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The 25 best country songs of all time (+video)
Check out Country Music Television's rankings of the best country music songs ever released.
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Four reasons Republicans are embracing the 'sequester'
Republicans, it is clear, are conflicted on the "sequester." How did they come to embrace it? Here are four reasons.
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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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'West by West': 20 stories from Jerry West's autobiography
Basketball great Jerry West's autobiography is rife with revelations about the legend.
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Gender pay gap: Top 5 best and worst states
The pay gap between men and women has steadily narrowed during the past few decades. Women earned 77 cents for every dollar men earned in 2011, compared with 59 cents in 1963. Here is a look at states with biggest and smallest gender pay gaps today.
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Rallying cry for hurricane Irene preparations: not Katrina, not again
Federal and state emergency managers are acting decisively in an attempt to avoid the mistakes of hurricane Katrina in 2005. The result has impacted millions of lives.
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Six Southern cookbooks
A round-up of recent cookbooks featuring new twists on traditional Southern tastes.
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Pregnant fossil found in Kentucky
Pregnant fossil: The remains of a plesiosaur, who was carrying a baby, have been found in the midwestern US. The pregnant fossil was over 15 feet long.
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Deal in Senate restores FAA funding. Is bipartisanship taking off?
Obama hails the extension of FAA funding through mid-September, which restores tens of thousands of jobs and resumes the collection of $30 million a day in revenue for the Treasury.
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Randy Moss retires: sullen, spectacular, and forever one of a kind
Randy Moss brought a unique mix of speed, athleticism, and receiving skill to the NFL. When he was at his best, no one in the NFL could match – much less cover – Randy Moss.
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Opinion: Liberate liberal arts from the myth of irrelevance
Today’s employers want workers who are thinkers. To meet the demands of the 21st century student and economy, a new model of liberal arts is emerging – one tied to hands-on experience.
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Rupert Murdoch phone-hacking scandal: US connections grow
In London Saturday, Rupert Murdoch issued full-page apologies for the phone-hacking scandal that has hit his media empire. Critics say his free-wheeling and politically conservative approach may have affected US journalism as well.
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FBI to investigate Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.: Did it hack 9/11 victims?
At the urging of several members of Congress, the FBI has begun investigating whether victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and their families were subject to phone hacking from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
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51st state? Small step forward for long-shot 'South California' plan
A Republican member of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors wants his county and 12 others to secede from California and form the 51st state. His colleagues gave him an unenthusiastic go ahead Tuesday to explore the idea.
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5 best books of July: Amazon editors' favorite picks
Some of this summer's most interesting books will take you places – all the way from the moon to Korea to the seemingly placid Midwest, and from tales of masked vigilantes to the inside workings of the Church of Scientology. Here are five of the July 2011 titles that are drawing the most enthusiastic thumbs-up from the editors at Amazon.com.
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Independence Day fireworks: Laxer state laws could mean more in tax revenue
A growing number of states are relaxing state laws on fireworks in hopes of generating a little extra tax revenue through sales and permit fees
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Obama in 2012: Who can challenge him?
Newsweek/Daily Beast columnist Jack W. Germond says Republicans don't have anyone yet who can challenge Barack Obama for the 2012 presidency.
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Opinion: Blair Mountain II: The new battle over coal mining in West Virginia
Hundreds are marching to Blair Mountain in West Virginia to commemorate the coal miners who fought for their rights there 90 years ago – and to secure our future. Coal mining companies are raping our land with mountaintop removal, destroying what has nourished us for generations.
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Pennsylvania eyes natural gas tax on biggest US find
Gas tax – or levy – gains momentum in Pennsylvania legislature. But governor opposes natural gas tax.
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Supreme Court demands review of ruling in anti-illegal immigration case
A federal appeals court ruled that the anti-illegal immigration laws of Hazleton, Pa., clashed with federal authority. But the Supreme Court is telling the appeals court to reconsider the case.
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Why it's so hard to win the war against US oxycodone epidemic
Oxycodone dispensers are protected. Abusers are hard to ID. And the drug claims more lives than cocaine, heroin, meth.
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Obama's British codename: Is it an insult?
Scotland Yard gave President Obama the codename of "chalaque" during his visit to Britain. The Daily Mail says it's a derogatory term in Punjabi. Asra Nomani's grandmother confirms it's not a nice term in Urdu or Hindi either.
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Traveling at the speed of China
China's rising fast. How soon will it take the lead in global wealth and innovation?
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Oil CEOs warn senators of downside to axing industry tax breaks
Five oil CEOs testified Thursday that a Senate bill to shrink their companies' tax breaks would mean less domestic oil production and higher gasoline prices. Democrats cite firms' big profits.
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Gas prices reach new record in six states
Gas prices surge above their 2008 highs in four Midwest states, West Virginia, and Hawaii. Supply disruptions and seasonal factors are behind the region's abnormally high gas prices.
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The Republican plan with lipstick
Republicans have disguised a plan to reduce the deficit with caps and procedures
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Illinois leading states facing a pension crisis
In a crisis that built up over years of paying in too little, Illinois's pensions were only half-funded by 2009, according to a new report. They're the worst offender, but they're not alone.
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The Monitor's View: High gas prices and oily political rhetoric don't mix
President Obama and Republicans eye rising gasoline prices and think 2012. Too many of their responses aren't aimed at weaning America off oil.
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Arizona may not enforce key parts of immigration law, court rules
Arizona officials criticize the appeals court ruling, which found that key sections of the immigration law are preempted by federal law. The ruling is a victory for the Obama administration.
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House votes to strip EPA of power to curb carbon emissions
The House voted Thursday to bar the EPA from regulating carbon emissions and other greenhouse gases. The Senate on Wednesday rejected a similar proposal. Still, the fight is far from over.
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