series of coordinated attacks, a federal law enforcement official told USA TODAY.

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Pulse of Northeast Johnson County: How much stock do you put in political polls?

Paul Davis leads Sam Brownback in the SurveyUSA poll, but trails him by a point in Brownback's own "internal poll."

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U.S. airstrikes on Syria face formidable obstacles

American forces face formidable challenges as President Barack Obama considers an air assault on Islamist fighters in Syria, including intelligence gaps on potential targets, concerns about Syria's air defenses and fears that the militants may have anti-aircraft weapons, current and former U.S. officials say.

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FBI investigating reports of cyber attacks on banks

HACKED?: JPMorgan Chase & Co was the victim of a recent cyber attack, according to two people familiar with the incident who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.

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Dems Want Chicago To Be "Model City" For Amnestied Illegals

Chicago Democrats are hoping to make the Windy City the model for enrolling illegal immigrants into whatever new benefits the Obama administration might adopt.

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

FAA investigating drone flight over Panthers-Chiefs game

There wasn't much of an air attack in the recent Panthers-Chiefs preseason game, but there was a later-identified flying object hovering over Bank of America Stadium that night.

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Ag markets are generally mixed in early-Wednesday trading

Corn futures remain weak Wednesday morning. The U.S. corn crop is doing very well, with the recent heat wave likely helping plants in several areas.

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Alabama's Bennie Adkins, a 'true American hero,' to receive Medal of Honor

Adkins' extraordinary heroism and selflessness, above and beyond the call of duty, are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military... In the spring of 1966, then-Army Sergeant First Class Bennie Adkins and his fellow soldiers endured a 38-hour onslaught from advancing North Vietnamese soldiers.

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Superior Court judge issues another smackdown to school vouchers

Lucinda MacKethan, a retired N.C. State professor, at a rally at the State Capitol sponsored by Public Schools First NC, an advocacy group which opposes school vouchers.

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Retirees set to protest Heck's Social Security stance Medicare in Henderson

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Amazon's efforts to test drones gain support

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International , which represents the nascent commercial drone industry in the U.S., has thrown its considerable weight behind a bid by Amazon to test drones for use in the online retailer's proposed Prime Air package delivery service.

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Democrat Mark Pryor accuses Republican Tom Cotton of being soft on Ebola

Casting about for an issue that might save his senate seat, Sen. Mark Pryor , an Arkansas Democrat, has released an ad accusing his Republican opponent, Tom Cotton, of being soft on the Ebola issue.

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Waiting for the first 'C' in CINC

As is good and proper - in our system, the military waits for civilian leadership to set the direction at the political level.

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John's Grill more than a century old and still going strong

Few classic restaurants, even in a city known for its dining history, have the cachet of John's Grill.

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Family wants feds to probe Wal-Mart shooting

An attorney for the family of a man fatally shot by police while holding an air rifle inside a Wal-Mart called on the U.S. Justice Department to open a civil-rights investigation and assess whether the shooting was justified and whether race played a factor.

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Surf's way, way up in Southern California

That pretty much sums up the waves coming to Southern California this week. And depending on whom you ask -- weather forecasters or surfers -- that word means either life-threatening peril or enlivening fun.

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Doug Ducey wins GOP primary for Arizona governor

Ice cream magnate and State Treasurer Doug Ducey has won the Republican primary to stand for the next governor of Arizona, one of four states where voters were choosing candidates for statewide office.

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Civil War hero who died at Gettysburg to be awarded Medal of Honor...

Civil War hero who died at Gettysburg to be awarded Medal of Honor by Obama more than 150 years after his death following long campaign by relatives More than a century and half after his valiant death in the Battle of Gettysburg, a Civil War soldier will be awarded the Medal of Honor.

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2 rescued from disabled boat near brink of Niagara Falls; helicopter lifts boaters to safety

Authorities say two boaters were less than a half-mile from the brink of Niagara Falls when they were rescued from their disabled vessel by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter.

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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

Mongolia's Dulguun Bolormaa and Venezuela's Adrianny Castillo during their women's freestyle 46 kg qualification match at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Tuesday.

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[David Ignatius] Obama's back-to-work challenge

It's "back to school" week for President Barack Obama, after what a CNN analyst called "the vacation from Hell."

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2 Rescued From Disabled Boat Near Brink of Falls

Authorities say two boaters were less than a half-mile from the brink of Niagara Falls when they were rescued from their disabled vessel by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter.

