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Thursday, July 31, 2014 from Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington PostFor two and a half decades, from the 1970s to the mid-1990s, every year, a rapidly growing number of Americans began to think that women could bust out of their traditional homemaker roles, take on more public roles and work outside the ...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from International Business Times(Reuters) - Two influential former Chinese leaders gave their consent for President Xi Jinping to investigate ex-domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang, sources told Reuters, a sign the corruption probe will not open a rift in the ruling ...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from BBC News - PoliticsThe cost of subsidised meals for Welsh government ministers and staff in their canteens "sticks in the throat", say Conservatives.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from BBC News - PoliticsThe UK government says it plans to allow driverless cars on public roads in January, and asks cities to compete to host one of three trials.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Politics News - UK PoliticsThe Foreign Secretary says that new sanctions will affect our economy but the 'revulsion' felt over the downing of MH17 had spurred European leaders into action against Vladimir Putin
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington PostKANSAS CITY, Missouri -- President Obama will lash out at House Republicans on Wednesday for their plans to sue him over his use of executive authority, the White House said, in what appears to be part of a burgeoning effort to highlight...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington PostRobert McDonald won confirmation on Tuesday to serve as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, with the Senate voting unanimously to approve him as the agency’s next head. McDonald inherits a giant bureaucracy reeling from a sc...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington PostGODDARD, Kan. — Gail Jamison, a lifelong Republican, voted for Sam Brownback for governor in 2010 believing he would restore school funding that had been greatly reduced by the recession. Four years later, she has joined with more than 1...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from BBC News - PoliticsThe Ebola virus, which has killed more than 670 people in West Africa, is a threat to the UK, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond warns.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from BBC News - PoliticsThe Bank of England unveils plans which may see badly-performing bankers return bonuses up to seven years after being awarded them.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from International Business TimesUpdate as of 4:45 a.m. EDT: The al-Quds hospital in Gaza was struck by two tank shells but no one was killed or injured in the attack, Al Jazeera reported. According to a BBC report, at least 15 people were killed in the Israeli tank fi...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from BBC News - PoliticsThe UK will pay a price for Russian sanctions but the "pain" will be shared across the EU, says Philip Hammond.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top StoriesHe will soon trade his grand second-floor Capitol suite for a smaller hideaway elsewhere.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top StoriesChristie tries to rekindle the magic around his brash style, but some in the GOP doubt it can work.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from International Business TimesTwo prominent former officials of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, who are being tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity, will now face another trial beginning Wednesday, BBC reported .
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington PostThe following is a guest post by H.L. Pohlman , Professor of Political Science at Dickinson College. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Tuesday introduced his version of the USA Freedom Act ( text here ) aimed at reining in the National Security ...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Politics News - UK PoliticsFormer Home Office minister Meg Hillier says Britain's rat run roads must be redesigned with fast and slow lanes to accomodate riders who want to "pootle" as well as "lycra-clad" commuters
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Politics News - UK PoliticsPhilip Hammond prepares to chair emergency Cobra meeting on the disease to decide 'measures' Britain needs to deal with the growing threat of the deadly virus
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from BBC News - PoliticsMore than eight out of 10 businesses in Scotland have not planned for a vote for independence, says a survey by financial services group KPMG.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from International Business TimesCanada on Tuesday accused Chinese government-backed hackers of attempting to access its main computer network, but Beijing denied the accusations saying it had no role to play in the alleged act.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Politics News - UK PoliticsPeople are venturing out of their homes less than ever before in most 'profound' changes for a generation
