Farm bill to make subsidy changes

Arkansas farmer Dow Brantley said the farm bill's new price-loss coverage won't offer as much profit protection.

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If at first you don't succeed, vote again

According to the U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Survey issued May 2013, approximately 133 million people voted in the 2012 presidential election.

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Warren blasts government profits on student loans

Warren was reacting to a government report that revealed the profit Friday. A previous congressional report estimated that the government will pocket an additional $185 billion in profits on new student loans made over the next 10 years.

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Reed blasts government profits on student loans

Reed was reacting to a government report that revealed the profit Friday. A previous congressional report estimated that the government will pocket an additional $185 billion in profits on new student loans made over the next 10 years.

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GOP pushes Obama on bipartisanship

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Former NFL great Henry Lawrence files to challenge Buchanan for House seat

"It is my honor and privilege to announce my candidacy for the United States Congress," Lawrence posted on his LinkedIn profile page.

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Florida reviews thousands of drug cases for possible evidence tampering

An indoor marijuana farm, also known as a "grow house", is seen in an empty swimming pool, concealed by a thick slab of concrete, in this undated handout photo provided by Miami-Dade County Police Department in Miami, Florida on Jan. 31, 2014.

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Koch-backed ads corner Dems on ObamaCare

That spending disparity reflects the realization within the Democratic Party that following such a rocky rollout they may not be able to "run on ObamaCare," as many of their leaders have predicted.

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Abdullah bin Zayed meets ministers, officials at Munich Security Conference

WAM MUNICH, 1st February 2014 - Foreign Minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Friday at the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference with a number of foreign ministers taking part in the meetings.

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Beer-delivery drone grounded by FAA

Local brewery Lakemaid was testing a new drone delivery system to airlift frosty cases of beer to fishermen holed up in ice shacks on Mille Lacs Lake.

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Obama supporters begin to plan his presidential library

Several friends and supporters of President Barack Obama announced Friday that they have launched a foundation that will oversee the planning of his presidential library that will house his records and artifacts.

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Republicans remain wary of immigration issue

President Barack Obama's new declaration that he's open to legal status for many immigrants short of citizenship sounds a lot like House Speaker John Boehner and other Republican leaders, an election-year compromise that lawmakers from both parties crave.

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Keystone XL foes undaunted by US report

Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline are pressing forward with a lawsuit to challenge the project, public protests and an effort to inject the issue into the November elections after a U.S. State Department report raised no major objections.

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Okla. long on needs, short on cash in 2014 session

Oklahoma legislators who want to increase funding for schools, public safety and other state programs will find themselves short on money to do so as the 2014 session opens on Monday.

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Warren blasts government profits on student loans

Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she is shocked that the federal government earned an estimated $66 billion in profit from student loans originated between 2007 and 2012.

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Keystone XL foes look to Nebraska lawsuit, protests, elections in wake of State Dept. report

With yet another obstacle removed for the Keystone XL pipeline, opponents were pressing forward with a lawsuit to challenge the project, public protests and an effort to inject the issue into the November elections.

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Obama Asks CEOs For Help Hiring Long-Term Jobless

Confronting the persistent joblessness that has marred the economic recovery, President Barack Obama won commitments Friday from more than 300 companies to reach out in their hiring to the nearly 4 million Americans who have been unemployed for half a year or more.

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Ga. faced iced roads as recently as 2011

Three years before a storm brought Atlanta to a standstill this week, public officials confronted very similar problems with snow and ice.

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Will Obama's pledge get the unemployed back to work?

President Barack Obama rallied 300 companies and got them to agree they won't purposefully weed out job applications from the long-term unemployed.

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More states grant in-state tuition to immigrants

Giancarlo Tello paid $14,000 more than other New Jersey high school graduates to attend Rutgers University, the state's flagship public college.

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Obama Library Gets Few Takers

With barely three to go in his final term, President Barack Obama's presidential library still needs to find a home.

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David Brooks: The Opportunity Coalition

President Barack Obama can spend the remainder of his term planting a few more high-tech hubs, working on reforming the patent law and doing the other modest things he mentioned in his State of the Union address.

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William Endicott: 'Surprise' – Schwarzenegger gives up all pretense of dignity

So many of them live amongst us that you might think Californians would be immune to the gravitational pull of movie stars and sports celebrities when it comes to electing them to public office.

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NYC pols bask in Super Bowl glow

Some of New York City's leading politicians celebrated Super Bowl silliness by riding down a giant slide set up in Times Square with the NFL commissioner and the owners of the Jets and Giants.

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Blumenthal blasts government student loan profit

Connecticut U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he is astonished that the federal government earned an estimated $66 billion in profit from student loans originated between 2007 and 2012.

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Mitch Landrieu's Popularity Gets Tested In New Orleans Mayoral Race

Crime and punishment loomed large as issues in New Orleans' elections Saturday - a test of the popularity of incumbent Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who won big four years ago, and the survivability of the city's sheriff, Marlin Gusman, who was heavily criticized after a video surfaced last year showing blatant drug use and the waving of a loaded gun in ... (more)

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Boehner Wants To Go Big, But Will His Rank And File Follow?

Speaker of the House John Boehner , R-Ohio, speaks during the House Republican Leadership press conference at the House Republican Issues Conference in Cambridge, Maryland, January 30, 2014.

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Reed blasts government profits on student loans

Reed was reacting to a government report that revealed the profit Friday. A previous congressional report estimated that the government will pocket an additional $185 billion in profits on new student loans made over the next 10 years.

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Obama Presidential Library Site Search Begins

With Obama's blessing, top supporters are launching a foundation that will develop and build the library, which will both house his presidential records and serve as a monument to his legacy.

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Bill Maher blasts NYC mayor Bill de Blasio for slut-shaming from the left

Last night, Bill Maher took New York City mayor Bill de Blasio to task for his own version of slut-shaming.

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