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APNewsBreak: Jindal suing feds over Common Core

In this Feb. 11, 2012 file photo, Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana addresses activists from America's political right at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.

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Arizona treasurer claims victory in GOP primary for governor

Arizona state treasurer and businessman Doug Ducey claimed victory on Tuesday in the race to be the Republican nominee to replace outgoing Gov. Jan Brewer, who has clashed repeatedly with the White House over illegal immigration.

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A good name

Three incumbent Senate Democrats have one thing in common. They greatly benefit because they enjoy the distinct political asset of a "good name."

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Court: Cops can't claim immunity after SWAT team fatally shot man while looking for cocaine

A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled that Connecticut police cannot claim immunity to quash lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in damages from a botched 2008 raid by a SWAT team that severely injured a homeowner and killed his friend.

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Read in: Wednesday, August 27, 2014: Admin working on broad climate...

Do you Read In? Sign up today and get all the political news you need delivered right to your inbox! -- The Obama administration has ruled out the possibility of coordinating U.S. airstrikes with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces , though the White House said President Obama had made no decision on whether to conduct the airstrikes.

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Pell Surrogates Hit Back at Inexperience Claim

Clay Pell's surrogates are hitting back against an opponent's claim that he's inexperienced and lacks the qualifications to be Rhode Island governor.

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Litigation heating up over summertime prison conditions: 5th Circuit...

At Texas Monthly's website, Annie Melton reflects on the looming question: " Will a ruling on extreme conditions at the Louisiana State Penitentiary influence lawsuits pending in Texas? " She's talking about a federal court's ruling in favor of death row inmates in the Angola unit in Louisiana which may soon cause our Bayou State neighbors to "join ... (more)

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Senate election ballot approved as McDaniela s challenge continues

Mississippi elections commissioners yesterday unanimously approved a November ballot that lists Republican Thad Cochran, Democrat Travis Childers and the Reform Party's Shawn O'Hara as nominees for U.S. Senate.

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Quote of the Day

"I had the chance of running. I didn't win. Someone else has a better chance than I do. And that's what we believe, and that's why I'm not running. And you know, circumstances can change, but I'm just not going to let my head go there." -- Mitt Romney, in an interview with Hugh Hewitt .

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Worst Comeback Attempt Ever

Former Rep. David Rivera , "who served in Congress from 2011 to 2013, officially lost his hapless comeback bid Tuesday, falling short in the Republican primary election in Florida's 26th district," National Journal reports.

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Muslims react with outrage at UK sex abuse report

Chicago's beloved Little League champions are getting their own parade, from their ballpark on the city's South Side to Millennium Park downtown.

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Sunrise to Go: Wednesday, August 27

Here are 10 things Kentuckiana will be talking about today: 1: Hot and Humid: The heat and humidity stick around this week with highs remaining in the 90s for the rest of the week.

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Louisiana's controversial school voucher law got a C rating from a pro-school choice group called the Center for Education Reform, according to a report issued on Wednesday.

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Superior Court Dismisses Ballot Access Case

Jeff Amason's efforts, including his petition in Superior Court, to appear by name on the November ballot was decided in Fulton Superior Court on Monday.

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Pastor's Request For Reduced Sentence Rejected

A federal judge in Hammond rejected a request by a former pastor of a local mega-church that his 12-year prison sentence for having sex with a teenager be reduced.

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Gov. LePage embraces candor in campaign

In this May 7, 2014 file photo, Maine Gov. Paul LePage, right, listens as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks outside Becky's Diner in Portland, Maine.

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APNewsBreak: Jindal suing feds over Common Core

Gov. Bobby Jindal planned to file a lawsuit Wednesday against the Obama administration, accusing it of illegally manipulating federal grant money and regulations to force states to adopt the Common Core education standards.

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Chicago's Little League champs return as heroes

Free of graffiti and absent so much as a kid's initials carved in the grandstand benches, Jackie Robinson Park is outfitted with a digital scoreboard and mechanical pitching machines.

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Scottish businesses: no case for independence

Thirteen-year-old Nicholas Dillon's screams could be heard throughout his pitch black house when the earth shook and the falling bricks hit him.

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Iraq strikes jihadists as fears grow for thousands in besieged town

Iraqi warplanes have begun targeting jihadists besieging the Shiite Turkmen town of Amerli amid growing fears for the safety of thousands of residents short of food and water and facing a "massacre".

