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Monday, May 18, 2015 from International Business TimesVenezuela’s widespread discontent over a slumping economy and the policies of President Nicolas Maduro is giving the political opposition its biggest chance in years to take back power. The opposition coalition is aiming for a big win in...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from UK Politics - The Huffington PostIn recent weeks there has been much media attention surrounding the devolution of powers from Westminster to Scotland, and most of the credit for this goes to Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP. Surprisingly, Scotland is a country that gets a m...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsTRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The state Senate unanimously approved a measure that would bar people from having sexual contact with animals.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Irish Times Politics RSSNesbitt says MPs will not back Cameron’s welfare cuts to carers
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Daily News - PoliticsThis supposed "angel of peace" just got his wings clipped.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Townhall's New CategoryPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Republicans clashed over the future of government surveillance programs on Monday, highlighting a deep divide among the GOP's...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Townhall's New CategorySKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonia's four top politicians failed Monday to resolve the country's political crisis — and the opposition Social...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from PoliticsThe founder of Russia's most popular social network recently described to Mashable how he chose to flee his native Moscow after Kremlin loyalists wrested control of the company away from him. Pavel Durov, 30, seen by many as Russia's Mar...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Townhall's New Category5:10 p.m.Federal investigators say they aren't sure anything struck the windshield of an Amtrak train involved in last week's deadly derailment in...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Daily News - PoliticsThe commander-in-chief is finally in command of his own Twitter account.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Townhall's New CategoryCHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel focused on the need to help disadvantaged and troubled youth Monday, during an inaugural speech for his...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsHere is a guide — ranging from candidate bios, the latest news, voting information, and more — of everything you need to know.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Politics on HuffingtonPost.comWASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - An FBI examination of the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia last week killing eight people has found no evidence that damage to the locomotive's windshield was caused by a firearm, the National Tra...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from CBS News - PoliticsHis new account gives the president a way "to engage directly with the American people," the White House says
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Reuters: PoliticsWASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who is considering a bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, urged Congress on Monday to abandon its budget caps and boost defense spending.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from NYT > PoliticsSidney Blumenthal counseled Hillary Rodham Clinton when she was secretary of state about Libya, where he was also advising a business venture.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Townhall's New CategoryWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An FBI examination of the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia last week killing eight people has found no...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from The Scotsman - Politics FeedScottish Labour’s recent history would, one might reasonably suppose, give members a good insight into what will be required if the party is to rebuild itself in Scotland after its drubbing at the hands of the SNP.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Townhall's New CategoryBy Hortense de Roffignac CANNES, France (Reuters) - French movie director Maiwenn said she had no axe to grind about adult relationships in...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Politics RSS FeedFirst lady: WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama says America's libraries and museums aren't luxuries or "extras" that can be passed over while money goes toward other goals like creating jobs or teaching children. "Whether you're...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from International Business TimesA bill that has stirred controversy in Louisiana and reinvigorated debate over marriage and religion will go before lawmakers this week for its first vote. Proponents say the so-called religious freedom bill, which has the backing of Rep...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from The Scotsman - Politics FeedScottish Labour must reconnect with its grassroots, and re-engage them with UK politics, or perish, writes Peter Jones
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from CNN.com - PoliticsJokes around with @BillClinton
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Politics RSS FeedCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta said Monday he'll remain in office despite suggestions from fellow state Republicans that he resign after the Federal Election Commission found he broke the law by accepting campaign donations ...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Townhall's New CategorySAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court panel should not have forced YouTube to take down an anti-Muslim film that sparked violence in the...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Politics News | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comFive years ago, federal accident investigators recommended that the government require video cameras in locomotive cabs to record engineers' actions. But it didn't happen. Now, that's left a gap in unraveling last week's fatal Amtrak der...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from NYT > PoliticsPresident Obama visited Camden. N.J., as part of his effort to try to build trust between law enforcement organizations and citizens in minority communities.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsCamden's recently formed police force has made headway in cutting crime and gaining the trust of the community, but still has a way to go and cannot do the job of lifting up the struggling city all by itself, President Obama said Monday.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Reuters: Politics(Reuters) - California congresswoman and U.S. Senate candidate Loretta Sanchez has apologized for engaging in an action widely considered offensive to Native Americans that was caught on video at the state Democratic Convention.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Townhall's New CategoryWASHINGTON (AP) — The fall of Ramadi calls into question the Obama administration's strategy in Iraq.Is there a Plan B?The current U.S. approach...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Politics on HuffingtonPost.comLouisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) stood behind the invasion of Iraq Saturday night, although he criticized questions like the kind that have tripped up former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) in recent days. On Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa, ABC N...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Politics News | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comMajority Leader Mitch McConnell is vowing to postpone the Senate's scheduled Memorial Day recess until lawmakers pass a trade bill that President Barack Obama wants, vote on renewing the Patriot Act and keep highway construction funds fl...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from PoliticsPresident Barack Obama made his first post from a new personal Twitter account Monday morning.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from CBS News - PoliticsAs terror group's claim on key Iraqi territory grows, Robert Gates says U.S. troops should be used differently to ensure success
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Townhall's New CategoryBy Courtney Sherwood PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Early data collected in a pioneering effort to map the inner workings of Mount St. Helens...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Politics on HuffingtonPost.comLet me first say, thank you. This open letter hasn’t had an easy life. It started out as nothing. The bills were piling up. Family and friends had lost faith in its ability to get done. And slowly with the help of a few good samaritans l...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from stories: PoliticsDENVER (AP) - In a story May 18 about health insurance exchange fees, The Associated Press misidentified a researcher from Georgetown University's Center on Health Insurance Reforms. He was Kevin Lucia, not Justin Giovannelli. A correcte...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Politics News | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comAnother member of Chicago's most famous political dynasty is taking his place on the City Council that his grandfather and uncle presided over — and dominated — for decades. … Click to Continue »
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Politics News | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comLouisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Monday he has formed an exploratory committee to consider running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. Here's a quick snapshot with key things to know about Jindal. … Click to Continu...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from ABC News: PoliticsSay Goodbye to those White House tweets signed ??? ???BO.???
