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Columbus Day: Your guide to the top 5 political events today
Election season doesn’t stop for Columbus Day, and the action isn’t limited to the presidential contest. Here are your top five political events to watch this Columbus Day.
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Election 101: Ten facts about Michele Bachmann and her presidential bid
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In Pictures: Prom night
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In Pictures: Prelude to the Kentucky Derby
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In Pictures: Holiday helpers
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Bunker Hill
Nathaniel Philbrick retells the story of the bloodiest battle of the American Revolution, after which there was no turning back.
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Rare nickel – 40 years in closet – fetches $3.1 million (+video)
Rare nickel is one of only five 1913 Liberty head nickels. Before selling for more than $3.1 million Thursday, the rare nickel was involved in a car accident, forgotten for four decades, and declared a fake.
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Rare Nickel: $3.1M auction price for century-old nickel
The 1913 Liberty Head nickel is one of only five known to exist. But it's the coin's back story that adds to its cachet.
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Louisville king of NCAA basketball realm after beating Michigan, 82-76
Led by senior guard Peyton Siva and junior Luke Hancock, the Cardinals overcame a 12-point deficit Monday night and rallied for the school's third NCAA men's national championship.
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The Vote Ashley Judd getting a divorce. Does that make a Senate run more likely?
Ashley Judd, an-eighth generation Kentucky native, has lived in Tennessee and Scotland with her husband. Some Kentucky Democrats would like to see Ms. Judd take on Mitch McConnell in 2014.
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College shooting: 2 killed, 1 injured in Kentucky
Initial reports say 2 were killed at a Kentucky college. A teenager was also wounded. The shootings took place on the main campus of Hazard Community & Technical College in Hazard, Ky.
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This winter, try a 'togetherness trip'
Travelers use cruises and resorts as a way to connect with family. Increasingly, 'togetherness trips' take place in winter.
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Global News Blog Good Reads: gun laws, lottery winners, online education, and tech gets sensory
A round-up of this week's long-form good reads include Britain's gun laws, the burden of lottery winners, online courses vs. the college experience, and sensory developments in high-tech.
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Danville, Kentucky sees upside in hosting Vice Presidential debate
The small Kentucky town sees the debate at Centre College as another chance to appear on a national stage.
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Campaign 2012: Crunch time for Obama and Romney
With one debate under their belts, President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney head into the final month of the presidential campaign. Expect an onslaught of ads, and a lively vice presidential debate this week.
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Columbus Day: Your guide to the top 5 political events today
Election season doesn’t stop for Columbus Day, and the action isn’t limited to the presidential contest. Here are your top five political events to watch this Columbus Day.
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Mitt Romney to lay out foreign policy, national security agenda (+video)
Following a series of rhetorical stumbles, Mitt Romney is scheduled to lay out his more muscular foreign policy and national security agenda at the Virginia Military Institute Monday. But is it really all that different from President Obama's?
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Opinion: Why a liberal arts education is the best job preparation
If ever there was a time to emphasize a classic liberal arts education – more than distributing information or training for specific jobs – this is it. Students today can easily find information. The challenge is making sense of the whole, finding connections, dealing with complexity.
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Magic store owner made cash disappear; gets two years
Harry Levy of Lexington was also sentenced in federal court in Boston on Thursday to two years of probation and was ordered to pay full restitution.
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Healthy lunches for kids require organization
As the school year nears, plan now so kids don't get tired of the same old options.
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Progress Watch
Smoking bans: Tobacco-free college campuses on rise in USMany US college campuses are becoming tobacco-free as US schools institute total bans, indoors and out, on cigarettes and related products. Some smokers say the bans infringe on their choices.
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Six missile sites to protect London Olympics
Six missile launchers will be positioned to protect the London Olympics from terrorist attacks. Two missile sites are to be located on the rooftops of London apartment buildings.
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The Vote Obama gets green-carpet treatment in Boston, as dollars roll in
The president raked in at least $3 million for his reelection bid during a trip to Boston on Monday. Though Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, Obama leads him there in fundraising and in the polls.
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Gas prices are falling: why that might not really help Obama
Gas prices have dropped steadily in recent weeks, and the issue is barely registering with voters. While that eases some pressures on Obama, it doesn't necessarily translate into more votes.
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With meager jobs growth, 'time running out' for Obama (+video)
The 2012 presidential election may hang on voters' perceptions about the economy, and Friday's report that just 115,000 jobs were created in April won't do much to help Obama. What's the outlook for the months ahead?
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Stir It Up! Kentucky Derby bars for Cinco de Mayo
A touch of cinnamon and cayenne pepper meets a Kentucky Derby pie.
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Baby names concierge: hospital creates app for undecided parents
Baby names can be tough for prospective parents--do I want to be trendy? Classic? Unique? One Kentucky hospital aims to help undecided parents decide, with a handy mobile naming app and online generator that even simulates potential baby blankets.
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GDP report puts Obama in economic 'gray zone.' Will Republicans profit?
GDP increased at a 2.2 percent annual rate in the first quarter, Commerce Department said Friday. That's below economists' expectations. The news gives Republicans ammunition against Obama.
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Modern Parenthood Mel Gibson: What I’ll tell my Jewish son about anti-semitic remarks
Mel Gibson is involved in another dustup over alleged anti-semitic remarks, and a Jewish mom contemplates how she'll talk to her son about hatred.
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Chapter & Verse E-readers are most popular in ... Kentucky?
The college town of Lexington, Ky. is the US city in which e-readers are the most popular, according to a new study by The Atlantic.
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