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Republicans Now Control the Senate: Your 2014 Election Night Wrap Up
Republicans and weed were the big winners in this year's midterm elections. Here's how the Tuesday night results affect you.
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Albania Opens Huge Cold War Bunker
A large secret bunker that Albania's communist regime built in the 1970s to survive a nuclear bomb has been opened to the public for the first time.
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Young sister of North Korean leader takes senior party post
The younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has assumed a senior position in the ruling Workers' Party, state media reported on Thursday, consolidating a third generation of Kim family rule in the secretive state.
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Remarks by Senator Warren on Citigroup and its bailout provision
Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke on the floor of the Senate on Dec. 12, 2014 about the provision that Citigroup added to the omnibus budget package.
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Obama Moves To Restore Cuba Relations, Prompts Spike In Cuba-Focused Fund
The holdings inside Herzfeld's Cuba fund rose nowhere near as much as the fund itself on Wednesday, putting it at a significant premium to its underlying assets.
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Cuba says it has a right to grant asylum to US fugitives
Cuba said Monday that it has a right to grant asylum to U.S. fugitives, the clearest sign yet that the communist government has no intention of extraditing America's most-wanted woman despite the warming of bilateral ties.
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Feds make terrible friends: How the FBI encourages people to act their worst
Something all humans share is the capacity to make terrible decisions, particularly when young and impressionable and trying to find meaning in a life that so often fails to meet our expectations. One can of course be victimized by circumstance, of societal and economic forces out of a mere individual’s control, and of course many people are, but every day we are also confronted with questions that, depending on how we respond, can profoundly change our lives.
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Senate Passes Keystone XL Pipeline Bill
The Senate on Thursday passed legislation approving the Keystone XL pipeline, moving the GOP-controlled Congress one step closer to a showdown with President Obama over the long-stalled project.
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My taxes go where? How countries spend your money
Ever wondered where all that tax money really goes? We show you.
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GOP lawmakers clash over shutdown
A tense debate broke out during a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans on Tuesday, a sign of the serious hurdles GOP leaders face ahead of a critical funding deadline for the nation’s chief domestic anti-terrorism agency.
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Indiana may install 'baby boxes' for abandoned infants
A 2-foot-long metal box is Indiana's attempt to save newborn infants from dangerous abandonment and possible death. The proposed baby box is an answer to the state's problem of unwanted infants who are abandoned in the woods, creeks and dumpsters. Local officials want to put these boxes in local hospitals, fire stations, churches and nonprofits for parents to use as a safe, anonymous last resort.
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Chris Christie Settles ExxonMobil Case After Oil Giant Gave RGA Big Cash
New Jersey settles 2004 $8.9 billion case against ExxonMobil for just $250 million; Christie's first AG was an ExxonMobil lawyer.
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How Thatcher’s Government Covered Up a VIP Pedophile Ring
Now that most of the major figures are dead, the truth is emerging about the systematic sexual abuse of children by members of the British government. A newspaper editor was handed startling evidence that Britain’s top law enforcement official knew there was a VIP pedophile network in Westminster, at the heart of the British government. What happened next in the summer of 1984 helps to explain how shocking allegations of...
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The Libertarian Delusion
The free-market fantasy stands discredited by events. The challenge now: redeeming effective and democratic government. By Robert Kuttner
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Chemical Exposure Linked to Billions in Health Care Costs
Exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals is likely leading to an increased risk of serious health problems costing at least $175 billion (U.S.) per year in Europe alone, according to a study published Thursday. Chemicals that can mimic or block estrogen or other hormones are commonly found in thousands of products around the world, including plastics, pesticides, furniture, and cosmetics.
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Ted Cruz to announce 2016 presidential bid on Monday
Ted Cruz is first out the gate. The first-term senator from Texas will announce Monday that he's running for the Republican presidential nomination, CNN has confirmed from two aides to Cruz. He will make his official declaration in Lynchburg, Virginia, at Liberty University, the largest Christian university in the world. The news was first reported by the Houston Chronicle.
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Bob Menendez Corruption Case Reads Like An Indictment Of Citizens United Ruling, Too
WASHINGTON -- The indictment of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on public corruption charges is the first bribery case involving the use of corporate political spending to support a candidate since the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision a...
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Lockdown Lifted at U.S. Capitol Building After Shot Fired, Package Found
The U.S. Capitol Building was locked down for about two hours Saturday afternoon after a man killed himself near the front steps and a suspicious package was found nearby, officials said.
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Here's A Look At The Most Ridiculously Long Judicial Vacancies The Senate Still Hasn't Filled
WASHINGTON -- The Senate will do something next week that it hasn't done all year: confirm a judicial nominee. Despite talk when they took charge of the Senate this year that they would move nominees at the same pace Democrats did when they controlled the Senate, Republicans haven't done much of anything to fill vacancies on federal courts.
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The Underground Inferno that Created a Ghost Town
Fifty years ago, this prosperous Pennsylvania coal town was ripped apart by a devastating subterranean mine fire. Today, the flames still burn in Centralia.
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