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GOP debate No. 3: A guide to the Republican 2016 candidates
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's an angry young man who matured into an eternally mellow surgeon and politician. A Hispanic firebrand who…
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GOP, Dems, Obama reach accord on 2-year budget deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders are throwing their collective weight behind a hard-won, two-year bipartisan budget plan aimed at heading off…
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WHO: Processed meat linked to cancer; red meat is risky too
PARIS (AP) — It's official: Ham, hot dogs and other processed meats can lead to colon, stomach and other cancers — and…
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Ole Miss removes Mississippi flag with Confederate emblem
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi has removed the state flag on its Oxford campus Monday morning because the banner contains…
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Jimmy Fallon falls at Harvard, hurts fingers on other hand
BOSTON (AP) — Jimmy Fallon should probably be more careful. Four months after the "Tonight Show" host needed emergency surgery to…
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GOP, Dems moving in opposite directions after a pivotal week
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a pivotal week, the presidential race has become a tale of two parties on sharply different trajectories: Hillary Rodham…
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After unrest, N.H. pumpkin fest aims for jack-o-lantern mark
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — The annual New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival will try to scare up a world record a year after violence…
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Biden opted out on 2016 Dem race because he ‘couldn’t win’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says he decided against running for president because he "couldn't win," not…
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Study: Kids take 100-plus required tests through 12th grade
WASHINGTON (AP) — Students, parents and teachers have long lamented the hours that kids spend taking standardized tests, especially since the introduction of…
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NASA’s New Horizons on new post-Pluto mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The spacecraft that gave us the first close-up views of Pluto now has a much smaller object…
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American who died in Iraq fight saved mission, Carter says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. commando fatally wounded in a hostage rescue mission in Iraq heroically inserted himself into a firefight to…
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EU leaders move to slow migrant arrivals, provide shelter
BRUSSELS (AP) — European and Balkan leaders agreed on measures early Monday to slow the movement of tens of thousands whose flight from…
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Mess awaits as Paul Ryan prepares to ascend to House speaker
WASHINGTON (AP) — The honeymoon might be over before it even begins for House Speaker-in-waiting Paul Ryan when he is elevated…
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Lerner, Ex-IRS official, won’t face charges, Justice Department says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lois Lerner and other IRS officials will not face criminal charges in the political controversy over the processing of applications…
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Abortion activists complain after new videos posted online
WASHINGTON (AP) — A trade group for abortion providers is asking a top House Republican to investigate after secretly recorded videos were posted…
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Strongest-ever hurricane barrels into Mexico
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Patricia barreled toward southwestern Mexico Friday as a monster Category 5 storm, the strongest ever in the…
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Kerry, Netanyahu call for end to incitement amid violence
BERLIN (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Thursday for an immediate end to…
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Clinton done, Democrats hint they may quit Benghazi panel
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are signaling they may quit a Republican-led committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi attacks after Hillary Rodham Clinton…