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Louisianaa s Jindal to sue feds over Common Core

The U.S. Department of Education has used a $4.3 billion grant program and federal policy waivers to encourage states to adopt uniform education standards and testing.

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Campaign treasurer who stole from N.J. congressman won't have to pay a civil fine: The Auditor

In this 2004 file photo, Andrew McCrosson acting as Ventnor City administrator examines a stretch of dune damaged by storms TRENTON - The man who stole nearly a half-million dollars from U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo 's campaign fund won't have to pay a civil fine on top of his hefty restitution.

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DLA establishes national account manager for U.S. Special Operations Command

Although many of U.S. Special Operations Command missions may be covert, the Defense Logistics Agency has been front and center in its support of the organization by establishing a new national account manager to best support USSOCOM's needs.

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Lawmakers grill Roxas over multi-billion peso GPBP

INTERIOR and Local Government Manuel Roxas II was grilled Wednesday by militant lawmakers on the issue of lump sum funds under his office.

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'Lock In': A Cop Story For Robot Lovers, A Robot Story For Cop Lovers

When I'm reading for fun and not sitting up in my ivory tower reviewing books for NPR, I generally gravitate toward two kinds of stories: science fiction and procedurals.

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2 rescued from disabled boat near brink of Niagara Falls; helicopter lifts boaters ...

Authorities say two boaters were less than a half-mile from the brink of Niagara Falls when they were rescued from their disabled vessel by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter.

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The NRA Pissed Off the Wrong Nerd Genius

The NRA Pissed Off the Wrong Nerd Genius - Billionaire Michael Bloomberg already had the gun lobby in his sights. Now Bill Gates is donating $1 million for universal background checks - and there's more where that came from. - Somewhere in a large glass tower in Northern Virginia

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Mitt Says 'No' To 2016...Unless 'Circumstances Change'

Sore loser, habitual liar, tax-avoider and job-destroyer Mitt Romney, whose eerily life-like candidacy was such a gift to late-night talk shows, has said that he won't be running in 2016, but that '...circumstances can change...'.

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Experts find 283 DNA samples from MH17 site

Thirteen-year-old Nicholas Dillon's screams could be heard throughout his pitch black house when the earth shook and the falling bricks hit him.

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Muslims react with outrage at UK sex abuse report

Thirteen-year-old Nicholas Dillon's screams could be heard throughout his pitch black house when the earth shook and the falling bricks hit him.

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Guard's Arrival on Border Brings Relief, Concerns

This week at Anzalduas Park, which sits on the banks of the Rio Grande, a Texas Department of Public Safety boat patrolled the calm waters just feet away from the Mexican side of the river.

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Mitt Romney's 'Dumb and Dumber' scenario

Mitt Romney says he's not running for president again. Mind's made up. No chance of changing it.

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President Barack Obama sought to make amends with veterans on Tuesday, announcing steps to expand their access to mental health care and an initiative with financial firms to lower home loan costs for military families.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Barack Obama Sends More White House Officials to Michael Brown's...

Fox News reports, that the Obama administration sent more White House officials to the Michael Brown funeral than they did for former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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Brownback has changed emphasis on K-12 spending

In a TV ad for his re-election campaign, Gov. Sam Brownback says, "We're putting more money in public education."

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Wisconsin, Indiana set to defend gay marriage bansWisconsin, Indiana...

The legal skirmish over same-sex marriage shifted Tuesday to a federal appeals court in Chicago as attorneys for Wisconsin and Indiana sought to reinstate bans on gay weddings ruled unconstitutional two months earlier.

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Hearings planned after call for closure of Calif. nuclear plant

A senior federal nuclear expert is urging regulators to shut down California's last operating nuclear plant until they can determine whether the facility's twin reactors can withstand powerful shaking from any one of several nearby earthquake faults.

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New clues in Michael Brown shooting

The FBI has questioned a man who says he recorded audio of gunfire at the time Brown was shot by Ferguson police on August 9, the man's attorney told CNN.

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What a shot! 40 sports photos

Asia-Pacific Region players celebrate after defeating the Great Lakes Region 8-4 in the Little League World Championships on Sunday, August 24, in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

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Polls open for primary elections in central Florida

Depending on where voters live, they may have their say on several issues including a half-penny sales tax for school construction.

