U.S. Supreme Court to Shed Light on Disciplinary Actions

A Foley & Lardner partner's response to sanctions threatened by the U.S. Supreme Court may be made public next month as the result of a surprise change in court policy.

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Romney out of '16 presidential race

Charles Krupa/Associated Press Mitt Romney, the former Republican presidential nominee, addresses a crowd of supporters July 2, 2014, while introducing New Hampshire Senate candidate Scott Brown at a farm in Stratham, N.H. Romney told a small group of Republican donors Friday he's eyeing a third run at the White House.

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The Week in Pictures: Super Bowl Edition

Everybody got their munchies locked and loaded? I say Seattle by a fair margin, like last year. New England looks distracted by all the deflated footballs silliness. Speaking of playing with deflated footballs, Obama . . . oh never mind. You know where that was going.

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Struggling with the language of terrorism

In the days after a deadly terror spree in Paris, President Barack Obama was criticized for purposely avoiding calling the attacks an example of "Islamic extremism," settling for the more generic "violent extremism." This week, the White House struggled to explain why the administration sometimes classifies the Afghan Taliban as a terrorist organization - and sometimes does not.

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Things to remember on Budget Day

If you picked "d," you're in the proper spirit for federal Budget Day, which appropriately falls on Groundhog Day this year. It's safe to predict we're in for way more than six more weeks of Republicans and Democrats fighting over how to spend our money.

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Science knows best: Vaccinate your children

Amid the measles outbreak stemming from California, the White House is telling parents that science indicates they should vaccinate their children. President Barack Obama's spokesman, Josh Earnest, said Friday that decisions about vaccinations should be left to parents, but the science on vaccinations "is really clear."

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Jindal urges board to allow Common Core test alternatives

Gov. Bobby Jindal is urging the state education board to allow alternative tests for Louisiana public school students whose parents want them to "opt out" of standardized exams aligned with "Common Core" achievement benchmarks. Jindal said Friday that current board policy would cause students who don't take the exam known as the PARCC test to get a zero.

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Mike's Blog Round Up

Mad Mike's America : Republican governors insist the national unemployment is suspiciously low while their state's own jobless rate can't possibly be that high. Either way, it's an Obama conspiracy.

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MSNBC Sticks A Fork In The Eye Of Hayes And Maddow Viewers By Putting Morning Joe On At Night

I don't know who MSNBC thought they were appealing to this Friday evening but they seemed to be determined to stick a fork in the eye of their regular viewers who were expecting to see Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow on the air and found themselves watching an atrocity called Morning Joe at Night rather than their usual fare of liberal television for the evening.

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Looking Guilty

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Is this the best Staten Island Democrats can do?

We don't pretend to be experts on the inside game of politics as understood and played by the elected and party officials we cover. But we think we do have a grasp of the basics.

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New FCC definition of high-speed Internet may affect Comcast-TWC deal

The FCC's new broadband benchmarks could make it tougher for Comcast to win the government's blessing for a merger with Time Warner Cable. The FCC's new broadband benchmarks could make it tougher for Comcast to win the government's blessing for a merger with Time Warner Cable.

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Iraq snapshot

Saturday, January 31, 2015. Chaos and violence continue, Shi'ite militias have better weapons than the Iraqi military , killing journalists continues to go unpunished in Iraq, we remember activist, journalist and martyr Hadi al-Mahdi whose assassin still roams free in Iraq, the White House publicly argues that Barack sending combat troops into Iraq is a private issue between Congressional Democrats and Republicans, the State Dept continues to fail at diplomacy in Iraq, and much more.

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Letter: Why the harsh words?

Sen. Ted Cruz and Reps. Louie Gohmert and Steve King all have unblemished records publicly and personally as far as I am aware.

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Walker ramps up presidential campaign

Shifting his away to Washington - far away from the stubborn issues facing his struggling state - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is expanding his political operation as he fights for early momentum in the increasingly crowded field of GOP White House prospects. Despite just starting his second term only weeks ago and facing a ballooning $2-billion budget deficit at home, Walker addressed a Washington audience for the first time this year yesterday.

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Give BJP full majority, Modi to Delhiites

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday dubbed the AAP back-stabbers and asked voters in Delhi to give the BJP full majority in the Feb 7 assembly polls. Without naming the Aam Aadmi Party, Modi said: People can make a mistake once, but not again and again.

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Judges appointed in Northern, Waycross and Coweta circuits

Gov. Nathan Deal has announced the appointments of superior court judges in the Northern, Waycross and Coweta judicial circuits. Elberton lawyer Chris Phelps, who's been in private practice since 1976, will take the bench in the Northern Judicial Circuit.

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Bush Gains Most From Romney Exit

A new Fox News poll suggests that Jeb Bush stands to gain the most from Mitt Romney's decision not to run for president for the third time. "Although Mr. Romney would have led the field with 21% of Republicans surveyed by Fox, the poll found that in his absence Mr. Bush rose to No.

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Big GOP Donors Move Towards Bush and Christie

Wall Street Journal : "Republican donors could finally exhale Friday, as onetime GOP nominee Mitt Romney told supporters he wouldn't run for president in 2016, resolving a dilemma for fundraisers who gravitate toward the party's so-called establishment wing." "The decision boosts the money-raising prospects for other pro-business Republicans weighing a presidential campaign, primarily former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie , donors said."

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GOP Presidential Race Wide Open Again

"Mitt Romney's exit from the 2016 presidential campaign pushes the GOP race back where it was three weeks ago, before his brief flirtation: a wide-open contest among the establishment, religiously oriented, and libertarian wings of the Republican Party," the Los Angeles Times reports.

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Dogged reservist behind win for ill crewmen

Retired Air Force Reserve Maj. Wes Carter almost didn't travel to Washington D.C., recently, where, to his surprise, he heard an independent panel of scientists verify what he had dogged the Air Force and Department of Veterans Affairs about for almost four years.

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Senate Bill would Repeal Presidential Power to Designate National Monuments

S. 228-the National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015-would limit the power of the president to designate national monuments. "Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho has introduced a bill, S. 228 , to block presidents from establishing national monuments.

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DeLeo, business as usual reign on Beacon Hill

It's a classic case of "do as I say, not as I do." After being the driving force behind establishing an eight-year term limit on any House speaker in the state Legislature, Speaker Robert DeLeo on Thursday told Democratic lawmakers under him to erase the limit on his reign.

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Jeb Bush to Gain Most From Romney's Exit, Poll Finds

New Iowa Poll: Romney Would Have Faced Many Campaign Hurdles - Mitt Romney would have faced numerous challenges in the presidential nomination lead-off state of Iowa if he had decided to enter the 2016 presidential contest, a new Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll shows.

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The Upper Middle Class Is Ruining America

The Upper Middle Class Is Ruining America - And I want it to stop. - I first encountered the upper middle class when I attended a big magnet high school in Manhattan that attracted a decent number of brainy, better-off kids whose parents preferred not to pay private-school tuition.

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5 things to know before Obama rolls out his budget Monday

In this March 4, 2014 file photo, copies of President Barack Obama's proposed budget for fiscal 2015 are set out for distribution by the Senate Budget Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Despite all the hoopla surrounding it, a president's budget is merely a suggestion.

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Ready For Hillary Pac gets boost from the Twit From The Tundra.

Sarah Palin's rambling, incoherent speech at Iowa's Freedom Summit proved to be as profitable for a potential Hillary Clinton presidential run as it was detrimental to any future Palin political aspirations, with the former vice-presidential nominee inadvertently raising over $25,000 for a pro-Hillary PAC. According to the Independent, the Ready for Hillary political action committee used a screen shot of Palin holding up a "I'm Ready for Hillary" car magnet during her speech in a tweet directing followers to the PAC website where they were encouraged to make a donation and get a car magnet of their own.

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Obama mocks the GOP's sudden concern about poverty and inequality

"That's pretty rare where you have two visions, a vigorous debate, and then you test who's right -- and the record shows that we were right and middle-class economics does work." Still on a roll from his recent State of the Union wisecracks, Obama called out the opposition for its latest acquisition.

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This Day in Liberal Judicial Activisma "January 31

Plucked by President Reagan from the obscurity of an Arizona intermediate appellate court in 1981, O'Connor failed to live up to her early promise. Averse to any judicial principle that would limit her discretion in future cases, O'Connor was notorious for her inconsistency.

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Mitt Romney confirms he will not run for president in 2016

After hinting that he was considering another pass at the White House, 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced Friday that he would not run for the office for a third time. Romney said it was time for the next generation of party leaders to emerge.

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What Mitt Romney's announcement means for the 2016 presidential election

Mitt Romney's decision to not run for president in 2016 has a big impact on other potential nominees like Jeb Bush and Chris Christie. Phil Mattingly, national political correspondent for Bloomberg, joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" with more.

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Confirmed Bachelor Lindsey Graham Wants To Be President By Trashing Anything Gay

Is the Republican party ready to nominate a confirmed bachelor for president? We're going to get a chance to find out. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has formed an exploratory committee for a presidential run.

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Polito renews pledge to help Lowell

That's the message Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito brought to city leaders Friday morning on her "Building Stronger Communities" tour, whose aim is to strengthen local and state government partnerships across Massachusetts.

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As oil prices are cut in half, why are airlines still gouging fliers by fuel surcharges?

