Dueling Super PAC ads in Kansas Senate race

These ads aired in back-to-to back commercial breaks: One attacking incumbent Sen. Pat Rogers by a Super PAC supporting his opponent, Greg Orman and one from a Koch-affiliated super PAC supporting Roberts.

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Wasteful Government Spending: "The Book Washington Doesn't Want You to Read"

This fast-paced technical trading service shows regular investors how to profit just like pros - taking big, reliable gains quickly, over and over, with minimal risk. Editor D.R. Barton scours the market to identify the nearly invisible, short-term "stealth" stock trends that turn into fast gains, often in just a few days.

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IWANICKI: Rep. Connollya s blind eye to radical Islamism

While this accusation may sound unbelievable at first, recent comments from Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly 's speech supported Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood government and boasted of his defense of the Islamic Saudi Academy in 2008. At that time there were serious concerns the school used textbooks that promoted religious intolerance.

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A traditional-values group says that an independent statistical review suggests there has been "panel-packing" on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to assign more liberal judges to court battles over gay marriage. On Oct. 13, the Coalition for the Protection of Marriage presented what it called "strong, solid evidence of something really quite serious" - a statistical report that showed "a deviation" from the 9th Circuit's neutral, impartial process for judge and panel assignments, Monte N. Stewart, an attorney for the Nevada-based group, said Friday.

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Appeals court turns down 2nd hearing for judge

A federal appeals court has turned down a second hearing before the full court for a Tennessee judge convicted of bought drugs. The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati issued an order on Friday turning away former Knox County Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner.

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Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern Arrested While Trying to Attend David Petraeus Event

FireDogLake reports : "Former CIA analyst and activist Ray McGovern was arrested as he attempted to attend an event in New York City featuring former CIA director and retired military general, David Petraeus. He was charged with resisting arrest, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.

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Before midterms, Obama plugs policies for women

With an election four days away, President Barack Obama urged women to raise their voices in favor of economic policies that benefit them and against politicians that he said belong in a "Mad Men" episode from a bygone era. Citing his own experiences as the son of a single mom and the father of two girls, he declared: "Some of this is personal."

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CANADA Will No Longer Issue Visas from Ebola Countries

Canada is following in Australia's footsteps and is suspending visa applications for residents and nationals of the West African countries battling Ebola.

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Obama campaigns with Raimondo at Gregg's restaurant

President Barack Obama fit in a campaign stop with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Raimondo after his speech on the economy and women at Rhode Island College. Obama ordered a cheeseburger and Raimondo ordered a turkey club.

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Absentee voting up in Wisconsin from 4 years ago

Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke have been saying for weeks that turnout will be the key to victory in Tuesday's election. The number of absentee ballots cast so far is up from four years ago, but which candidate will benefit most is unclear, political analysts said.

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AP NewsBreak: Albuquerque police reforms ordered

The U.S. Justice Department and New Mexico's largest city have reached an agreement to overhaul Albuquerque's police department amid several accusations of excessive force, agreeing to reforms that include new training and protocols for investigating officer shootings. The deal announced Friday also orders the force to be independently monitored and calls for the changes to be in place within four years.

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Conservative GOP Candidates Running Grindr Banner Ads

GOP frontrunner Tom Cotton is running a tight race with Mark Pryor for one of Arkansas's senatorial seats. Recent polls out of the University of Arkansas have Cotton leading Pryor by a margin of 49-36%.

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Clinton: Ga. Senate race about 'growing together'

Former President Bill Clinton is rallying Georgia Democrats on the final day of early voting, telling them the state's high-profile race for Senate is about "growing together" for a stronger country. Clinton told a large crowd gathered Friday at a historic Atlanta eatery that Democrat Michelle Nunn would go to the Senate and "try to make something good happen."

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Pentagon lashes out at ISIS war "micromanagement" at WH

Victory has a thousand fathers , John F. Kennedy once said in the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs disaster, but defeat is an orphan . One can usually tell how well an enterprise is succeeding by the amount of finger-pointing that accompanies it - for instance, the blame game going on already in the midterm elections.

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Kay Hagan scolded over hypocrisya by PBS anchor Gwen Ifill?

North Carolina's Sen. Kay Hagan is deeply disappointed by the tens of millions of outside campaign dollars flowing into the Tar Heel State. At least, that's what she told PBS anchor Gwen Ifill in a wide-ranging interview broadcast on Thursday.

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Kentucky Bluegrass poll puts McConnell up 5 over Grimes

The Democratic project to both steal a march on a Republican wave and to avenge the loss of Tom Daschle in 2004 appears to be heading for failure. The latest Bluegrass poll from the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Louisville Courier-Journal in Kentucky shows Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell extending his lead over Alison Lundergan Grimes to five points with four days left to go.

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Maine Judge Eases Orders on Nurse Hickox Under Ebola Quarantine

Nurse Kaci Hickox is free to leave her home in Northern Maine but must submit to active monitoring for Ebola symptoms by state health officials, a judge said, easing restrictions he placed on her yesterday. Today's order from Maine District Court Chief Judge Charles C. LaVerdiere removes prohibitions on her being in public places or within 3 feet of other people.

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Video: The Sharyl Attkisson computer hack

Via Politico , here's the cell-phone video she took in late 2012 of strange things afoot on her laptop. And this was the least of it.

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Supreme Ambitions, by David Lat

Welcome to the chambers of the Honorable Christina Wong Stinson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. For recent Yale Law School graduate Audrey Coyne, Judge Stinson is the ideal boss: smart, savvy, and -- depending on how the cards fall -- Audrey's possible ticket to her dream job: a prestigious Supreme Court clerkship.

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Pilot dies in Virgin rocket crash

This image from video by KABC TV Los Angeles shows wreckage of what is believed to be SpaceShipTwo in southern California's Mojave Desert One pilot has died and another is seriously injured after a rocket belonging to billionaire Sir Richard Branson's space tourism venture crashed during a test flight , US authorities said. California Highway Patrol said one person was dead and another had suffered a major injury.

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Even liberals are humiliated by Charlie Rangel's claim the GOP backs slavery

Though indirectly and primarily through surrogates, Democratic candidates in states with closely contested federal or statewide races are getting a boost from an ongoing shadow campaign of naked and dishonest race-baiting. In a piece chronicling the phenomenon, The New York Times noted this week that Democratic allies in Southern states are warning African-American constituents to vote on November 4 lest they want to see a return of Jim Crow, the figurative lynching of President Barack Obama, or more violent clashes with police akin to what occurred in Ferguson, Missouri this summer.

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Christie downplays Cotton's Sandy aid opposition

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is downplaying an Arkansas U.S. Senate candidate's vote opposing legislation aimed at helping victims of Superstorm Sandy while campaigning for him. Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor has repeatedly criticized Cotton for voting against legislation to help victims of the storm that hit New Jersey, New York and Connecticut two years ago Wednesday.

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2 Hancock County Council incumbents face challengers

The GOP dominates the county, and Democrats rarely put up challengers in all races. The only countywide races, in fact, that feature Democratic challengers are two seats on the Hancock County Council.

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78k have voted early, absentee in West Virginia

Almost 78,300 voters have cast ballots so far in West Virginia before Election Day, marking what appears to be the first decrease in early votes in a midterm election since early voting began here in 2002. As of Friday morning, about 73,800 people voted early and approximately 4,500 others returned absentee ballots for the midterm election, according to the secretary of state's office.

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Refining Cheap Oil Rescues Exxon, Chevron From Crude Pain

The cheapest crude in 2 1/2 years has the world's two biggest oil producers glad they held onto their refineries when rivals were shunning the business. Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. surprised investors and analysts today with higher profits as slumping crude prices made it cheaper to manufacture gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

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A.B. Stoddard: GOP a Shoo-In to Take Senate

Republicans are a shoo-in to retake the Senate next week - but the Democrats do have a slim chance of upsetting the apple cart, says A.B. Stoddard, associate editor of The Hill. "Republicans are going to take the Senate," Stoddard said Friday on "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV.

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AP NewsBreak: Albuquerque police reforms ordered

In this March 30, 2014, file photo, riot police launch tear gas toward activists in downtown Albuquerque, N.M., following a 10-hour protest. The U.S. Department of Justice and New Mexico's largest city are expected to make an announcement Friday, Oct. 31, 2014 about reforms for the troubled Albuquerque police force.

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Political Campaigns Are Making Absolutely Terrible Halloween-Based Pitches Today

Friday is Halloween and Election Day is next Tuesday - so political campaigns are doing their best to connect the two with some groan-inducing puns. Texas GOP gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott sent out a fund-raising solicitation comparing trick-or-treating to "unhealthy handouts" from the government.

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OBAMA: Here's When Republicans Will Stop Calling It 'Obamacare'

President Barack Obama predicted on Friday that Republicans would stop calling the Affordable Care Act by its colloquial name, "Obamacare," sometime in the next decade because the American public will eventually view it as a success. "No matter how many times Republicans threaten to repeal this law, we're going to keep it in place - because it's working.

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Balto. Co. endorsements

With the retirement of two long-time elected officials from the eastern half of Baltimore County, state Sen. Norman Stone and County Councilman John Olszewski Sr., the region has become the hot bed for political activity in the county. With open seats in every race and signs of voter dissatisfaction, there's certain to be a significant turnover in county and state representation when the dust settles Tuesday .

