Top Putin critic shot dead

President Vladimir Putin yesterday vowed to bring the "vile" killers of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov to justice as Western leaders and Russia's opposition roundly condemned the drive-by shooting near the Kremlin walls. Putin, who earlier blamed the assassination on foes trying to discredit the Kremlin, said in a message to Nemtsov's mother: "Everything will be done so that the organisers and perpetrators of a vile and cynical murder get the punishment they deserve," The 55-year-old former deputy premier who was a vocal critic of Putin, was shot in the back several times shortly before midnight Friday as he walked across a bridge a stone's throw from the Kremlin.

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President Obama on Attorney General Holder: "He Has Been One of Our Finest"

Yesterday evening, the President spoke at the portrait unveiling ceremony for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. The event marked Holder's anticipated departure from the Department of Justice after more than six years of service as Attorney General.

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Obama, Netanyahu on collision course 6 years in the making

For six years, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been on a collision course over how to halt Iran's nuclear ambitions, a high-stakes endeavor both men see as a centerpiece of their legacies. The coming weeks will put the relationship between their countries, which otherwise remain stalwart allies, to one of its toughest tests.

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By letting a measure become law without his signature to prohibit local governments from expanding anti-discrimination protections, Gov. Asa Hutchinson is straddling the debate over a proposal being cast as endorsing bias against gays and lesbians. Hutchinson, a Republican, last week allowed a bill to become law that would prohibit cities and counties from expanding anti-discrimination protections beyond what's already covered in state law.

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Washington Wrap: Yellen defends Fed on the Hill

During her appearance before the Senate Banking Committee on Feb. 24, she tried to more clearly the central bank's strategy for eventually raising its key interest rate. Yellen said that current economic conditions do not warrant an increase to interest rates for "at least the next couple of [Federal Open Market Committee] meetings."

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6 questions about Netanyahu's visit

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is just days away from landing in Washington, where a storm is raging over his plans to address a joint session of Congress. A few dozen Democrats plan to skip the speech, the White House isn't done blasting the prime minister and Republicans -- especially presidential hopefuls -- are using it all as red meat.

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Republicans agree with ... Elizabeth Warren?

William Temple of the Golden Isles Tea Party in Georgia, dressed as Button Gwinnett, the second signer on the United States Declaration of Independence, cheers as Ben Carson speaks. They want to break up the big banks.

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Climatic Jihad?

ISIL and other Islamist jihad movements continue to round up and silence all who oppose them or refuse to convert to their extreme religious tenets. They are inspiring thousands to join them.

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MD Congressman Andy Harris: Showdown Far From Over In Homeland Security Funding Fight

Maryland Congressman Andy Harris thinks the Homeland Security funding dispute is only the first of many big fights to come on Capitol Hill. Harris, a Republican, blames the President and the Senate's top Democrat for much of the political strife, "The problem is this is how we're going to define what the next two years are going to look like," Harris told the Jimmy Mathis show Saturday on WBAL Newsradio 1090.

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Mark Levin tells CPAC crowd GOP has 'no guts': 'It's time for a new Republican Party'

Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, Mr. Levin said "It's time for a new Republican Party," The Hill reported . "No more excuses.

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Republican Party's elephant symbol

The Los Angeles Times and Sacramento Bee reported Saturday that Mayor Ashley Swearengin will not seek the seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer in 2016. In a University of Southern California Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll released Friday, Swearengin received the largest support among potential Republican candidates: 9 percent of registered voters who were surveyed.

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Illinois Racing Board Appointments Announced

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has announced four appointments to the Illinois Racing Board, including a consumer loan executive and campaign contributor as chairman. The appointments will allow the board to resume its business after having to cancel a January meeting because it lacked a chairman.

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Mayor of Fresno won't seek US Senate seat

The Los Angeles Times and Sacramento Bee reported Saturday that Mayor Ashley Swearengin will not seek the seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer in 2016. In a University of Southern California Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll released Friday, Swearengin received the largest support among potential Republican candidates: 9 percent of registered voters who were surveyed.

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Why defunding DHS failed

The failure of the Republican majority in Congress to defund President Obama's executive amnesty this week has once again engendered bitterness among some conservatives toward the party's leadership. Accusations that John Boehner and Mitch McConnell caved to Obama's pressure are widespread, but the true cause of the failure to can be found within Senate traditions and the Constitution itself.

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Facebook yanks page of 12-year-old conservative who said Obama doesn't love U.S.

On Friday, C.J. Pearson, a 12-year-old conservative from Georgia who posted a viral video supporting Rudy Giuliani, discovered that his personal Facebook page was locked. In an exclusive interview with Examiner.com on Saturday, Pearson said he received a message from someone about 6 a.m. Friday.

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Dems call GOP Homeland Security strategy a political blunder

Democrats are losing some skirmishes over the Department of Homeland Security, but many feel they are winning a political war that will haunt Republicans in 2016 and beyond. Democrats lacked the votes Friday to force Republicans to fund the department for a year with no strings.

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Amid political tensions, Israel reportedly lobbies US for military funds

Israeli officials have reportedly asked the US Congress for $300 million for two missile-defense programs, in addition to over $3 billion the US gives Israel annually. The request, first reported by Bloomberg, comes at a time of heightened political tensions between Washington and Jerusalem ahead of a controversial visit by Prime Minister Netanyahu which will see him address Congress on a looming nuclear deal with Iran, despite anger by Democrats and the White House for failure to coordinate the event, orchestrated by the Republican leadership.

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Netanyahu visits Western Wall ahead of US speech, vows to fight Iran deal

On the eve before he takes off for a highly controversial visit to the US, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Western Wall and reiterated his rationale for making the visit - stopping a looming nuclear deal with Iran - though White House officials say his visit will do little to that effect. The prime minister is speaking to Congress at the request of Republicans.

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Access to police videos prompts Open Records clash

Public and media access to police footage from cameras worn by officers or in their patrol cars has led to a clash over Oklahoma's Open Records Act as police and prosecutors seek to limit what kinds of videos are publicly released. Advocates for more government openness became defensive after a bill in a House committee was amended to gut a law that allows the public to access government records.

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NSA's Mass Phone Surveillance Program Gets New Life, Extended Until June

The National Security Agency's controversial phone metadata surveillance program reauthorized under the Patriot Act got an extension until June, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced Friday. According to a joint statement with the Justice Department on Tumblr , the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court granted the DNI's request to reauthorize its mass phone surveillance program under section 215 of the Patriot Act until June 1, when spy programs from the act are set to expire.

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Gov. Mike Pence calls for dramatic increases in defense spending at CPAC event

The nation should dramatically increase defense spending and let states take the lead on domestic issues, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence told a national gathering of conservatives Friday. Pence, one of a number of potential presidential candidates who spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference, said 2016 could be the first foreign policy national election since 1980.

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In 2016, candidates count, but dona t ignore fundamentals

The Conservative Political Action Conference drew a flock of prospective presidential candidates, attracted a huge media throng and generated lots of commentary this past week. A smaller conference in a downtown office building last Tuesday might have revealed as much about how presidential races will play out in 2016 and beyond.

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Republicans struggle to show they are in charge

The stunning House defeat Friday of a three-week spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security exposed Speaker John Boehner's weakness in the face of rebellious conservatives. It also again demonstrated his need to rely on Democrats at critical moments as the minority party's agreement to a one-week spending bill helped the speaker get it over the finish line with only hours to spare before a threatened agency shutdown.

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Dems call GOP Homeland Security strategy a political blunder

In this Feb. 27, 2015, photo, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., stands outside the House chamber holds a procedural votes on a spending bill for the Homeland Security Department at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Feb. 27, 2015... WASHINGTON - Democrats are losing some skirmishes over the Department of Homeland Security, but many feel they are winning a political war that will haunt Republicans in 2016 and beyond. Democrats lacked the votes Friday to force Republicans to fund the department for a year with no strings.

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Why is Ohio Gov. John Kasich attending Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress?

Gov. John Kasich is a former U.S. House member who today likes to complain about how they do things in Washington. He's also weighing whether to mount a 2016 campaign to return there as president.

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Who scored, who didn't, at CPAC

Ted Cruz and Rand Paul have the passion. And Jeb Bush still faces widespread skepticism that's not going away.

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Pascrell only N.J. lawmaker opposing short-term funding for Homeland Security Dept.

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. joins Passaic Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost, Paterson Mayor Jose Torres and Paterson Fire Chief Michael Postorino Feb. 23.in calling for Congress to pass a Homeland Security funding bill. had held events in New Jersey to highlight the impact of forcing Homeland Security to shut down if Congress failed to pass a spending bill.

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Congress passes one-week stopgap on Homeland Security funding

Congress approved a stopgap measure late Friday to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded for another week, averting a crisis just before money was set to run out at midnight, but setting up a new standoff as conservatives press their fight over President Barack Obama's immigration plan. The swift action in the House, by a vote of 357-60, and the Senate in an earlier voice vote by its leaders, came just hours before the funding deadline and delivered a stunning rebuke of Republican leadership of the new Congress.