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Invasive insect threatens iconic Florida citrus

The tourists stream to Florida in their cars, intent on a week at Disney or a sugar-sand seashore or a nonstop party on South Beach.

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AP sources: US surveillance planes fly over Syria

Authorities are trying to figure out why a plane crashed just after takeoff from a regional airport outside of Cleveland, killing the four people aboard.

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U.S., Chinese officials to meet at Pentagon after jet intercept

A Chinese J-11 fighter jet is seen flying near a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon about 215 km east of China's Hainan Island in this U.S. Department of Defense handout photo taken August 19, 2014.

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President Obama In Charlotte Today

President Obama will be in Charlotte today to speak at The American Legion convention.

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Indiana's Same-Sex Marriage Ban In Federal Appeals Court Today

The 7th U.S. District Court of Appeals will be hearing both Indiana and Wisconsin's same-sex marriage cases beginning at 10:30 a.m..

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Bumper crops leave farmers scrambling for storage space

The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper.

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Rand Paul campaigns in Rock Hill

The Herald of Rock Hill reported that Paul also said Monday he was visiting South Carolina to get his points across in a state that will hold an early presidential primary in 2016.

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Thirteen suspected ilegal immigrants reportedly discovered in a lorry at the Dartford Crossing

Thirteen suspected illegal immigrants have reportedly been discovered in the back of a lorry at the Dartford Crossing yesterday morning .

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4 dead in plane crash near Cleveland

A small plane crashed and burst into flames just after takeoff from a regional airport outside of Cleveland, killing all four people on board, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

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When Bisexual People Get Left Out of Marriage

Robyn Ochs and her partner, Peg Preble, tied the knot after the ban on same-sex marriage was overturned in Massachusetts, the first U.S. state with marriage equality.

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Gibbons and Cates Need to Stop Looking for Absolution and Start Asking for Forgiveness

Safety Commissioner Bill Gibbons and former General Services Commissioner Steven Cates are still apparently all hurt that they couldn't arrest Occupy Nashville protesters left and right without being regarded as power-mad lunatics.

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The Switchboard: Los Angeles is abandoning iPads for schoolchildren

Why Amazon is paying nearly $1 billion to acquire Twitch. "Twitch, the streaming site where users can watch other people play video games in real-time, is being acquired by Amazon.com for approximately $970 million in cash," The Switch's Hayley Tsukayama writes.

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AP sources: US surveillance planes fly over Syria

While the White House says Obama has not approved military action inside Syria, additional intelligence on the militants would likely be necessary before he could take that step.

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Judicial Watch Statement on Discovery ofBackups for "Missing" Lois Lerner IRS Emails

Judicial Watch announced the following developments in the IRS' missing emails investigation.

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Former FBI director Freeh injured in car crash

State police said Freeh was taken by helicopter to a New Hampshire hospital following the crash Monday in Barnard, a small town about 90 miles northwest of Boston.

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Stephanie Grace: a oeChartergatea probably wona t change Senate race

I wouldn't dare guess the outcome of Louisiana's high-stakes U.S. Senate race, other than to say I'm quite sure it will be a nail-biter.

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Shots Heard In Alleged Brown Shooting Recording [AUDIO]

The sound of 10 or 11 shots from the gun of Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson being fired at Michael Brown were recorded by a man in an apartment near the Aug. 9 shooting, according to the man's attorney who shared the audio with CNN.

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"L.A. to pay $26 million for ban on naps by garbage-truck drivers"

The many, many pitfalls of wage-and-hour law: "The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday finalized a $26-million legal settlement to end a lawsuit over a ban on lunchtime naps by trash-truck drivers.

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Palmetto City Commission Agenda Results: August 25, 2014

At Monday's Palmetto City Commission meeting, commissioners voted to approve a Comprehensive Plan amendment and approved a Water and Sewer loan resolution.

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What's in store at the renovated POV lounge

POV rooftop lounge at the W Hotel Washington D.C. has been closed for just more than a month, and we're now getting a better look at what the renovated lounge will offer when it reopens in September.

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U.S. Has Started Flying Surveillance Planes Over Syria

The U.S. has begun surveillance flights over Syria after President Barack Obama gave the OK, U.S. officials said, a move that could pave the way for airstrikes against Islamic State militant targets there.

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Michael Barone: a decent lawyer should tell liberals they're...

"About half the practice of a decent lawyer consists in telling would-be clients that they are damned fools and should stop."

