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Everyday heroes: Nine tales of American heroes
Victor Perez stopped the abduction of an 8-year-old girl. Two teenage boys rescued a couple from a burning car wreck in Florida. New Yorker Kashmir Singh goes the extra mile to help a Swiss couple. Here are nine stories of everyday American heroes who responded to trying circumstances with extraordinary grace and courage.
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Marco Rubio & 9 likely Republican VP candidates
Too soon to start speculating about possible Republican vice-presidential candidates? Evidently not. Mitt Romney's rise to the level of presumptive presidential nominee seems to have given political writers and pundits the go-ahead to begin one of the favored handicapping contests in all of politics.
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Martin Luther King Jr.: 8 peaceful protests that bolstered civil rights
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. believed that nonviolent protest is the most effective weapon against a racist and unjust society. But it required rallying people to his cause. Here are some of the most revolutionary peaceful protests King led.
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Osama bin Laden raid: Four fresh twists in the story
Figuring out precisely what took place at the Osama bin Laden compound in the early hours of the US commando team strike has led to some bracing twists and turns in the narrative. At a Pentagon briefing Friday, reporters ribbed military officials, saying they were looking forward to hearing the fifth and newest version of how the operation to strike the terrorist mastermind unfolded.
Here are the four latest plot turns in the bin Laden story:
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EPA head Lisa Jackson will resign
Lisa Jackson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, says she will step down at the beginning of President Obama's second term. Her four-year tenure includes some victories, especially car fuel-efficiency standards, but was marked with disappointments over global warming and coal ash controls.
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Hail to the neologizers in chief
US presidents – and one president in particular – seem to have a knack for coining new terms.
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito takes on critics, defends Citizens United
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito told the conservative Federalist Society this week that the First Amendment protects political speech, whether from an individual or a corporation.
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Pizza Hut 'free pizza' stunt could spoil presidential debate
Pizza Hut is offering a lifetime supply of free pizza – or a $15,600 check– to anyone who asks, 'sausage or pepperoni' to President Obama or Mitt Romney during their live Town Hall-style debate next Tuesday. The Pizza Hut stunt threatens to irritate viewers who have serious concerns about issues like the economy and healthcare.
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The New Economy
47 percent vs. 1 percent: the emergence of tax-class warfareFrom Mitt Romney's 47 percent gaffe to Warren Buffett's secretary's tax rate, this election is about taxes and who will be saddled with paying back America's huge debt.
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Nuclear deal? New North Korea and Iran pact raises international concern
North Korea and Iran appear to be deepening their nuclear technology relationship under a new agreement reached between the two nations that President Bush labelled part of an 'axis of evil.'
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Tax VOX
What Mitt Romney didn't learn from Ronald Reagan about taxesThere are so many things the former Massachusetts governor could learn from the former California governor’s presidential campaigns. But I have in mind only one lesson not learned by Mitt Romney — how Reagan ran on tax reform in 1984.
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Dutch vote could affect how EU tackles debt crisis
The free-market Liberal party and the center-left Labor party, running neck in neck in Dutch polls, could end up forming a centrist coalition and leave extremist parties out of government.
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Democrats attack Paul Ryan over Social Security privatization
In his 2010 'Road Map for America's Future,' the Wisconsin congressman proposed a plan to allow younger workers to divert more than one-third of their Social Security taxes into personal accounts that they would own and could will to their heirs.
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Civics lesson from Justice O’Connor: Obama’s health-care remarks ‘unusual’
Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, testifying in the Senate about her national online iCivics project, was drawn into the lingering controversy over health care. She called criticism of Justice Roberts 'unfortunate' and Obama's remarks aimed at the court 'unusual.'
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Who's looking to hire? Top 10 hard-to-fill jobs hold surprising lessons.
A recent study suggests that most of the hardest-to-fill jobs in the US do not require college degrees. It points to the need for greater vocational training to cut unemployment.
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Mitt Romney defends his stance on taxes, rejecting revenue hike
Mitt Romney reiterated his position Sunday and drew clear lines of contrast with President Obama, who has encouraged Americans to consider tax hikes on the wealthy.
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Democrats fear Obama may lose
Some of the recent talk in the media may be designed to galvanize donors, though there are growing concerns that Mitt Romney will be a real challenge.
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Mitt Romney running mate search enters public audition phase
As his campaign evaluates potential running mates, Republicans with a possible shot at the No. 2 spot on the presidential ticket are starting to engage in unofficial public tryouts for the traditional vice presidential role of attack dog.
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The New Economy
As Chinese wages rise, US manufacturers head back homeBy 2015, Chinese wages will be high enough that it will be just as cheap to manufacture goods for the US market in America. Some US manufacturers aren't waiting.
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Supreme Court popularity hits new low. Will Obama attack?
Only 52 percent of the American public views the Supreme Court favorably. If the high court rules against Obama on health care or immigration he may be tempted to attack. But that would be risky.
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Marco Rubio: America must lead world, and Obama doesn't get it
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, said to be on Mitt Romney's list of possible running mates, said Wednesday the US must exercise strong leadership, for the world's sake. Overall, his eagerly awaited speech on foreign affairs treaded lightly on Obama's policies.
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Tax VOX
Is the Buffett rule a step in the right direction for tax reform?A better answer would be to close the loopholes that help the wealthy avoid paying higher taxes, but some argue that a minimum tax like the Buffett rule might be a good start.
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Everyday heroes: Nine tales of American heroes
Victor Perez stopped the abduction of an 8-year-old girl. Two teenage boys rescued a couple from a burning car wreck in Florida. New Yorker Kashmir Singh goes the extra mile to help a Swiss couple. Here are nine stories of everyday American heroes who responded to trying circumstances with extraordinary grace and courage.
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Americans spread blame for high gas prices, foresee $4.75 a gallon
Americans foresee, on average, gas prices at $4.75 a gallon within three months, shows a Christian Science Monitor/TIPP poll. They most blame the oil industry and Wall Street. But they expect politicians to act.
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White House seeks to head off showdown with judges over health-care comments
An appeals court judge has given the Obama administration until Thursday noon to clarify comments made by the president about health-care reform. The judge's question: Does Obama acknowledge that federal courts can strike down federal laws?
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Obama: Republican budget 'radical,' a 'Trojan horse'
Obama, in a speech to newspaper executives, is sharply criticizing a $3.5 trillion budget proposal pushed by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., which passed on a near-party-line vote last week and has been embraced by GOP presidential hopefuls.
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If Supreme Court scraps health-care law, who wins politically?
Harsh questioning from the Supreme Court majority has touched off new political calibrations over President Obama's health-care law. In some ways, Democrats could be the winners.
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Marco Rubio & 9 likely Republican VP candidates
Too soon to start speculating about possible Republican vice-presidential candidates? Evidently not. Mitt Romney's rise to the level of presumptive presidential nominee seems to have given political writers and pundits the go-ahead to begin one of the favored handicapping contests in all of politics.
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The Circle Bastiat
Obama's misguided views on fair tradeRecent remarks on China and fair trade illustrate some crucial errors in Obama's views.
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