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Rep. Diaz-Balart joins Michigan rep in tight race

South Florida U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is lending support in the final campaign days to fellow Republican and immigration reform backer U.S. Rep. Fred Upton. Upton represents Kalamazoo and is facing a surprisingly tight race.

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Another vaccine contract for Profectus

The Department of Defense has awarded Profectus BioSciences Inc., of Baltimore, a pharmaceutical company, a $9.5 million contract for manufacture and testing of Profectus' prospective Ebola vaccine, the company announced Friday. "While the urgent need today is for a vaccine that protects against the current Ebola Zaire outbreak, we are also anticipating the needs for tomorrow.

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Report shows Burke with slight campaign TV ad spen...

Democrat Mary Burke continued to have a slight advertising edge on Wisconsin TV going into the final week of the governor's race. The Center for Public Integrity said today that Burke and her supports spent $9.7 million on TV ads through Monday.

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SpaceShipTwo Crashes on Test Flight

A "serious anomaly" resulted in the "loss" of SpaceShipTwo during a test flight Friday, and the status of the pilots isn't known, Virgin Galactic said.

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Calif. Initiative Would Prevent Police Agencies from Deporting Illegal Immigrants

Backers of an initiative that would effectively bar city, county and state law enforcement agencies from apprehending suspected illegal immigrants received permission from Secretary of State Debra Bowen this week to begin gathering signatures. The initiative authored by Barton C. Gilbert would prohibit the "...use of state, county, or city funds or resources to detain and deport any California resident."

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Mary Burke says voting for her is going against Go...

If she wins on Tuesday, Democrat Mary Burke says voters will have rejected what she calls Governor Scott Walker's "extreme agenda." Burke told reporters in Madison Friday the Republican Walker has implemented a "Tea Party agenda" for the past three-and-a-half years.

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GAB: Absentee voting ahead of 2012 recall election...

The state Government Accountability Board said over 240,000 absentee ballots have been cast as of Friday morning. Those are in municipalities using a statewide registration system that covers almost 70 percent of voters.

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Democrats in tight New England governor races

In this Oct. 9, 2014 file photo, Connectucut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, left, and his Republican copponent Tom Foley participate in a debate in Hartford, Conn. Facing a darkening political climate, Democrats are locked in competitive governor races across New England as Republicans push their midterm offensive into one of the nation's last Democratic strongholds.

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Navy F-35 starts first sea trials with new tailhook

If all goes according to plan, the F-35C Lightning II jet will roar into its first flattop trap Nov. 3 as news cameras roll, an event 17 years in the making. Two Joint Strike Fighters are set to head out that morning from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, bound for the carrier Nimitz for two weeks of testing off the coast of San Diego, Air Force Lt.

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Fox News Carries Scott Brown Across The Finish Line

After spending years promoting his career, Fox News is pushing former employee Scott Brown across the finish line in his New Hampshire Senate race. Both nights this weekend, just days before Tuesday's midterm elections, Fox is re-airing its documentary about health care reform in the state, Live Free or Die: Obamacare In New Hampshire.

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Inslee looks to election for climate allies

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is likely in 2015 to roll out some of the most ambitious proposals in the nation to reduce carbon pollution such as a bill to cap greenhouse gases, but unless Democrats can make gains in the state Senate on Tuesday, he'll face a tougher challenge. The Democratic governor is hoping for allies next legislative session when he is likely to introduce a bill to cap greenhouse gases through a market-based system, whether a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade program.

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FALL SETTING IN: Early morning sunrise is seen over the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 28. Temperatures in the Washington area made the year's last run toward 80 degrees Tuesday. Peggy Ray, right, hugs her daughter, Shayla Kline, 15, as Kline pets "Rex," a crisis response therapy dog from National Crisis Response, Friday, Oct. 24, at a church where students were taken following a shooting at Marysville Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Wash.

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AdWatch: Otter's final campaign pitch is endorsement from Romney - Fri, 31 Oct 2014 PST

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. BOISE - Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has launched a new campaign ad in the final days before the election, featuring former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney endorsing him.

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What Happens If You Have a Problem Voting?

I must provide an explanatory disclaimer for this column. It was written in a fugue state triggered by a relentless onslaught of campaign ads, eyes locked in a fixed stare, eerie music in the background, and visions of dark hordes of American-hating terrorists rolling into my carport and opening fire on the laundry room with shoulder-launched rockets.

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Graham, Scott: Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston closing to be delayed

South Carolina Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott say they have been assured by the Commandant of the Coast Guard that Air Facility Charleston will stay open through at least Dec. 15. In a release from the U.S. Senate, Graham says he is hopeful the delay will give Congress time to find necessary funds to continue the facility's operation. "Closing the Air Facility Charleston will mean that the closest Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter will be almost 80 miles away," Graham said in the release.

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Environmental groups sue EPA, says clean-air plan for Los Angeles is flawed

Four health and environmental groups asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Friday to reject a clean air plan submitted by the local anti-smog agency, saying loopholes in the plan allow polluters to escape strenuous regulations and leave Angelenos breathing smoggy air. The Sierra Club, Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles, the Natural Resources Defense Council and Communities for a Better Environment petitioned the court to reject the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's approval of the plan.

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Media Alert: EFF, ACLU to Present Oral Argument in NSA Spying Case on Nov. 4

The Electronic Frontier Foundation will appear before a federal appeals court next week to argue the National Security Agency should be barred from its mass collection of telephone records of million of Americans. The hearing in Klayman v.

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Obama and the Democrats' sexist double standard

The media had a field day this week when South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial candidate, State Sen. Vincent Sheheen, called his opponent, Gov. Nikki Haley , a "whore" while campaigning in Florence. "We are going to escort whore out the door," he said.

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DOJ appeals Schimel video release order

The state Department of Justice has appealed an order to release videos of training seminars Republican attorney general Brad Schimel gave for prosecutors to Democrats. Democrats believe Schimel made inappropriate remarks at five DOJ-run training seminars since 2009.

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Senate Mitch McConnell rolled through the state's Bluegrass region Friday as part of his last push to win a sixth term, firing off partisan one-liners in a bid to boost turnout -- and warning his supporters that his slight lead would vanish if they did not bring out the vote by Tuesday. From a machinery plant outside Louisville to a hydraulic engine manufacturer in Lexington, McConnell's bus tour was filled with jabs at President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid "The eyes of the world are on this race," he told his supporters at Brandeis Machinery, just off the "Bluegrass Parkway", one of the dozens of streets and bridges in this area adorned with the name for blue-looking Poa grass that is famous here.

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Election 2014: Women Divided in Ohio Races as Democrats Urge Equal Pay

Abortion is likely the first thing that comes to many people's minds when they hear the words, women's issues. But that's only one issue women are concerned about.

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Election 2014: Some Democrats, Conservatives Unhappy With Choices on the Ballot

There aren't many undecided voters in this election, especially when it comes to the candidates for governor. In the third of a series of reports on key groups and issues in this 2014 election, Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports that doesn't mean all voters are happy with the options they have.

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The Post-Television TV Era Has Begun

The concept of "TV" is being unbundled from the medium that delivers it and the machine you watch it on. My column in this week's print TIME is about a couple of big developments in TV this month that are both very different and closely related.

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Obama speaks to Myanmar president, opposition leader Suu Kyi

US President Barack Obama spoke to Myanmar President Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in separate telephone calls on Thursday, the White House said. Obama is due to make his second presidential visit to Myanmar in mid-November to attend a pair of regional summits, amid growing US concerns about human rights abuses in Myanmar, including jailing of journalists and alleged oppression of stateless Rohingya Muslims and ethnic minorities caught in conflict with government troops.

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United We Dream's Christina Jimenez Wins 2014 Edna Award

The managing director of United We Dream, Cristina Jimenez, won the 2014 Edna Award , which honors women ages 35 or younger who are leaders in the social justice movement. The award, which comes with a $10,000 prize, is named for Edna Berger, the first woman organizer of The Newspaper Guild.

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Texas inmate described as delusional gets execution date for killing inlaws

A Texas death row inmate whose attorneys contend is so delusional that he can't understand why he was convicted and condemned has been scheduled for execution. Scott Panetti, 56, was set for lethal injection in Huntsville on Dec. 3, according to a Gillespie County judge's order received this week by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which carries out executions.

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Coast Guard fights on different front line in the immigration crisis

Those words were repeatedly sung by a young man in his mid-20s, who had just risked his life to escape the communist island. Instead, he found himself, along with nine other Cuban men, lying on the deck of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell.

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4 dead, several injured after plane crashes at Kansas airport

A small airplane crashed into a building at Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, Kansas, on Thursday morning, killing at least four people, injuring five and setting off an explosion and fire, officials said. The twin-turbo airplane struck a building on the airport grounds that does pilot training and at least five people were reported missing, officials said.

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Host Joel McHale will keep 'The Soup' warm through 2016

The comedian and star of "Community" has signed an extended agreement with E! that will keep him on the 10-year-old series, which comedically skewers reality and talk shows. The deal also gives McHale's production company, Free Period Productions, an extension on a development deal in which he will give E! first look rights to ideas for nonscripted series.

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For-profit colleges with graduates unable to pay back their student loans could soon face scrutiny by the federal government.

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Franken's real agenda

Senator Al Franken has been running ads telling all about the things that he has been doing for Minnesota. However, there's something that the Senator has not been telling us.