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Politics News - UK PoliticsIt's not welfare abuse by immigrants but the number of them that is a drag on the nation, says Nigel Farage
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Politics News - UK PoliticsTelegraph View Andy Burnham, the shadow health secretary, refuses to talk openly and truthfully about the real long-term problems faced by the NHS
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Politics News - UK PoliticsIt's easy to scoff at the Labour leader's failings, but underestimating him could turn out to be a mistake, suggests Mary Riddell
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Politics News - UK PoliticsTelegraph View The former universities minister deserves credit for trying to find a solution to the burden of unpaid student debt
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Politics News - UK PoliticsHouse of Lords report sets out opposition to controversial European court ruling which gave individuals an opportunity to have links deleted
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Politics News - UK PoliticsLawyers for 16 African women and girls claim they were abused by Simon Wood, a BA first officer found dead last year
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top StoriesA House committee chairman says Jeh Johnson wants to raise an initial hurdle in the process.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Reuters: PoliticsNEW YORK (Reuters) - A Connecticut lawmaker on Wednesday will launch the first national effort in years to tax soda drinks, the latest bid by regulators and politicians to stem rising obesity and diabetes rates by curbing the consumption...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from NYT > PoliticsIf an accord is reached, it would not be a formal treaty, so the Senate would not be called upon to ratify it.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top StoriesThe three-term Kansas incumbent is losing ground in polls to his tea party challenger.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from RealClearPolitics - HomepageRuchir Sharma, Wall St. Jrnl
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from RealClearPolitics - HomepageRuth Marcus, Washington Post WASHINGTON -- Ted Cruz must be Texan for chutzpah.The Texas Republican gave an interview to NBC's Kelly O'Donnell the other day during which he was asked about political dysfunction in Washington. Without a t...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from RealClearPolitics - HomepageCaitlin Huey-Burns, RCP The short list of pivotal states in the race for control of the U.S. Senate invariably includes Arkansas, Louisiana, and Alaska. In this high-stakes election year, they are driving many of the key themes in play n...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from RealClearPolitics - HomepageThomas Friedman, New York Times
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from International Business TimesA damaged building is pictured after clashes between rival militias, in an area at Alswani road in Tripoli July 28, 2014. REUTERS/Hani Amara
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from ABC News: PoliticsEuropean Union, United States make stand against Russia's support of rebel forces in Ukraine.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from ABC News: PoliticsSpeaker of the House denies plans to oust President Obama.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from ABC News: PoliticsThe European Union joins the United States making a stand against Russia's actions in Ukraine.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from RealClearPolitics - HomepageNoemie Emery, Examiner
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington PostThe U.S. Senate Tuesday gutted a House bill to temporarily extend transportation funding, plopped in its own revenue-raising plan and added a political twist to the traditionally bipartisan issue. Fearful they may lose the Senate in Nove...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top StoriesThe company also conducted background checks of Edward Snowden and the Navy Yard shooter.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from NYT > PoliticsPfc. Randolph Allen, killed in 1943 in the Battle of Tarawa, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Every year, the military identifies the remains of dozens of service members who died in the last century’s wars.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from International Business TimesThe last surviving member of the crew that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima has died in Georgia nearly 70 years after the bombing, which killed 140,000 people. Tom VanKirk says his father, Theodore VanKirk, 93, died Monday in Stone M...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington PostThe White House issued a report Tuesday warning that the United States could face billions of dollars in added economic costs if it delays action to curb the greenhouse-gas emissions linked to climate change. According to the report, eac...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from ABC News: Politics"We have no plans to impeach the president," Boehner told ABC News' Jeff Zeleny. Democrats are just "trying to rally their people to give money and to show up in this year's elections."