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What's news, what's fake news, and do all voters know the difference?

A Republican group is attacking Democratic congressional candidates, using online sites that resemble news websites.

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Attorneys Push To Reinstate Gay Marriage Bans In Wisconsin, Indiana

Seniors plan to protest outside Rep. Heck event

A group of retirees is planning to protest Congressman Joe Heck's stance on Social Security and Medicare outside of a private event he's set to attend in Henderson.

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Republicans pressure Obama to step up action on ISIS

ISIS: People holding flowers stand in front of a photograph of James Foley, the freelance journalist killed by the IS group, during a memorial service in Irbil, 220 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Aug.24.

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Poll: Police Accountability Questioned by Whites, Blacks

Both whites and blacks question how well police are held accountable in their use of force and treatment of minorities, according to a new USA Today/ Pew Research poll.

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Former Clinton Lawyer Joins Rick Perry's Legal Fight

Mark Fabiani, who has worked for president Bill Clinton and on vice president Al Gore's campaign, has joined Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry's defense team, lead attorney Tony Buzbee announced, Politico reported .

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Charlie Crist Still Trying to Shake Obama's Hug

Florida Republican-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist is trying to energize the Obama campaign machine to help him defeat incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Scott, The Washington Post reported.

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Obama Taking Executive Action To Improve Mental Well-Being Of Vets

Three months after a veterans' health care scandal rocked his administration, President Barack Obama is taking executive action to improve the mental well-being of veterans.

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Report: U.S. Syria surveillance flights begin

According to Judicial Watch, DOJ admits Lerner's "lost emails" still exist

Department of Justice attorneys for the Internal Revenue Service told Judicial Watch on Friday that Lois Lerner's emails, indeed all government computer records, are backed up by the federal government in case of a government-wide catastrophe.

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Pro-Marijuana Group Planning Protest At State Fair

Supporters of medical marijuana and industrial hemp are planning on staging a protest Friday that will begin at the South Dakota State Fair.

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Wisconsin, Indiana set to defend gay marriage bans

Judges have ruled the same-sex marriage bans in Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Virginia unconstitutional, but some of those rulings are on hold pending appeals.

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Terrorists at the door

Far away, across an ocean, in a place dramatically different from America, there is genocide unfolding.

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IRS cover-up revelation #1 today

The IRS is behaving as if it is desperately trying to coverup serious crimes. Despite assurances that Lois Lerner's emails are unavailable thanks to a hard drive crash and subsequent "recycling" , an IRS official revealed to Judicial Watch that backup copies probably do exist, but that the agency thinks it is too much trouble to go and get them.

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Brits tweet pic of cake celebrating White House burning in 1814

British diplomats are apologizing for a tweet that featured a picture of a cake with a model of the White House and a caption alluding to the anniversary of the British army setting it ablaze in 1814.

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Jeffrey MacDonald's lawyers cite criticism of investigator in seeking new trial

In a motion filed last Thursday, MacDonald's lawyers argue that a judgment filed last month by a U.S. District Court judge should be amended based on a Department of Justice report released that same month.

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Have you heard the one about Isis and the 'Ebola bomb'?

Officials from the World Health Organization wearing protective clothing as they prepare to enter a hospital in Uganda.

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Blumenthal discusses sex-assault proposal with Fairfield U. students

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., spoke to students at Fairfield University on Monday, Aug. 25. Blumenthal was looking for feedback on pending federal legislation regarding campus sex assault.

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Poll: Americans oppose paying ransom for hostages

Nearly two out of three Americans say governments should not pay ransom to terrorists in exchange for hostages, despite the posting of an Islamic State video last week depicting the beheading of a U.S. journalist, a Reuters-IPSOS Poll showed on Tuesday.

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Tom Horne, Mark Brnovich face off in GOP primary

Former state gaming department director and prosecutor Mark Brnovich is trying to unseat the incumbent and move on to the general election in November.

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House Clears Up to $350K for Lawsuit Against Obama

The House of Representatives has hired Baker & Hostetler , one of America's largest law firms, to the tune of $500 an hour, but a total not to exceed $350,000, to represent the lower chamber in its lawsuit against President Obama.

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Monday, August 25, 2014

Area history, Aug. 25, 2014

In 1914: The Champaign and Urbana Carpenters' union adopted a resolution recently protesting the increase in costs of necessities because of the war in Europe.