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The return of the death of Obamacare

The possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court will soon eliminate federal subsidies for people buying health insurance through the Affordable Care Act is the biggest story in politics and economics that no one wants to talk about. But the stakes in King v.

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Mayor of Fresno won't seek US Senate seat

The Republican mayor of the California city of Fresno has decided not to run for the United States Senate, an adviser said. Mayor Ashley Swearengin will not seek the seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer in 2016, the Los Angeles Times and Sacramento Bee reported Saturday.

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30th St. Station: Model of things to come?

From Appalachian Spring to Victoria's Secret, 55 retail shops offer shoes, handbags, ties, chocolate, wine, perfume, cigars, watches, and clothes. Thirty-five restaurants and food stands will serve you plank-roasted salmon on a white tablecloth or a burrito in a brown paper bag.

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David Sarasohn: Child hunger continues despite Obama's pledge

In 2008, presidential candidate Barack Obama made a pledge: The United States would solve its problem of child hunger by 2015. It was a major and fitting commitment to deal with a problem that's not only painful and unfair but undermines billions in federal spending on education and health care.

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Ramsin Canon on Rahm Emanuel

At Gapers Block, Ramsin Canon writes about Rahm Emanuel and why political strategies that are effective nationally often don't work on a smaller local scale. What he reaped for this sin of hubris was a whirlwind of deep and abiding loathing after a series of bad decisions--firing library staff, cutting mental health centers, shutting down schools in black and brown communities, raising regressive fees, installing nickel-and-diming red light and speed cameras, and provoking a teachers' strike.

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Boris Nemtsov at an opposition rally in Moscow in 2012

David Cameron has condemned the "callous murder" of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov and said the crime "must be fully, rapidly and transparently investigated, and those responsible brought to justice". Mr Nemtsov, a leading critic of president Vladimir Putin and of the war in Ukraine, was gunned down near the Kremlin on the eve of a major rally in Moscow.

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Pence: a Dramatically increasea defense spending

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said on Friday that America will not be safe unless its leaders dramatically increase defense spending. The Republican state executive, who is considering a 2016 presidential bid, told conservatives that the next race for the White House would likely center on foreign policy for the first time in more than three decades.

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Letter: The 'greenwashing' of Ayotte

This is just the latest example of what appears to be a pre-election campaign attempting to greenwash Sen. Kelly Ayotte's actual environmental voting record. In 2013, she earned an approval rating of 31 percent compared with a Senate average of 57 percent, while Sen. Jeanne Shaheen earned a 100 percent approval rating.

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Republican mayor of Fresno won't seek US Senate seat

The Republican mayor of the California city of Fresno has decided not to run for the United States Senate, an adviser said. Mayor Ashley Swearengin will not seek the seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer in 2016, the Los Angeles Times and Sacramento Bee reported Saturday.

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National monument supporters in California get antsy

California lawmakers and advocacy groups are ramping up efforts to win national monument designation for four scenic vistas in the state, from vast stretches of the Mojave Desert to redwood stands along the Pacific Coast Highway to canyons and mountains near the state's famous wine country. The designation typically takes lands already owned by the government and walls them off from new mining, roads and power lines.

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Same president who lied about everything else now urges parents to...

The king of lies is at it again, joining the chorus of corporate media puppets in urging the American public to rush out and get vaccinated because "there aren't reasons to not." Barack Obama, speaking to NBC News during a recent interview, told viewers that "facts and science and the information" are conclusive -- vaccines have cured diseases and stuff, and you and your children should set all your concerns aside and just get them.

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"Selma: A March to Remember" to air again Sunday, available online

Raycom Media stations around the country, including WSFA 12 News, aired the documentary "Selma: A March to Remember" hosted by anchor Valorie Lawson Friday night. If you missed the documentary, it will air again on Bounce TV/WSFA 12.2 Sunday night at 8. It is also available on WSFA.com .

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The Straw Poll Choices at a Post-Fringe CPAC

OXON HILL, Md. -- Sometime after 5 p.m. today, a winner will be announced in CPAC's annual straw poll.

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Not Present: List of Lawmakers Skipping Netanyahu's Speech

At least two dozen lawmakers, almost all Democrats, will miss Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. In separate statements, many of the lawmakers are accusing House Speaker John Boehner of undermining the president by inviting Mr. Netanyahu to speak to Congress - and are critical of the timing of the speech, which comes two weeks before the elections in Israel.

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Scott Walker Confronts Doubts about His Grasp of Foreign Policy

At the end of a 45-minute discussion with wealthy conservatives, the moderator referred to complaints that Mr. Walker was "not prepared to speak about foreign policy" at a recent donor meeting in New York, and asked him what he was doing to bone up on the topic. A defensive Mr. Walker challenged the characterization before rattling off a list of influential foreign-policy experts with whom he has been meeting in recent months as he gears up for a likely White House bid, including former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and George Schultz.

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Kansas lawmakers pass raft of bills before deadline

Kansas legislators have reached the midpoint of their annual session having advanced measures on gun rights and teacher union collective bargaining but having left others to languish, including ones that would legalize medical marijuana, expand the Medicaid program and limit fracking. Kansas state Reps.

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Mayor of Fresno won't seek US Senate seat

The Los Angeles Times and Sacramento Bee reported Saturday that Mayor Ashley Swearengin will not seek the seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer in 2016. In a University of Southern California Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll released Friday, Swearengin received the largest support among potential Republican candidates: 9 percent of registered voters who were surveyed.

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US Homeland Security Narrowly Averts Shutdown

The US Congress has passed a one-week bill to avert a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, amid a chaotic stand-off over President Barack Obama's immigration policies. The House of Representatives approved the measure late on Friday by 357-60, after it was easily cleared by the Senate.

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Own a Hyundai Elantra? It Could Be Among the 263,000 That Just Got Recalled

Hyundai is recalling about 263,000 cars in the U.S. and Canada because a sensor problem could cause drivers to lose power-assisted steering. The company has not reported any injuries or accidents.

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Warren Buffet's Letter Lays Out Exactly How...

There's a key passage in the 2014 Berkshire Hathaway letter to shareholders that helps explain the mindset of Warren Buffet, a man who has made staggering amounts of money over his investing lifetime. Buffet's points in the Saturday letter: volatility is not the same as risk, you should fear dollar-denominated securities more than a stock portfolio and patience is the name of the game - if you try to beat the market, you'll likely fail.

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Don Brunell | Congress must stop abusive Irs tactics

First, the agency targeted conservative groups seeking non-profit status. Originally characterized by IRS officials as a couple of rogue agents in Cincinnati, the practice was later revealed to be a politically-motivated campaign coordinated by Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS Exempt Organizations Unit.

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Another Daily Beast Disaster: Scott Walker - Rape' Hit Implodes

No one expects anything approaching a standard of journalism from the shallow, snark-site Jezebel . The Daily Beast, however, does pose as an objective journalism outlet and now has another disaster on its hands.

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Rand Paul: Your phone records are none of the government's 'damn business'

Sen. Rand Paul criticized the intelligence community's mass surveilence of Americans at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday. The libertarian-leaning senator said that he understood that intelligence agencies needed to be able to conduct surveillance on some to do their jobs, but accused the agencies of overreach and misleading Congress.

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Trump: Hillary, McCain were 'birthers'

Donald Trump once again questioned the authenticity of President Obama's birth certificate and called former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. John McCain "birthers" for wanting Obama's birth certificate during the 2008 campaign. While Clinton and McCain failed, Trump said, he succeeded at finally getting the president to release his long-form birth certificate because he's a "good businessman."

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Giuliani's gaffe puts GOP to a new test

Was Rudy Giuliani playing a race card when he accused President Barack Obama of not loving America? No way, the former New York mayor said later, but his litmus test sounded like he needs an eye test. Giuliani's remarks last week at a New York fundraiser for Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin set off a national uproar - and became a new question for presidential hopefuls like Walker to answer: Do you think Giuliani is right or what? "I do not believe, and I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I do not believe that the president loves America," Giuliani said at the event.

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Paul thrills CPAC with sermon on liberty

Sen. Rand Paul got a rock star's reception at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday where he preached to his supporters about liberty and defended his positions on foreign policy. Paul's young supporters are out in force at the conference, handing out posters and wearing "I Stand With Rand" buttons and t-shirts.

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'I don't see him winning"- Trump on Jeb Bush

Businessman Donald Trump takes aim at former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, a potential presideniatl candidate, saying, ''I don't see him winning.' ' Rough Cut .

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Despite spat with US, Israeli leader fighting Iran nuke deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington next week on a last-gasp effort to seal what he hopes will become his signature achievement: preventing Iran from attaining a nuclear weapon. But the centerpiece of the visit, a much-hyped speech to Congress arguing against the international community's emerging nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic, has been overshadowed by a damaging battle with the White House and electoral intrigue back home.

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Rand Paul: National security trumps all other spending

Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said Friday he understands some conservatives' skepticism toward his foreign policy views but emphasized that the first priority of the president must be national security. The likely 2016 presidential contender used his turn before activists gathered near Washington at the annual Conservative Political Action Committee that he would not allow his libertarian leanings to trump the need to keep the United States safe.

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Here are 9 specific policies Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish should consider,...