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Letter: Essex Democratic Town Committee Honored to Support Miller, Bjornberg

The Essex Democratic Town Committee is honored to support Representative Phil Miller, State Senate Candidate Emily Bjornberg, and the other Democrats running for office this fall. Since being elected in 2011, Representative Miller has become a trusted leader in House of Representatives on policy matters impacting the environment and public health, as well as behavioral health.

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Terrorists here?

Terrorists in southern Minnesota? Rep. Tim Walz supports President Obama on the closing of Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba and moving Islamic terrorist prisoners into the United States. Walz has voiced support for relocating those same terrorists to southern Minnesota and housing them in the Rochester Federal Medical Facility.

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Poll: Garrett's lead grew in 5th District race against Cho

The possibility of selling the township's water system was the hot topic as four of the five candidates running for two, three-year seats on the Blairstown Township Committee sparred over several topics on WRNJ Radio Wednesday afternoon. WASHINGTON TWP.

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What If Kaci Hickox Wants to Vote?

The state of Maine has ordered her to stay home until her 21-day quarantine ends, which extends well through Election Day on Tuesday. If there's one highly motivated, registered voter out there ahead of next Tuesday's midterm elections, it sure would seem to be Maine nurse and quarantine-defying bicyclist Kaci Hickox.

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The Weather Channel Assures You That It Believes in Climate Change

The Weather Channel on Wednesday affirmed its stance on climate change after one of its founders appeared on Fox News to discuss his skepticism about the phenomenon. "Impacts can already be seen, especially in the Arctic, with melting glaciers, thawing permafrost, and rapid retreat and thinning of sea ice, all of which are affecting human populations as well as animals and vegetation," the channel's statement said.

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PPP: Colorado Tied

Every other day, some pollster dashes my hopes against a stone. But then, an accurate bean-counter brings much needed sunshine.

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Longest-serving Boston mayor, Thomas Menino, dies at 71

Thomas Menino, who retired this year as the longest-serving mayor in Boston history, died Thursday morning after a battle with cancer, according to his spokeswoman, Dorothy Joyce. He was 71. Menino, who served more than 20 years as mayor and presided over the city's highly lauded urban renewal, announced in March 2013 that he wouldn't run for a sixth term -- a decision that followed weeks of hospitalization for a respiratory infection and other health problems.

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Think the midterms don't matter? Tell that to 157,000 uninsured people in Maine and Wisconsin

Five times, Maine Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed Medicaid expansion. In Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker didn't have to veto the expansion since he's got a Republican legislature, so he not only refused to champion taking the expansion, he also refused $37 million in federal grants just to set up a health insurance exchange in his state.

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First Allen West, now Thom Tillis

I was getting ready to write about my first experience canvassing, knocking on doors. But this morning I woke up and there is an email in my in box from Allen West.

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Elizabeth Warren: 'Can you believe that there's an award called 'outsourcer of the year'?'

Over the weekend, Sen. Elizabeth Warren showed up to ignite canvassers for the final push to elect Martha Coakley governor of Massachusetts. In classic Warren fashion, she drew a strong contrast between Coakley and her Republican opponent, Charlie Baker.

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Kevin Haskin: Snyder lobs final pitch in Roberts' campaign

With his Senatorial campaign down to the two-minute warning and, assuming polling is accurate, Roberts needing to break a deadlock with challenger Greg Orman, a legend was wheeled in. Bob Dole, Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney a they all barnstormed into Kansas and stumped on behalf of their fellow Republican, Roberts.

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Navajo vote could factor into tight Arizona race

President Barack Obama greets listeners on a popular Navajo radio station in the tribe's language and implores them to vote for Democrats. The party is trying hard to retain the seat held by U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick.

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Greg Abbotta s unlikely path to power

In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott addresses supporters during a campaign speech in Harlingen, Tex., on Oct. 21. AUSTIN - The governor of Texas is not legally required to possess a supreme amount of self-confidence, but a law like that might as well be on the books. Sam Houston governed the state.

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Ted Cruz on Apple's Tim Cook coming out: "I love my iPhone"; gay rights groups unamused

The Texas Republican, a vocal opponent of gay marriage, then pivoted to his stance on the broader issue. Cruz said marriage is a question best left to the states because of the country's federalist system.

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Michael Jordan: Obama 'is a sh***y golfer'

NBA legend Michael Jordan trash-talked President Barack Obama's golf game, telling Ahmad Rashad in an interview earlier this week the president is a "sh***y golfer." Asked who he'd like to play golf with, Jordan first listed the commander-in-chief but then back-tracked.

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Seth Gitell: Boston was witness to Tom Menino's unbreakable drive

THE WORLD witnessed Mayor Menino's unbreakable drive to serve Boston when he checked himself out of the hospital to attend the memorial service for the victims of the Marathon bombing . He stood and rallied the city.

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Obama in Rhode Island: 'Get It Done' for Raimondo

First lady Michelle Obama urged voters to "get it done" for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Raimondo, saying Thursday that the race is close and she needs every last vote. Mrs. Obama headlined a get-out-the-vote rally for Raimondo at a school in Providence as part of Raimondo's efforts to boost turnout Tuesday.

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a briefing at the...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel admitted outright Thursday that Syrian President Bashar Assad , whom the Obama administration has for years called for the removal of, is now benefiting from the administration 's strategy of bombing Islamic State targets inside Syria . "Yes, Assad derives some benefit," Mr. Hagel told reporters at the Pentagon when pressed about the wider implications of the administration 's current strategy of conducting airstrikes on Islamic State targets while carefully avoiding hitting Syrian military forces, who are actually fighting against those same targets.

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Garrison speaks out on ad

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio - A political ad for Congressman Bill Johnson is creating a little bit of a stir. On Wednesday, the Akron Beacon Journal posted an article calling out the campaign for creating a fake front page of its paper.

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Navajo vote could factor into tight Arizona race

On the airwaves of a popular Navajo radio station, President Barack Obama greets listeners with the Navajo word "Ya'at'eeh" and implores tribal members to get out and vote for Democrats. The party is trying hard to hang on to the seat held by U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick and needs Navajo voters who lean Democrat to turn out in droves in what is one of the hardest-fought congressional races in the country.

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Arciero, Garry benefit from Speaker's generosity

House Speaker Robert DeLeo's political action committee, bankrolled by scores of unions, lobbyists and current and former lawmakers, has funneled $14,000 to 15 Democratic incumbents and 13 candidates challenging incumbent Republicans or vying for open legislative seats, according to campaign finance records. Among those local candidates to benefit are Reps.

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White House distances itself from official's slur against Netanyahu

The White House this week attempted to distance itself from comments by an anonymous senior U.S. official who called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "chickenshit." "Certainly that's not the administration's view, and we think such comments are inappropriate and counter-productive," Alistair Baskey, a spokesman for the National Security Council, said in a statement.

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Bill would end benefits to Nazi war criminals

Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Leonard Lance introduced the bill this week in the wake of an Associated Press investigation that found that dozens of suspected Nazi war criminals and SS guards collected millions of dollars after being forced out of the United States. There are at least four living beneficiaries, including Jakob Denzinger, a former guard at Auschwitz.

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Hackers Attack Texas City's Website

The FBI is investigating a cyber attack on the city of Cleburne that shut down the city's website and appears to be motivated by a police officer's controversial shooting of a dog, the mayor said Wednesday. The FBI is investigating a cyber attack on the city of Cleburne, Texas, that shut down the city's website and appears to be motivated by a police officer's controversial shooting of a dog, the mayor said Wednesday.

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Court: Illegal police search led to dog death

A federal appeals court in New York says Hartford police were wrong to invade a Connecticut yard before killing the family's dog. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed a jury verdict in favor of Hartford police and two of its officers.

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Campaigns suspended in Menino's honor

Still calling the political shots, even in death, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino brought campaigns to a screeching halt five days before Election Day, as candidates canceled their public events out of respect for his passing. Charlie Baker, the Republican candidate for governor, was taking questions from reporters at an Attleboro press conference when state Represenative Steve S. Howitt, a Seekonk Republican, broke in with the news that the mayor of two decades had died.

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Ex-mayor hailed for service to Boston

Thomas Menino, the former mayor of Boston who died Thursday, was remembered as a tireless advocate of the city he led for 20 years. "Bold, big-hearted, and Boston strong, Tom was the embodiment of the city he loved and led for more than two decades.

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Sheila Gordon and Chris Minick to Perform Oct. 31 at the Classic Wineseller

There is a $10 per person music fee that can be applied towards food in the restaurant. Reservations are accepted up until 7pm by calling 828-452-6000.

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At Least 4 Dead in Small Plane Crash at Wichita Airport

At least four people are dead after a prop plane crashed into a building this morning at an airport in Wichita, Kansas, officials said. Five others have been rushed to a local hospital, fire marshal Brad Crisp said more than three hours after the crash.

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Governors under pressure: In 2014, being an incumbent is little help

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett was at the Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority's facility in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2014, to announce $30 million in state funding for the second phase of the bus facility's expansion plan. An unusual number of governors could be ejected from office by restive voters in next week's election, signaling an anti-incumbent mood that goes well beyond the " Obama effect" that weighs on Democrats.

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Jeb Bush says son 'didn't talk to me.' Not running in 2016 after all?

George P. Bush reacts as his dad, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush , gives a fist pump during an interview in Abilene, Texas. The younger Bush said in an interview with ABC's 'This Week' Sunday that his dad is 'moving forward' on a potential 2016 White House run.

