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Eight open US Senate seats in 2014
Here are eight senators who have opted out of a reelection bid in 2014, giving hopefuls in both parties a rare shot at a US Senate seat – and, moreover, one that could flip control of the Senate.
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14 Republicans who might run in 2016
The GOP has a history of nominating people who have run before, which could give heart to some familiar faces. But there’s also a crop of young rising stars who could steal the show.
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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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Not just sexy Kim Jong-un: 5 times the Onion has fooled foreign media
When the People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, took as straight news The Onion's declaration that stout North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un was 2012's "Sexiest Man Alive," it became the biggest foreign media outlet to be fooled by the satirical American newspaper. But it is not the first. Here are several other foreign news sites that took Onion fiction as newsworthy fact.
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Election 2012: top seven super PACs
Decoder profiles the seven top super PACs, the organizations that have spent the most trying to influence the elections – and still have the most money in the bank.
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The Monitor's View: Switching off the death penalty
This month, Kansas considers dropping the death penalty. It should join the national trend and abandon capital punishment.
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No more power lines?
Buried super-cooled electrical cables may replace towering transmission lines and carry solar and wind energy efficiently over long distances.
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Will Yemen air strike change view of Fort Hood shooting?
Yemen’s air strike on Al Qaeda Thursday reportedly targeted Anwar al-Awlaki, the radical cleric linked to the Fort Hood shooter. If true, it could alter Americans' understanding of the Fort Hood rampage.
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Yemen air strike on Al Qaeda: Was cleric linked to Fort Hood shooting killed?
Yemen said it killed more than two dozen suspected Al Qaeda militants reportedly meeting at the residence of Anwar al Aulaqi, a Yemeni-American who was in contact with the suspected Fort Hood shooter.
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Reading Gogol in Wyoming
To read against place is to invite fantasy by exchanging worlds.
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Opinion: Schwarzenegger: Beyond Copenhagen, global warming requires grassroots action
A major international agreement at Copenhagen would be great. But much of the progress against climate change must take place at a local level.
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Latino youth survey: Satisfied with lives in US, but lagging peers
Most Latino youths in the US are 'mostly' or 'very' satisfied with their lives, reports a new survey by Pew Hispanic Center. But teen pregnancy rates are high, and Latinos trail their counterparts on other important measures, such as education and skill levels.
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In Pictures: Gone spelunking
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Is Hiroshima memorial a fair legacy for Harry Truman?
In Potsdam, Germany, debate rises over a memorial that marks President Harry Truman's 1945 decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
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Top 5 things to know about Scott Rothstein
South Florida megalawyer Scott Rothstein is indicted on charges that he used a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme to peddle influence.
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Difference Maker People making a difference: Batdorj Gongor
In Mongolia, he shows former nomads how working together benefits everyone.
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Fort Hood shooting: Was Nidal Malik Hasan inspired by militant cleric?
Alleged Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Malik Hasan had ties to US-born militant Moslem cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, a leading figure seeking to recruit English speakers to violent jihad.
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Onions of great flavor and questionable character
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Republican Senators boycott debate of climate change bill
Republican boycott of climate change discussion leaves Senate Democrats going it alone for now. GOP lawmakers want more details on the bill’s economic impact.
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NASA's Ares 1-X launch: 'How cool was this?'
NASA's test flight of its successor to the space shuttle, the Ares 1-X rocket, went off without a hitch Wednesday. The buzzword among mission managers: triboelectrification.
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Election 2009: Economic woes challenge incumbent mayors
Incumbent mayors are facing tougher-than-usual reelection bids due, in part, to a struggling national economy.
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A private space industry is born
Human spaceflight today may be where the satellite business was early on: Governments initially handled everything, but eventually companies took over the business.
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Could water scarcity cause international conflict?
Some have predicted that conflicts over water scarcity are inevitable, but what does the record show?
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Death penalty is too expensive for states, study finds
State and local governments facing budget crunches can realize big savings by eliminating the death penalty, according to a new report from the Death Penalty Information Center.
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In Pictures: Where are we? A road trip across the USA
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In Pictures: America's National Parks
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Don't prosecute medical-marijuana use, Obama administration says
A Justice Department memo issued Monday tells federal prosecutors to ease off medical-marijuana users and sellers in states that have legalized the drug.
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Half Broke Horses
The author of ‘The Glass Castle’ spins a “true life novel’ around the life of her irrepressible grandmother.
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Asteroid 'Apophis' will miss us this time; but 2068? Stay tuned
The asteroid Apophis is very unlikely to smack Earth in 2036. That's the good news from a large group of planetary scientists meeting this week in Puerto Rico
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World Monuments 2010 list ranges from dockyards to cave art
2010 Watch List calls attention to 93 global heritage sites at risk.
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