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from NYT > PoliticsThe document said Michelle Nunn might be attacked as a “lightweight,” “too liberal” and “not a ‘real’ Georgian,” and laid out strategies to respond to criticism.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from NYT > PoliticsThe United States has concluded that Russia violated a landmark arms control treaty by testing a prohibited ground-launched cruise missile, according to senior American officials.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from NYT > PoliticsLawyers for Former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, made clear in opening arguments for the couple’s corruption trial that they planned to rely on the sordid details of their unhappy union as the basis of their legal defense.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from NYT > PoliticsJesse Ventura had sued the estate of Chris Kyle, a former member of the Navy SEALs, saying his book included passages about him that were defamatory.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from All News RSS FeedThe new House GOP leadership team is staffing up.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from All News RSS FeedEric Cantor's slow fade toward the exits of the House majority leader's office is one day from its official completion. But as a practical matter he's been almost invisible for several weeks.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from All News RSS FeedNot everyone gets cards from Fermilab.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from All News RSS FeedA family in Guatemala City received a knock on the door. Standing there were several gang members with one demand. "We've come to take your daughter," they said, according to one of our local Church World Service partners. "Our boss want...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from All News RSS FeedFor 20 years, my ex-husband Jim said he would kill me if I ever tried to leave him. On November 23, 2010 -- the day I told him that I wanted a divorce -- he tried his best to stay true to his word. That night, Jim came into my room and s...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from All News RSS FeedA monumental opportunity has presented itself as Julian Castro, former mayor of San Antonio, takes over as the new secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Congress looks ahead on the critical issue of housing finance reform.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from All News RSS FeedIf your neighbor has a tiger in his backyard, he might not have to tell you.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from NPR Topics: PoliticsHiIlary Clinton's book tour is over, and her final decision on a 2016 presidential bid is months away. The tour highlighted Clinton's strengths, weaknesses and possible presidential campaign.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from NPR Topics: PoliticsA short-term fix for the nearly empty Highway Trust Fund is a step closer to President Obama's desk. Congress has been talking about the long-term problems with the construction account, but the two chambers have not agreed on a long-ter...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from RedStateIt could be as big as Medicare Part D. It is being rushed quickly to a vote so congressmen can then flee Washington and claim they’ve done something to fix the VA situation. It does nothing to fix the VA situation. Did I mention it...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from All News RSS FeedThe Senate Tuesday approved a short-term patch to keep funds flowing to highway projects through Dec. 19, but Speaker John A. Boehner has already promised to strip the Senate provisions and send the House-passed bill right back.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from RedState
From Ezra Klein of Vox.com (“Everything you need to know in two minutes, using two brain cells”) comes an analytically-challenged piece with an awkward title: A stunning graph on how money polarizes politics Now, I suppose th... -
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from RedState
Under the benevolent auspices of what has to be the most Pro-Abortion administration in American History, Planned Parenthood has grown to be an ultimate crony capitalist partnered with an encouraging government. The organization netted $... -
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi blistered the GOP's border bill as "unjust and inhumane" in a statement Tuesday.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedA Congress known for its dysfunction and acrimony may be on the verge of a rare triple combo -- passing major bills addressing the border crisis, the Veterans Affairs scandal and the Highway Trust Fund in one week. But if it happens, it'...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedA District of Columbia site didn't make the shortlist for the FBI's new headquarters released Tuesday by the General Services Administration. But to the thrill of Maryland's congressional delegation, possible locations included the Green...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedSenate appropriators want to allocate $110 million for the American Centrifuge Project in Piketon, Ohio, formerly headed by USEC, Inc.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedThe American efforts to help Israel develop a multi-tier missile defense program to counter threats ranging from short-range rockets fired from the Gaza Strip to medium-range ballistic missiles from Iran is a staple of U.S. aid to Israel...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedOur condolences to involuntary time traveler Phil Connors, but political activist Diran Lyons has a rather rude awakening for you.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from RedState
Partisan hack and Washington Post writer Greg Sargent has allegedly found a silver bullet that proves that the Halbig decision is erroneous and that the Halbig plaintiffs don’t have a leg to stand on. The gist of Sargent’s po... -
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from RedState
EPA head Gina McCarthy claims the Obama administration is not engaged in a “war on coal.” Nevertheless, the mounting evidence is fairly conclusive: Not only is there a war on coal, but the Obama administration is winning . . ... -