A Cuyahoga County report released Friday might offer insight into the issues on which Armond Budish's will focus during his four years as Cuyahoga County executive. The report summarizes recommendations from a volunteer group, chaired by U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge and made up of dozens of politicians and business and civic leaders , that Budish created last November to advise his transition into office.

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OXON HILL, Md. - Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday blasted President Barack Obama's record on foreign policy, calling for a harder-line approach in the Middle East and accusing the administration of "making grave calculations that make the world less safe."

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Corker Praises Committee Passage Of Bipartisan End Modern Slavery Initiative Act Of 2015

Senator Corker's bipartisan legislation would create a powerful effort in concert "There are 27 million people all over this world today that are in bondage," said Senator Corker in the interview. "They are in day labor, and rug manufacturing, or brick kilns, or they are young boys in Ghana that are in the fishing world, or they are in sexual servitude.

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House Republican leaders scrap education vote

In a political embarrassment for Republicans, House GOP leaders on Friday abruptly cancelled a vote on a bill to update the George W. Bush-era No Child Left Behind education law after struggling to find support from conservatives. The bill would keep the annual testing requirements on schools but would give more freedom to states and districts to spend federal dollars and determine how to identify and fix failing schools.

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Rubio: Obama sees deal with Iran as his legacy

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida says President Barack Obama sees a deal with Iran on its nuclear ambitions as his legacy. Rubio, a likely presidential candidate in 2016, told the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday that the president treats Iran's religious leader with more respect than Israel's prime minister.

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Bush defends his conservative credentials ahead of CPAC

Jeb Bush readily points to his conservative credentials - tax cuts and smaller government as Florida's governor - yet convincing the activists at the Conservative Political Action Conference that he's one of them might be a tougher sell. A sign of what Bush faces at CPAC: His speech Friday in Washington follows those by conservative heroes Sen. Marco Rubio, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Sen. Rand Paul and former Sen. Rick Santorum.

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Congress aims for short-term Homeland Security bill

Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., holds up a copy of the Constitution while talking to reporters as House Republicans emerge from a closed-door meeting on how to deal with the impasse over the Homeland Security budget, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. GOP lawmakers have been trying to block President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration through the funding for the DHS which expires Friday night.

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Lawmaker reimbursed costs for lavish office decor

Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock repaid the U.S. government $40,000 from his personal checking account for redecorating his congressional office in the style of the TV show "Downton Abbey," according to financial records reviewed by The Associated Press. Schock paid $35,000 earlier this month to the owner of the decorating firm, Euro Trash, and $5,000 more on Thursday, the records showed.

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US Senator 'Disproves Climate Change' By Lobbing a Snowball

Senator James Inhofe caused a bit a comotion in the Senate chamber yesterday when he illustrated his belief that climate change is " the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people " by lobbing a snowball. "Do you know what this is? It's a snowball, and that's just from outside here.

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Rep. Aaron Schock speaks to reporters before meetings

Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., has repaid $35,000 from his personal funds to cover the cost of a lavish office redecoration that became a national story earlier this month. Schock reimburses $35,000 for office renovation WASHINGTON - Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., has repaid $35,000 from his personal funds to cover the cost of a lavish office redecoration that became a national story earlier this month.

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Congress aims for short-term Homeland Security bill

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio responds to reporters about the problems in passing the Homeland Security budget because of Republican efforts to block President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration, Thursd... . House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio responds to reporters about the impasse over passing the Homeland Security budget because of Republican efforts to block President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration, Thurs... Graphic shows numbers of Department of Homeland Security workers who may be furloughed in a shutdown; 2c x 7 inches; 96.3 mm x 177 mm; .

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UPDATE 2-Conservative economist to lead research at U.S. Congress

Republican lawmakers on Friday appointed a former White House economist with a conservative pedigree to head Congress's traditionally nonpartisan research body for budget policy. Keith Hall, who served as chief economist on former President George W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisers, will take the reins at the Congressional Budget Office in April.

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Two Bay Area Museums Named Finalists For Highest U.S. Honor For Museums and Libraries

Haven't treated the family lately to visits at Chabot Space & Science Center or The Tech Museum of Innovation? Do it! Congrats to both. Two Bay Area museums are finalists for the nation's highest honor for museums and libraries, officials from the museums said.

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Debate Over a Dress Color Gets 3X More Network Attention Than - Net Neutrality' Ruling

The latest social media phenomenon to "break the Internet" was more important to the broadcast news networks than the federal decision to regulate the Internet which could cost taxpayers billions of dollars. The Federal Communication Commission passed Internet regulations on Feb. 26, that reclassified the Internet as a public utility.

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Former Maryland Gov. OMalley to speak to SC Democrats

Our eNewspaper network was founded in 2002 to provide stand-alone digital news sites tailored for the most searched-for locations for news. With a traditional newspaper format, more than 100 sites were established each with a newspaper-type name to cover the highest-ranked regions, countries, cities and states.

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Some in GOP say Homeland Security funding lapse no big deal

Republican leaders eager to avert a partial government shutdown are getting heat from conservative colleagues who ask what the fuss is all about. Numerous House Republicans say it's preferable to let the Homeland Security Department go unfunded for a few days, at least, if that's the cost of undoing a White House immigration policy they consider unlawful.

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The Fix: The Democrats might be radio silent for the next year,...

The annual convention/pep rally that is CPAC has attracted a lot of attention over the last few years for fairly obvious reasons. It's many of the most prominent conservative members of the Republican party, speaking publicly on current issues in an otherwise slow news period.

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Hillary Clinton's 'obsession' with money could be an obstacle for her 2016 campaign

Clinton, the Democratic presidential front-runner in 2016, is under a barrage of criticism for her finances including her six-figure speaking fees and her foundation's fundraising practices. The headlines have some experts on both sides of the aisle convinced Clinton's cash could be an issue in her prospective White House bid.

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The Fix: Netanyahu is generally liked. Will his big speech change that?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim, near Jerusalem, on Feb. 25. Just as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit Washington, stirring some partisan bickering, a new Pew poll captures how Americans view him. The polls shows that 38 percent have a favorable view of him, with 27 viewing him unfavorably.

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Survey misses the bigger picture

That is, if Estes Park had more residents, businesses will come to serve those people. To have more residents, the city has to do things that entice people to move to Estes Park, such as improved schools, hospital, safety and recreation.

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"Our Allies No Longer Trust Us" - Rubio to CPAC

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, a potential candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, on Friday said "Our allies no longer trust us and our enemies no longer fear us," at the Conservative Politi

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Investigators find 32,000 emails in IRS probe

Investigators said Thursday they have recovered 32,000 emails related to a former IRS official at the heart of the agency's tea party scandal. The emails were to and from Lois Lerner, who used to head the IRS division that processes applications for tax-exempt status.

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Common Core Lawsuit Could End It All

Bobby Jindal's case as the Republican Party's premier champion against Common Core was bolstered late Thursday when a federal judge ruled that the Louisiana governor's federal lawsuit regarding the standards will be allowed to proceed. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick, an Obama appointee, doesn't necessarily mean that Jindal's claim is likely to succeed, but it does mean he'll be allowed to state his case in court.

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New Push To Award Chris Kyle Medal Of Honor

Republican Rep. Roger Williams introduced a bill Thursday to award the highly decorated Navy SEAL a posthumous Medal of Honor for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom. "Chris gave the ultimate sacrifice and served his nation with distinction and bravery while saving countless American lives," Williams said in a statement to reporters.

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Carly Fiorina criticizes Clinton over foundation money

Former technology executive Carly Fiorina, the only woman known to be contemplating a Republican presidential bid, on Thursday challenged Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton to explain millions of dollars from foreign governments donated to her family's foundation. "She tweets about women's rights in this country and takes money from governments that deny women the most basic human rights," Fiorina told the Conservative Political Action Conference, known as CPAC.

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Chicago downgraded

In a blow to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, one of the major bond-rating services today downgraded Chicago's credit to just two levels above junk, saying the city has not been able to adequately control the soaring cost of worker pensions. In a statement, Moody's Investors Service moved city debt to Baa2 from Baa1, and kept the city on a negative outlook.

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2 loose llamas lassoed after running amok near Phoenix

In this image taken from video and provided by abc15.com, men lasso one of two quick-footed llamas after they dashed in and out of traffic before they were captured, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, in Sun City, Ariz., a Phoenix-area retirement community. The llamas thwarted numerous attempts by sheriff's deputies and bystanders to round them up before they were roped into custody.

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CPAC Hails - President Paul' Joel Gehrke 18 minutes ago

CPAC activists waited an hour-and-a-half for Senator Rand Paul after congressional votes delayed his speech, and the pent-up energy made for a rowdy welcome. "President Paul! President Paul! President Paul!" the attendees chanted in the middle of Paul's speech after he declared America needs "a new president."

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Pelosi: Democrats Won't Help GOP Pass 3-Week DHS Funding Bill

Those were the words House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi used Friday morning to describe the current state of House Republicans. At her weekly news conference, the California Democrat slammed GOP leadership for proceeding with a three-week continuing resolution to float Department of Homeland Security operations, rather than taking up the Senate-passed bill to fully fund the agency through the end of the fiscal year.

