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Monday, September 1, 2014

Atlantic City's Revel starts closing after 2 years

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is promising a safe West Indian Day Parade hours after a fatal shooting near the route.

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'The Russian bear is encountering the Obama kitty cat': Ted Cruz slams Obama

Did a bug in iCloud's 'Find My iPhone' function help 4chan hacker steal nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence and 100 other celebrities? Revealed: Hacked nude celebrity photos had been on 'deep web' black market for a WEEK - and there could be even more to come 'I am not behind this': American software engineer forced to deny he is the hacker who stole ... (more)

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Australia edging closer to war in Iraq

The prospect of Australian participation in a war against Islamic State fighters in Iraq is edging closer with both Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten in lockstep yesterday branding the militants respectively "a death cult" and "an enemy of humanity".

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British military chiefs accuse underspending NATO members of getting 'free ride' ahead of summit

NATO leaders this week will be asked to approve creation of a high-readiness force and the stockpiling of military equipment and supplies in Eastern Europe to help protect member nations there against potential Russian aggression, the alliance's secretary general said Monday.

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Dick Durbin Looking Pretty Weak in Illinois. The gap has shrunk to...

DICK DURBIN LOOKING PRETTY WEAK IN ILLINOIS. The gap has shrunk to 7%, which is much closer than a Democratic incumbent in a deep-blue state should face. Maybe it's those ads about him paying female staffers less than men. . . . .

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Ohio lawmaker seeks video in Wal-Mart shooting

In this Aug. 5, 2014 file photo, members of the Ohio Student Association gather outside Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine's office in Columbus, Ohio, to call for the release of in-store video in the fatal police shooting.

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Ex-Republican Crist is Florida Democrats big hope

Republicans have had control of the Florida Legislature and governor's office since 1999 and have used their power to restrict abortions, loosen gun laws, strip state workers of benefits, allow private school vouchers and enact a slew of other policy changes that Democrats opposed but could do nothing to stop.

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Brace for more election year slams, West Virginia

For West Virginians already sick of political slam ads, TV will be even tougher to stomach after their Labor Day barbecues.

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Alabama no battleground for control of Congress

No Democrat or independent decided to take on Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions and his $3.4 million campaign chest in the general election Nov. 4. Alabama's other senator, Republican Richard Shelby , is not up for re-election.

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5 things to know about Kentucky's Senate race

Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes is locked in a tight race with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as the GOP tries to retake the chamber.

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5 Things to know about the 2014 Utah election

Lightning strikes near Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field during a weather delay on Saturday before the Gators' season opener against Idaho.

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5 issues to watch in the Iowa's US Senate race

As election day draws close, where do Iowa's Senate candidates stand on some key policy issues? Here are five things to watch in the close race between Democrat Bruce Braley and Republican Joni Ernst : - Braley voted for President Barack Obama 's health care law, which he says has helped Iowans get health insurance either through tax credits to ... (more)

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NYC mayor pledges safe West Indian Day Parade

Several shootings have been reported near the route of New York City's West Indian Day Parade just hours before its start.

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5 Things to know about the West Virginia elections

The results will show if frustrated voters are willing to lump all Democrats together.

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Sen. Kaine Leads Congressional Delegation to North Africa, Spain

Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, concluded a two-day visit to Tunisia.

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GOP's Nunnelee seeks 3rd term after brain surgery

Lightning strikes near Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field during a weather delay on Saturday before the Gators' season opener against Idaho.

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5 things to know about the Texas elections

The results of Texas' Nov. 4 election will kick off the state's largest political shakeup in a generation because not a single statewide incumbent is on the ballot.

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Surly 2014 electorate poised to 'keep the bums in'

A surly electorate that holds Congress in even lower regard than unpopular President Barack Obama is willing to "keep the bums in," with at least 365 incumbents in the 435-member House and 18 of 28 senators on a glide path to another term when ballots are counted Nov. 4. With less than 10 weeks to the elections, Republicans and Democrats who assess ... (more)

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5 things to know about the Florida election

Florida's governor's race will be a nationally watched contest between unpopular Republican Gov. Rick Scott , who won office during the tea party surge and now advocates for more government spending, and former Gov. Charlie Crist , who used to call himself a Ronald Reagan Republican and now cozies up to President Barack Obama .

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PM: Russian presence 'unacceptable'

David Cameron has denounced the presence of Russian troops on Ukrainian soil as "unjustified and unacceptable", as he accused Moscow of trying to force its smaller neighbour to "abandon its democratic choices at the barrel of a gun".

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Sunday, August 31, 2014

Ryan's hope is that his 'Way Forward' will resonate

To take the measure of this uncommonly interesting public man, begin with two related facts about him.

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Democrats Work to Increase Black Turnout

Heading into the final two months of an election season where Republicans have a not-unreasonable chance of controlling the Senate, Democrats are trying to motivate African-Americans in the hope they will vote in numbers more typically seen in a presidential year, rather than in a midterm.

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Sen. Menendez: US, NATO Should Arm Ukraine

The United States "should provide the Ukrainians with the type of defensive weapons that will impose a cost" upon Russian President Vladimir Putin, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez, speaking from a fact-finding mission in Ukraine, said Sunday.

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Rep. Peter King calls on Obama to take strong action against Islamic State group

Rep. Peter King called on President Barack Obama Sunday morning to take stronger action against the terrorist group ISIS, including ordering airstrikes in Syria.

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Lawmakers urge stepped-up support for Ukraine

Several top congressional leaders on national security issues in both parties on Sunday urged the Obama administration to step up its support for Ukraine.

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Rubio's new tune on immigration

Rubio's new tune on immigration - Sen. Marco Rubio is singing a new tune on immigration as he eyes a possible 2016 presidential run, but it may not be enough to win over disaffected conservatives just yet.

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Cruz Invites Obama to Border, Calls for Bombing ISIS 'Back to the Stone Age'

Sen. Ted Cruz Saturday invited President Obama to accompany him to a golf course on the Texas-Mexico border, telling conservatives at an Americans for Prosperity summit in Dallas he thought that was "the only way there is a chance in heaven that he might come" to the region.

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