According to current news reports, an airline recently posted the following on its website: "We're happy to announce that there will no longer be any fuel surcharge for all flights." No, that flyer-friendly encouraging announcement did not emanate from Delta, or United,or American, or any major European air carrier -- it was made by Cebu Pacific, a budget air carrier based in the Philippines! As this Op Ed is written, at the end of January, 2015, world oil prices continue under fifty dollars a barrel, less than half of the average price -- over $100 -- just six months ago, in mid-2014.

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Drive to repeal medical device tax no slam dunk in Congress

It flew through the Republican-run House in 2012, and a year later 79 of the Democratic-led Senate's 100 members embraced it. With Republicans now controlling both chambers of Congress, the chances for repealing the 2.3 percent tax on medical devices are better than ever.

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Lawmakers Want to Expand Screening for Illegal Workers

One of former Gov. Rick Perry 's last efforts to address border security and immigration doesn't go far enough for some lawmakers who returned to Austin earlier this month. Just weeks before finishing his term, Perry issued an executive order requiring state agencies under his direction to start checking whether job applicants can legally work in the country using the federal E-Verify system.

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Obama's Floundering Hostage Rescue Policy

Five months after the White House began a top-to-bottom review of its policy for rescuing hostages overseas, the congressman who spurred it and some of the families of hostages who were promised a voice in the process say they're being left in the dark. The White House had pledged that families of Americans captured or killed by terrorists would be "integral" to discussions on how to bring those Americans home safely.

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Beyond Sanctions

Last week, the Obama administration succeeded in pressuring Democrats to insist there not be a vote on the Senate floor in support of the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015 until after the March 24 deadline for negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear weapons program. Lacking the votes in the Senate to impose cloture, Republicans had little choice but to go along.

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Winston Plywood breaks ground at site of new manufacturing facility in Louisville

Officials from Winston Plywood and Veneer, manufacturer of specialty plywood products, gathered Friday for a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the company's new manufacturing facility in Louisville.

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Gingrey appointed to Georgia World Congress Center board

Former congressman Phil Gingrey has been appointed to the board overseeing construction of a new Atlanta Falcons stadium. Gov. Nathan Deal's office made the announcement on Friday.

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Letter: Stewart is alone in the wilderness debate

When Congressman Chris Stewart, R-Utah, says "We don't want any more wilderness," who does he mean by "we"? I live in Stewart's gerrymandered district, and personally I would like to see about 9 million acres of Utah public lands added to the National Wilderness Preservation System. The 2013 "State of Utah Outdoor Recreation Vision" written by the Governor's Council on Balanced Resources cites the 2009 Washington County Land Bill as exemplary legislation.

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NASA looking at nuclear thermal rockets to explore the solar system

Officially, NASA has been charged with sending astronauts to Mars sometime in the 2030s. Toward that end, according to a Friday story in Universe Today , space agency engineers at the Marshall Space Flight Center are looking at an old concept for interplanetary travel, nuclear thermal engines.

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Teen Killed By Denver Police Cited For Resisting Arrest 3 Weeks Ago

A 17-year-old girl who was shot to death by Denver police while driving a stolen car was accused in a separate incident of eluding a police officer and resisting arrest just three weeks before her death, court records obtained Friday show. State troopers cited Jessica Hernandez on Jan. 1 for speeding down a highway north of Denver in her mother's car after the girl's driver's license had been revoked.

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Romney out of 2016 race

Mitt Romney ended his rollercoaster return to presidential politics on Friday, declaring his party would be better served by the "next generation of Republican leaders" and concluding his unlikely comeback as suddenly as it began. Aides said it was a deeply personal and even painful decision for the 2012 Republican presidential nominee.

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First Social Security check issued 75 years ago today

In this Oct. 4, 1950 file photo, Ida May Fuller, 76, displays a Social Security check for $41.30 that she received at her home in Ludlow Vt. On Jan. 31, 1940, Fuller received the country's first Social Security check for $22.54.

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Romney: I'm not running for president in 2016

In a Friday morning statement, Romney told supporters he had opted against a run. Romney said his decision not to mount a campaign is "for the best of the party and the nation," according to his prepared remarks.

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DC has target on Wall Streeters: Evercore CEO

Sen. Elizabeth Warren 's, D-Mass., success in defeating President Barack Obama 's pick for a prominent position in the Treasury Department is symptomatic of Washington's attitude toward would-be wealthy government appointees, Evercore Partners' CEO told CNBC on Friday.

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Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Romney's out, pundits scramble to explain why

We cannot know all the factors that went into Romney's decision, and maybe we never will. Politics, as Bismarck said, is not an exact science, and neither is political science.

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Wisconsin Gov. Walker previews likely White House theme

Shifting his focus to Washington, Walker is expanding his political operation as he fights f... Gone but not forgotten, here are some of the candidates who pledged to take on the political gridlock in Washington but came up a little short. Gone but not forgotten, here are some of the candidates who pledged to take on the political gridlock in Washington but came up a little short.

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Ex-Marine gets 11 years for DUI crash that killed 3 others

A former Marine has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for a drunken driving for a crash that killed three of his friends and fellow servicemen in Southern California. Twenty-seven-year-old Jared Ray Hale received the sentence Friday in Orange County Court.

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Davis: Super Bowl Sunday = Human Trafficking

U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis says Super Bowl Sunday is the top day for human trafficking worldwide. He says he'll never forget Aubrey Lloyd, a survivor who spoke at a town meeting Davis held in Champaign in 2013.

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Does it cost more to keep illegal immigrants in the U.S. -- or deport them?

Leaders looking to promote entrepreneurship in their cities and regions may find an abundant source of business builders among people older than 50 -- they are one of the fastest growing groups of entrepreneurs in the U.S. Read more from Gallup and the Small Business Association . The latest international trade numbers show that $5.15 billion worth of goods left Florida for international markets in November, an increase of 3.6 percent from October.

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The Petulant Entitlement Syndrome of Journalists

As intended, Jonathan Chait's denunciation of the "PC language police" - a trite note of self-victimization he's been sounding for decades - provoked intense reaction: much criticism from liberals and praise from conservatives . I have all sorts of points I could make about his argument - beginning with how he tellingly focuses on the pseudo-oppression of still-influential people like himself and his journalist-friends while steadfastly ignoring the much more serious ways that people with views Chait dislikes are penalized and repressed - but I'll instead point to commentary from Alex Pareene , Amanda Marcotte and Jessica Valenti as worthwhile responses.

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Our Girls are Still Not Home: Boko Haram and the Politics of Death

The ongoing humanitarian and human rights crisis in Northeastern Nigeria has deteriorated over the last week with the cross-border military clashes between Boko Haram and the military forces of Cameroon and Chad, and Boko Haram's attacks on the northeastern Nigerian cities of Monguno and Maiduguri. On Sunday, initial reports from the strategically important city of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State visited by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan only the day before, claimed that Boko Haram had routed the Nigerian forces deployed to defend the city.

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Capitol Report: Obama mocks Romney for being 'suddenly deeply concerned about poverty'

President Barack Obama took a swipe at his 2012 campaign rival Mitt Romney on Thursday night, mocking the Republican for being "suddenly deeply concerned about poverty." Obama , speaking to House Democrats in Philadelphia, referred to one "former presidential candidate" and his newfound concern about poverty.

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Dems, GOP Fight for the Middle Class

President Barack Obama and leaders of both major parties are making a mad scramble to court the middle class, which all sides agree will be the key to success in the 2016 elections and beyond. "We need to stand up and go on offense and not be defensive about what we believe," Obama told House Democrats attending a retreat in Philadelphia Thursday evening, prompting members of his audience to applaud and cheer.

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DYCHE | Bevin's back

By John David Dyche WDRB Contributor So Matt Bevin is in. The man Mitch McConnell beat by 60 percent to 35 percent in last year's Republican U.S. Senate primary now seeks the GOP nomination for governor.

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Overseas Cash Alluring Idea For Infrastructure Funds

In his Fiscal Year 2015 budget last March, President Obama said he wanted to use "one-time transition revenue resulting from business tax reform" to pay for highways, roads and transit systems. Now Rep. John Delaney, D- Md., has introduced a bill that fills in details of a concept about which Obama, House Speaker John Boehner, and several others have been thinking aloud: pay for infrastructure with tax revenue from repatriated profits of U.S. corporations.

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Why the Israeli-Hizbullah Tit for Tat Probably Won't Turn to War

Hezbollah members carrying the coffin of Lebanon's Hezbollah soldier Abbas Hijazi, who died in an airstrike in Quneitra, during his funeral in Ghaziyeh village, south Lebanon January 21, 2015. Hijazi was killed in an airstrike in Quneitra, near the Golan Heights along the Syrian-Israeli border, which killed several top Hezbollah figures including commander Mohamad Issa, known as Abu Issa.

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Prosecutors present evidence in Silk Road trial that links $13.4M in Bitcoins to Ulbricht's laptop

Since his arrest in October 2013, alleged Silk Road mastermind Ross Ulbricht has maintained that the Bitcoins confiscated by the FBI do belong to him and are a result of early investments he made in the cryptocurrency not proceeds from running an illegal online drug marketplace. Former FBI special agent Ilhwan Yum took the stand to describe how he traced 3,760 Bitcoin transactions over the course of a year ending in August 2013.

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Can Hillary Clinton and Ted Strickland help Ohio Democrats in Appalachia next year?

The first includes a fair number of Strickland's fellow Democrats who view the former Ohio governor as yesterday's news. Beneath the youthful glow and new fashion frames they see an aging and flawed candidate should he run for U.S. Senate.