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Lawmaker reimbursed costs for lavish office decor

The Associated Press has learned that Illinois Republican Rep. Aaron Schock has personally reimbursed the government $40,000 for renovations to his congressional office. It was modeled after the TV show "Downton Abbey."

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Midday Roundup: GOP parades presidential hopefuls at CPAC

Speech time. Conservative leaders and activists are gathering in Washington this week for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.

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US sanctions bill on NKorea passes legislative hurdle

A bill aimed at restricting North Korea's access to hard currency passed a legislative hurdle Friday as pressure grows in Congress for tougher action over Pyongyang's nuclear program and alleged involvement in a hacking attack on Sony Pictures. The House Committee on Foreign Affairs approved the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act, which has bipartisan support and envisions the kind of restrictions that have been imposed on banks in dealing with Iran.

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About that Donald Trump speech at CPAC a

Businessman Donald Trump speaks to guests at the Iowa Freedom Summit on January 24, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. The summit is hosting a group of potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates to discuss core conservative principles ahead of the January 2016 Iowa Caucuses.

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Fighting a bad cold, Biden cancels trip to Uruguay

Vice President Joe Biden abruptly canceled a planned trip to Uruguay on Friday, citing a bad cold that he's been fighting for days. Yet he planned to move ahead with a later visit to Guatemala, keeping the vice president out of the country during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's controversial speech to Congress.

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Rep. Aaron Schock speaks to reporters before meetings

Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., has repaid $35,000 from his personal funds to cover the cost of a lavish office redecoration that became a national story earlier this month. Schock reimburses $35,000 for office renovation WASHINGTON - Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., has repaid $35,000 from his personal funds to cover the cost of a lavish office redecoration that became a national story earlier this month.

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Netanyahu is generally liked. Will his big speech change that?

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim, near Jerusalem, on Feb. 25. Just as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit Washington, stirring some partisan bickering, a new Pew poll captures how Americans view him. The polls shows that 38 percent have a favorable view of him, with 27 viewing him unfavorably.

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Paul gets another warm reception at CPAC

Sounding very much like a presidential candidate, Rand Paul got another very friendly reception Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference. As a packed ballroom cheered and chanted, the Kentucky senator called on "lovers of liberty" to "rise to the occasion" in order to defeat government overreach ranging from health care to counterterrorism surveillance.

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Congress Clears Way For Stopgap Homeland Security Measure

Rep. Walter B. Jones, holds up a copy of the Constitution while talking to reporters as House Republicans emerge from a closed-door meeting on how to deal with the impasse over the Homeland Security budget, Feb. 26, 2015. The U.S. House of Representatives has cleared the way for passage of a short-term funding bill to keep the Department of Homeland Security open.

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Serious Pro-Growth Policy in Congress

Yesterday we published an overview and dynamic modeling results for a business tax proposal by Representative Devin Nunes . This tax plan has been developing for several years now, largely without heavy media attention.

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US, Cuba meet for second round of diplomatic normalization talks

Diplomats from the US and Cuba met Friday for a second round of negotiations that aim to restore relations between the nations. Delegates are discussing embassy openings, prisoner exchanges, and Cuba's place on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.

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How Much Should It Cost You to Drive on the Road?

Currently, federal, state, and local governments levy gas taxes in order to fund road construction and repair. The taxes and spending associated with roads is an example of the benefit principle of taxation.

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You Can Believe The Science Or You Can Believe The Senator With The Snowball

This happened on February 26 on the floor of the United States Senate. The speaker is Senator James Inhofe : He's looking to disprove global warming by saying it's very cold outside in Washington DC.

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Manchin urges Navy to name ship after decorated W.Va. vet

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is urging the Navy to name a ship after Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams.

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Regulators ok net neutrality rules for Internet providers

Internet service providers like Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile now must act in the "public interest" when providing a mobile connection to your home or phone, under rules approved Thursday by a divided Federal Communications Commission. The plan, which puts the Internet in the same regulatory camp as the telephone and bans business practices that are "unjust or unreasonable," represents the biggest regulatory shakeup to the industry in almost two decades.

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What We're Watching At The Conservative Political Action Conference

This week's Conservative Political Action Conference has drawn a huge crowd of activists and politicos, per usual - but it's also a prime spot for 2016 presidential hopefuls. The GOP's potential candidates - former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Gov. Scott Walker, Gov. Bobby Jindal - are rolling on and off the main stage, hoping to fire up the conservative audience.

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Boehner mum on DHS bill as partial shutdown approaches

Boehner said he's waiting for the Senate to act on legislation to fund the Homeland... . Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y. motions to an hour glass during news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, February 25, 2015, to discuss Homeland Security Department funding.

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Capitol Hill Buzz: Pelosi teases Reid with dark glasses

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.

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NJ Officer Meets President Obama

Camden County Police Officer Virginia Matias was one of a few officers selected from several departments invited to the White House to talk about community policing. Although cops are used to being called to important gatherings, a New Jersey officer was shocked to discover who she would be meeting at an upcoming event.

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Show Time: CPAC kicks off next phase of GOP campaign

Buzz Cut: a Show Time: CPAC kicks off next phase of GOP campaign a Clinton cash violated ethics rules a Baier Tracks: Threat matrix a Obama vows 'aggressive' response on court defeat for amnesty a Driving under the influence of a nocturnal raptor SHOW TIME: CPAC KICKS OFF NEXT PHASE OF GOP CAMPAIGN Every major player for the Republican presidential nomination knows where to be this week: the Conservative Political Action Conference in suburban Washington. It's always a big deal, but CPAC takes on new significance this year as Republicans try to sort through a bumper crop of presidential contenders.

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Friday N.H. News Roundup - February 27, 2015

A look at the biggest New Hampshire news of the week: political heavyweights Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Marco Rubio descend on the Granite State. Anthem reveals that more than six hundred thousand New Hampshire customers were affected by the recent data hack.

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Administration won't say whether it's working on Plan B for Obamacare

The top official over Obamacare wouldn't say Thursday whether administration officials have made any efforts towards a backup plan should the Supreme Court block many of the law's insurance subsidies. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell reiterated that there's no Plan B, something she'd also said earlier this week in a letter to Congress.

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Scott Walker: I will not take the media's bait

"There has been much discussion about a media double standard where Republicans are covered differently than Democrats, asked to weigh in on issues the Democrats don't face," the potential GOP presidential candidate wrote Wednesday in an op-ed for USA Today . "As a result, when we refuse to take the media's bait, we suffer."

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Treasury won't explain decision to make $3 billion in Obamacare payments

The U.S. Treasury Department has rebuffed a request by House Ways and Means Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R- Wis., to explain $3 billion in payments that were made to health insurers even though Congress never authorized the spending through annual appropriations. At issue are payments to insurers known as cost-sharing subsidies.

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House Committee Leaders Want OSHA to Change Crane Rule

Leaders of a House committee are urging the Occupational Safety & Health Administration to revise its 2010 construction cranes and derricks rule, saying the language that spells out how operators are to be certified is problematic. "We encourage you to work with the stakeholders to resolve the discrepancies," House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline and Rep. Tim Walberg , a subcommittee chair, told OSHA chief David Michaels in a Feb. 11 letter.

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Obama Administration Seeks to Lift Hold on Immigration Directives

A fight is heating up in the courts and in Congress over President Obama's executive order to protect millions of illegal immigrants from deportation. The Justice Dept.

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Warriors' Curry Talks Hoops, Malaria, Cauliflower

The Warriors Stephen Curry was at the White House on Feb. 24, 2015 to talk hoops and malaria with President Obama. Hard to say who might have been more thrilled this week, Stephen Curry or the president of the United States, an avid hoops player himself who once called the Golden State Warriors guard the best shooter he had ever seen.

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Vehicle Testing Centers Close At 1 PM

"Customer and employee safety is our number-one priority in winter weather situations, and Hamilton County and TEMA officials have asked motorists to stay off the road until the conditions improve," said Prentiss Taylor, program manager for the Tennessee vehicle inspection program administered by Envirotest Systems.

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John Boehner blows kisses at a reporter

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, had an unusual response to a reporter asking about how the House will handle a looming funding lapse for the Department of Homeland Security.

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Leaders gather for CPAC 'boot camp'

In a tightly packed room at the Conservative Political Action Conference, more than a hundred conservatives sat down in rows or leaned against the walls to hear a half-dozen political operatives teach the basics of their trade and share one hard truth: the Left is a whole lot better at modern campaigning. While 2016 hopefuls flocked to the National Harbor, Maryland, confab on Thursday, aspiring activists listened attentively the day before as conservative operatives extolled the work of people who would only be blamed and blasted at any other time during the conference.

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Legal marijuana begins in Washington, D.C. as 'green rush' is on

Possession of small amounts of marijuana became legal in the District of Columbia on Thursday, launching a pot "green rush" despite a face-off between local officials and the Republican-led U.S. Congress over the new standards. The U.S. capital joined Washington state, Alaska and Colorado in making marijuana lawful for recreational use, reflecting a rapidly shifting legal landscape for the drug.

