The week ahead in the IRS email saga

A controversy-within-a-controversy erupted this month when the Internal Revenue Service revealed it had lost years worth of emails to and from former official Lois Lerner, a key figure in the agency's alleged tea party scandal.

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An a eyeball to eyeballa moment that never happened

"There was a moment at the height of the Cuban missile crisis in October 1962 when Soviet ships approached to within just a few miles of a U.S. naval blockade and then, at the last minute, turned back - prompting then-Secretary of State Dean Rusk to utter one of the most famous lines from the Cold War: 'We're eyeball to eyeball, and I think the ... (more)

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Egypt sentences 3 Al-Jazeera reporters to 7 years

By The Associated Press A one-goal lead is never safe, and U.S. fans who counted their chickens too early in the World Cup match got a bitter dose of dissatisfaction as Portugal scored in the... By The Associated Press A one-goal lead is never safe, and U.S. fans who counted their chickens too early in the World Cup match got a bitter dose of ... (more)

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Key education issues face Indiana policy makers today

On the agenda: student testing based on new academic standards and how to maintain a waiver from federal education requirements.

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White House Establishes Task Force To Deal With...

In an attempt to deal with diminishing honey bee populations, US President Barack Obama has announced the formation of a new task force designed to promote the health of the insects and other pollinators .

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Thad Cochran needs big Gulf Coast comeback

Hundreds of workers arrive at sunrise at the Ingalls shipyard on the Gulf Coast, and there to greet them are a dozen campaign volunteers with fliers and signs that say, "Save our Jobs."

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Four Years Is Too Long To Keep Manufacturers In Dodd-Frank Limbo

Blanche Lincoln is a former Senator from Arkansas. She is the Founder and Principal of the Lincoln Policy Group, which represents the National Association of Manufacturers.

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Military considers shopping perk for most veterans

The U.S. military is looking into allowing all of the nation's veterans who served honorably to shop online at exchanges that sell discounted, name-brand goods - a perk that is currently available only to a small minority.

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NY yogurt makers picked for school lunch program

School children in seven states will be eating New York yogurt this fall under a school lunch program operated by the federal government.

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EU sanctions 12 Syrian ministers for rights abuses

By The Associated Press A one-goal lead is never safe, and U.S. fans who counted their chickens too early in the World Cup match got a bitter dose of dissatisfaction as Portugal scored in the... By The Associated Press A one-goal lead is never safe, and U.S. fans who counted their chickens too early in the World Cup match got a bitter dose of ... (more)

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The Straw that May Break the Establishment's Back

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's ouster in a recent primary campaign was undoubtedly a signal to politicians of both established political brands.

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Louisiana Gov. Jindal Claims 'Rebellion Brewing' Against Washington

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Saturday night accused President Barack Obama and other Democrats of waging wars against religious liberty and education and said that a rebellion is brewing in the U.S. with people ready for "a hostile takeover" of the nation's capital.

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Melinda Deslatte: Jindal limited in Common Core push

There's just one problem: His executive power has legal limits, and he can't unilaterally yank the state out of Common Core.

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Can an email data trail ever fully disappear?

The Congressional investigation into missing IRS emails has raised many questions about the technology being used by the agency, and whether its account of losing politically sensitive data in computer crashes is really plausible.

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New England mayors call for refugee resettlement freeze

The mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts has asked the federal government for a moratorium on sending refugees to the city, claiming that newly arrived families create a strain on city resources and the school system and do not receive sufficient aid from resettlement agencies.

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Thad Cochran needs big Gulf Coast comeback

In this June 12, 2014, file photo, Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., visits with employees of Empire Truck Sales in Richland, Miss.

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Md. primary could play a role in O'Malley's future

In a Monday, April 7, 2014 file photo, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley speaks with reporters in his office inside the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md., the final day of the 2014 legislative session.

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Congress Keeping Close Watch On Obama's Plans In Iraq

After bowing out of Iraq when the last American forces left two and a half years ago, the U.S. military is back.

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GOP Infighting ShowsNo Sign of Easing Up

PEARL, Miss.-The battles that played out in Republican primaries this spring have done little to resolve the partyA s divisions, with differences over both tactics and policy still stark.

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Hillary Clinton, The Inevitable? Sure Seems Like It

The jockeying for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination is already shaping up to be nothing like the 2008 contest.

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Democrats in pro-gun statesturn down the gift of Gabby

Everybody loves Gabby Giffords - just not necessarily on the campaign trail. When the gun control advocacy group led by the former congresswoman from Arizona threw its support behind several endangered Senate Democrats in Western and Southern states, the candidates carefully moved to distance themselves from the affable Ms.

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Hillary Clinton Says SheIsn t Truly Well Off

Hillary ClintonA s multimillion dollar fortune has caused some negative headlines during the media tour for the release of her new book "Hard Choices," which is widely seen as a prelude to a potential 2016 presidential campaign.

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Op-ed: Ride On in the Fight Against HIV and AIDS

Life-changing, moving, inspiring - just some of the words that my constituents used to describe the AIDS/LifeCycle ride when I announced that I would be a cyclist on the 545-mile bike ride down California's coast.

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The first openly transgender priest to preach at the Washington National Cathedral urged the gay community Sunday to be brave and open-minded as it works to eliminate oppression.

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Thad Cochran needs big Gulf Coast comeback

In this June 19, 2014, photo, Mississippi Senate hopeful State Sen. Chris McDaniel speaks at a rally in Madison, Miss.

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Congressional Candidates Unopposed In Westchester Primary

Nan Hayworth and Sean Maloney are expected to be embroiled in a hotly contested race in the 19th congressional district in Westchester come November.

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Watch liveFormer GOP Candidate Mike Huckabee Speaks at the Knesset

Huckabee's appearance at the Knesset comes in the framework of The World Committee For The Land of Israel, a Zionist American Jewish organization.

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Mike Huckabee to Address Knesset Event

Former Arkansas governor and Republican party presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is scheduled to address "The United States is responsible for the kidnapped" during an event being held by the American-based World Committee for the Land of Israel and the Knesset Lobby for the Struggle Against the Delegitimization of Israel, starting at noon on ... (more)

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The GOP Civil War comes to Central New York: Who will prevail in Tuesday's primary?

Long before House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's upset loss to a Tea Party challenger in a Virginia primary this month, U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna was taking no chances in Central New York.

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PolitiFact: Testing Mark Pocan claim on state discrimination laws

Today's Paper, also known as the e-Edition, is an online replica of the printed newspaper.

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