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Dems again have their man

Hays, a researcher at the University of Illinois' Institute of Government and Public Affairs, was unable to attend the meeting but intends to officially file his candidacy papers at noon Wednesday, according to Al Klein, chairman of the local Democratic Party.

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Health-care fears loom large in gay marriage cases

When Niki Quasney felt a piercing pain in her ribcage in March, the oncologist treating her advanced ovarian cancer told her to get to an emergency room immediately.

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Strong California quake shakes famed wine country

The San Francisco Bay Area's strongest earthquake in 25 years struck the heart of California's wine country early Sunday, igniting gas-fed fires, damaging some of the region's famed wineries and historic buildings, and sending dozens of people to hospitals.

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Rep. McCaul: 'Greatest Threat We've Seen Since 9-11'CNS

The Islamic terrorists trying to carve their own state out of Syria and Iraq "present the greatest threat we've seen since 9/11," Rep. Michael McCaul , chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said on Sunday.

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This day in history: Aug. 25, 2014

On Aug. 25, 1944, during World War II, Paris was liberated by Allied forces after four years of Nazi occupation.

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Georgia lawmakers discuss government's role in education

A group of Georgia lawmakers is planning a meeting to discuss the federal government's role in public education.

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American held in Syria freed after nearly 2 years

In this image made from undated video obtained by The Associated Press, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a man believed to be Peter Theo Curtis, a U.S. citizen held hostage by an al-Qaida linked group in Syria, delivers a statement.

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Lindsey Graham: ISIL Is Going To Attack Us So We Need To Start Another War

Lindsey Graham shrieks about so many threats and he's always so wrong that you really have to wonder whether these Sunday talk shows are really trying to have a discussion, or simply cast characters for an ongoing Beltway sitcom.

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Mike's Blog Round Up

Hello, everyone. I hope your summers are going well. As for me, I'm back at it after a restful vacation - restful in large part because I wasn't paying close attention to the news, which in the U.S. context seems more and more to be about Fascist America and its discontents, with horrible things happening both domestically and abroad .

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The media snarks about Rand Paul's pro bono eye surgeries in Guatemala

From the department of "How did you spend your summer vacation?" Sen. Rand Paul , R-Kentucky spent Congress's August break in Guatemala, as he has done for quite a few years, performing pro bono eye surgeries for the poor.

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Beyonce's Performance Rocks The 2014 VMAs [VIDEO]

If there was any reason to doubt Beyonce's perfection, she laid it to rest Sunday night while wearing a bejeweled bodysuit at the 2014 MTV VMAs with her 17-minute, album-consuming, jaw dropping performance.

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Hatteras Ferry Route

For months the Hatteras ferries have been taking a longer route to avoid running aground in the narrow, shallow former channel.

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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio boosting SC Republicans

Earlier this summer, U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan announced that the Florida Republican would be the keynote speaker at his fourth annual "Faith and Freedom BBQ" fundraiser in Anderson on Monday.

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La. Senate: The Tea Party's last hope

Establishment Republicans emerged victorious through this cycle's Senate primaries, but Tea Party conservatives are eyeing one final November clash in Louisiana.

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Ryan: Clinton 'very beatable'

Rep. Paul Ryan on Sunday said Hillary Clinton is "very beatable" in 2016 because if she were to win the presidency, it would essentially be a continuation of the Obama administration.

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Is AIPAC Losing Influence?

AIPAC is prideful about its influence. Its promotional literature points out that a reception during its annual policy conference, in Washington, "will be attended by more members of Congress than almost any other event, except for a joint session of Congress or a State of the Union address."

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Events Stoke Debate over Obama's Worldview

The week began with the breaking of the siege of Mount Sinjar in Iraq, thanks to U.S. bombing runs, and ended with the public beheading of American journalist James Foley in Syria and renewed Russian aggression in Ukraine.

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Burger King in Talks to Buy Canadian Chain Tim Hortons

Burger King Worldwide Inc. , the second-largest U.S. burger chain, is in talks to buy Tim Hortons Inc. and move its headquarters to Canada , becoming the latest American company to seek a relocation to a lower-tax country.

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Governor's race: How are Ohio households doing?

Governor's race: How are Ohio households doing? Some big-view indicators are hopeful but others show troubling trends at household level Check out this story on mansfieldnewsjournal.com: http://ohne.ws/1p8eHQh Republican Gov. John Kasich, left, says the state has led the Midwest in job creation .