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedIt would be tough to find anybody in Congress, from either party, opposed to sending Israel more money for its Iron Dome air defense system, which has been instrumental in protecting the country from rockets fired by Hamas. But the addit...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedIt's difficult to find common ground on many major legislative topics between Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and David Vitter, R-La., and Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fl., and Renee Ellmers, R-N.C. However, health topics can be a unif...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedSpeaker John A. Boehner vowed the House would not allow the Senate to add any "comprehensive immigration reform bill or anything like it, including the DREAM Act" to the House's $659 million border bill Tuesday.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from NPR Topics: PoliticsA new SuperPAC aims to reduce the influence of big money in politics — and it's starting by raising millions of dollars, in part from wealthy donors.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedA company's $92 million settlement with the federal government's consumer financial watchdog organization doesn't seem like an obvious concern for the secretary of Defense. That amount of money is peanuts in the defense-budget world, and...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedTry as we might, it's difficult to think of a better snack than the humble chocolate chip cookie. There's something about the combo of chocolate chips, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, butter and the like that satisfies that most basic instin...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedThe Senate confirmed former Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald as the new secretary of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday, with a $17 billion deal to slash VA wait times expected to pass later this week.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS Feedhttpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCVCOWejlag
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedCapitol Hill is often described as one of the most difficult work environments in the U.S. The workforce is made up of extremely dedicated young people working very long hours, and participating in a public policy process that impacts th...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from NPR Topics: PoliticsThe Library of Congress has released the rather racy love letters that former President Warren G. Harding sent to his mistress, Carrie Fulton Phillips.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from NPR Topics: PoliticsThe public corruption trial is now underway for former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen. In dramatic opening arguments, lawyers described the McDonnells' marriage as a shambles. For more on the trial's start, Ari Shapiro...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from NPR Topics: PoliticsSenate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy is introducing a bill to overhaul the way the National Security Agency collects telephone data under the Patriot Act.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from NPR Topics: PoliticsGeorgia hasn't elected a Democrat to statewide office for over a decade, but Senate candidate Michelle Nunn is the most viable hope the party's had in a long time.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedBy now, you've likely seen the tribute video House Republicans made for Rep. Eric Cantor, who is stepping down as majority leader on Thursday after losing his primary earlier this year. Along with images of the Virginian purposefully tal...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedWhen Hani Garabyare was a little girl, she prayed that she would be an American.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from RedState
In a speech to his party’s faithful, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán seemed to signal a course that would not only make Hungary’s continued membership in the EU problematic but would result in a government that looked t... -
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently sounded an alarm with new statistics about the low rate of vaccination of teenagers against human papillomavirus. The health monitoring agency noted that teens are getting the HPV c...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedUpdated 7:02 p.m. | A federal judge on Tuesday put a hold on the ruling that overturned the District's ban on carrying handguns in public, effectively giving D.C. police and law enforcement some space to figure out how to respond.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedIn the jet-set world of the country's biggest political donors, K Street can seem puny.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedUpdated 3:54 p.m. | National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Greg Walden announced Tuesday he will seek a second term running the House GOP's campaign arm.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedPresident Barack Obama will make a statement on Tuesday at 2:50 p.m. on Ukraine, the White House said, as the administration said earlier to expect new sanctions against Russia.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedLabor issues came to Capitol Hill Tuesday, as federal contractors protested wages at Union Station and members of Congress used the opportunity to discuss workers' rights among contractors and employees in the legislative branch.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS Feed"This is a debate about Americans' fundamental relationship with their government," Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., said on the Senate floor Tuesday about his new bill to limit surveillance. "About whether our government should have the po...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from NPR Topics: PoliticsFormer Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura said his reputation had been damaged by an account of a fight in a book. In a split verdict, a federal jury agreed with him.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from RedStateRedState doesn’t shy away from religion when discussing politics. We understand that free people must be allowed to form their own opinions and that those opinions will likely be informed by their individual religious beliefs. Thos...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedWhite House Press Secretary Josh Earnest slammed the House GOP's $659 million border crisis package Tuesday as too skimpy to address the crisis and containing partisan provisions that could prove unworkable, although he stopped short of ...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedIn the competition for urban transit funding, light rail and streetcars are winning and buses remain runners up.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedFormer Rep. M. Caldwell Butler, a Virginian congressman who came to office in the midst of President Richard M. Nixon's impeachment, died early Tuesday. He was 89.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from All News RSS FeedRep. Ted Poe has conferred upon Rep. Matt Salmon one of the highest honors his office can help provide: He's made his fellow Republican lawmaker an honorary Texan.
