Congressional Republicans Hope To Avoid Another Disaster Relief Debacle
May 22nd, 2013Republican leaders in Congress are insisting that they will provide immediate aid to the victims of the tornado that devastated Oklahoma on Monday, while hoping to avoid another heated battle such as the one that fractured the GOP caucus after House Speaker John Boehner failed to pass a Hurricane Sandy relief bill before the end
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Parents Face Tough Choice When Tornadoes Bear Down
May 22nd, 2013MOORE, Okla. (AP) — With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: “We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time.” Parents had a gut-wrenching choice, and only a few minutes to make
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Why Mark Carson Matters
May 22nd, 2013Mark Carson was shot in the face because he’s gay. His alleged killer, 33-year-old Elliot Morales, is said to have confronted Carson, 32, and a companion, in New York’s Greenwich Village last Friday night, yelling anti-gay slurs. When Carson walked away, Morales reportedly followed and shot him. Morales was arrested by police after a foot
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Anthony Weiner Launches Bid To Become NYC Mayor
May 22nd, 2013NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner’s run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he’s in the New York City mayoral race. He’d said last month he was considering it. “I made some
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Arias Speaks Out About Case In Jailhouse Interview
May 22nd, 2013PHOENIX (AP) — In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out Tuesday about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she “deserves a second chance at freedom someday.” Arias spoke to The Associated Press as part of a
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