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Senate freshmen: What the 14 new members bring to Capitol Hill
A freshman Senate class was sworn in Jan. 3, bringing diverse skills and experience – not to mention agendas – to the legislative body. Whether the 14 newest senators help break partisan gridlock, or refuse to work across the aisle, will be the test for the 113th Congress.Twelve were elected on Nov. 6, including three Republicans, eight Democrats, and an independent. In addition, a Republican and a Democrat were appointed to vacant seats after the election. Here is a look at the 14 and what they bring to the Senate:
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Defense cuts: three things Americans should know
The US House approved a bill in July that’s likely to spark a showdown on military spending.
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5 great gift book ideas: something for everyone
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Bestselling books the week of 9/22/11, according to IndieBound*
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Bestselling books the week of 9/15/11, according to IndieBound*
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Mikhail Gorbachev: We should have preserved the Soviet Union
On the 20th anniversary of the Soviet Union's collapse, former President Mikhail Gorbachev says the US should have backed his promotion of perestroika, or political and economic reforms. He says that Vladimir Putin is dragging Russia backward.
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Bill Clinton marks 20th anniversary of presidential bid this weekend
You can almost hear Fleetwood Mac's 'Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow' in the background as the former First Couple prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of Bill Clinton’s announcement of his presidential candidacy in Little Rock, Ark., this weekend.
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Colin Powell leadership book due out in 2012
Colin Powell: According to HarperCollins, the book will include his 13 rules of leadership and 'revealing personal stories.'
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Bestselling books the week of 9/22/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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The Republican weapon of mass cynicism
77 percent of Americans mistrust the government. But a lack of faith is bad for all of us.
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NASCAR goes green
Will fans follow suit?
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Bestselling books the week of 9/15/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Top Picks: Remembering 9/11
'Engineering Ground Zero' on PBS, The New York Philharmonic plays Mahler's Resurrection Symphony also on PBS, Paul McCartney's 'Concert for New York City' on Showtime, and more.
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Bestselling books the week of 9/9/11, according to IndieBound
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America
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The decade since 9/11 has eroded – and confirmed – American values
US actions over the past 10 years have called into question America’s commitment to justice, freedom, and respect for human rights. But the decade has also confirmed how resilient the country's democratic values really are.
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A decade after 9/11, cyberattack is biggest worry, says Janet Napolitano
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the US has become 'categorically safer' since 9/11. Cyberterrorism now tops the list of security concerns, she said at a recent Monitor breakfast.
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Looking back: The Monitor's coverage of 9/11
Ten years ago, The Monitor had recently moved into a renovated newsroom on the second floor of the venerable Christian Science Publishing Society in Boston. It featured new, modular desks, carpeting instead of linoleum, and many large TV monitors hung from the ceiling. They were tuned to various network and cable channels, but with the sound turned off, normally. So the first indication of a crisis on 9/11 was a chilling silent image of smoke billowing from the North Tower of the World Trade Center, an image that spread from screen to screen across the newsroom. When the second plane hit, 17 minutes after the first, it was clear that the United States was under attack. We had four hours till deadline that day. Four hours in which to try to make sense of what had just happened. Reporters, editors, photographers, editorial writers, columnists, feature writers, even editors and writers of the religious article that appears in the Monitor daily, sprang into action. It was the beginning of days, weeks, and months of reporting and analysis of that incident and its aftermath that would follow. The list below represents some of the most significant reporting and writing we did that day and on subsequent days. The 9/11 stories and images are The Monitor's first draft of the history of that moment. Like most first drafts, some could do with some revising now. But give credit to the swiftness with which they had to be written -- especially those produced that first day and week -- and the decades (if not centuries) of accumulated wisdom, knowledge, and expertise they represent on the part of a staff that worked around the clock to bring them to you.
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Dick Cheney on 'Hannity': Who is he attacking now?
Former Vice President Dick Cheney appeared on Fox News's 'Hannity' to promote his new memoir. On the show, he took aim at President Obama and even President George W. Bush.
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The one truly great – and truly humble – presidential memoir
Ulysses S. Grant may not be remembered as our best president, but his memoir is often cited as the best of all presidential writings.
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Condi Rice fires back at Dick Cheney
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins Colin Powell in protesting claims made by Dick Cheney in his memoir.
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Might Dick Cheney really be tried for war crimes?
Lawrence Wilkerson, a former top aide to Colin Powell, with whom Dick Cheney is currently embroiled in a spat, says Cheney fears that very thing. It is highly unlikely, however.
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Dick Cheney versus Colin Powell: Memoir feeds the feud.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney's new memoir, 'In My Time,' has passages critical of Colin Powell. The former secretary of State took his shots on Sunday, and Cheney is jabbing back.
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Cheney's memoir: heads really did explode
Critics – including former Secretary of State Colin Powell – fulminate over Dick Cheney's memoir.
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Colin Powell accuses Cheney of taking 'cheap shots'
Colin Powell is dismissing Dick Cheney's criticism of him and others in the former vice president's new memoir.
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Cheney's memoir: few apologies, some evasion, and critical words for Condi Rice
An early review of Cheney's "In My Time" suggests that readers of the memoir will react more with frustration than with anger.
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Is Washington ready for Dick Cheney's explosive memoir?
Cheney dishes on his health, the Sept. 11 attacks, a secret resignation letter, and the mistakes of George Tenet, Colin Powell, and Condoleezza Rice.
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Waiting on Dick Cheney's memoir
Dick Cheney's memoir "In My Time," scheduled for release Aug. 30, will cover Cheney's personal and political life before, after, and during his time in the White House.
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Betty Ford fondly remembered at California memorial service(VIDEO)
Betty Ford, married to the late President Gerald R. Ford, was remembered Tuesday for her grace and being an advocate of women's rights.
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Bush should face criminal probe over post-9/11 'torture,' report urges
Human Rights Watch urges a criminal investigation of former President Bush, Vice President Cheney, and two others over their alleged authorization of torture of terrorism suspects after 9/11. The Obama administration has narrowed its probe to the deaths of two men in CIA custody.
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Bush's Wars, by Terry Anderson
How has America fared in its forays into the 'Graveyard of Empires' (Afghanistan) and the 'Improbable Country' (Iraq)?
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