Political Agendas

Amid death and anguish of bombing, a gift of life
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Amid death and anguish of bombing, a gift of life. Couple, bombing victims, kept their news a Father's Day surprise.

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US Diplomat Reflects On A Life Lived In Other Lands
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Each week, Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin brings listeners an unexpected side of the news by talking with someone personally affected by the stories making headlines.

The Republican National Committee (RNC) has just announced the hiring of a Tea Party Southern Baptist to strengthen its ties with the Evangelical community.

Lautenberg's death turns NJ political scene upside down
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TRENTON — Even in death, Frank Lautenberg is causing trouble. When word began to spread last Monday that the feisty 89-year-old U.S.

WESTMINSTER Education Secretary Michael Gove last night made an impassioned plea for the UK saying that he did not want his children to view their “granny and grandad” as foreigners.

David Cameron has demanded Google do more to rid the internet of child pornography, warning that lives are being put at risk.

Is the U.S. government indiscriminately monitoring your phone calls or e-mails? It says no. But reports in two newspapers this week say otherwise. (Is data surveillance a necessary evil?: Is the U.S.

MiamiHerald.com Federal Legislation Seeks to Streamline States' Online Gambling Rules Businessweek Representative Pete King (R-N.Y.) introduced a bill on Thursday to legalize online gambling at the federal level, moving to minimize the role of...

Government lawyers are trying to keep buried a classified court finding that a domestic spying program went too far.

Indian Express Congress discusses ways to pass food security bill New York Daily News New Delhi, June 1 — With its flagship National Food Security Bill stuck in parliament, the Congress' core committee Saturday deliberated on ways to get it passed...

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It's The Cost-Sharing, Stupid: Health Care Spending Is Slowing Because ...
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President George W. Bush addresses his remarks to an audience during his participation at a panel discussion Tuesday, Aug.

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Life grinds on in Nelson Mandela's township
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Yet as Mr Mandela's life reaches the final pages of its last chapter, they also point out that Alexandra is just as troubled and as poverty-stricken as when he lived here.

Lexington Herald Leader McConnell takes political potshots at Obama in Lexington Lexington Herald Leader Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, accompanied by Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, gestures as he speaks with...

LAPTOP Magazine (blog) Genius Transbar Hands-On: Wireless Speaker Doubles as Tablet Stand LAPTOP Magazine (blog) Consumers shopping for portable Bluetooth speakers have an entire universe of choices, many of which can also serve as a stand for your...

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THE MSP claims the brothel blitz will drive the city's sex industry underground. (Margo MacDonald blasts plans for crackdown on Edinburgh's sex saunas: THE MSP claims the brothel bl...

7 States With the Highest Health Care Costs
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It also collects information regarding spending on medical products including prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, eyeglasses, and hearing aids, among others.

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President Obama on NSA spying: Congress has known about it and approved ...

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United States Of Outrage: NSA, IRS Overreach Sparks Bipartisan Ire
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Even an era of stark political polarization, there are still some issues that can draw Americans together and scramble the normal ideological fault lines.

Attorney General Eric Holder should at least consider resigning, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) said in an interview airing on Bloomberg Television this weekend.