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Senate Committee backs Lynch for attorney general

U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch testifies during a confirmation hearing before Senate Judiciary Committee January 28, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12 to eight Thursday to confirm Loretta Lynch as the next attorney general, sending her nomination before the full Senate for debate and a vote that is expected in the coming weeks. President Obama nominated Lynch , a U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, to succeed Eric Holder as the head of the Justice Department after Holder announced his resignation in September.

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Man jailed for killing ex-fiancee's four-month-old baby brings...

A man jailed for killing his ex-fiancA e's three-and-a-half-month-old baby has brought an appeal against his conviction for manslaughter. Philip Doyle , of Tinakilly, Aughrim, Co Wicklow, had initially pleaded not guilty to the murder of baby Ross Murphy at Creagh Demesne, Gory, Co Wexford, on April 5 2005.

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Netanyahu speech straining bipartisanship ahead of AIPAC conference

Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's congressional address and its biggest-ever annual conference, AIPAC wants to keep the focus squarely on Iran and the traditionally bipartisan nature of American support for Israel. Tensions between Democrats and the Israeli prime minister are escalating ahead of his speech next week to Congress, with top Obama administration officials and congressional Democrats shifting their criticism from Republican machinations into outright personal attacks on Netanyahu.

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US says China is expanding its outposts in South China Sea

A Minneapolis teenager accused of trying to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group has pleaded guilty in federal court. A Minneapolis teenager accused of trying to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group has pleaded guilty in federal court.

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Net neutrality: U.S. regulators approve tougher rules for ISPs

Net neutrality is the idea that websites or videos load at about the same speed. That means you won't be more inclined to watch a particular show on one service provider instead of the other because one has struck a deal with to load its data faster.

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Boehner to media: Pucker up

House Speaker John Boehner had a message for reporters who want to know what he's going to do to keep the Department of Homeland Security: Pucker up. After batting away question after question about what the House will do if the Senate sends it a bill to fund Homeland Security, without including in it the attack on President Barack Obama's immigration actions that conservatives are seeking, the Ohio Republican responded to one by puckering his lips and making kissing noises in the reporter's direction.

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Brent Bozell Blasts Media for Ignoring Clinton Foundation Funding Controversy

Appearing on the Fox Business Network's Varney & Company on Thursday, Media Research Center President Brent Bozell reacted to the lack of media coverage following two Washington Post articles that revealed the Clinton Foundation received millions of dollars in donations from foreign governments, including more than $500,000 from the Algerian government while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State. Speaking to host Stuart Varney, Bozell called the lack of network coverage surrounding the Clinton controversy "stunning" and that this story "gives the perception of ethical violations" between the Clinton Foundation and the Obama administration during Hillary's tenure at the State Department.

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NBC and CBS Tout Obama Blasting GOP for 'Killing Reform' on Immigration

On Thursday, both NBC's Today and CBS This Morning were eager to promote MSNBC's town hall infomercial that allowed President Obama to push his executive overreach on illegal immigration and slam his opponents. On Today , news anchor Natalie Morales proclaimed: "The President is urging millions of undocumented immigrants to keep planning for eventual relief ....he pledged to do everything in his power to overhaul the immigration system."

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D.C. leaders legalize pot despite threats from Congress

Defying threats from Congress, the District of Columbia legalized possession of marijuana for recreational purposes on Thursday, becoming the first place east of the Mississippi River with legal pot. The new law took effect at 12:01 a.m., despite last-minute maneuvers by Republican leaders in Congress and threats that city leaders could face prison time.

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Conservative veterans group proposes privatized health care

A conservative veterans group is testing its clout with a radical plan unveiled Thursday to largely privatize VA health care. Concerned Veterans for America is calling for the Veterans Health Administration -- the wing of the VA that oversees health care -- to be turned into an "independent, government-chartered nonprofit corporation."

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The value of a frozen conflict

Mikhail Karaman points at his grandfather's image at the Soviet memorial for the second world war fallen at Chobruchi, Transnistria photo : Jens Malling "Towards the future together with Russia." The Russian words cover the side of a trolleybus in Tiraspol, capital of Transnistria, the "Trans-Dniester Moldavian Republic".

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Dealing with the 'Unaffordable Care Act' and Social Security: Letter

By the time this article gets in the newspaper, your time will be over to sign up for Obamacare. The TV and newspapers will tell you how great the signups are for the insurance.

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Report: Surge in Chinese investment raises fraud risks

Chinese investors seeking green cards to live in America run the risk of being defrauded under a loosely regulated visa program, according to a report Thursday from a federal watchdog. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission raises questions about America's EB-5 visa program, which grants green cards to foreigners in return for investments of $1 million - or just $500,000 in high-unemployment or rural areas.

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Hillary Clinton leads big in Iowa

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has an overwhelming early lead of of likely Iowa Democratic caucus participants, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Clinton received 61 percent while Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts got 19 percent and Vice President Joe.

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Richard Hamilton announces retirement

The news came as a surprise to people who assumed Hamilton already had retired, seeing as how he hadn't played since April 2013 with the Chicago Bulls, who waived him in July of that year. "Last year I took the year off to get the opportunity to hang out with my kids, to let my body recover from the long NBA seasons and things like that," Hamilton said.

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Netanyahu in for bumpy US landing

When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted an invitation to address the US Congress two weeks before an Israeli election, there appeared to be little downside. As the appointment draws near, the potential pitfalls are growing.

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Historic vote set for Internet rules

A new day is dawning in Washington's battle over the Internet. The Federal Communications Commission will vote Thursday to issue regulations designed to guarantee equal access to the Internet, despite staunch opposition from Republicans and under the threat of lawsuits from major companies.

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Gowdy: If You Weaken (the Law)Today, You Weaken It Forever

Rep. Trey Gowdy has a message for those who may approve of -- or even benefit from -- President ObamaA s unconstitutional immigration policy: "Be careful what you do with the law today, because if you weaken it today, you weaken it forever," he told the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Gowdy said the law is the nationA s greatest unifying and equalizing force -- "but one person does not make law in a republic."

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Michelle Obama's 'Let's Move' campaign turns 5, spurring videos, tweets, praise and criticism

February 2015 marks the fifth anniversary of Michelle Obama's " Let's Move! " initiative. The First Lady got her husband, President Barack Obama, in on the celebration this week, with a video of the pair asking Americans to share their favorite five ways to stay fit.

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DC leaders legalize pot despite threats from Congress

Defying threats from Congress, the District of Columbia legalized possession of marijuana for recreational purposes on Thursday, becoming the first place east of the Mississippi River with legal pot. The new law took effect at 12:01 a.m., despite last-minute maneuvers by Republican leaders in Congress and threats that city leaders could face prison time.

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Senate panel votes to confirmLoretta Lynch as attorney general

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to confirm U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch as the next attorney general, sending her nomination to the full Senate, where it is expected to be voted on in the coming days. By a vote of 12 to 8, the committee approved the nomination of Lynch, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, as the first African American woman to take the reins of the Justice Department.

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Senate panel to grill FCC on Internet rules

The Senate Commerce Committee is slated to grill all five Federal Communications Commission members during an oversight hearing on March 18, according to Chairman John Thune . FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and the four other commissioners will answer questions about the agency's "over-reaching" net neutrality order expected to be approved Thursday on a 3-2 party-line vote.

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McConnell: Internet rules 'a blow to the future of innovation'

Sen. Mitch McConnell on Thursday sent a warning to the Federal Communications Commissions ahead of its vote on controversial net-neutrality rules. The FCC will decide whether to issue regulations designed to guarantee equal treatment of Internet traffic.

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Senate panel approves Brooklyn's Loretta Lynch as attorney general

The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved Loretta Lynch's nomination to be attorney general, sending it to the full Senate. The 55 -year-old Lynch now serves as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

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Scott Walker's challenge: Keeping the momentum

He's rocketing to the top-tier of potential 2016 GOP contenders following a strong appearance in Iowa last month and surging to the front of the pack in a handful of polls. But coming off a 2012 cycle that saw Republican candidates rise and fall with the regularity of a finely-made Swiss watch, Walker's challenge now is figuring out a way to sustain the momentum.

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Thune on run for White House in 2016: 'We are not that hard up yet'

Sen. John Thune on Thursday said the GOP's 2016 field of potential candidates for the White House is "not that hard up" that he'd be needed to jump in. "I always tell people we are not that hard up yet.

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Adrian Peterson cleared by judge to be reinstated; will Vikings keep him?

U.S. District Judge David Doty issued his order Thursday, less than three weeks after hearing oral arguments. Doty overruled NFL arbitrator Harold Henderson's previous denial of Peterson's appeal.

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Landmark Internet rules approved

Federal regulators voted Thursday to impose sweeping net neutrality rules that supporters say are critical to protecting the freedom of the Internet. In a party-line 3-2 vote, the Federal Communications Commission moved to embrace an approach advocated by President Obama to treat the Web like a utility in order to prevent major companies such as Comcast or Verizon from slowing, blocking or creating "toll roads" for people's access to the Internet.

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Ted Cruz Learns When to Fold

Sen. Ted Cruz apparently isn't up for fighting just for the sake of fighting when it comes to funding the Department of Homeland Security. Time and time again, the Texas firebrand has railed against deals struck by Mitch McConnell in recent years - and voted against them - but he hasn't used all of the considerable procedural tools at his disposal to gum up the works.