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Appeals court rejects excessive force lawsuit

A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit alleging Lexington police used excessive force while arresting a man with a nonverbal autism and a mental disability who died during the confrontation. The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a lower court decision dismissing the suit brought by the family of 21-year-old Ronald Campbell.

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Wichita airport crash kills 4 people, 4 still missing

An airplane crash at a flight training building at Mid-Continent Airport has killed four people, including the pilot, and injured five. Five people were transported to Via Christi Hospital, KSN has reported.

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Sanford Study Reveals Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevalence in U.S.

Nearly 5 percent of U.S. children may be affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, according to a new study co-authored by Sanford Research's Gene Hoyme , M.D., and Amy Elliott , Ph.D., and published by Pediatrics . The study, " Prevalence and characteristics of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders ," explored the incidence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders among first-grade students, or 6 to 7 year olds, in a representative Midwestern U.S. community, which was Sioux Falls.

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Death total rises to 4 in Wichita plane crash

Five people were transported to Via-Christi Hospital, KSN has reported. One person is in serious condition, and three people are now in fair condition while another is under evaluation.

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Blog: Mission Journal: Creeping authoritarianism in Hungary

On the Buda side of the River Danube stands the glass and steel headquarters of the thriving German-owned entertainment channel RTL. On the Pest side of the Hungarian capital, tucked in a corner of a converted department store, lies the cramped office of struggling online news outlet Atlatszo .

https://cpj.org/blog/2014/10/mission-journal-creeping-authoritarianism-in-hunga.php

Violent Republicans; male strippers; credit card debt. It's the 11th hour of Election 2014

THIS IS OK: The "Happy Holly Boys" photo that Republican attorney general candidate Leslie Rutledge sent around on state time on a state computer while a DHS lawyer doesn't upset Republicans. Nor should it, except for the public time wasting.

http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2014/10/30/violent-republicans-male-strippers-credit-card-debt-its-the-11th-hour-of-election-2014

Nato notes spike in Russian flights

A Russian Bear H aircraft as photographed from an intercepting RAF quick-reaction Typhoon near to UK airspace Nato has reported an "unusual" spike in Russian military flights in European airspace after RAF fighters were scrambled to intercept a pair of Russian long-range bombers over the North Sea. Typhoon jets from RAF Lossiemouth tracked the two giant Tu-95 Bear H bombers through the UK "flight information region" as Nato radars picked up a series of Russian formations engaged in "significant military manoeuvres" ranging from the Black Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Bill Clinton to make another Arkansas campaign swing

As expected, Bill Clinton will make one more campaign swing through Arkansas in support of the Democratic ticket. Stops are planned Sunday in West Memphis, Texarkana, Blytheville and Fort Smith.

http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2014/10/30/bill-clinton-to-make-another-arkansas-campaign-swing

Ferguson Police Chief Slams CNN Report: - Completely Wrong'

Chief Tom Jackson tells me he has not been fired nor has he resigned. He says @cnn reports are completely wrong Ferguson Chief says he has not resigned, He has not been told to resign.

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There are still lots of a toss-upa Senate races. Thata s not necessarily a good thing for Democrats.

Faced with a bad-and-getting-worse national environment , Democrats have seized on this point as their political life raft: There are 10 Senate races considered 'toss ups' by political handicappers. If the two parties split those races -- logical since each of the contests is considered too call -- Democrats would lose seats but not the majority.

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Early vote update: North Carolina Democrats are banking a lot of votes

Over the course of the past two weeks, we've attempted to shine some light on the evolution of early voting across the country by comparing turnout percentages to voter registration totals. In some states, like North Carolina, Democrats have banked a large number of votes.

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Democrats and Republicans are looking more and more alike to Latino voters

Hispanic voters view the Democratic Party more favorably than the GOP -- but not by as wide a margin as they did in 2012. That's one of the key findings in a new Pew Research Center poll released Wednesday.

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Poll of Older, 25% African-American Electorate Finds Big GOP Leads

A new shocking poll from Monmouth University Polling might have been the biggest news of the morning had the NCAA not released their ruling on Todd Gurley's eligibility. The poll found David Perdue leading Michelle Nunn by 8 points, 49-41, with Governor Nathan Deal leading Senator Jason Carter by 6 points, 48-42.

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House Ethics Committee Unanimously Votes To Move Forward Against Paul Broun

Breaking now, but an investigation set off by a report from WSB's Justin Gray will be moving forward in the U.S. House Ethics Committee. The questions at hand are whether Congressman Broun used taxpayer funded Congressional Staff for his Senate Campaign activities.

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Governor, UMass urge voters to support paid sick time question

Gov. Deval L. Patrick and U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern joined UMass Memorial Healthcare Wednesday in urging voters to approve a Nov. 4 ballot question that would require employers to provide earned paid sick time to employees. "There is no evidence that it hurts jobs," Mr. Patrick told a crowd assembled in Knowles Hall at UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus.

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Few Latinos 'angry' over Obama immigration policy, but support slips

An immigration activist yells at President Obama during a campaign event in Maryland this month. Only a small minority of Latino voters report that they are "angry" over President Obama's decision this year to delay executive action on immigration reform, but disappointment over his deportation policies is widespread, and Democrats have suffered a decline in support from a crucial voting bloc, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center.

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Missouri mans execution on hold indefinitely

The execution of a Missouri man who killed a woman and her two children is on hold indefinitely as the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether to review the case. The court on Tuesday issued a late stay of execution just hours before Mark Christeson was scheduled to die by injection.

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Blue states no longer so friendly for Dems as election nears; rush is on to save incumbents

Desperate Democrats are scrambling to save vulnerable House incumbents, even in states where President Barack Obama cruised to double-digit wins in the past two presidential elections. Six days to the election, the once friendly terrain of New York, California, Obama's native state of Hawaii and his adopted state of Illinois all are posing stiff challenges to Democrats.

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U.S. Coast Guard rescues 33 Cuban migrants

The U.S. Coast Guard rescues 33 Cuban migrants from an overloaded boat taking on water, 7 miles from the Boca Raton, Florida coast. Rough Cut .

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Fight against Ebola and other deadly infectious diseases needs more funding and political will

The nation's preparedness effort to fight outbreaks of Ebola and other infectious diseases has been under-funded and lacking in political will and commitment. "We don't really have a pharmaceutical response for Ebola," said retired Air Force Col.

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Defense says FBI posed as tech repairmen in ruse

Federal agents turned off Internet access to three luxury villas at a Las Vegas hotel then impersonated repair technicians to surreptitiously get inside and collect evidence in an investigation of online sports betting, according to defense lawyers challenging the practice. The FBI employed the ruse against the recommendation of an assistant U.S. attorney, Kimberly Frayn, according to lawyers for four of eight men charged in the case.

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Hagel expected to announce mandatory Ebola quarantine

A 21-day quarantine for all military personnel serving in Ebola stricken areas of West Africa was approved by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Wednesday. Initially the measure will apply to all personnel leaving the West Africa area.

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Louisiana cooks up spicy Senate race -- with side of alligator

The race for the Senate seat this year plays to type, and then some: It's an almost guaranteed runoff, to be decided in December. So the answer to the question of who controls the Senate could actually have to wait for Louisiana voters to figure it out.

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Arizona governor's race targets independent voters

29, 2014, file photo, Arizona candidate for governor, Republican Doug Ducey smiles on the studio set prior to a televised debate against Democratic candidate Fred DuVal in Phoenix. . FILE - In this Monday, Sept.

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Russia successfully test-fires new Navy...

The Russian Navy has successfully test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile, proving its reliability after a long and troublesome development. The Defense Ministry said that the Yuri Dolgoruky nuclear submarine test-fired a Bulava missile from an underwater position in the Barents Sea Wednesday.

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DHS inspector general resigned after prostitution sting

David Nieland, who helped draw attention to what he said were shortcomings in the government's probe of a Secret Service prostitution scandal, resigned from his job at the Department of Homeland Security inspector general on Aug. 9, months after he was caught up police prostitution sting. Deputies in Broward county, Florida, conducting an anti-prostitution operation on May 2 stopped Nieland after he was seen entering and leaving a location they were monitoring for prostitution activity, according to U.S. government sources.

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Christie 'bongs' tweet blamed on autocorrect

The Twitter account for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joked about the "dangers of autocorrect" after a typo led to a deleted tweet. Glad to provide some of you a little unintentional humor this morning.

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Secret Service Call Girl Investigator Seen with Prostitute

The investigator who led the Department of Homeland Security's internal review of the Secret Service's 2012 prostitution scandal quietly resigned in August after he was implicated in his own incident involving a prostitute. Sheriff's deputies in Broward County, Florida, saw David Nieland, the investigator, entering and leaving a building they had under surveillance as part of a prostitution investigation, according to officials briefed on the investigation.

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Obama's War on U.S. Energy

It marked six years-2008-since the first permit application for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline was submitted to the federal government. Can you imagine how many jobs its construction would have created during a period of recovery from the 2008 financial crisis? Thomas Pyle, the president of the American Energy Alliance, pointed out that World War II, the construction of the Hoover Dam, and the Lewis and Clark Expedition all took place in less time.

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George Sheldon tries to capitalize on Bondi expose in NY Times

The latest major poll shows George Sheldon in rough waters in his battle to oust incumbent GOP Attorney General Pam Bondi, but the longtime Florida Democrat is hoping that some tough reporting about Bondi's cozy relationships with some lobbyists might turn the tide a bit more in his favor.

