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E pluribus unum: Out of many, one
Immigration is an issue that is not going away. It has dominated the coverage of the early stages of the 2016 presidential…
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Islamic State training camp takes direct hit, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON (AP) — American jets struck an Islamic State training camp in rural Libya near the Tunisian border Friday, killing dozens, probably including…
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New England brimming with potential Supreme Court appointments
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Speculation surrounding President Barack Obama's short list of candidates to replace U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin…
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A nation at risk?
H.L. Menken famously noted that "the saddest life is that of a political aspirant under democracy. His failure is ignominious…
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US abortions continue to decline, down 4 pct in 2012
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. abortions continue to fall, according to a new federal report released Wednesday. Federal statistics show abortions have…
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Assad can stay, for now: Kerry accepts Russian stance
MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday accepted Russia's long-standing demand that President Bashar Assad&…
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In Boston, Sen. Bernie Sanders calls for ‘political revolution’ — Gallery
BOSTON — Referring to his run for presidency as a "political revolution," 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT)…
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Obama: US will defeat terror threat’s new phase
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare Oval Office address, President Barack Obama vowed Sunday night the U.S. will overcome a new phase…
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House easily passes No Child Left Behind rewrite
WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of failed efforts, the House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to sharply scale back the federal role in American education.…
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The lost boys: To win the war on terror, America must win the hearts and minds of young men
The Middle East is set aflame by war, genocide, and unspeakable atrocities. Millions of refugees are making their arduous way to the…
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Cybersecurity bills would add secrecy to public records laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposed law meant to encourage companies to share information about cyberthreats with the U.S. government includes measures that…
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Social media helps drive historic Cuban exodus to US
PENAS BLANCAS, Costa Rica (AP) — As summer began to bake the central Cuban city of Sancti Spiritus, Elio Alvarez and Lideisy Hernandez…
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The world is at war
Two weeks before the Paris massacre, we took our twin granddaughters, age 11, for their first visit to Paris. They live in…
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Bipartisan agreement on bill to rework No Child Left Behind
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush-era No Child Left Behind education law has long been criticized as unworkable, too punitive and in need…
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Narrowing rift, US and Russia entertain cooperation in Syria
MOSCOW (AP) — In a striking shift, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are embarking on a tentative path toward closer…
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Netanyahu to Jewish Federations: U.S., Israel ‘should work together’ on Iran
Despite their disagreement over the Iran nuclear deal, the U.S. and Israel "can and should work together now" to…
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Historic surge in Cuban emigration divides families
CAMAGUEY, Cuba (AP) — On the 14th of September last year, nine Cuban men pushed their scrap-metal raft into the Florida Straits,…
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US companies in Cuba for week-long celebration of commerce
HAVANA (AP) — A weeklong celebration of commerce is underway in one of the world's last communist countries, with hundreds of…
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Immigrants caught at border believe families can stay in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of immigrant families caught illegally crossing the Mexican border told U.S. immigration agents they made the dangerous journey…
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US analysts suspected Taliban at hospital; doctors deny it
WASHINGTON (AP) — American special operations analysts were scrutinizing an Afghan hospital days before it was destroyed by a U.S. military attack…
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Iran’s parliament approves nuclear deal with world powers
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's parliament voted on Tuesday to support implementing the nuclear deal it struck with world powers, sending…
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US airdrops small arms ammunition to Syrian Arab groups
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. cargo planes dropped small arms ammunition to Arab groups fighting the Islamic State group in northern Syria, a…
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Nation awash in debt
A couple of recent reports illustrate just how dire the United States federal government's debt situation really is. The federal…
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Fighting erupts in central Syria amid Russian airstrikes
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes battled insurgents in central Syria on Wednesday in the first major ground fighting since…
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US government deports fewest immigrants in nearly a decade
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration deported the fewest number of immigrants in the past 12 months since 2006, according to new government…
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1965 Immigration Act, presented as symbolic, changed nation
It was considered a symbolic move — President Lyndon Johnson going to the Statue of Liberty and signing an immigration bill that gave people from every country in the world an equal chance to come to America.
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Confronting the new totalitarianism starts at home
Reports of depraved violence and unspeakable affronts to the dignity of human persons now dominate the 24-hour news cycle. From the…
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Officials: Pentagon weighs protections for US-trained rebels
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia's launch of airstrikes in Syria is prompting discussions within the Pentagon about whether the U.S. should…
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Rolling past his deadline, Biden still steeped in indecision
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long past the time Joe Biden hoped to announce his plans for 2016, the vice president is still steeped in…
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McCain: Russian strikes targeted U.S.-backed rebels
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian jets carried out a second day of strikes in Syria Thursday, and Sen. John McCain said that the targets…
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Europe, US split over form of Syria talks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nine nations or five? In speeches at this year's U.N. gathering of world leaders, major powers…
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Immigration nation
Oct. 1, 2015 In recent months, the topic of immigration has become the subject of much heated political debate. Often, the topic…
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Obama: US willing to work with Russia, Iran on Syria crisis
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Straining for a solution to Syria's civil war, President Barack Obama on Monday said the United States…
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Obama, Cuba’s President Raul Castro to meet in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to meet with Cuban President Raul Castro on Tuesday on the sidelines of the annual…
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Superman and the necessity of a national American identity
In 2011, after 899 issues and 73 years of publication, Superman, the most famous American comic book character, announced that he was…
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Carson says immigrants ‘don’t get to change who we are’
SPRING ARBOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said Wednesday he welcomes immigrants to America, but they cannot alter "…
