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Focus
Republican Party 2.0: 4 GOP leaders share ideas for political upgrade
In the aftermath of election 2012, four prominent Republicans share their visions for how the GOP can adapt its messaging to reflect a diversifying US electorate.
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Thanksgiving Day by the numbers: 10 mind-stuffing facts
Data from the Census and other sources provide some numerical insights into Thanksgiving, arguably the most cherished national holiday.
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Briefing
Four curious outcomes if the Electoral College ends in a tie
Here are four ways that a 269-to-269 tie in the Electoral College could play out in the 2012 presidential election.
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Can Republicans increase their ranks of governors? Four races to watch.
With only 11 races for governor this year, there’s no big sea change to anticipate. With Republicans hoping to add to the 29 states under their banner, the four races to watch are in Washington, New Hampshire, Montana, and North Carolina.
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Karl Rove: 5 deep thoughts at start of GOP convention
Karl Rove has resuscitated his political career and now runs Crossroads GPS and American Crossroads, two political organizations that could spend $1 billion combined to promote Republicans during the coming election. Here are five political pearls from arguably the No. 1 conservative powerbroker in America.
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Opinion: One benefit from expanded Medicaid: savings from more available contraception
Several state governors say they are unlikely to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act upheld by the Supreme Court. But by opting out, states will lose societal and budgetary benefits of fewer unplanned pregnancies by making publicly funded contraception more available.
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Why single-sex education is spreading across the US
An estimated 500 public schools across the US now offer some all-boy and all-girl classrooms. But the American Civil Liberties Union is involved in a battle against single-sex learning.
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Whispers and rumors spread about Romney's veep
As the convention looms closer any Republican seen with Mitt Romney generates buzz around the GOP veep selection.
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Two more states granted waivers from No Child Left Behind, for total of 26
Washington State and Wisconsin were approved Friday for No Child Left Behind waivers. The Obama administration has argued that children can’t wait for Congress to revise the federal law.
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No relief from oppressive heat in Midwest
St. Louis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Chicago, and several other Midwest cities already have broken heat records this week or are on the verge of doing so.
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How to beat the heat? Five tips from Arizona
St. Louis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Chicago and several other Midwest cities already have broken heat records this week. Here are five tips from Phoenix, Arizona, on how to beat the heat.
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Death Valley heat in Kansas? How the end of June got so hot.
Norton Dam, Kan., hit 118 F. on Thursday, and 32 communities from Colorado to Indiana just posted their highest temperatures ever. Forecasters say back-to-back La Niñas are partly to blame.
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DNC no-show list grows, and GOP crows. But are Democrats being smart?
According to Republicans, who are keeping track, 12 major Democratic politicians are planning to skip the DNC. While the convention's timing is hard on Democrats in tight races, a long list of no-shows could embarrass Obama.
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Iran nuclear talks: New plan barely masks failure
A 'tense' and 'tough' round of Iran nuclear talks ends in Moscow without a compromise, but fearing the fallout from a collapse in negotiations, world powers set a new round for July.
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Klan Highway: Is the KKK now a litter bug club?
Klan Highway. The Ku Klux Klan wants to join Georgia's 'Adopt-A-Highway' program. Does the Constitution support the KKK bid for a 'Klan Hiwghay'?
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Decoder Wire
'Private sector is doing fine'? Obama retracts as GOP mocksPresident Obama's remark that the sagging economy is due to cuts in public-sector jobs riled Republicans in Congress, who pledge to extend the Bush tax cuts and repeal health-care reform.
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Teen texting and driving: More than half admit to doing it
Teen texting and driving is a national problem, according to the first federal statistics released on the topic, with 58 percent of high school seniors admitting that they text or e-mail while driving.
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Romney raises $76 million to Obama's $60 million (+video)
This is the first time the Republican candidate has beaten his opponent in fundraising.
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Startup Act 2.0: Could it be an immigration breakthrough?
Startup Act 2.0 sponsors aim to build a new case for immigration reform. Their point: America has a deficit of employees with skills relevant to an economy built on innovation – and new immigrants can help.
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Gas prices fall below $3 in two states
Gas prices are silver lining in economic gloom. Since April, gas prices are down more than 30 cents a gallon and experts predict more decline.
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It's official: with Texas win, Romney is the nominee
The GOP candidate clinched the nomination with more than the 1144 delegates required to win the nomination.
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Health-care mandate: Catholic leaders sue over birth control
Health-care plan provision for employer-paid birth control riles Catholic schools, dioceses, and health-care providers. Negotiations with White House 'not encouraging.'
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Deadly Joplin tornado remembered, one year later (+video)
Residents of Joplin, Missouri awoke Tuesday morning with memories still fresh in their minds of the deadly twister that struck their city one year ago.
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Joplin seniors graduate after year of tragedy and triumph
A year ago, the deadliest tornado in six decades leveled Joplin, Missouri; President Obama commemorated that anniversary with a speech to the high school graduates who persevered.
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Thomas Hart Benton: A Life
Biographer Justin Wolff makes a strong case that Thomas Hart Benton played a central role as American art moved into the modern era.
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Pet food recall that won't end? Diamond cat food now risky.
Pet food recall from Diamond Pet Foods has been expanded eight times, triggered an FDA investigation and critique, and now includes cat food. The company's handling of the salmonella crisis may be even worse.
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Twice as many mega rainstorms in Midwest in past 50 years
Wisconsin saw the biggest rise (203 percent) in extreme rainstorms – 3 inches of rain or more in a day, new study says. Climate change is behind more Midwest flooding, say scientists.
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Opinion: Your employer may be pocketing your state income tax
Sixteen states now allow corporations to withhold state income taxes from employees and keep the money as an incentive for a business to locate to or remain in a state. That means that, in effect, employees pay personal income tax to their company rather than their state government.
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On campaign trail, Biden paints Romney as corporate raider
The Vice President was in high-unemployment areas of Ohio, suggesting the GOP candidate doesn't care about workers.
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Decoder Wire
How Romney is fighting harsh charge he's a heartless job-killer (+video)Two new pro-Obama ads are hammering Romney's former firm, Bain Capital, for the demise of a Missouri steel company. The counter-ad from the Romney camp focuses on a firm that Bain bolstered.
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