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Hagan talks voting rights with NC black Baptists

Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan says she's at the vanguard for protecting the rights of North Carolina voters while Republican challenger Thom Tillis and his allies put up barriers to casting ballots. Hagan pressed her case for re-election before a meeting Wednesday of the General Baptist State Convention conference.

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FBI agents raid the home of suspected Snowden copycat, report says

The FBI has reportedly raided the home of a "second Snowden" suspected of leaking classified details of the U.S. government's secret terrorist watch list. Investigators have suspected since August that an unknown individual was following Edward Snowden's example and using their government position to leak U.S. secrets.

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Small businesses divided over minimum wage as 5 states hold referendums on raising ...

Some small business owners say raising the minimum wage will pressure their companies, forcing them to cut employees' hours or jobs. Others say it's the right thing to do for workers and the economy.

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What Happens When People-Rather Than Politicians-Are Given the...

Next Tuesday, there's one vote that looks set for a landslide victory. And the winner will be not a candidate but a number: a higher state minimum wage.

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No Quid Pro Quo, No Cuomo: Vote Howie Hawkins on November 4

I am not someone beguiled by the narcissism of protest votes. I mostly see elections as revealingly bad theater and an opportunity to nerd out on data interactives.

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Democratic groups buy $1.3M in ads for NH race

The Democrat promises not to raise taxes and even talks about lowering some. The Republican bills himself as a reformer of education.

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Failure of rocket off Virginia investigated

Teams of investigators were out at daybreak Wednesday examining damage to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility after an unmanned rocket exploded shortly after launch on the Virginia coast, NASA spokeswoman Rachel Kraft told CNN via email. NASA is warning people in the area not to touch debris if they find any.

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Lawyer: Nurse won't obey Ebola quarantine

A nurse who was quarantined against her will in New Jersey after treating Ebola patients in West Africa will not obey officials' instructions to seclude herself at home in Maine, she and her lawyers said on NBC's "Today" show and in the Bangor Daily News. One of the nurse's lawyers told CNN on Wednesday that they are trying to work with Maine officials to avoid escalating the situation.

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McConnell, Bevin to rally voters in Louisville

Sen. Mitch McConnell is scheduled to appear at a rally with his former Republican rival Matt Bevin on Wednesday, less than a week before voters cast ballots in Kentucky's closely watched Senate race. McConnell easily defeated Bevin in the May 20 primary.

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Obama: 'Access to Affordable Health Care Isn't a Privilege - It's a Right'

President Barack Obama claimed that access to health care is a right saying, "We believe that access to affordable health care isn't a privilege - it's a right," at a governor rally for candidate Mary Burke in Milwaukee, Wisc., on Oct. 28. "In this country, access to health insurance shouldn't be a Republican or Democratic issue - it's an American issue," said Obama. "It matters to everybody.

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Georgia Rep. Broun's hiring of consultant faulted

The director of North Dakota's sole abortion provider says medication abortions have ceased at the Fargo clinic following a North Dakota Supreme Court ruling.

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Farmers shift from corn to wheat

With most grain crops mired in bear markets, Oklahoma farmer Sherwin Ratzlaff figures his only chance to break even is to expand supplies of wheat that already are in surplus. "Wheat offers a better bottom-line return than planting corn, milo or canola," Ratzlaff, 71, said by telephone from his farm near Enid, Okla.

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Fatal Encounter: A Transgender Woman Meets the US Marine Corps

As I peered at Jennifer Laude's serene face in the open casket, I saw the wound on her forehead that was barely concealed by the mortician's makeup. I did not see the bruises on her neck and shoulders, but I was told they were severe.

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Missouri man's execution on hold indefinitely

The execution of a Missouri man who killed a woman and her two children is on hold indefinitely as the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether to review the case. The court on Tuesday issued a late stay of execution just hours before Mark Christeson was scheduled to die by injection.

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'Overwhelming tide' of rulings in high courts supporting...

"I have always believed that same-sex couples should have the right to marry," says Michael Boucai, UB associate professor of law. BUFFALO, N.Y. An "overwhelming" number of judicial decisions finding a constitutional basis for same-sex marriage, and the Supreme Court's refusal to review those decisions, suggest that it is just a matter of time before same-sex marriage is legal nationwide , according to a University at Buffalo law professor and expert on law and sexuality.

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Ryan says Burke trying to win by default

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan says Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke is trying to win by default by getting voters to hate Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Ryan campaigned with Walker on Wednesday and made the comments after a stop at Mid-State Equipment in Prairie du Sac.

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Russian deliver space station cargo after US flop

The company behind the dramatic launch explosion of a space station supply mission promises to find the cause of the failure and is warning residents to avoid any potentially hazardous wreckage. Meanwhile, early Wednesday, the Russian Space Agency launched its own cargo vessel from Kazakhstan and the spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station six hours later with 3 tons of food.

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Barnstorming tours rev up as campaigns near end

The onset of frigid temperatures is coinciding with the traditionally frenzied final push in Minnesota's political campaigns now that Election Day is less than a week out. Democrats led by Gov. Mark Dayton and Sen. Al Franken launched a six-day bus tour Wednesday with a call for voters to concentrate on economic progress over distractions.

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Russians deliver space station cargo after US flop

This image provided by NASA shows the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, as it suffers a catastrophic anomaly moments after launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad OA, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Cygnus spacecraft was filled with about 5,000 pounds of supplies slated for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions.

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When Will the Trib Get to the Bottom of Chicago's Traffic Violence Problem?

Members of the Trib's investigative reporting team at Tuesday's discussion. Jim Webb is on the right.

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Ysursa predicts 58 percent turnout in November, says it should be higher

Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa is predicting 58 percent turnout in the Nov. 4 general election that's 58 percent of registered voters, and is equal to roughly 39 to 40 percent of Idaho's voting-age population. "It's not something to write home about," he said.

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The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Chamber warns cyberattack disclosures could hurt corporate profits

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is trying to head off efforts to force publicly traded firms to share more information about cyberattacks, warning policy makers that such disclosures could unduly harm corporate profits. In a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission-which has been debating whether to ratchet up disclosure requirements-the Chamber said the agency could "paint a target" on the backs of companies if they are forced to reveal information about specific breaches.

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Next big fight over health overhaul? Supreme Court gets first look at Obama law's subsidies

Supreme Court justices have their first chance this week to decide whether they have the appetite for another major fight over President Barack Obama's health care law. Some of the same players who mounted the first failed effort to kill the law altogether now want the justices to rule that subsidies that help millions of low- and middle-income people afford their premiums under the law are illegal.

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Cambrian Innovation Wins Three Prestigious Contracts For Breakthrough Biotechnologies

Cambrian Innovation , a water and bioenergy technology provider, today announced that it has won three prestigious contracts to further develop biotechnologies to dramatically improve water treatment, testing and remediation. The contracts, one from the U.S. Department of Defense and the other two from the National Institutes of Health , validate Cambrian's work to harness biotechnology to improve water management.

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U.S. official calls Benjamin Netanyahu "chickensh*t," outrage ensues

US President Barack Obama speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a bilateral meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, October 1, 2014. AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSON An unnamed official in President Obama's administration referred to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a "chickensh*t" in a piece published Tuesday, and Republicans are hopping mad about it.

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Dennis Persica: If runoff looms, roll out the La. cliches

No matter what your political leanings are or which candidate you're supporting in the U.S. Senate race, hope that someone wins in a knockout Tuesday night. A December runoff will bring us a lot of attention - all the wrong kind.

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission resumes license renewals for nuclear power plants

Following a two-year hiatus, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has resumed issuing license renewals for nuclear power plants. On October 20, the NRC renewed the operating licenses for Limerick Generating Station Units 1 and 2, located northwest of Philadelphia, extending their license expiration dates by 20 years, to 2044 and 2049, respectively.

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Races close as vote approaches

The polling site for City of Rice Lake residents is City Hall at 30 E. Eau Claire St. The site is handicapped accessible. Voting hours on Tuesday, Nov. 4 are 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Free round-trip City Cab rides to the City Hall polling site are available.

http://www.ricelakeonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=94&ArticleID=28376

Turns Out Nobody Wants To Donate To Politicians With Bitcoin

The Federal Election Commission voted earlier this year to allow political candidates and committees to accept donations in bitcoin. But a week before Election Day, candidates who accept the popular virtual currency reported that their total bitcoin donations were small to nonexistent, though they remained optimistic about the currency's political future.

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Governor Jim Gilmore is in Iowa campaigning in the Senate race. Possible presidential run? Issues.

http://www.whoradio.com/onair/mickelson-in-the-morning-7738/challenging-jonis-personhood-issuejim-rickards-on-12910021

Sen. Elizabeth Warren stumps for Bruce Braley in Iowa

Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivers a fiery speech on income inequality and financial deregulation to a crowd of Iowans on Oct. 19 in support of Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Bruce Braley.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/politics/sen-elizabeth-warren-stumps-for-bruce-braley-in-iowa/2014/10/28/ac19a974-5ed7-11e4-827b-2d813561bdfd_video.html

November elections reveal polarization of politics

Thirty years ago, I was briefly involved in the dog show world, when we had a collie that went on to become a champion. That was during the long ago and now long-forgotten race in which President Ronald Reagan was running for reelection against Walter Mondale.

http://michiganradio.org/post/november-elections-reveal-polarization-politics

Ve haf vays of making you vote

We will be reviewing our records after the election to see who turned in their ballot and may contact you to ask about your voting experience. Please do not disappoint us.

