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State of the Union address 2012 live updates – Washington Post blog Washington Times State of the Union address 2012 (live updates)Washington Post (blog)But as demonstrated in the State of the Union address, the tax argument has morphed into a moral issue for the president — and a centerpiece of his decision to recast himself [...]

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The winners and losers in the Prince Fielder deal – Yahoo! Sports blog USA TODAY The winners and losers in the Prince Fielder dealYahoo! Sports (blog)Prince Fielder: He didn't quite match the length or overall value of Pujols' $252 million deal, but the total of $214 million qualifies Fielder for the fourth-biggest overall contract of [...]

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Los Angeles Times Obama delivers a confrontational State of the Union addressLos Angeles TimesPresident Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Saul Loeb / Associated Press / January 24, 2012) By David Lauter, Washington Bureau By using his State of the Union speech to draw sharp contrasts with [...]

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The loopy idea of the humanitarian populist left and right making common cause against the privileged elites of Wall Street and Washington … in a crusade for equal opportunity and a Kennedyesque rising tide to lift all boats … may not be completely far fetched.

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ESPN Spokesman: Joe Paterno in serious conditionCBS NewsPenn State University head football coach Joe Paterno leaves the team's football building on Nov. 8, 2011 in University Park, Penn. (Rob Carr/Getty Images) STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Joe Paterno's doctors say the former Penn State coach's condition has …Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno's health status seriousReutersFamily [...]

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Newt Gingrich’s lambasting of John King follows a popular line among Republicans – Washington Post Washington Times Newt Gingrich's lambasting of John King follows a popular line among RepublicansWashington PostDid John King blow it? The CNN host stepped on a land mine named Newt Gingrich when he opened Thursday night's Republican presidential debate by asking [...]

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GHS News 4: Censoring the Internet – my.hsj.org ABC News (blog) GHS News 4: Censoring the Internetmy.hsj.orgSopa (Stop Online Piracy Act) and Pipa (Protect IP) are almost identical bills the US government is trying to pass that will be utilized to censor the internet. At first it sounds like a good idea until you learn [...]

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Wikipedia, Google and other websites protest of anti-piracy laws – San Jose Mercury News Washington Times Wikipedia, Google and other websites protest of anti-piracy lawsSan Jose Mercury NewsBut the Internet felt eerie Wednesday as large swaths of the online community went dark in what leaders called an historic protest to kill proposed online anti-piracy legislation. [...]

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In Smaller Voices, ‘I Have a Dream’ Echoes Again Over National Mall – PBS NewsHour WXIA-TV In Smaller Voices, 'I Have a Dream' Echoes Again Over National MallPBS NewsHourJUDY WOODRUFF: For the past seven years, to mark this holiday, children from an elementary school in Washington, DC, have gone to the Lincoln Memorial on the [...]

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Christian Science Monitor Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered across the nationReutersBy James B. Kelleher and Michelle Nichols | CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a traditional day of service as well as a new wave of economic injustice protests by Occupy Wall Street. …In honor of [...]

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