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Source: Romney has made a decision about another presidential run

Former Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney has made a decision on whether to go forward with a third presidential bid and will tell to supporters which way he is going in a Friday morning call, a source familiar with Romney's plans tells CNN. Another Romney source said "the call is an 'update' call with finance, political, policy and grassroots leadership around the country."

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Farmers Have More Opportunity To Sell Local

Farmers typically have two ways to sell their food locally: a direct approach, which is through farmers markets, roadside stands, and farm stores; and through intermediated market channels, which would be to grocers, restaurants, and schools. In 2012, around 163,000 farmers sold $6.1 billion in local foods, 48,000 farmers sold $4.8 billion to intermediated channels, which is increasing according to USDA's Economic Research Service.

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Senate Passes Keystone XL Measure

The Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Thursday to clear construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, a controversial project that would transport oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The vote was 62 to 36. Nine mostly centrist Democrats joined with Republicans to support the bill despite President Barack Obama's promise to veto it.

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Northwest Ohio fighter jets to hold test exercises Friday

Alert fighter jets from the 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo will be testing the Aerospace Control Alert system. National Guard officials say the routine exercise will test response capability between the Eastern Air Defense Sector, the Federal Aviation Administration and the 180th Fighter Wing.

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Stephanie Grace: Budget problems can no longer wait

Then, and only then, will they be able to do what needs to be done to get state government onto more solid footing. The candidates vying to replace Jindal less than a year from now are singing the same tune.

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Even with low prices, U.S. oil industry pushing for exports

Never mind dropping oil prices. U.S. producers are pushing harder than ever for the right to sell U.S. crude oil overseas.

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Morning Roundup: Kasich proposing tax cuts, from pot to prostitution, ...

In today's roundup: Ohio small-business owners in line for a tax cut , state leaders come out against legalizing marijuana , treasure hunter Tommy Thompson is fighting extradition to Ohio, the NCAA is studying how to deal with concussions , and the Cleveland Browns are raising ticket prices. Gov. John Kasich wants to eliminate state income taxes for nearly all small businesses in the state.

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Mitt Romney to make announcement on presidential run this morning

Republican Mitt Romney is to give an update to his supporters on Friday on whether he should run for president a third time in 2016 amid signs he has yet to convince some financial backers as to why he should take the plunge again. A former staffer, who asked to remain unidentified, said a conference call with Romney was expected to be held at mid-morning on Friday, and that he might give a signal as to which way he was leaning.

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House Democrats vow to explain their vision better in 2016

President Barack Obama is trying to cheer up House Democrats, urging them to keep battling for middle-class families even as they trumpet brighter news about jobs, energy production and other economic milestones. In that spirit, the lawmakers who saw their numbers shrink in November's elections vowed to get better at explaining their vision to voters.

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Why Mitt Romney Thinks He Can Win

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world. According to people familiar with the thinking of the two-time presidential candidate, Romney has now gathered all the information he needs to reach a conclusion about whether to run a third time.

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NFL

It won't be of domestic violence. How the National Football League managed to defuse the crisis can be traced in part to a woman -- 57-year-old Cynthia Hogan, a little-known yet plugged-in Washington insider.

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Obama Unveiling Plan for Personalized Medicine

President Barack Obama today will ask Congress for $215 million to fund his vision for a million-strong cohort of volunteers whose genetic and health data will be used to develop personalized medicine. Obama today will lay out the details of his Precision Medicine Initiative, which he first introduced during the State of the Union address on Jan. 20. The National Institutes of Health, with $130 million, will spearhead the development of the national cohort, while the National Cancer Institute with get $70 million to focus on genomic drivers in cancer.

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Riopell: Lieutenant governor from Wheaton there to help Rauner

Republican Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti said she plans to be heavily involved in Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration in a way recent running mates haven't been.

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U.S. EPA chief hopes Pope will spur concern on climate change

The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday she hoped Pope Francis' upcoming message to his flock on the environment would help galvanize concern about climate change and convince skeptics that "the science is real". EPA administrator Gina McCarthy, visiting the Vatican to discuss climate change, said U.S. President Barack Obama shared the pope's belief that it was a moral issue because its effects would be felt most by the poorest and weakest nations.

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Can McNesby ride a blue wave to victory?

IN NORTHEAST Philadelphia, an increasingly vicious battle is brewing for control over a largely white, middle-class section of the city. The upstart Boyle brothers - Congressman Brendan and state Rep. Kevin - have ridden their ambition and charisma into seats of power, against the wishes of the party establishment.

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'I want you to know I've changed'

AUSTRALIA'S Bali Nine masterminds have penned heartfelt letters from death row to the Indonesian President, asking for forgiveness and a second chance. BARACK Obama's State of the Union address revealed the dire shortcomings of US foreign policy - and Australia follows America's lead at some peril, writes Paul Toohey.

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Obama pushes 'Precision Medicine Initiative'

President Obama will ask Congress to approve $215 million for a "Precision Medicine Initiative" designed to help doctors tailor their treatments to the individual characteristics of their patients. New tools Obama pushes 'Precision Medicine Initiative' President Obama will ask Congress to approve $215 million for a "Precision Medicine Initiative" designed to help doctors tailor their treatments to the individual characteristics of their patients.

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5 things to know on Friday

Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1By72vA The national weather forecast for Friday, January 30 calls for additional snow in the Northeastern U.S. Arctic air will make its way through the Mississippi valley and parts of the Southwest have been issued winter storm advisories. President Obama on Friday will provide details of a project that is designed "to bring us closer to curing diseases like cancer and diabetes, and to give all of us access to the personalized information we need to keep ourselves and our families healthier."

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Editoryal: Alang sa yutang Talisaynon

NEGROS Occidental Gov. Alfredo Maranon Jr. remains optimistic that the proposed creation of the Negros Island Region will soon be realized as they conducted a consultation in Bayawan City... TWO policemen and a civilian are being eyed as the suspects in the killing of Police Officer 2 John Gallenero Jr. in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental Tuesday. AFTER deferring its approval twice, the City Council finally ratified Wednesday the contract of the City of Bacolod with Dynamic Builders Construction Philippines Inc. for the city's P193-million... TAM-AWAN Artist opened the year by returning to the prestigious Ayala Museum in Makati City in an exhibit featuring 13 house artists.

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Private Polling Shows Romney, Rubio and Carson Ahead

Mitt Romney "also has been briefed on what one Republican source describes as a massive, rolling private polling project recently conducted by a wealthy GOP contributor who shelled out his own money to determine which Republican has the best chance of winning the nomination," Bloomberg reports. "The data, collected over an extended period of time in the first twenty states scheduled to hold caucuses and primaries in 2016, shows Romney with a huge lead across the board, and significantly better favorable/unfavorable ratings than the rest of the large potential field.

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US authorities execute two mentally disabled prisoners in one week

Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature. Please read our Legal Terms & Policies An American man with an IQ so low as to be classed as technically disabled was executed by the state of Texas last night, after another mentally disabled prisoner was killed on Tuesday night.

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Obama to Present Federal Budget Proposal Monday

The President will present a proposal for the deferral budget on Monday. It will exceed spending caps that were mandated four years ago by Congress and propose new bank taxes and capital gains.

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Romney to tell supporters his 2016 plans Friday

Former Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney has made a decision on whether to go forward with a third presidential bid and will tell to supporters which way he is going in a Friday morning call, a source familiar with Romney's plans tells CNN. Another Romney source said "the call is an 'update' call with finance, political, policy and grassroots leadership around the country."

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008PCM Thinking About Getting a Drone? Better Listen to This First

It's become a billion dollar industry with hobbyists, photographers, real estate folks, commercial businesses and farmers have been rushing to buy these amazing devices for their various pursuits. But the government is making it very difficult, with some ridiculous regulations.

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What precision medicine is, and how it might save your life some day

The term "precision medicine'' is one that most Americans had likely never heard before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, but it is an area of exciting promise in biomedical research that will eventually improve health outcomes and potentially reduce healthcare costs. The concept revolves around understanding the specific genetic changes that underlie such diseases as cancer, diabetes and cystic fibrosis.

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Who's "furious" over U.S. air traffic control upgrade?

The overhaul is designed to keep up with increasing air travel and the push for on-time flights. But pats of the country, including the area hosting Super Bowl XLIX, are paying a steep price for progress, reports CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy.

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What red ink? As deficits dip, all sides seek more spending

As the nation's ledger adjusts to decreasing levels of deficit spending, the voices in Washington calling for austerity are barely audible. Republicans want more defense spending.

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Grand Central: On an Important Data Day for the Fed, Look Out for Wages

Fed Chairman Janet Yellen was upbeat at a luncheon Thursday with Senate Democrats about the performance of the U.S. economy, according to lawmakers who attended . Reports out Friday on fourth-quarter U.S. economic output, worker pay and consumer confidence will dictate whether she can keep smiling.

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Meet Ida May Fuller, recipient of 1st Social Security check

Seventy-five years ago, the government cut 65-year-old Ida May Fuller a check. It was numbered 00-000-001 -- the first Social Security payout.

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Controversial Spanish Radio Host Piolin Writes Memoir

Beloved Mexican radio personality Eddie 'piolin' Sotelo has written an inspirational memoir about his road to becoming one of the world's leading Latino voices. Sotelo's debut autobiography, titled Speak Up!: Finding My Voice Through Hope, Strength, and Determination, will be released on 3 March and features a prologue written by music producer Emilio Estefan.