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"In all criminal prosecutions," reads the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, "the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial." In its dangling of George Zimmerman over the pit of judicial hell for the last three years, the Obama Department of Justice violated the spirit of that amendment for no better reason than to pacify the DemocratsA increasingly bloodthirsty base.

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In this Feb. 25, 2014, photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks to reporters following a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Boehner defends Netanyahu speech, rejects criticism

" The Republican leader of the U.S. House of Representatives is defending the invitation to the Israeli prime minister to speak to Congress about Iran. Speaker John Boehner also is rejecting criticism from National Security Adviser Susan Rice that the speech is "destructive" to U.S.-Israel relations.

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US says China is expanding its outposts in South China Sea

The makers of the nasal spray version of the flu vaccine say they now know why it didn't protect young children against swine flu - the doses got too warm. The makers of the nasal spray version of the flu vaccine say they now know why it didn't protect young children against swine flu - the doses got too warm.

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Tim Kaine the latest Hill Democrat to announce plans to skip Netanyahua s speech

In this April 2014 file photo, Sen. Tim Kaine speaks to reporters outside the White House. Sen. Tim Kaine became the fourth senator to say he would skip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned speech to Congress next week, calling its timing "highly inappropriate" shortly after a top White House official called it "destructive" to the relationship between the two countries.

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Congressman faces expenses scrutiny, hires PR team

Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock has now hired lawyers and public relations experts in the face of growing questions over his use of taxpayer and campaign money to pay for flights on private jets, concert tickets and other entertainment expenses. The latest revelations come from an Associated Press review of the social media friendly Republican's campaign, and office records and his posts on the photo and video sharing website Instagram.

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Obamacare Tax Mix-up Affects Hundreds of Thousands-Other Alternatives Begin to Look More Appealing

A mere days after President Obama announced this month that 11.4 million people enrolled or renewed their registration under the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration suffered serious setbacks, causing frustration for many with the program. On February 20th of this month, it was revealed that 800,000 HealthCare.gov customers received incorrect tax information from the government, which will result in delayed tax filings and possible penalties for many.

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Vito Barbieri and Personhood Bill Backers Don't Understand Reproduction

On Monday, there was a hearing in Idaho on a bill to prohibit prescribing abortion drugs via telemedicine, a practical method of treatment for doctors in states with large rural populations. According to the Associated Press , this exchange happened between state Rep. Vito Barbieri and a medical doctor: Dr. Julie Madsen, a physician who said she has provided various telemedicine services in Idaho, was testifying in opposition to the bill.

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Netanyahu visit 'destructive,' Obama adviser Susan Rice says

The strain between the U.S. and Israel deepened Wednesday, as a top adviser to President Barack Obama sharply rebuked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming speech to Congress as "destructive," while the Israeli leader rejected an invitation to meet with Senate Democrats. National Security Adviser Susan Rice said Netanyahu's March 3 speech, which was arranged by Republican congressional leaders, has "injected a degree of partisanship" into a relationship that should be above politics.

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Scientists witness carbon dioxide trapping heat in air

In this handout photo, taken in 2011, provided by Jonathan Gero, scientists witness and measured carbon dioxide trapping heat in the sky above, confirming human-caused global warming, using the Atmosph... Three men accused of plotting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State and wage war against the United States were arrested on terrorism charges Wednesday, federal officials said. Investigators say natural gas leaking from an underground main traveled into a New Jersey house, built up in its basement and exploded when it came in contact with an open flame from an appliance in the house.

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HAL wins: Computer program bests humans at 'Space Invaders'

Pac-Man TV game in New York. Computers already have bested human champions in Jeopardy! and chess, but artificial intelligence now has gone to master an entirely... Three men accused of plotting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State and wage war against the United States were arrested on terrorism charges Wednesday, federal officials said.

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Indiana ISTEP+ battles puts spotlight on testing challenges

Thousands of Indiana students are buckling down to a new standardized test this week after an uproar over longer exams forced education leaders, lawmakers and Gov. Mike Pence to step in and shorten the assessment taken annually by about 450,000 students. The battle over the ISTEP+ exam, which was revamped after Indiana abandoned the national Common Core standards to create its own, has cast an uncomfortable spotlight on the challenges states face as they try to forge their own paths to school accountability.

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Hospital can't save nursing home; Aquisition would threaten the financial future of PDH

Pond plans: In 1971, the Dellinger family of Quincy donated 7.22 acres, which included a pond, to Feather River College. Since then, the pond has just sat on the edge of town - unused and unmaintained.

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BIO Strongly Supports FDA Safety over Sequestration Act; Urges Swift Consideration and Passage

The Biotechnology Industry Organization today applauds Representatives Leonard Lance and Anna Eshoo for introducing the FDA Safety Over Sequestration Act, or FDA SOS Act . The Act would exempt privately-paid user fees paid to the FDA from any future operation of sequestration.

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Susan Rice calls upcoming Netanyahu speech to Congress 'destructive'

Susan Rice, President Barack Obama's national security adviser, called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled speech to a joint session of Congress next week 'destructive' to U.S.-Israel relations. Speaking on PBS' 'Charlie Rose' Tuesday, Rice said Netanyahu's acceptance of House Speaker John Boehner's invitation to speak to members of the House of Representatives and the Senate and offer his views about a yet-to-be completed nuclear deal with Iran 'injected a degree of partisanship.'

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GOP House Chairmen Blast FCCChairman s Refusal to Testify

The Republican chairmen of two powerful House committees blasted Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler on Wednesday for refusing to testify before their committees prior to the commission's upcoming vote on net neutrality. "We are deeply disappointed in Chairman Wheeler's decision" not to testify," House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz said in a joint statement.

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Correction: United States-North Korea-Nuclear story

Federal officials have agreed to let Southwest Airlines Co. keep flying planes that missed an inspection of a backup rudder system if the planes are checked in the next five days.

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Contradictions and lunacy abound in Obama's policy towards Cuba and Venezuela

If you think President Obama's policies in the Middle East are an unmitigated disaster, take a gander of the huge mess he is making in Latin America. In the morning, Kerry told a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that the Obama Administration's new Cuba policy had been applauded throughout the region; that it would eliminate Castro's "blame America" excuse; and that it would remove a distraction for other nations to hold Cuba's regime accountable.

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Traditional healer returns to first Ebola-affected village

Federal officials have agreed to let Southwest Airlines Co. keep flying planes that missed an inspection of a backup rudder system if the planes are checked in the next five days.

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IL Democrat Schakowsky to skip Netanyahu speech

The nine-term Illinois congresswoman said the speech should be postponed until after the Israeli elections next month. She says House Speaker John Boehner's invitation to Netanyahu without notifying President Barack Obama threatens Israel's security and undermines Congress' bipartisan support for Israel.

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Georgia delays execution of a female inmate due to looming winter storm

Georgia has postponed a lethal injection scheduled for Wednesday night, delaying what would have been the state's first execution of a female inmate since World War II. The decision was announced Wednesday afternoon by the Georgia Department of Corrections.

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Both Parties Face Risks as Health Care Law Court Case Nears

Those numbers tell much about the political impact of a Supreme Court case in which conservatives and Republicans hope to demolish a pillar of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The justices hear arguments next week.

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GOP lawmakers accuse Yellen of playing politics

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has come under fire from House Republicans, who challenged the central bank's independence in her second day of testimony to Congress. GOP lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee say Yellen is unduly influenced Democrats.

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Another View Strickland? Incredible

Why former Gov. Ted Strickland thinks Ohioans would ever trust him again is a puzzle. During his tenure as the state's chief executive from 2007-11, Strickland gave voters no reason to support him again.

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Nisar calls for international unity against terrorism : February 25, 2015,

LONDON Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan here on Wednesday called for international unity against terrorism and urged the west to stop correlation between Islam and terrorism. Speaking at International Institute for Strategic Studies here, the minister said Islam was opposite of terrorism and those who do not know should read about the religion.

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Outback Observation: How the Mighty have fallen

Gov. Kitzhaber's resignation from his position as the leader of our state has again brought up the people who stand on pedestals, who we may see as infallible, only to fall down in disgrace.As our Rep. Greg Walden has said in a release about the governor's step down, "If what we have all read is true, this may well go down as one of Oregon's ... (more)

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Giuliani's Love for His Country Is Equal to the Money He Makes

Over the last few days we've seen a slew of arrows directed at Rudy Giuliani for the hateful, derisive comments he made about Barack Obama's alleged lack of "love for his country." There's even been a few grunts of dissatisfaction from fellow Republicans worried about the impact of Giuliani's outlandish comments on the 2016 elections.

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Who loves America?

Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, is taking some heat -- and winning praise in some quarters -- for remarks he made at a private dinner last week at which he questioned President Obama's love for America. Speaking at Manhattan's upscale "21 Club" at a gathering of economic conservatives hosting potential Republican presidential candidates , Giuliani said: "I do not believe, and I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I do not believe that the president loves America.