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'Nonpartisan' alliance is an imposter

Imagine my surprise when I opened my mailbox a couple of weeks ago and found a glossy four-page color pamphlet with my picture on it.

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Dozens of migrants die in three shipwrecks

More than 220 migrants were reported dead on Monday following three shipwrecks at the weekend off the coasts of Libya and Italy.

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Democrats blew big opportunity with FitzGerald

The Dispatch welcomes letters to the editor from readers. Typed letters of 200 words or fewer are preferred; all might be edited.

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American writer held by Syrian militants freed after nearly 2 years

Al-Qaida's Syrian affiliate on Sunday unexpectedly freed an American writer from nearly two years of captivity after secret international negotiations for his release that were apparently led by Qatar.

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Online Dating: Liberated Women get Alternative

If you're an author looking to take up book self-publishing, then make sure that you register for AgoraPublishing.com's one-on-one one hour tutorial right away while space is available.

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I Didn't Expect to Find Pornography in My 9-Year-Old's Web History

This was the conversation I was dreading-the one probably every father dreads-and it was happening much earlier than I'd expected.

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Should Musicians Pay to Play the Super Bowl Halftime Show?

Even when it comes to relatively small expenses, the National Football League's zeal for profit-maximization knows few limits.

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Burger King Just Issued A Direct Challenge To The White House

The big corporate news of the day is that Burger King is in talks to acquire Canadian coffee and donut chain Tim Hortons.

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10 Things to Know for Today

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama board Air Force One at Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station in Bourne, Mass., Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, on return to Washington after their family vacation on the island of Martha's Vineyard.

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Survivors fall silent in poignant tribute

Hundreds attended a service in the church yard of Holy Trinity C E church, on Lytham Road, to remember the tragedy which took place nearby.

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Rep. McCaul: 'Greatest Threat We've Seen Since 9-11'

Strong California quake shakes famed wine country

A mailbox is all that remains of one of four mobile homes which were destroyed in a gas fire Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at the Napa Valley Mobile Home Park, in Napa, Calif.

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Is the Obama administration deliberately trying to weaken our image?

While even the most dyed-in-the-wool Democrat would now be hard-pressed to explain President Obama's most recent tee-time, which took place only minutes after claiming to bring justice to the Muslim terrorists who beheaded American reporter James Foley, most of those same Democrats would likely still defend Obama's intentions, and term his ... (more)

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EXCLUSIVE-IRS enforcement agent numbers could drop to lowest ...

Budget pressures at the Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation Division are cutting the number of investigators there to the lowest level in four decades, and officials say the changes are forcing the division to scale back its fight of financial crime.

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Family of Ferguson teen appeals for calm at funeral

The father of Michael Brown, the black teenager who was shot dead by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri on Aug. 9, appealed for calm as family, politicians and activists gathered for the funeral on Monday following weeks of unrest.

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Regulators say constant repairs, extra inspections have improved Palisades nuclear plant

Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials and plant executives have pointed to 2013 as a turnaround year for Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Township after a troubling 2011 and 2012, which saw eight unplanned shutdowns in two years.

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As Obamaa s vacation ends, criticism does not

As Barack Obama discovered over the past two weeks, presidents can run into trouble when their playtime is perceived as detached from the concerns of Americans.

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Hillary Clinton is a war hawk - Sen. Rand Paul

The US Senator from Kentucky has warned that if Hillary Clinton, the former US Secretary of State, becomes the next American president, she could get the United States bogged down in yet another conflict in the Middle East.

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Michael Brown's father asks for calm at slain son's funeral

The Rev. Al Sharpton, center, and Michael Brown Sr., left, father of Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager fatally shot by a police officer on Aug. 9, at the Peace Fest 2014 in St. Louis, Aug. 24, 2014.

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One Woman Dead As Migrants Come Ashore

The search is far from over after four bodies are pulled from the Ocean about 20 nautical miles off Hollywood.

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But they say they are ready for illegal immigrant kids to enroll

Your kids are headed back to school today, and earlier this month we told you that Texas school officials had not been told how many illegal immigrant children to expect at their schools.

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Ferguson

Protests in Ferguson People attend the Peace Fest music festival in Forest Park on August 24 in St. Louis, Missouri, where.