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Schumer: Divide former IP mill site to boost sale potential

Sen. Charles Schumer is asking International Paper to separate two old landfills at a former upstate New York plant from the rest of the property in an effort to make the site more attractive to potential buyers. Memphis, Tennessee-based IP shut down its mill in Corinth, in the southeastern Adirondacks, in 2002 after more than a century of operation.

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Hotel and Vehicles for Biden's New Year's Day Brazil Visit: $421K

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Comparing the richest and the poorest counties in Alabama: Friday's Wake Up Call

Sumter County - located in the heart of the Black Belt - is its poorest. Shelby County's median household income is $68,770 , some $25,000 higher than the state average.

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Greece warned not to renege on reforms

Economic powerhouses Germany and China warned Greece on Thursday against reneging on reforms tied to its massive international bailout, with markets still jittery over fears Athens could default on its debt. Germany, which has shouldered most of the multi-billion-euro EU rescue plan for Greece, said the country's new anti-austerity government could not make changes "to the detriment" of other European citizens.

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Deflating Putin best done with money, not might

Last year, noted President Obama in his recent State of the Union address, his critics were saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggressive moves into neighboring Ukraine were "a masterful display of strategy and strength." But now, he added, after Western countries leveled stiff sanctions against Moscow, "Russia is isolated, with its economy in tatters."

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Regulators Issue Final Volumes in Nevada Nuclear Dump Report

Newly published Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff findings appear to provide wiggle room for adopting rules to open a national nuclear waste dump in the Nevada desert, if decision-makers want to go forward. But Nevada elected officials -- including Senators Harry Reid and Dean Heller -- say the final two volumes of a key NRC report underscore their argument that the Yucca Mountain project is a bad idea that should remain mothballed.

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Thoughts from the ammo line

One: If you get caught on a plane called "The Lolita Express" or on a boat called "Monkey Business" , you should have to wear a hat emblazoned with "Somehow My Weenie Ate My Brain!" Two: In the endless, tedious discussions about "rape culture," over and over I read testimony from coeds - adult women! - who willingly get into bed with guys and then are amazed when sex occurs. Is there some parallel universe where that is considered unusual? The reason I ask is that I can say with dead certainty that I have never in my entire life gotten nekkid into bed with a male person without the expectation, nay the fervent hope, that sex could occur.

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Mitt Romney, set to update supporters on 2...

Former Massachusetts Gov. and 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney leads a host of other potential 2016 Republican contenders in a new poll and was reportedly set to provide supporters a Friday update on his thinking on a potential run. Twenty-one percent of Republicans said they'd like to see Mr. Romney as their presidential nominee , followed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky at 11 percent apiece and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at 10 percent, according to the Fox News poll.

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URGENT - Romney to announce 2016 decision to supporters on call

Mitt Romney has made a decision about whether or not he will go forward with a 2016 presidential campaign according to a source familiar with Romney's plans, CNN's Dana Bash reports.

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Watch: Obama sings 'Uptown Funk'

Watch: Obama sings 'Uptown Funk' The people at baracksdubs on YouTube are at it again. Check out this story on wtsp.com: http://on.wtsp.com/1K9Rin0 President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2014 in Washington, DC.

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Man faces execution in Texas for 1996 strangling death

A man convicted of killing a mentally disabled East Texas woman by strangling her and beating her with a hammer nearly two decades ago wants the U.S. Supreme Court to stay his execution. If it goes ahead as scheduled Thursday evening, Robert Ladd's execution will be the second in Texas this year.

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Fugitive treasure hunter to appear in Florida federal court

A treasure hunter locked in a legal battle over one of the greatest undersea hauls in American history was scheduled to appear in federal court Thursday after two years on the run. The U.S. Marshals Service captured former fugitive Tommy Thompson at a Hilton hotel in West Boca Raton on Tuesday.

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Choosing the Right Hardware for Electronics Prototyping

When prototyping an electronic product idea, it's important to choose components that will help prove the concept, allow the design to be evaluated and give a basis from which the final product can be derived. There are many options for hardware to use in prototypes, from costly, proprietary and all-in-one packages to low-cost and open-source options.

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Reality check: Jeb Bush's conservative record

He cut billions in taxes, intervened in controversial abortion cases, railed against affirmative action and gun control and dreamed of a state capital in which government buildings would forever be drained of unneeded workers. Yet the biggest barrier between former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and the White House may be a perception that - despite his record - he's not conservative enough for today's Republicans.

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Big GOP field unfazedby Hillary Clinton

The bumper crop of 2016 GOP hopefuls, bustling and seemingly growing by the day, reflects several realities: No prohibitive front-runner in the party; an eagerness to reclaim the White House after eight years of Democratic control ; the availability of hundreds of millions of dollars from big donors; and the presence of a group of fresh faces thrust into prominence by Republican successes in the last three congressional elections.

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Exclusive: FDIC Changes Tactics inResponse to Operation Choke Point

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has acknowledged its role in Operation Choke Point and is taking dramatic steps to reverse its policies in targeting legal and legitimate industries that are disfavored by the Obama administration. "We're very pleased they've acknowledged their wrongdoing and they've accepted our suggestions to put in place measures to stop this activity," Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., told The Daily Signal in a phone call this morning.

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Exclusive: Hillary Clintonmay delay campaign

Hillary Clinton, expecting no major challenge for the Democratic nomination, is strongly considering delaying the formal launch of her presidential campaign until July, three months later than originally planned, top Democrats tell POLITICO. The delay from the original April target will give her more time to develop her message, policy and organization, without the chaos and spotlight of a public campaign.

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Fee fi fo fum. Big bad Bibi is coming to DC town - and Barack is VERY angry. Not only that, and possibly worse, Jeffrey Goldberg at The Atlantic may be equally as angry.

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U.S. lawmakers seek to end restrictions on travel to Cuba

Eight Republican and Democratic U.S. senators will introduce legislation on Thursday to end restrictions on U.S. citizens' travel to Cuba, the first effort in Congress toward ending the U.S. embargo since President Barack Obama moved to normalize relations last month. The bill would end legal restrictions on travel to the island by U.S. citizens and legal residents, according to a statement about the senators' plans.

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Reference pricing and narrow networks

The Federal Trade Commission had an interesting blog post about how they see reference pricing relate to narrow networks. Reference pricing is a wonky shiny object for health care cost control where an insurer will pay X for a given condition where normal cost sharing applies to the member.

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Morning Roundup: Best (and worst) vehicles for driver deaths, Sherrod ...

In today's roundup: The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's best and worst vehicles for driver deaths, Sherrod Brown shoots down any speculation about running for president, NBC4 reports on concussions and how the NCAA is dealing with them, Old Spice makes ridiculous scientific claims about its latest scents, and Jack Johnson 's parents allegedly were equal opportunity grifters. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is out with a new report detailing a dramatic drop in traffic deaths over the past several years.

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Sen. Pat Toomey gets to the heart of the matter: "If the Iranians are serious about a deal they wouldn't walk away from the negotiations over conditional, prospective sanctions that they have the power to avoid and that do not violate the JPOA . . . .Why aren't they a little bit concerned about driving us away from the negotiating table?" Watch the whole thing.

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U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Awards Contract to X2 ...

X2 Biosystems and Trifecta Solutions LLC have been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command facilitating the Army's evaluation of X2 Biosystems' world leading, comprehensive software and sensor suite for the detection and management of concussive and other traumatic brain injuries. Headquartered at Fort Detrick, Maryland, USAMRMC is the United States Army's medical materiel developer with responsibility for medical research, development, acquisition, and medical logistics management.

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Trade Promotion Authority Becomes Politically Divisive

At the start of the 114th Congress, trade seemed like an issue Republicans and Democrats could agree on. But when it comes to the linchpin issue of giving the President the authority to speed trade deals through Congress without deal-killing amendments, legislators are still split on party lines.

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Even with low prices, US oil industry pushing for exports

In this April 21, 2006 file photo, a pump-jack works in an oil field in Van, Texas. Never mind dropping oil prices.

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Political Insider: Cleanup in State Legislative District 31, please

If state Sen. Sandra Cunningham of Jersey City remains on a path of defiance by backing Assemblyman Charles Mainor for re-election, as sources have blabbed to almost every media outlet, Cunningham's political influence in the Hudson County Democratic Organization will stop waning and instead come to a halt. This latest soap opera just means that the 31st Legislative District has moved from an unfinished drama to a Blue Man Group performance that they say "defies categorization."

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Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch moves closer to confirmation

Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch reaches for the Navy Seal trident pin of her brother -- a former Seal who died in 2009 -- during a break in her testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, before the Senate Judiciary Committeeis hearing on her nomination. If confirmed, Lynch would replace Attorney General Eric Holder, who announced his resignation in September after leading the Justice Department for six years.

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Obama to seek to bust limits on domestic, defense spending

WASHINGTON >> President Barack Obama will seek to bust through spending limits for both domestic and defense programs, the White House said Thursday, negating the effects of across-the-board cuts agreed to by both Democrats and Republicans and signed by Obama into law. Obama's budget proposal to Congress will "fully reverse" the so-called sequestration cuts on the domestic side, while boosting national security programs by an equal amount, the White House said, as Obama prepared to meet with House Democrats at their annual retreat in Philadelphia.

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Saudis take to social media to condemn 'false' reports...