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Scott Walker must speak the truth

Thus proclaimed Scott Walker, the Wisconsin governor and Republican presidential hopeful, when asked by the Washington Post's Dan Balz and Robert Costa whether President Obama is a Christian. This is not a matter of conjecture.

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House Republicans split on 'clean' Homeland Security funding

Speaker John Boehner faces a tough decision on whether to bring legislation to fund the Homeland Security Department but not overturn President Obama's executive actions on immigration. Homeland Security will shut down on Saturday without a new funding bill, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he's ready to allow the Senate to vote on a "clean" funding bill.

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Advocates: Pa. will see 'chaos' if Supreme Court strikes down Obamacare subsidies

This Jan. 25, 2012, file photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington. A Supreme Court case over the legality of federal subsidies that help millions of Americans afford health coverage under President Barack Obama's health care law poses risks to both political parties.

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Joe Biden drops by 'Parks and Rec' finale

Spoiler alert: Vice President Joe Biden made his second cameo appearance on the NBC show "Parks and Recreation" in the series finale Tuesday, this time alongside the Second Lady Jill Biden. And in a flash forward to 2025, the show's main character Leslie Knope is a lot more composed than the first time she met Biden when she touched his face and laughed awkwardly in Season 5 when the cast filmed several episodes in Washington, D.C. But in 2025, Knope and Biden seem like old pals as Knope attends a dinner of "good friends and colleagues."

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Pressure centers on House GOP on Homeland Security bill

House Republicans reacted tepidly at best Wednesday to calls from the upper reaches of both political parties for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security without immigration-related provisions opposed by the White House. Three days before a threatened partial shutdown at the agency, House Speaker John Boehner declined repeatedly to say what he would recommend to his conservative, fractious rank-and-file if the funding bill clears the Republican-controlled Senate.

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Groan with the wind: The South gets hit with another winter storm

A few weeks ago, metro Atlanta's resident groundhog, Gen. Beauregard Lee, was the toast of the town when he predicted an early spring for the South.

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Obama aides sharpen criticism of Netanyahu ahead of speech

The strain between the U.S. and Israel deepened Wednesday, as top advisers to President Barack Obama sharply rebuked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming speech to Congress as "destructive" and challenged his judgment on the Iran nuclear negotiations. Netanyahu countered by accusing the U.S. and its negotiating partners of having "given up" on stopping Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

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Drive for change

State Rep. Dwayne Taylor has proposed a bill that would open the fire lanes and two-track trails in Tiger Bay State Forest to trucks and other vehicles and set aside up to 10 percent of the 27,395-acre forest for all-terrain and off-road vehicles. House Bill 419 was met with swift and negative reaction, and Taylor said he may amend the bill after the staff analysis by state agencies, including the Florida Forest Service, is complete.

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House GOP under building pressure to fund DHS

Speaker of the House John Boehner answers questions during a press conference following the weekly House Republican conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol February 25, 2015 in Washington, DC. Pressure is mounting for the Republican-led House of Representatives to fund the Department of Homeland Security without interfering with President Obama's immigration policies, but House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, refused to budge on the matter Wednesday.

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Walker Tops Quinnipiac Poll About Iowa GOP Caucus

In a new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker leads the pack with 25-percent. That's twice as high as his nearest rival.

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Obama aides sharpen criticism of Netanyahu ahead of speech

The strain between the U.S. and Israel deepened Wednesday, as top advisers to President Barack Obama sharply rebuked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming speech to Congress as "destructive" and challenged his judgment on the Iran nuclear negotiations. FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2015, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office.

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U.S. nominates first ambassador to Somalia since early 1990s

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Former U.S. lawmaker: Congressional Black Caucus Opposed War Because...

Former Rep. Ron Paul said earlier this month that members of the Congressional Black Caucus opposed war because they wanted to spend money on food stamps instead. Former Rep. Ron Paul said earlier this month that members of the Congressional Black Caucus opposed war because they wanted to spend money on food stamps instead.

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Another Unforced Error for Netanyahu

What was Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu thinking when he rejected an invitation from Senate Democrats to speak to a private meeting of their caucus? Netanyahu's rationale is that he only wants to speak to bipartisan groups rather than to meet with either Democrats or Republicans and thereby be drawn into America's partisan disputes. But by publicly rejecting what seems like an olive branch from Democrats, he is doing just the opposite.

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Watchdog files complaint over lawmaker's travel spending

A government watchdog group on Wednesday asked congressional investigators to examine whether Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock violated House ethics rules by using taxpayer and campaign funds for private air travel. The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington said in its complaint to the Office of Congressional Ethics that available evidence about Schock's spending "warrants a full investigation."

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Senate, in Break From Past, Holds Closed Hearing on Intelligence Threats

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Tuesday held a closed-door, classified hearing with top intelligence officials to review various threats around the world, a break from tradition as the hearing usually represents the only time each year that lawmakers can publicly question the leaders of the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency. The gathering is typically called the "world-wide threats" hearing, and it has been open to the public for at least the past 15 years.

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Hillary Clintona s bore-a-thon

There is only one presidential contender who has nothing to say, at least nothing new or that hasn't been said for years by others. Speaking to a bunch of privileged, wealthy women in Silicon Valley, Hillary Clinton proclaimed her concern for gender equality and the middle class .

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22 Atari games Googlea s algorithm dominates

Google researchers published a landmark paper in artificial intelligence this week. They created a computerized system that can teach itself how to beat old Atari games.

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Googlea s artificial intelligence mastermind responds to Elon Muska s fears

Demis Hassabis is an impressive guy. A former child prodigy, a chess master at 13 and the founder of DeepMind Technologies, a British artificial intelligence company that Google acquired last year .

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Googlea s new algorithm can learn like a human

Google researchers have created an algorithm that has a human-like ability to learn, marking a significant breakthrough in the field of artificial intelligence. In a paper published in Nature this week, the researchers demonstrated that the algorithm could master many Atari video games better than humans, simply through playing the game and learning from experience.

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Montezumaa s Revenge has Googlea s number

Computers are better than us at chess , " Jeopardy" and now plenty of Atari games, following Google's breakthrough in artificial intelligence. But there are still a few games were Google's impressive new algorithm is largely clueless.

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Republicans to DC: Don't legalize pot

House Republicans are warning Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser not to move forward with plans to legalize marijuana in the nation's capital this week -- or else they'll face retribution from Congress. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz and Rep. Mark Meadows said in a letter Tuesday that the city would be violating a spate of federal laws if it went forward with Bowser's plan to implement the new pro-pot measure Thursday.

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Topeka City Council candidates share multiple, major contributors, including Brownback ally

A block of contributors have backed some of the same Topeka City Council candidates, already contributing hundreds of dollars in races where there isn't much cash flow. Twenty-one donors have backed more than one candidate so far.

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Rand Paul's Dad Ron Says Black Caucus Opposes War For Sake Of More Food Stamps

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul talks to his father, former Rep. Ron Paul during a news conference June 22, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Up until very, very recently, Ron Paul , and his son, Rand Paul , have shared not only, but similar reputations.

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40-vehicle pileup in snowy Maine leaves at least 17 injured

In this photo provided by Maine State Police And Maine Emergency Management, traffic is at a stand still as emergency personnel respond to a multi vehicle pileup on Inter... Federal officials say three men have been taken into custody in the United States on charges they plotted to travel overseas to join the Islamic State. Federal officials say three men have been taken into custody in the United States on charges they plotted to travel overseas to join the Islamic State.

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Locked Up For Being Poor

He was pulled over for a speeding ticket and found out that he had not properly renewed his license. When Thompson appeared in traffic court, he was unable to pay the $810 fine and was put on a 30-day probation period to pay his ticket.

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Senate GOP leader is seeking a way out of Homeland Security funding impasse

The Senate's top Republican was trying to build support Tuesday for a new plan to avert a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security on Saturday, but it was unclear whether Democrats and rank-and-file GOP lawmakers would support it. DHS is scheduled to begin furloughing nonessential workers if Congress fails to approve a funding extension for its $40 billion budget by Friday.

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Congress Sends Keystone Bill To Obama, Who Plans To Veto It

House Speaker John Boehner says Congress is sending President Barack Obama legislation to build the Keystone XL pipeline on Tuesday. The White House is indicating Obama will quickly veto it in private over Republican lawmakers' urging that he sign it.

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How Dems lost white voters

While talking to black and white Republicans recently about the Grand Old Party's outreach efforts to voters of color, I wondered: What are Democrats doing to reach working-class whites? Much has been said and written -- some of it by me -- about how desperately Grand Old Party leaders seek to woo voters of color back to the GOP, the fabled "party of Lincoln" to which earlier generations of African-Americans were fondly devoted.

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Utah governor's Medicaid plan due for key vote this week

Gov. Gary Herbert's Medicaid plan faces a make-or-break vote in the state Senate this week, possibly as early as Tuesday. The Republican governor's plan is an alternative to expanding the state-federal program as envisioned under President Barack Obama's health care law.

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Mike Huckabee exaggerate? Say it ain't so

Huffington Post reports t hat 2016 presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has given a mild answer in response to a question of whether it's a problem potential opponent Scott Walker , the Wisconsin doesn't have a college degree. "No, I think that's something he'll have to address as to why, because it'll come up," the former governor said in a Fox radio interview.

