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Will Weiners political talent be enough to get him elected
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., who resigned in 2011 after lewd online behavior, announced on Wednesday in a new political ad he was entering the New York City mayoral race. The NOW panel ...
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We dont know what she doesnt want us to know Lerner pleads Fifth
irs , who first disclosed the targeting, took the fifth this morning after being subpoenaed by the committee. two weeks ago she first learned about the agency's xwro pryities ...
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Congressman yells at former IRS chief over targeting scandal
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., engages in a heated exchange with former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman over the steps Shulman took after being notified that political targeting was occurring within the ...
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Republicans target Democrats in conservative districts
(D-Ga.) is a member of a dying breed -- he's one of just nine Democrats to represent a congressional district that President Barack Obama lost in 2012.In ...
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African-Americans feel neglected by financial firms
Half of African Americans say their financial situations have improved from a year ago, compared to 33% of the general population, according to a Prudential report released Tuesday. The survey polled 1,153 people who identified as African American or black and a general sampling of 471 ...
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Canadas soccer team looking to add American-born Rachel Quon
Rising American star Rachel Quon has been asked to join the Canadian women's soccer team for a friendly against the United States in June. Coach John Herdman says she has a family connection that allows her to play for Canada and has accepted the invitation, although FIFA must still grant final approval. Quon is a defender with the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer ...
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UNs top Mideast envoy says there are mounting reports of chemical weapons use in Syria
The U.N.'s top Mideast envoy says there are mounting reports of chemical weapons use in Syria. In response, Robert Serry says the United Nations is again urging the Syrian government to allow chemical weapons experts into the country without further delay to investigate the allegations. Syria asked Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to investigate an alleged chemical weapons attack by rebels ...
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49ers’ Crabtree May Miss 2013 Season With Torn Achilles
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SF SJ Among Top 10 Cities For Renting Rather Than Buying A Home
(CBS MoneyWatch) You’ve been told time and time again that buying a home is a better financial option than renting. But that’s not true everywhere. Despite the affordability of today’s homes in much of the United States, there are a few cities, especially in California, where renting might be a better bet, at least in the short run. Comparing buying versus renting costs is all ...
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49er Head Coach Jim Harbaugh To Drive Pace Car At Indy 500
San Francisco 49ers head coach, Jim Harbaugh, speaks with the media during a media availability session for Super Bowl XLVII at the New Orleans Marriot on January 28, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Stacy Revere/Getty ...
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ConsumerWatch Tests On Dog Harnesses Show 100 Percent Failure Rate
SAN CARLOS (KPIX 5) – A first-of-its-kind crash test for dog harnesses widely used by pet owners showed that none offer adequate protection, with not a single harness passing the test. The ...
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Coppola to make film about Italian-American family
Director Francis Ford Coppola arrives at the 63rd annual Directors Guild of America Awards (DGA) in Los Angeles on January 29, 2011. UPI/Jim ...
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Aboriginal woman reaches settlement with feds over solitary confinement
5/22/2013 An out of court settlement has been reached in the case of an aboriginal woman from Saskatchewan who spent more than three and a half years in solitary confinement at a federal prison in B.C. Bobbylee Worm, now 26, was 19 years old and a first-time offender when she was incarcerated and spent up to 23 hours a day in her 8x10 cell with little human contact. The BC Civil Liberties ...
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Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
A Chechen immigrant has been shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said. Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old mixed martial arts fighter, was gunned down at his Orlando home during a meeting with the agent and two Massachusetts state troopers, authorities said. The agent was ...
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Should Anthony Weiner Run for New York City Mayor
video on his website . Weiner resigned from Congress two years ago following the revelation that he had sent inappropriate photos of himself to young women via ...
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First lady lauds effort to preserve DC slave house
First lady Michelle Obama reacts as she surprises schoolchildren from Willow Springs Elementary School in Fairfax, Va., before they performed part of a play at the Decatur House, a National Trust for Historic Preservation Site and home to the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The events were part of an announcement of a major ...
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House takes up GOP bill to speed pipeline approval
WASHINGTON -; The House has taken up a Republican-sponsored bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to ...
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Train service back on track after Conn. derailment
Metro North employees, in orange vests, help transfer westbound commuters at the transportation center in Bridgeport, Ct., to buses Monday, May 20, 2012, after a train collision on Friday injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. The commuters had arrived from New Haven by train and were being bused to Stamford, Ct., where rail service to New York was available. (AP ...
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NJ Bars swapped cheap booze for premium liquor
TRENTON, N.J. -; New Jersey officials have seized inventory and demanded records from 29 bars and restaurants that allegedly sold low-quality liquor to patrons who thought they were buying premium ...
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Fact sheet 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS
BASE PRICE: $14,785 for LS hatchback with manual transmission; $15,880 for LS automatic; $16,240 for LT manual; $17,525 for LT automatic; $17,850 for LTZ manual; $19,185 for LTZ automatic; $20,185 for RS ...
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New Chevy Sonic is RS hatchback
The newest Chevrolet Sonic is a peppy, stylish, versatile and good handling RS hatchback with standard turbo engine, leather-trimmed seats and smartphone infotainment link - all for a starting price tag of less ...
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Official 6 unaccounted for after Oklahoma tornado
Debris litter a park adjacent to a neighborhood which was destroyed Monday when a tornado moved through Moore, Okla., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Brennan ...
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One block How neighbors saw twisters deadly path
A brick mailbox lies flattened in front of what used to be Dan and Rebecca Garland's home in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Nearly a dozen neighbors and relatives took refuge in the family's storm shelter during Monday's deadly EF5 tornado. (AP Photo/Allen ...
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Where Islam Meet America
A good teacher is hard to find, but it’s easier when there are good institutions where you can look for one. Back in 2000, a Catholic nun named Marianne Farina noticed a gap in the world of religious higher education. She issued a challenge to her friend, a forty-two-year-old Muslim teacher named Sheikh Hamza Yusuf. ';You’re one-fourth of the world’s population. Where are ...
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Christie Okla. tornado victims deserve aid
Conservative Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn says that any additional federal aid to help tornado victims and to rebuild devastated areas of his state should be financed with cuts to other programs in the government's $3.6 trillion ...
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Idaho looks to eco-business for eventual recovery
Colorado has been leading the country in developing a sustainable, environmentally-friendly ‘green economy’ using $1 billion in federal grants over the last ten years or so, the efforts have paid off and now it seems that Idaho’s leadership may be looking to do something similar.
Using a $1.25 million federal grant the state of Idaho is investigating the extent of our green economy. Officials from the Idaho Department of Labor are in the process of interviewing around 5000 large and small employers and asking them, basically, how many ‘green’ jobs they’re currently got and what their growth potential is for the coming years. Read more
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