People in Saudi Arabia have taken to social media to condemn online claims that Saudi state television blurred out US First Lady Michelle Obama as she made a public appearance in Riyadh sans veil. According to reports that surfaced on Tuesday, Saudi state television blurred out the First Lady at a meeting between President Barack Obama and the new Saudi king Salman bin Abdul Aziz.

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Romney Jabs Clinton On Foreign Policy, Economics In Mississippi Speech

Two-time and possible three-time Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says Hillary Clinton doesn't know where jobs come from. The 2012 GOP nominee jabbed Clinton and President Obama in a speech at Mississippi State University on Wednesday.

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Keeler Show Notes for Thursday, January 29th, 2015

We also talk about the immature behavior of Marshawn Lynch. - Who created chicken riggies? That caused a big debate yesterday.

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Texas set to execute man for killing woman, settin...

Texas plans on Thursday to execute Robert Ladd, 57, who was convicted of beating a woman to death with a hammer in her home in 1996 and then setting her body on fire. The execution by lethal injection is scheduled for 6 p.m. CST at the state's death chamber in Huntsville.

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Fact check: Both sides in Keystone XL debate bend facts

Supporters of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would run from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, say the privately funded, $8 billion project is a critically needed piece of infrastructure that will create thousands of jobs and make the U.S. dependent on oil from friends, rather than foes. Critics claim it will disastrously increase the pollution blamed for global warming and put communities along its 1,179-mile route at risk for a damaging spill, all for oil and products that will be exported anyway.

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Under Bowser, top D.C. officials continue to pull in big salaries

JANUARY 05: Mayor of the District of Columbia Muriel Bowser listens during a news conference January 5, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Mayor Bowser joined Del.

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PM was wearing Rs 10-lakh suit: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at PM Narendra Modi saying that he has 'fooled' the nation on the issue of black money stashed in foreign accounts. Speaking at a rally in Dehli's Seelampur, Rahul said that the PM misused public money to get himself Rs 10 lakh suit during US President Barack Obama's India visit.

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Democracy for sale

According to the Jan. 26 New York Times, the Koch brothers, who are among the wealthiest in America, plan to spend $889 million on the 2016 election -- more than President Obama spent on his entire re-election campaign and almost double what Mitt Romney spent in 2012. And because the Kochs oppose any campaign disclosure, their expansive network of nonprofit advocacy groups , allow them to keep their donors and activities hidden from the general public.

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Sarah Palin's a fallen star, shot down by her own party

This isn't to say that Palin was part of the war on women, though many Democrats would say so. Rather she was one of the war's most conspicuous victims -- fragged, you might say -- by her own troops.

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Move to scuttle Obama deal an affront

I suspect that Sheldon Adelson, the patron saint of both Benjamin Netanyahu and the Republican Party, is the brains behind the GOP decision to invite the Israeli prime minister to address a joint session of Congress in an attempt to scuttle the nuclear deal President Obama is negotiating with Iran.

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Barack Obama Sings 'Uptown Funk'

A YouTuber who calls himself "Baracksdubs" has uploaded a new video featuring the President singing Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" and it's great!

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More cops, IDs for immigrants: 5 things we learned at Ras Baraka's Town Hall meeting

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, shown here in a file photo, hosted a town hall meeting in the city's East Ward to discuss public safety issues on Jan. 28, 2014. NEWARK - Mayor Ras Baraka addressed a near standing room only crowd of more than 250 in the East Ward Wednesday night to address issues of public safety in the surrounding neighborhoods and across Newark.

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Man faces execution in Texas for 1996 strangling death

A man convicted of killing a mentally disabled East Texas woman by strangling her and beating her with a hammer nearly two decades ago wants the U.S. Supreme Court to stay his execution. If it goes ahead as scheduled Thursday evening, Robert Ladd's execution will be the second in Texas this year.

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How Cuban-Americans view the historic thaw: There's a generational divide

Gonzalo Lopez stands outside Cafe Versailles in Miami's Little Havana, Jan. 18, 2015. Lopez had his hardware store confiscated by the communists before immigrating to the U.S. in 1962, and he's against the U.S. dealing with the Castro regime.

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Treasure hunter who found a fortune in gold is captured

A treasure hunter accused of cheating his investors out of their share of one of the richest hauls in U.S. history - $50 million in gold bars and coins from a 19th-century shipwreck - was captured at an upscale Florida hotel after more than two years on the lam. Federal marshals tracked Tommy Thompson to a hotel in West Boca Raton and arrested him Tuesday.

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Mitt Romney: Clinton Was 'Clueless' as Secretary of State

Greeted as a celebrity here Wednesday in the heart of the Republican Deep South, the GOP's 2012 nominee - who still says he's mulling another bid in 2016 - talked to Mississippi State University students like a commencement speaker. Looking back at his loss to President Barack Obama, Romney mostly avoided second-guessing his strategy and tactics, at least explicitly.

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Lynch Faces More Grilling as Attorney General Hearings Continue

Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch faces more grilling Thursday as she moves closer to an expected confirmation, following a daylong hearing in which she testified to her independence from President Barack Obama and willingness to work with the Republican-led Congress. Making her first appearance Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Lynch offered support for some controversial Obama administration policies, including the president's unilateral protections for millions of immigrants in the country illegally.

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Karl Rove: Early Polls Good Guideposts for Likely 2016 Field

Public opinion polls of the presidential race even at this very early stage of the campaign do have value, writes veteran Republican strategist Karl Rove in The Wall Street Journal. The polls not only shed light on "how acceptable specific candidates are," but they also show that, unless presented with a roster of names to pick from, 45 percent of voters are undecided about which Republican they want nominated.

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Obama budget to call for reversal of mandatory cuts

President Obama on Thursday will announce that his proposed budget for next fiscal year would reverse across-the-board budget cuts that went into effect two years ago. At the House Democratic Caucus retreat in Philadelphia, the president "will propose to end the across-the-board sequester cuts that threaten our economy and our military," said a White House official.

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Attorney General nominee moves closer to confirmation

If confirmed, Lynch would replace Attorney General Eric... . Challenged by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch defends President Barack Obama's decision to shelter millions of immigrants from deportation though ... .

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Sam Hunt Paying Tribute to the Ladies of '90s Country on Lipstick Graffiti Tour, Launching Tonight

The FBI and San Francisco Police are on the hunt for three thieves who rammed their SUV into the lobby of the Wells Fargo Museum in San Francisco on Tuesday... -- Amnesty International claims that Nigerian authorities were warned of impending attacks by militant group Boko Haram and failed to take action to protect ci... NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Rabobank says that the recent dramatic oil price drop will have implications for the global food supply chain if oil prices remain low t... A pair of Nebraska natives return to Lincoln on Thursday as the 15th ranked Lady Huskers host Illinois.

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Nashville Notes

The FBI and San Francisco Police are on the hunt for three thieves who rammed their SUV into the lobby of the Wells Fargo Museum in San Francisco on Tuesday... -- Amnesty International claims that Nigerian authorities were warned of impending attacks by militant group Boko Haram and failed to take action to protect ci... NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Rabobank says that the recent dramatic oil price drop will have implications for the global food supply chain if oil prices remain low t... A pair of Nebraska natives return to Lincoln on Thursday as the 15th ranked Lady Huskers host Illinois.

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Little Big Town's Jimi Westbrook Discusses Band's Involvement in Super Bowl Fundraiser

The FBI and San Francisco Police are on the hunt for three thieves who rammed their SUV into the lobby of the Wells Fargo Museum in San Francisco on Tuesday... -- Amnesty International claims that Nigerian authorities were warned of impending attacks by militant group Boko Haram and failed to take action to protect ci... NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Rabobank says that the recent dramatic oil price drop will have implications for the global food supply chain if oil prices remain low t... A pair of Nebraska natives return to Lincoln on Thursday as the 15th ranked Lady Huskers host Illinois.

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Playing With Fire on the Lebanese Border

Since the end of the last war between Israel and Lebanon in 2006, the prospect of renewed hostilities between the two countries has been viewed as almost inevitable by most observers. As heinous and destructive as that conflict was, it ultimately resolved none of the underlying issues between the respective parties and seemed only to set the table for yet another escalation of fighting.

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LOOK: Photo of slain terror suspect Marwan

CBN News has received an alleged photo of terror suspect Zulkifli bin Hir alias Marwan after he was slain by elements of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force in his hideout in Mamasapano, Maguindanao. The photo was presented during a security briefing at the 6th Infantry Division headquarters in Awang, Maguindanao one day after the raid that saw 44 elite police commandos killed by Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters.

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Abraham Lincoln on Social Media?

In the social media age, in what seems like ancient history, it is hard to believe that Twitter originated as a way to "Mass-text" your friends. At Twitter's outset, instead of having to send ten text messages to ten friends to get them to meet at a certain location that night, one tweet of the plan would get the word out to all of them.

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Shoveling While Black

Two young African Americans were made to sit in a snow bank for twenty minutes or so while officers "conducted an investigation" of ... Which only applies to persons over 18, it turns out. After all, you'd hate to see those Girl Scouts in cuffs with the cookies in the evidence locker.

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Scott Walker on Reagan's Legacy

I read something in yesterday's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that I found amusing and very telling. Polifact did a fact-check on a remark Wisconsin Governor Scott "These-Boots-Are-Made-For" Walker made in a recent interview.