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Greg Grothman Urges Constituents To Keep An Eye On Food Stamp Users

It's not unusual for a Republican lawmaker to relate stories of poor people using food stamps to buy questionable items. It's less common for a congressman to urge constituents to proactively snoop on other people's shopping carts.

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Republican-turned-Clinton defender to publish book on 'the battle for 2016'

David Brock, the conservative journalist and operative turned Hillary Clinton defender, will publish a book later this year about the 2016 election, according to his publisher. Paul Samuelson, spokesman for Twelve Publishing, an imprint of Hachette, said Brock's book -- "Killing The Messenger: Clintonland, Kochville and the Battle for 2016" -- is set to be published in September, but a specific date hasn't been nailed down.

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National View: Eugene Robinson a " The GOP's self-deception

Republicans had better divert some of their campaign cash toward finding a cure for Obama Derangement Syndrome. If they don't, their nemesis will beat them in a third consecutive presidential contest - without, of course, actually being on the ballot.

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Elizabeth Warren brings a new fight for the middle class

Warren and a colleague announced they're launching the Middle Class Prosperity Project, which her office says will look at "how the nation's economic system has been rigged against the middle class over the past several decades." "It's time to change that system.

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Go Ahead and Say It, Mr. President

Again and again, Republicans demand to know why President Obama won't name the enemy . They say he's too forgiving, too afraid of ideological conflict, too reluctant to wage all-out war, too eager to find people of good will on the other side.

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Scott Walker's Next Question

"It really doesn't matter what I think now," Walker said, apparently referring to the fact that a district court judge had recently thrown out the state's constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. "It's in the Constitution."

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Congressman's lavish Instagram feed under scrutiny

Rep. Aaron Schock's lavish tastes and penchant for Instagram collided Monday in a way that's bound to cause him more headaches after an already rough month for the Illinois Republican. After sifting through flight records, travel expenses and location data on Schock's Instagram photos, the Associated Press reported Monday that Schock has spent taxpayer dollars to fly on private jets owned by some of his own political donors since mid-2011.

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Meet the toy company founder behind the Paddington plush bear

Kate Clark is the founder of Yottoy, a New York City-based toy company that makes licensed plush toys, including one of Paddington bear, the subject of a hit movie. Since it opened last month, the "Paddington" movie has taken in $67.7 million at the box office and gotten raves from critics.

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Netanyahu vows to do 'everything' to stop Iran deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he would do "everything I can" to prevent a nuclear deal between world powers and Iran, a week ahead of travelling to Washington. Netanyahu's government has always opposed a deal with Tehran over its nuclear programme, and he is to address the US Congress on March 3 on the subject, in a move that has angered the White House.

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Texas Democrat Hires Convicted Felon

The person in question is Terri Hodge , who was convicted in 2010 for lying on her tax returns and is working in Democrat Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson's office. Spencer Irvine Spencer Irvine graduated from Brigham Young University in International Relations and currently works for AIM running operations and social media.

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Report: Rubio Unlikely To Run For Re-election

Mr. Rubio is racing ahead like a man gearing up for a presidential run. His mini-tour for "American Dreams" - his new book, which reads like a blueprint of policy prescriptions for a presidential bid - has taken him through the first four nominating states in the 2016 Republican primary season.

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How women made their voices heard during the feminist Oscars

Hollywood's biggest night handed awards out to several winners Sunday night, prompting many great candid speeches. But it was the women whose voices were heard the loudest.

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Eugene Robinson: The GOP's self-deception

Republicans had better divert some of their campaign cash toward finding a cure for Obama Derangement Syndrome. If they don't, their nemesis will beat them in a third consecutive presidential contest -- without, of course, actually being on the ballot.

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U.S. Veterans secretary apologizes for misstating military service: Report

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald gestures as he testifies about "The State of VA Health Care" as he appears at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 9, 2014.

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Keystone bill lands on Obama's desk Tuesday

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism in Washington on Feb. 18, 2015. Backers of the Keystone XL pipeline in Congress plan to deliver a bill to green-light the project to U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday.

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Obama to veto Keystone XL oil pipeline bill on Tuesday

The bill arrived at the White House from Congress on Tuesday morning. The White House says Obama will veto it by the end of the day.

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Alaska allows recreational marijuana as legalization campaign spreads

Smoking, growing and owning small amounts of marijuana became legal in Alaska on Tuesday, as a growing decriminalization movement reached the United States' wild northwest frontier. The Republican-leaning state, which narrowly passed the measure in November, followed Colorado and Washington among states allowing recreational use, reflecting a rapidly shifting legal landscape for the drug.

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Janet Yellen: Millennials are a mystery

The head of the U.S. Federal Reserve said Tuesday that the behavior of millennials --- which typically refers to a generation of people born in the 80s and 90s --- has top economists scratching their heads. "I think we're just beginning to understand how the millennials are behaving," Yellen said before the Senate Banking Committee.

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Four candidates vying to be Louisiana's next governor will be in Baton Rouge on March 31 for a panel discussion about small business issues. It's the third forum slated so far this year to include Democratic state Rep. John Bel Edwards and Republican candidates U.S. Sen. David Vitter, Lt.

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Chicago deciding Mayor Emanuel's re-election fate

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel hoped to avoid being forced into a runoff Tuesday as voters weighed his record on schools, crime and jobs in deciding whether to award the former White House chief of staff a second term. Emanuel was poised to get the most votes after having raised millions of dollars, plastering the airwaves with ads and winning an endorsement from his former boss, President Barack Obama .

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Obama, Qatar's emir express solidarity to defeat IS

President Barack Obama and Qatar's leader say they are committed to defeating Islamic State militants, despite what the president is calling the "extraordinary challenge" of stabilizing Syria . Obama made a show of solidarity with Qatar by hosting Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for his first visit to the Oval Office Tuesday.

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Hewlett-Packard executive to lead InnVision Shelter Network

A Hewlett-Packard senior vice president with extensive management experience will be InnVision Shelter Network's new CEO as of March 30, the nonprofit organization has announced. Bruce Ives, deputy general counsel at HP, will replace former CEO Karae Lisle, who was appointed to run Menlo Park-based Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. on Feb. 1, according to a press release from that organization.

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Rothman named co-chair of Sony Pictures, replacing Pascal

Lawyers in the Jodi Arias sentencing retrial are scheduled to make closing arguments Tuesday on whether the convicted murderer should receive life in prison or be executed for the 2008 killing of her former boyfriend. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel hopes to avoid being forced into a runoff when voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to give the former White House chief of staff a second term.

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Jeb Bush's Wife Took Out Loans to Buy More Than $40,000 Worth of Jewelry in a Single Day

Jeb Bush's famously low-key wife, Columba Bush, is getting a lot of attention for her expensive taste in jewelry. On Sunday, The Washington Post published documents showing that Columba, 61, took out a series of loans to buy $42,311.70 during a single visit to a jewelry store in Florida back in 2000.

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McConnell: Strip immigration issue from Homeland budget bill

The Senate's top Republican shifted tactics Tuesday to try to free up stalled legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security in advance of a Friday midnight deadline.

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In Apple's latest update, emojis get diverse

Southern California's Metrolink commuter service says one of its trains on the Ventura County run to Los Angeles has struck a truck that was on the tracks in the city of Oxnard. A commuter train slammed into an abandoned truck early Tuesday, causing a fiery derailment that injured dozens of people as three rail cars tumbled onto their sides northwest of Los Angeles.

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McConnell: Strip immigration issue from Homeland budget bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, following a cloture vote.

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GOP Senator Agrees with Yellen: 'Audit the Fed Effort Would Not be a Good Idea'

At a Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing Tuesday, Sen. Bob Corker agreed with Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen in opposing 'audit the Fed' efforts saying, the "audit the Fed effort is to not address auditing the Fed," but to "allow Congress to be able to put pressure on Fed members," which "would not be a particularly good idea." "It's obvious to me that the audit the Fed effort is to not address auditing the Fed, because the Fed is audited, and every day you publish the CUSIP numbers of things you own and the credit facilities you put in place during an emergency - all of that is audited now," said Corker.

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UT/TT Poll: In Texas, WalkerTies Cruz; Clinton Soaring

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has erased U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's strong lead among Texas Republicans in the volatile and still-developing race for the party's 2016 presidential nomination, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Cruz's 25 percentage-point lead over Walker in October has vanished: The Texan won the support of 20 percent of the state's registered voters to Walker's 19 percent - a statistical tie.

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House Chair Demands FCC NetNeutrality Gag Order Lifted

Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Jason Chaffetz demanded yesterday that the Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler make public the details of the proposed net neutrality regulations that will regulate the Internet under the same rules as the old AT&T monopoly. Chaffetz also asked the FCC Chair to appear and answer questions at the House Oversight hearing Wednesday, prior to the planned Agency vote on the draft rules now scheduled for Thursday.

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Legend holds that ChicagoA s mayoral elections are held at this time of the winter every four years because no one in their right mind would venture outside to the polls unless they were loyal Democrat machine voters whose precinct captains were taking attendance.

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