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GOP beefs up early voting in Iowa

Using robo-calls from the popular governor, mailers adorned with pictures of Uncle Sam and a small army of door-knocking activists, Iowa Republicans are making a serious push to encourage early voting - a strategy they have not emphasized in past elections. For years, Democrats have dominated early voting in Iowa, while Republicans largely focused on Election Day turnout.

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Judge tosses ex-dictator's suit against Activision

This image provided by Activision Blizzard Inc. shows Manuel Noriega as depicted in the game publisher's 2012 game, "Call of Duty: Black Ops II."

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AP, Seattle Times Upset About FBI Impersonation

The Associated Press and The Seattle Times are objecting after learning that the FBI created a fake news story and website using their names to catch a bomb threat suspect in 2007. Police in suburban Lacey, near Olympia, sought the FBI's help as repeated bomb threats prompted a week of evacuations and closures at Timberline High School in June 2007.

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Obama says US can't shy away from Ebola battle

Amber Vinson, a nurse who fueled Ebola fears by flying to Cleveland after being infected by her dying patient in Dallas, is now virus-free, and was celebrated by her caregivers as courageous and passionate before... A nurse who fueled Ebola fears by flying to Cleveland after being infected by her dying patient was released Tuesday from a hospital isolation unit, where doctors defended her as a courageous front-line caregiver.

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Baker Keeps Slim Lead Over Coakley

The final WBUR pre-election tracking poll shows the race for governor remains a virtual tie, with Republican Charlie Baker leading Democrat Martha Coakley by 1 point. Baker's 43-42 lead in the WBUR survey is small and unchanged from last week , but Steve Koczela, president of The MassINC Polling Group, which conducts surveys for WBUR, says the trends are tilting in Baker's favor.

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Groups book Louisiana ads _ after Election Day

Outside political groups are signaling they'll spend big money on political ads in a Louisiana Senate runoff, asking broadcasters there to set aside time for political ads to air after Election Day. Senate Democrats' campaign committee has booked $1.8 million in air time for after Nov. 4. Its GOP rival has booked $2.8 million, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

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That Time the Polls Were Wrong - One of the key races right ...

Dems Desperately Seeking the Gender Gap - Even Mitch McConnell - running against a woman - is running even among women. What's going on? Simple. The Democratic women aren't motivated. - With the finish line approaching and key races stalemated, two new polls - in Colorado showing Democrat Mark Udall

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Perry, Cruz, Bush hitting same election night bash

If the 2016 presidential race unofficially begins with the end of the midterm elections, a party featuring three possible Republican White House hopefuls together at a hip Austin concert hall could be the kickoff bash. Top Texas Republicans are holding their election night party on Nov. 4 with a concert by country star Pat Green at the Moody Theater - best known for hosting a weekly music show.

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Obama kicks off campaign swing with Wisconsin stop

President Barack Obama launched a final, weeklong campaign push for Democrats on Tuesday with a visit to Wisconsin, where Democrats were hoping a presidential visit would help put them over the edge in their bid to oust GOP Gov. Scott Walker. Republicans said Obama's visit would have just the opposite effect.

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Sarah Palin hopes to run for office again some day

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, says she hopes to run for office again and is urging GOP leaders to have "more guts" as they pursue their agenda. Palin said in an interview with Fox Business Network on Tuesday that she is invigorated by her critics, who make her "want to work so hard for justice in this country."

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9 (semi-inspired) last-minute Halloween costume ideas

Molly Priesmeyer is the co-owner of Good Work Group, a creative and storytelling consultancy dedicated to helping mission-driven businesses and organizations succeed. Her stories on everything from arts to culture to the environment have appeared in the Star Tribune; Pioneer Press; City Pages; Rolling Stone; Mpls.

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Feds: Engineer's sleepiness caused derailment

In this Dec. 1, 2013 file photo, a Metro-North passenger train is derailed on a curved section of track in the Bronx borough of New York. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 that the sleep-deprived engineer nodded off at the controls of the commuter train just before taking a 30 mph curve at 82 mph, causing the derailment that killed four people and injured more than 70. NEW YORK - A sleep-deprived engineer nodded off at the controls of a commuter train just before taking a 30 mph curve at 82 mph, causing a derailment last year that killed four people and injured more than 70, federal regulators said Tuesday.

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Tuesdaya s attorney general chatter touts Brooklyn prosecutor Loretta Lynch

There was a small flurry of news reports Tuesday that Loretta Lynch, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, was "a" top candidate to replace outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder. Actually, Lynch has been mentioned as someone under consideration for some time.

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Wisconsin Center District postpones vote on next chairman

The Wisconsin Center District Board of Directors voted Tuesday morning to postpone the election of its next chairman, putting off the uncertain re-appointment of current chairman Franklyn Gimbel until December. The motion to delay the vote was made by Chris Schoenherr , deputy secretary of the state Department of Administration, because he did not know who would be interested in becoming chairman or to fill the vacant treasurer and secretary positions on the board.

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Brittany Maynard's Right to Die: Is It a Sin?

I can never forget that time in college I had to write about euthanasia. What is euthanasia? The act or practice of killing someone who is very sick or injured in order to prevent any more suffering .

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Mickey vs. Spider-Man: Stan Lee Media, Disney back in court over rights to Marvel superheroes

Spider-Man, X-Men and The Hulk will loom large in a federal appeals court Tuesday as a Colorado company battles with Disney for the rights to Marvel's iconic comic book characters in a longtime dispute. A panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments in an ongoing case involving Colorado-based Stan Lee Media and The Walt Disney Co.

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Document: Statewide network of Republican lawyers ready to intervene on election day

The Kansas GOP plans a statewide network of Republican lawyers ready to intervene on election day, and will analyze close races for potential legal action - as its director warns of "dubious tactics" from Democrats. The network of attorneys is part of the Republicans' plan for a poll-watching program as well as an election-day war room with a complement of lawyers on stand-by.

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Former executive alleges misconduct by Kansas Medicaid contractor

A former insurance company executive involved in Kansas' privatized Medicaid program filed a wrongful-termination lawsuit alleging retaliation by management for objecting to potentially unethical or illegal maneuvers to improve company revenue, documents said Tuesday. The suit filed in U.S. District Court by Overland Park resident Jacqueline Leary named as defendants Centene Corp., Centene subsidiary Sunflower State Health Plan in Kansas and two executives of the corporate entities.

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Two ambitious governors - one Republican, one Democrat - known for their no-nonsense, take-charge style in a calamity have set off a furor with their aggressive handling of the Ebola crisis, and the fallout could shape their political futures. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie won praise for their decisive response to Superstorm Sandy two years ago, and their reaction to Ebola seemed rooted in the same philosophy: They would take bold steps to reassure a jittery public with a display of bipartisan cooperation.

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Sarah Palin Hopes to Run for Office Again Some Day

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, says she hopes to run for office again and is urging GOP leaders to have "more guts" as they pursue their agenda. Palin said in an interview with Fox Business Network on Tuesday that she is invigorated by her critics, who make her "want to work so hard for justice in this country."

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Apology Letter to Be Issued Over Election Mailers

Montana officials said Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, that they are investigating whether mailers like the one shown violated laws by appearing to come from the state. The mailers are part of a Stanford University and Dartmouth College political science research project, and they rate how liberal or conservative the four nonpartisan candidates for Supreme Court are.

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Voter Told to Remove NRA Hat by Poll Workers

While he was early voting on Friday, a Douglasville, Georgia man said he was asked to remove a hat he wears everywhere, which reads "NRA Instructor," because poll workers said it was too closely associated with the Republican Party. Laurie Fulton, the Douglas County board of elections supervisor, said the decision was made out of an abundance of caution.

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Man Buttdials 911, Brags About Home Burglary

A New Mexico man got away with robbery last month until he accidentally called 911 and told police the whole story. In the 911 audio, Aaron Burrell, 37, describes how he robbed a house with two others in September and he didn't spare any details, all of which were recorded by dispatchers.

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Obama says US can't shy away from Ebola battle

Obama did not directly criticize quarantine policies for returning health care workers implemented in New York and New Jersey. But he says the response to Ebola needs to be sensible and "based on science," while supporting health care workers going overseas to fight the disease.

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Court battle continues over Marvel superheroes

Spider-Man, X-Men and The Hulk loomed large in a federal appeals court Tuesday as a Colorado company fought its latest battle with Disney for the rights to Marvel's iconic comic book characters. A panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the case involving Colorado-based Stan Lee Media and The Walt Disney Co.

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FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, file photo, New York Gov....

In this Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, speaks as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie listens at a news conference, in New York, where the governors announced a mandatory quarantine for people returning to the United States through airports in New York and New Jersey who are deemed "high risk," for contracting Ebola. Word of the quarantine set off a firestorm, but some other states have followed suit.

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Privatized Food Inspection Raises More Safety Concerns

In response to last week's discovery that a shipment of imported beef from Canada was contaminated with the pathogen E.coli 0157:H7, Food & Water Watch today urged USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to reassess the agency's positions on equivalency for privatized inspection systems, stop the implementation of those systems domestically and uphold the U.S.-Canada border inspection program. Last week, beef produced at the JBS Food Canada plant in Alberta, Canada, Canadian Establishment 0038, tested positive for the pathogen.

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Deja Vu All Over Again. Again. - Touch-Screen Votes...

