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Did Senators cave or compromise on immigration bill
The Senate's immigration bill passed a major hurdle on Tuesday night but did not include an amendment that allowed LGBT citizens to sponsor their foreign-born spouses. Chris Hayes talks about the compromise that made it possible with Marielena Incapie and Felipe ...
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Rev. Sharpton on his weight loss and staying strong in the face of opposition
Rev. Sharpton debuts his new series "Ask Rev" by responding to questions from viewers on topics ranging from his physical fitness to his fighting ...
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Johnston Lois Lerner should resign
Lois Lerner, who was in charge of the IRS' tax exempt division when it scrutinized certain political organizations, invoked the Fifth Amendment before a House committee today. Chris Hayes talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, who has called for Lerner to ...
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Jodi Arias jury remains deadlocked over death sentence
1 of 2. Jodi Arias addresses the jury during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona May 21, ...
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U.S. admits drones killed 4 Americans
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since ...
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Government killed four Americans in drone strikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government formally acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed four Americans, including militant ...
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Yachting Safety increases recommended for Americas Cup
Structural reviews of AC72 boats and wings, a 10-knot lower wind limit and enhanced sailor safety equipment are among the 37 recommendations issued today to increase safety during this year's America's Cup 2013 America's Cup. The recommendations were presented by regatta director Iain Murray at a meeting with the four competing teams in San Francisco today, following the review ...
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49er Players Thrilled To Have Super Bowl Coming To Town
The constant noise around team headquarters is a combination of cranes, hammering and coaches' whistles. San Francisco's players got back to formal offseason work with organized team activities Tuesday while also celebrating the announcement that their new, state-of-the-art $1.2 billion stadium next door had landed the coveted 50th Super Bowl in ...
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US confirms 4 Americans died in drone strikes
National Investigative Correspondent, NBC News The Obama administration publicly acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that U.S. drone strikes have killed four American citizens since 2009, including the previously undisclosed death of a North Carolina resident who left the United States for Pakistan and was later indicted on federal terrorism ...
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Priest on Road to Canonization Given Highest US Military Honor
Editor of Biography Reflects on What Fr. Kapaun Has to Teach UsBy Kathleen NaabWASHINGTON, D.C., April 12, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Thursday in the White House, President Barack Obama bestowed on Fr. Emil Kapaun the nation's highest military recognition, the Medal of Honor.The priest, who died in a prisoner of war camp during the Korean war, is also being considered for canonization.The life that ...
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Okla. men get video of deadly tornado overhead
MOORE, Okla. -; Two 19-year-old Oklahoma men who took cover in a cellar during a deadly tornado were able to use their cellphones to get video of the twister as it passed over the ...
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Feds Didnt track Rosens parents
The Justice Department is denying that it tracked the phone calls of Fox News reporter James Rosen's parents as part of an investigation into how Rosen got classified information about North Korean nuclear test plans. "We did not wiretap the phones of any reporter or news organization. Nor did we monitor or track the phone calls of any reporter’s parents. No records were ...
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More than 50 hurt when Indiana school buses crash
A school bus carrying severely disabled students home from a trip to the zoo rolled over Thursday on a highway near Indianapolis, injuring a dozen people, including five children, state police ...
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U.S. for first time acknowledges role in deaths of Americans in drone strikes
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration confirmed for the first time on Wednesday that four Americans have died in U.S. drone strikes since 2009, but it sought to justify the killing of only one – a senior leader of al Qaida’s Yemen-based affiliate – and said nothing about the other three except to acknowledge indirectly that they’d been killed by accident. The ...
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Librarys series looks at American noted music
Poplar Creek Public Library has been awarded a grant to host a six-week program starting Wednesday, May 22, featuring documentary films and scholar-led discussions of 20th century American popular music. The grant is funded through the National Endowment for the Humanities, in collaboration with the Tribeca Film Institute and the American Library Association. The program, "America's ...
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Unanswered questions surround White House scandals
That admission prompted further questions over whether Wolin had informed his boss at the time, former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and whether the scandal had been kept under wraps because it emerged during an election ...
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Memorial Day weekend in New York Heres what to do
The kickoff to summer may be a soggy one, as the city could be in for "significant rainfall" this Memorial Day weekend. The storm that rocked the Midwest this week is on a direct course for New England, but the city may see some of the worst of it, according to AccuWeather. But this is still Memorial Day weekend, so if the clouds clear up, these are a few of the many things you can ...
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39 Of Those That Believe Benghazi Is ‘Worst American Scandal’ Can’t Find Benghazi On A Map
In not-all-that-surprising news, a large percentage of those Americans that are outraged over the Benghazi ';scandal'; manufactured by an opportunistic right wing and a sensationalism-biased media aren’t actually aware of where Benghazi is on a map. How can we expect them to comprehend what happened there if they don’t even know where it is? ...
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Kelly Clarkson Jennifer Hudson to return to American Idol as judges
Randy Jackson leaving 'American Idol' after 12 years Former American Idol contestants Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson are set to return to the show as judges. Kelly, who won the first season in 2002, and Jennifer, who placed seventh in 2004, have been approached by producers to join the panel of the new series after they decided to replace Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith ...
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Reyna joins New York City FC
Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano and New York Yankees president Adam Levine express their thoughts and goals in bringing in a 20th team to Major League ...
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Apple tax critics avoiding the truth Our view
Like the individual tax code, the corporate version doesn't work. Apparently it has come to the attention of certain U.S. senators that Apple Inc. has been abiding by the law and acting in its shareholders' best interests. Members of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations excoriated the company this week for using such tactics to avoid billions of dollars in taxes. They should ...
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Crack down on offshore tax schemes Opposing view
Back in 1986, when we faced a similar corporate tax mess, Ronald Reagan and Congress took action. Record high corporate profits. Record low corporate income taxes. That's what we've been seeing for the past several years. It's not right. My ...
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Prepare for tornadoes with more shelters tellusatoday
We asked on Twitter how communities can better prepare for devastating tornadoes like the one that hit Moore, Okla. Comments are edited for clarity and grammar:My town in Oklahoma recently purchased an automated citywide calling system that alerts everyone about a warning.-- @Frogster_15It's hard to be ready. It's hard to predict when a tornado is coming. -- @elviobrAll schools in ...
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Oklahoma communities will rebuild Your Say
Comments from Facebook:Prayers and admirationThe massive tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., on Monday caused utter devastation, killing at least 24 people. Ironically, disasters like this can bring out the best (or the worst) in human character.While heartbroken viewing the tragedy, I found myself awe-inspired by the courage of the local people. The initial responders were residents, ...
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Time to unbundle cable Your Say
To encourage cable and satellite companies to offer "a la carte" pricing for TV services, Sen. John McCain introduced a bill in Congress this month. Comments from Facebook:I would welcome unbundled services, but I'm disappointed we can't as consumers make this happen. Ideally, instead of getting channels a la carte, we should be getting shows a la carte. It's just silly ...
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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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