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Mitt Romney Emerges As A Player In Midterm Elections

9:43am June 02, 2014

by Don Gonyea

The ex-presidential candidate is on the campaign trail, picking winners in a number of key primaries. He says his goal is to help the GOP have a great 2014, including seizing control of the Senate.

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17 Primary Candidates Vie For Rep. Henry Waxman's Seat

7:48am June 02, 2014

by Kelly McEvers

When the Democrat from Southern California announced his retirement earlier this year, he opened up a seat that had been occupied for decades. The top-two vote getters will face off in November.

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Release Of Sgt. Bergdahl May Have Come At A High Cost

7:48am June 02, 2014

by Tamara Keith

Bowe Bergdahl's release and the prisoner swap that made it possible are raising thorny foreign policy questions, which are being voiced most loudly at this point by congressional Republicans.

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Paperweight Gets Stanford Professor In Hot Water With TSA

7:48am June 02, 2014

The professor accidentally left a hand grenade in his carry-on. His late father, a World War Two veteran, used it as a paperweight.

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Dr. George Tiller outside his clinic in 1992 after four people locked themselves to the entrance gates of his clinic.

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Abortion Services Return To Town Where George Tiller Was Murdered

1:24pm June 01, 2014

by Aileen Leblanc

Five years ago, abortion provider Dr. George Tiller was shot and killed during church services in Wichita, Kan. His clinic closed after his death, but a new one has just opened to a familiar scene.

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In Mississippi, A Senate Race Derailed By A Blogger's Photos

7:12pm May 30, 2014

by Debbie Elliott

Tea Party challenger Chris McDaniel is struggling to stay on message after his supporters allegedly exploited longtime GOP Sen. Thad Cochran's bedridden wife.

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Historian Patrick Grossi stops in front of 3711 Melon St. during a walking tour through Mantua. On Saturday, this house will be torn down — and will receive an elaborate memorial service.

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In Nod To History, A Crumbling Philly Row House Gets A Funeral

7:07pm May 30, 2014

by Peter Crimmins

3711 Melon St. in Philadelphia is an old house, but not a beautiful or particularly unique one. And that's exactly why historians and artists want to mark its demolition with a community celebration.

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Republican Sen. Bob Corker, the ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says he thinks President Obama hasn't responded strongly enough to the crises in Ukraine and Syria.

Sen. Corker Wants More Lasting Show Of Force In Eastern Europe

1:10pm May 30, 2014

Sen. Bob Corker, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations panel, says President Obama's recent West Point speech should be thrown "in the trash can" in favor of tougher foreign policy goals.

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Judge Rules Tenn. Town Can Change Its Name To Rocky Top

12:36pm May 30, 2014

The song 'Rocky Top' is about a fictional place in the Tennessee hills. Developers wanted to change the name of an existing town to Rocky Top but the song's publisher tried to stop them.

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Cracks Appear On Ledge Of Chicago's Willis Tower

12:36pm May 30, 2014

When some tourists stepped out onto the glass ledge 103 floors up, they heard cracking. An official insists it was just the protective coating that shattered beneath their feet.

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