" Dj Vu All Over Again. Again. - Touch-Screen Votes Flipping and My Appearance on Thom Hartmann TV This Week [VIDEO] " Facing tight re-election bid, 'voter fraud' fraudster and Sec. of State Dianna Duran stands to benefit from failed, unlawful new reg process in race against Dem challenger... Aside from being illegal, a new report finds Chris Christie's order resulted in tens of thousands of unauthenticated votes during the 2012 Presidential Election in NJ... After the state GOP repealed the law to move to paper ballots, votes now reportedly flipping again on a controversial Amendment to the state Constitution... Votes Flip D to R in Texas, R to D in Illinois - What's happening , what it means , and what you can do about it ... NJ Governor and 2016 Presidential hopeful offers interesting reason why Republicans in three key states need to win in 2014... Turns out U.S. Veterans' Affairs ID ... (more)

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Feds: Engineer's sleepiness caused derailment

In this Dec. 1, 2013 file photo, a Metro-North passenger train is derailed on a curved section of track in the Bronx borough of New York. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 that the sleep-deprived engineer nodded off at the controls of the commuter train just before taking a 30 mph curve at 82 mph, causing the derailment that killed four people and injured more than 70. Photo: Mark Lennihan, AP Christopher Hart, acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, center, speaks while surrounded by senators Chuck Schumer , left, and Richard Blumenthal during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014.

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'I think I can win': Ex-governor, ex-con Edwin Edwards is on the...

Off a narrow gravel road running between a handful of mostly abandoned lots near a Mississippi River levee, down past sprawling oak trees and thick weeds, a lectern framed by banana trees has been set up in front of three short rows of folding chairs. This is about as far from Washington, D.C., as a politician can get, but Edwin Edwards is happy to speak here, standing patiently in the damp, sub-tropical heat in the town of Hahnville for even a few potential voters to show up.

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Vote McClendon for congressman

Congress is a mess and I agree. Our present congressman Derek Kilmer's only accomplishment is not taking pay during the Don't forget how congress works.

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Afternoon links: Criminal justice in the midterm elections

Radley Balko blogs about criminal justice, the drug war and civil liberties for The Washington Post. He is the author of the book "Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces."

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Commissioner candidates discuss budgets, emergency ordinance

Incumbent Democrats Bill Upton, Michael Sorrells and Kirk Kirkpatrick are all vying for re-election, while two Republicans, three-time candidate Denny King, Maggie Valley Alderman Phillip Wight and Libertarian Windy McKinney, a newcomer to politics, hope to win seats at the table. A common thread among the incumbents is that the county has done well under their leadership.

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White House: Ebola czar Ron Klain has performed 'very well'

The White House on Tuesday insisted that Ebola czar Ron Klain has performed "very well," even as confusion mounts about states adopting standards to contain the deadly disease that conflict with federal guidelines. Klain, the former chief of staff to Vice Presidents Joe Biden and Al Gore, was heralded by the White House as a management guru capable of navigating the tricky government bureaucracy to limit the spread of Ebola.

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The race for House District 101

"My first priority is and always will be to be responsive to the needs of the people of District 101 and to be their voice in Austin on the issues that matter in their daily lives," said Turner, 41, a Grand Prairie Democrat seeking another term in the Texas House. Libertarian Carl Nulsen, an Arlington insurance operations manager, also is in the race.

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Politics of Ebola tricky for Christie, Cuomo

Two ambitious governors - one Republican, one Democrat - known for their no-nonsense, take-charge style in a calamity have set off a furor with their aggressive handling of the Ebola crisis, and the fallout could shape their political futures. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie won praise for their decisive response to Superstorm Sandy two years ago, and their reaction to Ebola seemed rooted in the same philosophy: They would take bold steps to reassure a jittery public with a display of bipartisan cooperation.

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Search for Oklahoma City bombing tapes was 'exhaustive,' FBI says

Lawyers for the FBI say the agency conducted an "exhaustive" search for videos of the Oklahoma City bombing requested by a Utah attorney and found those tapes do not exist. In a brief filed Monday in federal court, the FBI argues that it satisfied its obligation to conduct a reasonable search for records requested by attorney Jesse Trentadue under the Freedom of Information Act .

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Rolly: Earth to Chaffetz: There is no permanent surgeon general

In this Sept. 30, 2014, file photo, House Oversight Committee member Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, leads the questioning of then-Secret Service Director Julia Pierson as the committee examines details surrounding a security breach at the White House on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Hi. We're From the Governemnt, and We're Here to Help You With Your Little Ebola Problema .

Who would have thought the arrival of one ailing Liberian could have uncovered such unpreparedness and incompetence within our health care system? On the national and the local levels, from prevention to diagnosis, from crisis intervention to communication to containment, the deficits appear to have been greater than even the most cynical among us might have imagined. Who would have thought? Me.

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Environmental group asks for court review of California nuclear plant license

An environmental group asked a federal court Tuesday to review its claim that California's last operating nuclear power plant is violating federal law and should be shut down at least temporarily. In a petition filed in Washington with the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Friends of the Earth said the Nuclear Regulatory Commission violated its own rules when it altered the operating license for the Diablo Canyon reactors.

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Here's A Known Ebola Uknown - Half of Hospital Negative Pressure Isolation Roomsa Aren't

One hundred twenty-one of 3,574 hospital rooms were designed to have negative pressure ventilation suitable for respiratory isolation. The percentage of isolation rooms in each institution ranged from 0.4% to 93% .

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Notes from Mein Kulturkampf

"But the internet is full of lies, mistakes, craziness, and utter junk!" the humanities profs might reply. This is true.

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So Get Busy

Sleeping with more than 20 women protects men against prostate cancer, a study has suggested. Men who had slept with more than 20 women lowered their risk of developing cancer by almost one third, and were 19 per cent less likely to develop the most aggressive form.

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If You Tell People That Shit Is Shinola Long Enough, Eventually...

Rallies by German anti-Islamist protest group "Hooligans against Salafists" have grown from a few dozen, to a few hundred, to some 4,000 people marching in a matter of weeks, triggering a deployment of 1,000 riot police in Cologne on Sunday. The group, which marches under such slogans as "foreigners out" has concerned police because it includes a number of disparate movements which normally focus on fighting each other but have united to fight a common enemy, Islam.

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Missouri prepares for 9th execution of 2014

Missouri is preparing to execute a man who wasn't able to appeal his conviction in federal court because his attorneys missed a filing deadline to do so. Mark Christeson is scheduled to die at 12:01 a.m. CDT Wednesday for the killing of a woman and her two children in 1998.

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Louisiana Secretary of State calls Americans for Prosperity mail piece inappropriate

Louisiana's Secretary of State Tom Schedler is unhappy about a direct mail campaign recently launched by the Americans for Prosperity. (Photo by Brianna Paciorka, NOLA.com Louisiana's Secretary of State Tom Schedler said Americans for Prosperity went "too far" when it sent out postcards revealing people's personal voting histories.

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Patagonia Employees Can Stay Home On Thanksgiving Day

When asked why the store decided not to join some that have opened on the holiday itself for Black Friday shopping, the spokesperson responded, "It's a holiday - we're closed!" The company takes time off pretty seriously . It offers parents of both genders two months of paid parental leave, lets workers set their own hours while locking its doors at 8 p.m. on weekdays to keep them from stretching too long, grants two-month paid sabbaticals for employees to work on environmental projects, and everyone takes vacations.

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In this Oct. 16, 2014 file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies before the The House Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee. . In this Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 photograph, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses a gathering over the state's preparedness for Ebola treatment at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, N.J. Christie on Sunday.

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New Hampshire Senate race heats up

This weekend, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, , got booed for interrupting Scott Brown's closing statement. Meanwhile, Brown was applauded after giving his statement.

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Young Jewish boy will soon take center stage at the Supreme Court

Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky is a 12-year-old boy who has been at the forefront of what could become an international incident. 12 years ago, he was born in Jerusalem and his parents want his birthplace to be officially listed as "Israel" on his passport.

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NJ Gov. Christie to campaign again for Hogan

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is coming back to Maryland to campaign for Larry Hogan in his bid for governor. Christie, who is chairman of the Republican Governors Association , is scheduled to make a campaign stop in Glen Burnie on Tuesday at the Honey Bee Diner.

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Old-style populism lives on in Michigan race

In a photo from Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer meets with a supporter before campaigning door-to-door in northwest Detroit. Michigan is going through an economic upheaval, but Schauer believes he can defeat Republican Gov. Rick Snyder by invoking the traditional populist theme of rich vs poor.

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LinkedIn Cofounder Reid Hoffman Donates $1 Million to MayDay PAC

Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn cofounder and noted Silicon Valley investor, cut a $1 million check to MayDay PAC last week according to pre-general election filings. Hoffman's contribution brings MayDay's total receipts to $10.3 million.

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State Parties Flooded With National Funds

In the sprint to Nov. 4, both parties are heaping mounds of cash on their state affiliates. With this election cycle shaping up to be the most expensive in history in terms of spending on congressional races, some state parties are now raising unprecedented amounts of money.

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U.S. Troops Returning From Liberia To Be Quarantined At U.S. Base In Italy

U.S. soldiers returning from Liberia are being placed in isolation in Vicenza, Italy out of concern for the Ebola virus, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports. The soldiers being monitored include Maj.