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Sen. Rand Paul calls Hillary Clinton a 'war hawk'

Calling Hillary Rodham Clinton "a war hawk," Sen. Rand Paul said that if the former secretary of state seeks the presidency, some voters will worry that she will get the US involved in another Mideast war.

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Father calls for peace ahead of Michael Brown funeral

People attend the Peace Fest music festival in Forest Park on August 24 in St. Louis, Missouri, where.

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Navy tries to reassure allies in Asia a " and warn enemies

The U.S. Navy's fast-attack nuclear submarines may be jaw-droppingly high-tech, but not even their most ardent proponent would suggest that these beasts were made for comfort.

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4 found dead in water off Florida coast

Officials are still trying to determine the identities of four men whose bodies were found floating off the South Florida coastline.

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Progressive Congresswoman Welcomes Jim Webb Into Dem Presidential Primary

The Weekly Standard reserves the right to use your email for internal use only. Occasionally, we may send you special offers or communications from carefully selected advertisers we believe may be of benefit to our subscribers.

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Tax refunds may get hit due to health law credits

But if you count on your tax refund and you're one of the millions getting tax credits to help pay health insurance premiums under President Barack Obama's law, it's not too early.

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Democracy and Ferguson

Black residents of Ferguson should have no trouble figuring out the message here: Some would rather they vote than protest.

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Michigan Honors video: Arthur Wehling remembers World War 2 experience aboard U.S.S. Enterprise

Editor's note: As part of the effort to honor, document and share the stories of living World War II veterans in Michigan, the Kalamazoo Gazette hosted an MLive Michigan Honors gathering .

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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Venezuela Analysis: Cuba's puppet dictator Maduro is worse than puppet dictator Chavez

An analysis of the current crisis taking place in Venezuela published in the Baltimore Post Examiner reveals that Nicolas Maduro , the puppet dictator placed in power by Cuba's Castro regime is worse than Hugo Chavez , the previous puppet dictator controlled by the Castros.

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6.1-magnitude earthquake hits California Bay Area

Sunday's earthquake struck 4 miles northwest of American Canyon, 6 miles southwest of Napa, and 9 miles southeast of Sonoma, according to the USGS.

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This Aug. 21, 2014, photo shows health care tax forms 8962 and1095-A, in Washington.

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Re: Navy Discharges 12-Year Sailor Jessica Sims Over Natural Hairstyle | News One

Just one week after the military announced it would relax its prohibitions on natural hairstyles worn by its African-American ranked enlistees, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jessica Sims will reportedly be honorably discharged on Friday, after failing to obey an order to cut off her natural do.

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CHANGE: Obama orders review of U.S. arming of police. President...

President Obama has directed a review of the federal programs that send surplus military and other supplies and equipment to local law enforcement agencies, a White House spokesman confirmed Saturday.

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Sunday Morning Music

A tag is a way to search for this diary. If someone is searching for "Barack Obama," is this a diary they'd be trying to find? Use a person's full name, without any title.

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Media Still Withholding Critical Information About Pope Francis

Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga was named by Pope Francis as head of a group of cardinals to help him govern the Church one month after the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope.

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Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread

Hop you all have been enjoying the weekend. If you're like me, you probably vegged out on FXX's Simpsons marathon.

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Richard Rico: You can't beat the view

TWO 300-HP outboard motors on a 29-foot aluminum boat is a real kick in the fantail.

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Re: New Lithium Battery Regulations

Something about just using your brainstem I suppose... The executive summary of the FAA report explains the recommended changes in regulations : In this final rule, PHMSA is revising requirements in the HMR applicable to the transport of lithium cells and batteries consistent with the UN Model Regulations, the ICAO Technical Instructions and the ... (more)

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Ferguson police in US suspended over online rants Two police officers ...

Two officers involved in policing protests in the troubled American town of Ferguson have been suspended from duty for online comments.

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Food stamps' $80 billion mystery

Imagine a government program that has exploded in size, is the subject of bitter partisan haggling and spends almost $80 billion a year in secret.

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Months after Congressman Bonner left office, campaign fund continued to dole out cash

"My experience is that those campaigns have a lot of questionable expenses. They feel like it's a slush fund they can use."

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Tax refunds may get hit due to health law credits

China defends intercepting US Navy plane

China's Defense Ministry rejected U.S. accusations that a Chinese fighter jet's intercept of a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft off the southern Chinese coast was dangerous, and blamed Washington for mounting large-scale and frequent close-in reconnaissance operations.

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