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from The Scotsman - Politics FeedAt last an answer has been found to the paradox – what happens when an irresistible force meets an unmovable object?
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Townhall's New CategoryWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — The son of the New York state Senate's No. 2 Republican has been sentenced to six months in prison.The son of Sen....
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Townhall's New CategoryBALTIMORE (AP) — Prosecutors want a judge to bar attorneys, police and witnesses from talking outside court about the case of Freddie Gray,...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from ABC News: PoliticsThe White House is banning certain types of military-style equipment
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Townhall's New CategoryRENNES, France (AP) — A French court on Monday acquitted two police officers accused of contributing to the deaths of two minority teenagers in a...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Townhall's New CategoryCAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — President Barack Obama ended long-running federal transfers of some combat-style gear to local law enforcement on Monday in an...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Reuters: PoliticsCAMDEN, NEW JERSEY (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday banned police departments from using certain military hardware and restricted the use of riot shields and other equipment, following unrest in U.S. cities over the deaths of...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Politics on HuffingtonPost.comDear Senator Fasano, In recent days, much has been made of House Republican Leader Themis Klarides' reaction to Governor Malloy's statement that a law that adversely impacts people and communities of color is racist in its outcome. And, ...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Townhall's New CategoryCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's socialist government is struggling to put food on the shelves amid runaway inflation. Brazil's president is...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015 from CBS News - PoliticsPresident holds up embattled city of Camden, New Jersey as example of a city that's improved policy-community relations
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Irish Times Politics RSSDepartment of Social Protection ‘concerned’ about IPU ad requesting PPS numbers
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsNEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden urged graduating Yale University students on Sunday to avoid questioning the motives of others in the search for common ground.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsThere's more than a touch of absurdity in the way an industry fee in President Barack Obama's health care law is being passed along to state taxpayers.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsPHILADELPHIA (AP) - Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul vowed on Monday to "everything possible" to block renewal of the terrorism-era Patriot Act, but the Republican presidential hopeful conceded it may not be enough.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsWASHINGTON (AP) - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says maybe he shouldn't say it, but ...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Political News - International and UK Politics | Sky NewsFor decades the NHS has run only a basic service at weekends, but David Cameron says that could be about to change.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Political News - International and UK Politics | Sky NewsThe Labour MP, who had previously been tipped to run in the leadership race, described Andy Burnham as "really authentic".
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsPRESIDENT OBAMA will be in Camden today to discuss how police are working to build trust with the community and to promote his "Promise Zone" program.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsAt the top of the ballot is the confusing contest for state Supreme Court. There are 6 candidates in each party. You pick 3. Here’s some help.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from All News RSS FeedThe August 2009 guilty verdict against former Rep. William J. Jefferson was a striking win for the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section following its botched prosecution of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens. The trial venue might have bee...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsCamden's recently formed police force has made headway in cutting crime and gaining the trust of the community, but still has a way to go and cannot do the job of lifting up the struggling city all by itself, President Obama said Monday.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from All News RSS FeedEnvironmental activists are throwing Rep. Earl Blumenauer under the zero-emission, biodiesel-fueled bus for openly embracing broader trade promotion authority.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from RedStateEvery once in a while you stumble into a news cycle and think, "This cannot be a coincidence." As news reports bring word that Hillary Clinton is still refusing to answer questions from the press, Ramadi falls to ISIS, and things just ar...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsPresident Obama's speech in Camden on Monday will focus largely on that city's improvements in policing and crime reduction, but it also will touch on several federal initiatives aimed at improving policing nationwide.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from NPR Topics: PoliticsObama's bio on @POTUS says he is "Dad, husband and 44th President of the United States."
