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Romney blames election loss on ‘gifts’ Obama gave to women and minorities
Mitt Romney – remember him? – is working through his stages of grief at losing the election campaign, and has resurfaced in a call to his lucky donors. During the call, he blamed his defeat on Barack...
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Ron Paul and Barney Frank tell Obama: Respect state marijuana laws
Reps. Ron Paul (R-TX) and Barney Frank (D-MA) on Thursday called for the Obama administration to respect state marijuana laws, as California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) did on Sunday. Voters in Colorado and...
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Exposure to light at night lowers cognitive function: study
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found that regular exposure to bright lights at night can result in depression and learning impairments. “Basically, what we found is that chronic exposure...
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Hamas says ‘gates of hell opened’ as Israel kills military leader in Gaza
Israel launched a military operation to eliminate militants and weapon sites in the Gaza Strip , killing the commander of Hamas’s military wing, in a move with potentially serious repercussions beyond...
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FBI adds U.S.-born ‘rapping jihadi’ to terror wanted list
WASHINGTON — The FBI said Wednesday it had added to its list of most wanted terrorists the American “rapping jihadi,” an operative for Somalia’s Al-Qaeda linked Shebab insurgents who uses rap as a...
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Jeb Bush asks donors to support his son’s political bid
MIAMI — Former Florida governor Jeb Bush has reached out to his old donors, asking them to help get another George Bush — his son — established in Texas politics, US media reported Wednesday. George...
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Atheist group sues IRS for failing to enforce church electioneering ban
The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the IRS for failing to audit thousand of churches that allegedly violated federal tax law by engaging in...
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Alleged Colorado theater shooter ‘injures head’ in jail
LOS ANGELES — A judge agreed to delay a court hearing for alleged US cinema shooter James Holmes after the 24-year-old was hospitalized, having reportedly rammed his head into a wall, a spokesman...
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IQ research prompts warning over drinking alcohol during pregnancy
Research showing that children of women who drank as little as two glasses of wine a week during pregnancy had lower IQs has prompted calls for mothers-to-be to avoid alcohol. The study, by academics...
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Jon Stewart paraphrases Fox News: Single women are ‘selfish c**ts’
On his show Wednesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart joked that Fox News pundits basically thought single women who voted for President Barack Obama were all “selfish c**ts.” Women’s issues...
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Postal Service losses tripled to $16 billion
The US Postal Service tripled its losses in 2012, bleeding $15.9 billion as the state-owned enterprise faces tough competition and what it calls onerous and unfair retirement funding requirements. The...
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Hostess threatens to liquidate due to striking bakers
Hostess, maker of the cream-filled treat Twinkies, is threatening to shut its doors and liquidate the company if striking employees don’t return to work, reported Fox News. Hostess filed for...
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Rappers’ brains shift when freestyling, says study
Freestyle rap, an improvised style of the music genre associated with back-to-front baseball caps, baggy jeans and gold chains, has burst onto the science stage, shedding light on the workings of the...
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Synthetic drug use rising in Europe
Europe is being bombarded with an array of new, synthetic drugs of which the ingredients and effects on users are unknown, the continent’s drug agency warned in a report on Thursday. While cocaine and...
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Israel and Hamas fight on social media
The state of Israel and Hamas are not only fighting with rockets and weapons, but are using social media platforms as new arenas for battle, reported the Washington Post. The Israeli military media...
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U.S. sees diabetes rates skyrocket
The United States saw a dramatic rise in the number of adults suffering from diabetes between 1995 and 2010, according to official statistics released Thursday. The prevalence of the disease increased...
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Appeals court ends Michigan ban on race-conscious admissions
An appeals court struck down a 2006 Michigan public referendum that banned public colleges and universities from allowing college admissions decisions to be influenced by race, reported the Christian...
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Four dead after train hits veterans float in Texas parade
Four area dead and 17 injured after a train hit a float carrying wounded veterans in a Texas parade, reported the AP. The float was driving across a railroad crossing en route to a banquet. Seven are...
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HUD director tapped to lead Sandy recovery
President Obama appointed the director of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Shaun Donovan, to lead the government’s efforts to help states in the wake of Hurricane Sandy’s havoc, reported the Los...
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Stewart mocks O’Reilly’s fear of loss of ‘white America’
On the Nov. 15 Daily Show, Jon Stewart criticized Mitt Romney, “retired pensioner,” and Bill O’Reilly on assertions each made in recent days. Stewart hit Romney’s recent argument that Obama won the...
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