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Study: Roads don't yield sufficient gas tax revenue to cover upkeep

Understanding the traffic congestion that smothers most major U.S. cities is a simple numbers game: Since 1960, the U.S. population has grown by 235 million, the number of vehicles on roads has increased by 179 million and they travel almost 2.2 trillion miles farther. Yet the network of roads to handle those burgeoning numbers grew by just 15 percent during those 55 years.

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Op-Ed: Why NYPD's 'Predictive Policing' Should Scare You

Mayor Bill de Blasio, Commissioner Bill Bratton and District Attorney Cyrus Vance announce initiative to enhance NYPD mobile communications. Thursday, October 23, 2014.

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Obama to rally Democrats in Philly to kill sequester in budget

After giving up on his controversial plan to end 529 college savings plans, President Barack Obama will attempt to draw a new battle line with congressional Republicans over automatic spending cuts that remain baked into the nation's budget. The forced budget cuts, known as sequestration, which were passed by Congress and signed into law by Obama, took effect in 2013, resulting in sometimes dramatic impacts on agencies across the federal government.

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Five things to know this morning

Jordan says it's ready to trade a convicted terrorist for a Jordanian pilot captured in December by the Islamic State group. Islamic State extremists are threatening to kill the pilot and a Japanese journalist if Jordan doesn't free a woman sentenced to death for her involvement in a deadly 2005 terrorist attack in Jordan.

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Bill would grant war powers to fight Islamic State militants

The top Democrat on the House intelligence panel is introducing a bill to authorize President Barack Obama's war against the Islamic State group. Congressman Adam Schiff of California says he wants to spark debate in Congress over a new authorization to fight Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria and says lawmakers shouldn't wait to see if the White House will send over its own proposal.

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Lynch to face anti-Obama ire at hearing

Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch is a prosecutor who spent her career notching high-profile courtroom victories and climbing to the top of the legal ranks of Brooklyn's U.S. attorney's office. But on Wednesday, she'll walk into a Senate Judiciary Committee where the newly Republican-controlled chamber is seething with anger at President Barack Obama's administration, and looking for outlets to express it.

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Obama defends US ties as he pays respects in Saudi Arabia-Image1

President Barack Obama defended the U.S. government's willingness to co-operate closely with Saudi Arabia on national security despite deep concerns over human rights abuses, as he joined an array of current and former American statesmen Tuesday in paying respects following the death of King Abdullah. Saudi Arabia's status as one of Washington's most important Arab allies has at times appeared to trump U.S. concerns about the terrorist funding that flows from the kingdom and about human rights abuses.

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Read in: Rent Was Too Damn High Edition

The man who crashed a recreational drone on the White House campus is an intelligence worker at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The NGA said in a statement the employee had reported his involvement in the incident and been questioned by the Secret Service.

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Fourth Circuit to hear NC case on successive traffic stops

You're driving down the highway, and a trooper pulls you over. He sits you inside his cruiser and looks at your paperwork.

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Dr. Oz's "green coffee bean extract" scammer guest must repay $9 million [Respectful Insolence]

If there's one aspect of 2014 that I enjoyed, it's that it was a very bad year for our old friend, America's quack, a.k.a. Dr. Mehmet Oz. It seemed that, finally, some of the chickens were coming home to roost and Dr. Oz was starting to suffer a bit for his promotion of quackery and pseudoscience on his daytime medical talkshow.

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Obama administration tells agents to ID which immigrants not to deport

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, a vocal conservative in the GOP challenge to President Obama's immigration order, left, and House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, emerge from a closed-door Republican strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. McCaul is the sponsor of the Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 that was due to be heard Wednesday but House leaders have decided to postpone until February.

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Gov. Shumlin to testify on transportation to US Senate panel

MONTPELIER, VT. >> Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin will be joining the Republican governor of Alabama in testifying before a U.S. Senate committee about the need for continued federal funding of state transportation projects.

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Bryon York Obama rush to empty Gitmo alarms lawmakers

It took a while for Republicans to catch on to what President Obama is doing with the U.S. terrorist prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. But now that it's clear Obama is rushing to empty the place, Republicans are stepping up efforts to stop him.

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Richard Cohen Cohen: Netanyahu visit may cost Israel Americaa s liberals

It would not surprise me if at the next Republican National Convention Benjamin Netanyahu took a seat in the delegates-from-abroad section. The Israeli leader has both allied and associated himself with congressional Republicans who differ with President Obama over whether to impose additional sanctions on Iran and who also -- let's not beat around the bush -- hate his guts.

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Silk Road trial may set dangerous precedent

Ross Ulbricht, a 29-year-old Libertarian from Austin, Texas, is currently standing trial for four counts of trafficking narcotics, money laundering, conspiracy and trafficking fraudulent documents. His website, ironically titled Silk Road, is an online black-marketplace hosted on the hidden service network Tor.

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Pence's mother says 'not right now' on run for president

WOODS, Indiana - Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's mother says she thinks her son would make a good U.S. president - just not yet. Nancy Pence Fritsch said during a Tuesday visit to St. Mary-of-the-Woods College that first she wants her son "to be my governor for two terms."

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The dark side of the Super Bowl and how Congress aims to fight it

Washington D.C., Jan 28, 2015 / 04:18 am .- Just days before Super Bowl XLIX, the U.S. House of Representatives is pushing for a bipartisan crack-down on the hidden menace of sex trafficking, which some human rights advocates refer to as "modern-day slavery." "Everyone needs to be put on notice: if you buy or sell an individual like a commodity, the law is coming after you, and you can get up to life imprisonment, according to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act," announced Rep. Chris Smith on Tuesday at the bipartisan End Human Trafficking Press Conference on Capitol Hill.

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Chief U.S. trade negotiator says TPP deal is within sight

The top U.S. trade official told lawmakers Tuesday that the ambitious Trans-Pacific Partnership could be wrapped up within months as he urged Congress to back the administration's trade agenda. In testimony to congressional committees, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said the administration is looking to lawmakers to pass bipartisan legislation allowing a streamlined approval process for trade deals, such as the 12-nation TPP.

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Va. veteran's case over Facebook posts goes to court

A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments in the case of a Chesterfield County man who was detained in a psychiatric hospital after posting anti-government messages on Facebook. Brandon Raub's lawsuit blames county mental health worker Michael Campbell for his August 2012 detention.

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White House drops plan to scale back college savings plans

The White House said Tuesday it is dropping a proposal to scale back the tax benefits of college savings plans amid a backlash from both Republicans and Democrats. President Barack Obama made the proposal last week as part of his State of the Union address.

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.com | US Democrats put brakes on Iran sanctions bill

Senate Democrats have put the brakes on new Iran sanctions legislation, ending a looming showdown between US Congress and President Barack Obama over the Middle East country for the time being. Senator Bob Menendez, a Democrat and a leading proponent of the legislation, says he remains sceptical a deal will materialise, but says he and nine other Democrats now won't push the bill at least until the end of March.

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System designed to mitigate the threat of non-military commercial and hobbyist type drones keeping the public safe, insuring the respect of privacy )--CellAntenna Corporation has announced today the successful development of its Drone Detection and Defeat Technology - designed to mitigate the threat of hobbyist and illegal commercial drone activity that has become a recent threat to government operations and secure facilities. The technology can be used for preventative measures or securing the air space from the drones in areas where such activities are of a great concern.

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.com | Georgia man executed for killing fellow inmate

Georgia on Tuesday executed a man who killed a fellow inmate despite arguments from his lawyers that his execution was prohibited by the Constitution because he was intellectually disabled. Warren Lee Hill was put to death by an injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson.

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Military Technology, Enforcement: Answer to White House Drone?

This week, a drone landed on the White House lawn thanks to a reportedly drunken pilot, causing a mild security panic. It got President Obama himself talking about the need to regulate drones in civilian airspace.

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Senate to begin hearings for Obama attorney general nominee

President Barack Obama's attorney general nominee, Loretta Lynch, is facing Senate questioners as she seeks to become the first black woman to hold the nation's top law enforcement job. In the first Republican-led confirmation session of the Obama administration, Lynch was to appear Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee as it opens two days of hearings on her nomination.

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Jindal Warns of Islamic - Colonization,' - Invasion' of US

On Tuesday's broadcast of the Family Research Council's "Washington Watch," host Tony Perkins asked guest Gov. Bobby Jindal to revisit remarks he made regarding Muslims and the threat of radical Islam. In his discussion with Perkins, however, he warned of the dangers of immigrants not assimilating to American culture.

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What Happens When You Force an NFL Player to Talk to Reporters? Watch the Awkward, Repetitive Video

Marshawn Lynch showed up to Super Bowl Media Day on Tuesday with only one phrase in mind: "I'm just here so I won't get fined." The Seattle Seahawks running back spouted the sentence in response to nearly every single question he received from assembled reporters - by Deadspin's count, 25 times .

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Michelle Obama navigateslimits on women in Saudi Arabia

For first lady Michelle Obama, just a few hours in Saudi Arabia were enough to illustrate the stark limitations under which Saudi women live.Joining President Barack Obama for a condolence visit after the death of the King Abdullah, Mrs. Obama stepped off of Air Force One wearing long pants and a long, brightly colored jacket - but no headscarf. Under the kingdom's strict dress code for women, Saudi females are required to wear a headscarf and loose, black robes in public.

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No cover-up: Michelle Obama's missing scarf draws Twitter fire in Saudi Arabia

U.S. President Barack Obama receives members of the Saudi Royal family, government officials and guests as first lady Michelle Obama and Saudi Arabia's King Salman look on at Erga Palace in Riyadh, January 27, 2015. Michelle Obama's missing scarf at the meeting with King Salman in Saudi Arabia, where women are required to cover their hair, has provoked hot debate on social media.