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from All News RSS FeedSenate Democrats successfully blocked debate on Trade Promotion Authority in their chamber until they were promised a vote on Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Irish Times Politics RSSNesbitt says MPs will not back Cameron’s welfare cuts to carers
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from All News RSS FeedFacing an ever-shrinking budget, the Government Publishing Office is moving forward with a plan to develop an employee parking lot for commercial real estate. But the real estate firm in charge of the project plan faces questions about i...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsTRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Drivers in New Jersey could soon pump their own gas under a bill being introduced in the Assembly.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from NPR Topics: PoliticsPresident Obama visited Camden, N.J., Monday to discuss recommendations from his task force on 21st century policing. The White House is setting new limits on police use of military hardware.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsCAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - President Barack Obama ended long-running federal transfers of some combat-style gear to local law enforcement on Monday in an attempt to ease tensions between police and minority communities, saying equipment made fo...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsWASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says House-passed legislation effectively could cause the country to "go dark" when it comes to collecting Americans' phone records.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from All News RSS Feed
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsThe most important story of this campaign is the rise of Super PACS and the influence they have had in the selection of our next mayor.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsVoters will weigh in on four ballot questions Tuesday that would change Philadelphia's Home Rule Charter, the city's governing document.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from All News RSS FeedBy Kevin Burch
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsDemocratic candidates for mayor in Tuesday's primary election took their pitches to the pulpits on Sunday, seeking the support of the party faithful.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Irish Times Politics RSSMinister for Justice says same-sex marriage referendum about right to marry
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Political News - International and UK Politics | Sky NewsNewly elected MPs take their seats after an election which saw 111 seats change hands, transforming the make-up of the Commons.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsPolls are open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Below are the contests that are on the ballot.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from All News RSS FeedNever mind attempting to navigate the intellectual mind field that is political ideology. One social media sleuth would just like someone (anyone) to shed a little light on a burning question about the GOP.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsOn May 23, 2003, I attended the Baghdad news conference at which the U.S. viceroy, Paul Bremer, announced he was dissolving the Iraqi army.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsTRENTON - Chris Christie, then the U.S. attorney for New Jersey, declared in 2004 that an indictment of a fund-raiser for Gov. Jim McGreevey painted "a very vivid picture of the corrupt and broken political system in the state of Ne...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsHere's a question I didn't expect to ask: Does money really matter in the race for mayor? Before you answer, here's another: Could race also be irrelevant?
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsWASHINGTON (AP) - A dozen years later, American politics has reached a rough consensus about the Iraq War: It was a mistake.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsNEW YORK (AP) - Bill de Blasio's inner circle isn't contained by the walls of City Hall.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from All News RSS FeedAmid the chaos of his home city Ramadi's fall Sunday to Islamic State fighters, a senior Sunni tribal leader arrived in Washington, D.C., to warn lawmakers and senior administration officials this week of Iran's growing influence in the ...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - The White House calls the capture of the Iraqi city of Ramadi by Islamic State militants a "setback" and vows to help Iraqis reclaim it.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from All News RSS FeedThe World Trade Organization ruled against the U.S. for the fourth and final time in an ongoing dispute between the United States, Canada and Mexico regarding the U.S. country of origin labeling (COOL) program. Retaliation by Canada and ...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsFrozen yogurt, a basketball clinic, handshakes with military veterans. The six candidates for the Democratic nomination for mayor criss-crossed the city on the last Saturday before Tuesday's primary election.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from All News RSS FeedThe road to regional supremacy runs through the 2015 Roll Call Taste of America. The second round of voting is over, and to the vittle victor go the spoils. Just ask Maryland crab cakes, which pinched D.C. half smokes to move to the swee...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsMelissa Murray Bailey took her 4-year-old daughter to a kindergarten orientation at a neighborhood school recently and was surprised to learn that students citywide receive free breakfast and lunch.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from RedStateKermit Gosnell would not have been able to murder people without Pedro Cortes' blind eye. Now Cortes wants his old job back. The post Pedro Cortes – the man who didn’t stop Kermit Gosnell – wants his old job back. appea...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from All News RSS FeedDemocratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Mark Warner of Virginia are scheduled to lend their voices Tuesday to "SLUT: The Play," a teen-led look into modern rape coming to the Warner Theatre for one night only.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from All News RSS FeedPolitical wrangling in Washington is as old as the Republic itself, and partisan battles over ideas and power will surely be with us long into the future. But the current era of hyper-partisanship has frequently paralyzed congressional d...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsThe city commissioners' offices that line one hallway in City Hall have one of the most important civic duties come Tuesday: overseeing the election.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Gov. Tom Wolf's chief of staff is accusing Senate Republicans of advancing pension legislation that would allow lawmakers to escape concessions it would force on rank-and-file employees.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsThe following is a public-service announcement: Tuesday's Democratic mayoral primary will be held as scheduled. Despite recent polls, commentary, and endorsements that suggest a conclusion has already been reached in this campaign, the s...
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Political News - International and UK Politics | Sky NewsA political wannabe sets out his stall with a searingly honest campaign video and talks about his unusual living arrangements.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 from Philly.com PoliticsAUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Lawmakers in Maine are considering changes to the state's policies regarding life-sustaining treatment for minors after an 18-year-old mother went to court last year to fight a state-imposed do-not-resuscitate order...