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UN criticises tough US airport measures for Ebola

Ban Ki-moon has said returning health workers should not be subjected to restrictions that are not based on science The United Nations has sharply criticised new restrictions imposed by three US states on health workers returning from countries hit by Ebola, with the UN chief saying they created difficulties for those risking their lives in the battle against the disease. Speaking today a spokesperson for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon did not name specific countries, although he acknowledged to reporters that the statement covered new quarantine rules imposed by the states of New York, New Jersey and Illinois that caused controversy when an asymptomatic nurse was ordered into quarantine.

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Wasserman Schultz: RepublicansAre Scarier Than Ebola, ISIS

Democratic National Committee chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz confirmed that the Democratic campaign message for the midterms is Republicans are worse than Ebola and ISIS. On Sunday, Wasserman Schultz faced off with her counterpart, RNC chairman Reince Priebus, in a very combative segment on CNNA s State of the Union.

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Hillary: Illegal immigrantchildren must be sent home

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that U.S. should send a clear message that the illegal immigrant children who have been surging across the border will be sent home. Mrs. Clinton, speaking during a town hall hosted by CNN, said the children should receive the best possible medical care, but should be return to their home countries if their relatives can be located.

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Debbie Wasserman Schultzembraces insanity, agrees GOPworse than Ebola, Islamic State

Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has finally embraced madness in her effort to keep her party afloat, agreeing on Sunday that Republicans are more frightening than the Islamic State and Ebola. Ms. Schultz, a Florida congresswoman, made the comment on CNN's State of the Union with host Candy Crowley when pressed on a recent attack ad against Colorado Rep. Cory Gardner, The Daily Caller reported.

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Northeast Texas' first week of early voting indicators and assumptions

Election redistricting and Voter ID laws were both struck down in Texas this week for being discriminatory. But are these temporary victories for minority voters? John Colyandro, David Acosta, Josh Blackman and Maggie Charlton join the discussion.

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Ex-judges raise concerns about pending execution

Several former judges will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution of a Missouri man because they say a mistake by his attorneys denied him his right to a federal court appeal. Thirty-five-year-old Mark Christeson is scheduled to die at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday for the killing a southern Missouri woman and her two children in 1998.

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US Coast Guard: 10 Cuban migrants found after raft capsizes near Miami; 3 ...

Three people were rescued by a good Samaritan boater. Authorities reported rescuing five others by noon.

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"I want to be pleasant through this whole thing," California Representative Darrell Issa said on Friday, unpleasantly, to a panel of medical experts at a congressional oversight-committee hearing. "But," he continued, scolding from his perch, "we have the head of CDC-supposed to be the expert-and he's made statements that simply aren't true."

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What's Wrong With Political Legacies?

Before we lament the possibility of a Jeb v. Hillary election, we should be specific about why legacy candidates are problematic.

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In this file image made from video released by WikiLeaks on Oct. 11, 2013, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow. Faced with congressional inaction to curtail the NSA's bulk collection of Americans? telephone records, civil liberties groups are looking to cases already in the courts as a quicker way to clarify just what surveillance powers the government should have.

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Latest statistics from Liberian Health Ministry authorities put the number of people succumbing to the deadly Ebola virus in the country at 2,700 out of a total of about 5000 in the West African sub region. Despite the huge death toll, the disease may appear to be gradually vanishing even though only syndromic treatment is being administered in the absence of a cure.

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Letter: Scott Wharton will represent us well in Congress

The folks in Madison County will be voting to elect an individual to represent you in Washington D.C. This year one of the candidates, Scott Wharton, is a pilot for Delta Airlines and when not flying can be found driving his John Deere tractor working on his farms just a couple miles from Amanda in Fairfield County. Scott graduated from both Amanda Clear-Creek High School and Ohio University.

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Vilonia students get involved with FCCLA

Some members of the Vilonia High School FCCLA attended the District 2 planning and election meeting on Oct. 9 in Melbourne where junior Faith Burroughs was elected as vice president of public relations for District 2, which consists of more than 45 schools. She will be installed at the fall leadership meeting to be held in December and will serve through December 2015.

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Austin startup develops technology for political campaigns to target audiences

It's election season and the Austin-based company develops technology to assist political campaigns to reach their audiences. November is when its work is expected to pay off for customers.

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BP spill left big oily 'bathtub ring' on seafloor

New research shows that the BP oil spill left an oily "bathub ring" on the sea floor that's about the size of Rhode Island. New research shows that the BP oil spill left an oily "bathub ring" on the sea floor that's about the size of Rhode Island.

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Jindal, Warren to campaign in Ky.'s senate race

Kentucky's U.S. Senate candidates are bringing in a pair of potential presidential candidates to help boost voter turnout in the final week of one of the country's most closely watched Senate races. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren will campaign with Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes in Louisville on Tuesday while Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will appear with Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell on Wednesday.

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Chafee order aims to increase jobs for disabled

Gov. Lincoln Chafee has signed an executive order that aims to increase the number of people with intellectual disabilities employed in state government. The order is part of an effort to comply with a court-ordered consent agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Justice in April to give more Rhode Island residents with such disabilities the chance for a regular job that pays at least the minimum wage.

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Ebola quarantine policies spread, despite science

Despite President Barack Obama's appointment of an "Ebola czar" to oversee and coordinate the U.S. response to the deadly outbreak, some politicians and even an Army general are going against White House guidance, submitting people to the kinds of quarantines that scientists warn could make containing the epidemic more difficult. Obama said any measures involving health care workers "should be crafted so as not to unnecessarily discourage those workers from serving."

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Student, 15, shoots, kills teacher in Estonia

A lawyer for Detroit has urged a judge to approve a plan to get out of bankruptcy, calling it a sweeping effort to revive the city by cutting billions in debt and putting more than $1 billion into better services. New research shows that the BP oil spill left an oily "bathub ring" on the sea floor that's about the size of Rhode Island.

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NSA surveillance challenges moving through courts

While Congress mulls how to curtail the NSA's collection of Americans' telephone records, impatient civil liberties groups are looking to legal challenges already underway in the courts to limit government surveillance powers. Three appeals courts are hearing lawsuits against the bulk phone records program, creating the potential for an eventual Supreme Court review.

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Egypt moves against both terror and dissent

New research shows that the BP oil spill left an oily "bathub ring" on the sea floor that's about the size of Rhode Island. New research shows that the BP oil spill left an oily "bathub ring" on the sea floor that's about the size of Rhode Island.

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Obama congratulates Rousseff on reelection

President Obama on Monday offered congratulations to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on her reelection, despite still-bruised relations over U.S. surveillance programs. The U.S. is "committed to continuing to work with President Rousseff to strengthen our bilateral relationship," White House press secretary Josh Earnest said in a statement.

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Obama goes to Wisconsin in bid to oust Gov....

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks to members of the media following a tour of Vortex Optics in Middleton, Wis., Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. Walker is running for reelection against Democratic challenger Mary Burke.

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NC father of missing teen found guilty of fraud

A federal jury has found the father of a missing adopted teenager guilty of financial fraud for collecting benefits after the girl disappeared. Parsons faced 49 counts of financial fraud related to his missing adopted daughter, Erica.

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Biden: Voters can 'stop the march' of tea...

Vice President Joe Biden says keeping Democratic control of the U.S. Senate in next week's election would "break the back of the hard right" and ease gridlock in Washington. During an event Monday for Democrat Bruce Braley in Davenport, Iowa, Biden said Democrats can "stop the march of the tea party" by winning Nov. 4. He says if Democrats maintain their Senate majority, "You are going to see reasonable people in the Republican Party start to vote reasonably again."

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Agency chief warns of 'regulatory regime' watching the Internet

Disclosure rules pushed by Democrats could result in the creation of a government review board monitoring the Internet, the chairman of the Federal Election Commission warned Monday. "It really is a specter of a government review board culling the Internet daily," Republican FEC Chairman Lee Goodman said during an interview with Fox News .

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Schumer wants online drug sale crackdown

The Justice Department should review and possibly ramp up tactics aimed at thwarting online drug trafficking, Sen. Charles Schumer said Monday. His concern follows reports that illegal drug listings online have nearly doubled since last year, even though the FBI shut down one of the most popular illicit markets, the Silk Road.

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NSA surveillance challenges moving through courts

In this file image made from video released by WikiLeaks on Oct. 11, 2013, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow. Faced with congressional inaction to curtail the NSA's bulk collection of Americans? telephone records, civil liberties groups are looking to cases already in the courts as a quicker way to clarify just what surveillance powers the government should have.

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Botswana, Africa's diamond, risks losing its sparkle

A worker at the Botswana Diamond Valuing Company displays a rough diamond during the sorting process at the purpose-built center in the capital Gaborone, August 26, 2004. A worker at the Botswana Diamond Valuing Company displays a rough diamond during the sorting process at the purpose-built center in the capital Gaborone, August 26, 2004.

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Texas pastor arrested for soliciting prostitute: Christ's love allowed me to get caught

A pastor at an Amarillo church could face up to six months in prison after getting caught with a prostitute in a Motel 6. Texas Department of Public Safety officers arrested Cameron Tate Reeves, a 34-year-old pastor at Hillside Christian Church's Hillside Canyon campus since 2009, on Thursday at the hotel at 2032 Paramount Blvd. in Amarillo, Myhighplains.com reported. A pastor at an Amarillo church could face up to six months in prison after getting caught with a prostitute in a Motel 6. Texas Department of Public Safety officers arrested Cameron Tate Reeves, a 34-year-old pastor at Hillside Christian Church's Hillside Canyon campus since 2009, on Thursday at the hotel at 2032 Paramount Blvd. in Amarillo, Myhighplains.com reported.

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