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Gowdy Comes Out Swinging

Rep. Trey Gowdy came out swinging at Tuesday's hearing of his Select Committee, laying into Democrats for playing political games and blasting the State Department for refusing to produce documents and for preventing witnesses from testifying before the committee. As the hearing began, Gowdy had to cut off his microphone to conduct a private conversation with ranking Democrat Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, who has been carrying the administration's water consistently.

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Obama Not Backing Down

President Barack Obama sees more opportunity to dominate the political debate and get things done during his final two years in office than was generally expected three months ago, when his Democratic party suffered a shellacking in the midterm elections. There are two reasons for his new optimism, White House officials and party strategists say.

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At first glance, the scandal surrounding the soon-to-be-former speaker of the New York State Assembly, Sheldon Silver, might appear to be of little interest to the residents of other 49 states, especially Illinois, whose governors progress from the state house to the Big House, and Massachusetts, where the same career path awaits its house speakers. Once again, it's time to play Name That Party: New York, Illinois and Massachusetts are all thoroughly corrupt fiefdoms, gang-controlled precincts of the criminal organization masquerading as a political party - namely, the Democrats.

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California gold: Key Obama strategist Bill Burton opens shop in CA

Looks like the Golden State is becoming even more golden for politics: veteran Democratic strategist Bill Burton - the national press secretary to Barack Obama's first presidential run and former White House deputy press secretary - has been hired by a major national political strategy and communications firm to open shop in California. SKDKnickerbocker , the strategic communications, political consulting and public relations firm, announced Wednesday that Burton has been brought on to be Managing Director of the firm's first California office in Los Angeles.

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The changing culture wars

The old culture war politics is dying, but new culture wars are gathering force. The transformation of the battlefield will change our public life.

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How National Kingmakers Flooded State Elections With Cash

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie during his State of the State address on Jan. 13, 2015 in Trenton, New Jersey. If money is influence, the Republican Governors Association wielded more of it than anyone else last year in state elections nationwide.

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Scott Walker creates new PAC ahead of 2016

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker waded closer to a presidential run Tuesday with the creation of a new political committee that will help him travel and raise money as he prepares for a potential White House bid. The group, which has been in the works for weeks as CNN previously reported, comes as Walker has ramped up his efforts to show interest in a presidential bid, hiring key staff and delivering speeches before Republican audiences.

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Bill Would Grant Obama War Powers to Fight ISIS

The top Democrat on the House intelligence panel is introducing a bill Wednesday to authorize President Barack Obama's war against Islamic State militants, saying Congress should not wait to see if the White House sends over its blueprint of what the legislation should say. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said he wants to spark the debate in the Republican-controlled Congress over a new authorization to fight IS, which has been fighting for territory in Iraq and Syria.

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Republican 'Red' States Shoulder the Deepest Cuts Under Obama

As Washington has tightened its belt in recent years, the budget cuts have sliced most deeply in states where President Obama is unpopular, according to an analysis of federal spending by Reuters. Between the 2009 and 2013 fiscal years, funding for a wide swath of discretionary grant programs, from Head Start preschool education to anti drug initiatives, fell by an average of 40 percent in Republican-leaning states like Texas and Mississippi.

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Administration Tells Border Patrol Agents to ID Which Illegals NOT to Deport

The Obama administration has ordered immigration agents to ask immigrants they encounter living in the country illegally whether they might qualify under President Barack Obama's plans to avoid deporting them, according to internal training materials obtained by The Associated Press. Agents also have been told to review government files to identify any jailed immigrants they might be able to release under the program.

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House Democrat Introduces ISIS War Authorization Bill

Rep. Adam Schiff introduced legislation Wednesday to authorize military force against Islamic State militants -- a step aimed at forcing Congress to take responsibility for a war it's been funding for nearly six months with almost no debate on its duration, costs or potential toll. Lawmakers have put no parameters on the U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, since it began in August.

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Grassley, Graham to Press AG Nominee on Civilian Trials for Terrorists

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee plan to question attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch about why the Obama administration has been treating foreign terrorists as if they are civilian criminals, putting some on trial in federal court rather than before military commissions. In advance of her confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Judiciary Committee chairman, and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, chairman of the Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, wrote to Lynch and Attorney General Eric Holder demanding answers about the administration's extradition of al-Qaida terrorists to the U.S. for civilian trials.

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Obamaa s pick for Attorney General faces heated confirmation debate

U.S. President Barack Obama's pick for his next attorney general faces a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday that will likely highlight tensions between the Obama administration and the new Republican Congress. Loretta Lynch, nominated to the post in November, has stirred little controversy in her 16 years with the U.S. Attorney's office in Brooklyn and is expected to win confirmation.

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Indiana gets federal OK for alternative to Medicaid

The Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0 requires participants to pay an amount each month, depending on their income. The money funds an account that functions like a Health Savings Account.

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Powdered booze is real. Here's why it could be banned

Yes, there really is powdered alcohol. And yes, there really is a bill that would ban the stuff, called Palcohol , before it has gained approval to be sold.

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Govt tells agents to ID which immigrants not to deport

In this Dec. 2, 2014, file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, on the impact of President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration. The Obama administration has ordered immigration agents to ask immigrants they encounter living in the country illegally whether they might qualify under President Barack Obama's plans to avoid deporting them, according to internal training materials obtained by The Associated Press.

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State Rep. Vanessa Guerra named to leadership role in Progressive Women's Caucus

A state lawmaker representing the city of Saginaw and surrounding townships has been named as an officer in the Michigan Legislature's Progressive Women's Caucus. State Rep. Vanessa Guerra , D-Bridgeport Township, was named treasurer of the group of state lawmakers who say they are "committed to fighting for equal pay, women's access to health care and other critical issues affecting women and their families."

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CNN exclusive: Snapchat Interview with Senator Rand Paul

CNN interviewed possible 2016 Republican presidential candidate and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul over you guessed it the popular disappearing messaging app, Snapchat. Paul, who has been cultivating an audience on the platform for the last year, spoke candidly in what is the first ever official Snapchat interview with a U.S. lawmaker.

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Lashed from all sides, college-savings revision dropped

In this Jan. 20, 2015, President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. The White House said Tuesday, Jan. 27, it is dropping a proposal to scale back the tax benefits of college savings plans amid a backlash from both Republicans and Democrats.

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Obama, 30-person delegation drop in to see new Saudi king

President Barack Obama meets new Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud on Tuesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The president and first lady went to express their condolences on the death of the late King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud.

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Boehner calls 2 bills 'stumbles'

"When we're ready to move, we will," House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday, speaking about a border security bill. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, acknowledged Tuesday that Republicans have experienced a "couple of stumbles" on abortion and border security bills that have triggered disagreement among rank-and-file GOP members.

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Benghazi panel head to 'ratchet up' probe

House Select Committee on Benghazi member Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, listens to questioning Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington as the committee held its third public hearing to investigate the 2012 attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, where four Americans were killed. The chairman of a special House committee investigating deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, promised Tuesday to "ratchet up" an inquiry he said is being hobbled by resistance from President Barack Obama's administration.

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Bibhu Mohapatra All you need to know about the man of the moment

This week has been a huge one for Bibhu Mohapatra. And it's all thanks to Michelle Obama and the one knee-length floral dress the US First Lady wore, with matching coat and black pumps, to be precise.

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Roche chases bolt-on acquisitions as it pushes into genomics

A recent spending spree by Roche is intended to take advantage of emerging molecular information and genomic analysis, as the company anticipates that the field will play an increasingly important role for future medicines and diagnostics. 'By harnessing the power of widespread whole genome sequencing, we are hoping to gain valuable insights into new targets, pathways and biomarkers to advance the progress of personalised treatments,' says Roche spokeswoman Nadine Pinell.

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Letter: Declassify terrorism inquiry

The day terrorists attacked the Charlie Hebdo office in France, Congressmen Walter Jones and Stephen Lynch – with former Senate Intelligence Chairman Bob Graham and Terry Strada, co-chair of the 9/11 Families United for Justice Against Terrorism – held a news conference to announce the introduction of House Resolution 14, which calls on the president to declassify 28 pages of the joint congressional inquiry into 9/11. On two occasions, in the presence of 9/11 victims' families, President Barack Obama has said he would declassify the 28 pages, but has so far refused.

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Sen. Dick Durbin honors Ernie Banks on Senate Floor

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois has honored a baseball Hall of Famer who recently passed away with a speech on the Senate Floor. The Democratic lawmaker delivered remarks Monday following the death of former Chicago Cubs player Ernie Banks, known as "Mr. Cub," on Friday.

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[Lee Jae-min] Writing the rules on trade

In President Barack Obama's State of the Union address last Tuesday he expressed confidence that the economy was showing strong signs of recovery, as best summarized by his "shadow of crisis has passed" statement. In the hour-long speech, he touched upon many U.S. domestic issues such as child care, immigration, minimum wages and middle-class economics.

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FBI arrests alleged Russian spy in N.Y.

Federal agents on Monday arrested an alleged Russian spy in New York accused of trying to recruit sources and collect economic intelligence while working as a Manhattan banker, officials said. U.S. prosecutors named the alleged covert intelligence agent as Evgeny Buryakov, 39. He appeared before Judge Sarah Netburn in a Manhattan federal court on Monday, a court official said.

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Speculation for next U.S. president has begun

It's still a couple of months until Spring but already potential Republican presidential candidates are pushing their way through the frozen tundra like so many crocuses for an election still two years off. The list of would be wannabes seems to grow daily.

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Drone targets - Qaida' in crisis-hit Ye...

A drone strike killed three suspected al-Qaida militants in Yemen on Monday after Washington vowed to carry on its campaign against the jihadist group despite the country's ongoing political crisis. The U.S. embassy in Sanaa, meanwhile, announced on its website that it was closed to the public until further notice due to security concerns.

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Masked Gunmen Storm Popular Beachside Hotel in Libya, Killing Guards and Taking Hostages

A Libyan security official says gunmen have stormed a luxury Libyan hotel popular with foreigners and have taken hostages after killing at least three guards. Malta Today reported that the attackers may be associated with the Islamic State - and that they may have targeted the hotel because it frequently hosts diplomatic personnel.

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Democrats, Republicans Spar Over Benghazi Investigation

Promises of bipartisanship and cooperation in a congressional investigation have turned into finger pointing and accusations of political grandstanding and power plays eight months later. But as the panel holds its third public hearing Tuesday, Democrats complain the panel's Republican chairman has excluded them from crucial steps in the investigation, while Republicans say Democrats are playing politics.

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Obama includes Republicans in delegation to meet new Saudi King

Saudi King Salman attends the funeral of the late Saudi King Abdullah in Riyadh January 23, 2015 in this handout photo provided by Saudi Press Agency. Saudi King Salman attends the funeral of the late Saudi King Abdullah in Riyadh January 23, 2015 in this handout photo provided by Saudi Press Agency.

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Next great distraction

Just two Sundays ago, I watched the much-anticipated NFL Playoff matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks at a local bar in Burlingame. I, like many Bay Area natives, am truly a 49ers fan, but by default cheered for Green Bay in hopes that Seattle would be cut short of a second consecutive trip to the Super Bowl.

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What a Christie 2016 candidacy has going for it a " and against it

During the past year, Christie used his chairmanship of the national Republican Governors Association to travel the country to advocate for his party, build a network of political allies and court wealthy donors. The platform helped Christie reach beyond New Jersey and the northeast, where he is best known, and gave him an excuse to appear in key primary states including Iowa and New Hampshire.

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Stephanie Grace: Same-sex marriage could soon be law of land

According to a recent Gambit story , the New Orleans Tourism and Marketing Corporation is already putting together a website and ad campaign pitching the traditionally gay-friendly city as a perfect spot for destination weddings and honeymoons. The prospect of hosting same-sex couples is lucrative, and NOTMC CEO Mark Romig said that "we think it's the right thing to do, as well."

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Obama closes out India trip with speech focused on democracy, tolerance

"My confidence in what our nations can achieve together is rooted in the values we share," Obama said. "For we may have our different histories and speak different languages.

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Tea Party Leaders Will Advise Patrick on Key Issues

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has formed a new advisory board to focus on border security, education reform and tax relief. Its members? Tea Party leaders from across the state.

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Editoryal: Presyo sa paliton

DESPITE the implementation of low tariffs on imported goods, including sugar, this year's prices of locally-produced sugar remain competitive as the Sugar Regulatory Administration sees a... MANILA Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle on Monday said the problem on street children and street families can be addressed through a collaborative effort.

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Pulse of Northeast Johnson County: Do you support idea of rewriting Kansas school finance formula?

Earlier this month, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback said he believed the state should scrap the current school finance formula and replace it with one that "should reflect real-world costs and put dollars in classrooms with real students, not in bureaucracy and buildings and gimmicks." Education advocates have pushed back saying that the issue is not with the formula, which was put into place in 1992, but with the legislature's refusal to fund it at constitutionally adequate levels.

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N.J. Politics Roundup: Christie mum on PAC; group discusses pension issue

TRENTON - Gov. Chris Christie was largely mum Monday on details about a political action committee that is widely seen as a major step to a 2016 presidential campaign. Here are other reactions to the decision.

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Wrecker's Ball: President Obama Turns Attention to Alaska's Economy

President Obama did a neat trick in his State of the Union address: the president took credit for increased energy production in the U.S. that his policies had sought to strangle. And now for the encore: he is using executive authority to designate 12 million acres in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge wilderness, which means that it could not be used to develop energy.

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You're probably saying the Pledge of Allegiance wrong: Tuesday's Wake Up Call

The Pledge of Allegiance: We've all heard it thousands of times, reciting the words without giving much thought to the meaning. Or the punctuation.

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Dayton Plan Brings Minnesota Budget Debate to Starting Line

The process of deciding how billions upon billions of state tax dollars are spent in Minnesota government reaches its official starting point with Gov. Mark Dayton's budget plan. His two-year budget proposal will outline how much he wants to spend on schools, subsidized health care, prison guards, state park management and everything in between.

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Homeland security is back in the limelight

A recent poll by the Pew Research Center found that defending the country against terrorism should be the No. 1 priority for the federal government.

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Peri: Netanyahu endangering IDF soldiers

"Benjamin Netanyahu is destroying our relationship with our most important ally," MK Yaakov Peri, until recently Science, Culture and Sport Minister, said in an interview with Ynet on Tuesday, commenting on tensions between Prime Minister Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama over the prime minister's planned speech to the US Congress, two weeks before the Israeli elections. On Monday, Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid presented his faction's electoral list, with Peri in the fifth slot.

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Vandalism: No solo tourists in New Orleans' oldest cemetery

1, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, in New Orleans. Vandalism encouraged by unlicensed guides is pr... .

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Michigan State Police seek OK to use aerial drone statewide

State police are seeking authorization to use an aerial drone across Michigan to photograph vehicle crash scenes and give a bird's-eye view of other emergency situations. The Detroit News reports the agency hopes to get permission next month from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly a small, $158,000 remote-controlled helicopter that state police pilots have been training to use for more than a year.

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US Sen. Tim Scott adding more veterans job sessions

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is putting on more workshops intended to help South Carolina veterans get prepared for jobs in the civilian working world. The Republican is kicking off half a dozen more events around the state beginning on Tuesday.

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Bid to end Keystone debate fails

The Hill reports: The Senate on Monday failed to end debate on legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, making it likely that a final vote on the measure won't take place until next week. In a 53-39 vote, the Senate fell six votes short of the 60 needed to end debate.

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US Department of Justice

Since 2009, the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security as well as law enforcement agencies in Mexico, have worked to develop high-impact prosecutions to dismantle human trafficking networks operating across the U.S.-Mexico border, bring human traffickers to justice, restore the rights and dignity of human trafficking victims, and reunite victims with their children held under the trafficking networks' control. These efforts have resulted in numerous successful prosecutions, including U.S. federal prosecutions of over 50 defendants in multiple cases in Georgia, New York, Florida, and Texas since 2009.

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Appeals court weighs suit in US Marshals shooting

An appeals court is deciding whether deputy U.S. marshals who shot and wounded a teenage driver eight years ago may be sued in federal court, a case that's unfolding amid a national debate about police use of force and the legal protections afforded to law enforcement. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments last month and could issue an opinion soon.

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Georgia lawmaker outlines plan for shipping medical marijuana

The Georgia state lawmaker championing medical marijuana recently said he hopes to announce an agreement soon with a manufacturer that aims to ship cannabis oil to residents in the state. That process would be facilitated if Georgia passes a bill to offer immunity from prosecution to those families using cannabis oil for medical purposes, said state Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon.

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US Supreme Court In Favour Of Teva In Multiple Sclerosis Drug Case

Teva Pharmaceuticals won a case in its fight with generic drugmakers over patent protections for Copaxone, its best-selling multiple sclerosis drug. An earlier appeals court ruling had invalidated the patent, which is due to expire in September 2015, but in the latest ruling, the justices said that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit had taken an incorrect approach in analysing whether the patent was valid or not.

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India, US reach nuclear deal; Obama usesexecutive powers to waive intrusive checks

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama seemed set to elevate India-US ties to a new level with a remarkable breakthrough on Sunday in IndiaA s moribund 2008 civil nuclear cooperation agreement with the US. With Obama using his executive powers to roll back the condition that US authorities be allowed to monitor use of nuclear material purchased by India even from third countries, the two leaders successfully finalized the terms and conditions for operationalizing the civil nuclear deal.

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Obama Has Two More Years Left to Destroy the U.S.

As 2015 began the Journal Editorial Report on Fox News was devoted to having its reporters, some of the best there are, speculate on what 2015 holds in terms of who might run for president and what the economy might be. The key word here is "speculate" because even experts know that it is unanticipated events that determine the future and the future is often all about unanticipated events.

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China Moves To Accept Imports Of All US Apple Varieties

A deal was reached last week between officials for the United States and Chinese governments to grant access to all U.S. apple varieties. The agreement is good news for Michigan apple growers, who produced nearly 30 million bushels in 2014.

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Tens of millions of people along the East Coast hunkered down for a storm that for most failed to live up to predictions that it would be one of the worst theyA d ever seen. Forecasters originally said the storm could bring 1 to 3 feet of snow and punishing hurricane-force winds.

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Quadcopters Straddle the Line between Drones and Toys

Quadcopters like the one that crashed at the White House on Monday are among the most popular remote-controlled aircraft being sold today. But are they drones or sophisticated toys? The devices are called quadcopters because they have four arms with propellers attached.

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