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Mark Sanford sworn into Congress, calls himself 'humbled'
WASHINGTON -- Mark Sanford, after a detour to the governor's office and, infamously, to Argentina, is back in Washington as a member of Congress. The former three-term congressman and two-term governor was sworn in Wednesday as the representative for...Tags: U.S. Congress, John Boehner, Politics, Parties and Movements, Elizabeth Colbert Busch
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McManus: 'Sequester' causing pain -- to Congress
Think the automatic budget cuts Congress ordered at the beginning of March — the so-called sequester — haven't caused any pain yet? Think again. Judging from the squeals we're hearing from members of Congress whose districts are threatened...
Tags: U.S. Congress, John Campbell, Politics, Arne Duncan, Dick Durbin
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New traditions take hold for State of the Union address
WASHINGTON -- Some new traditions have taken hold amid the familiar rituals of a State of the Union address, and they seem to have a common goal: drawing some of the spotlight away from the president and to his audience. The newest push on the part of...Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy, U.S. Congress, Personal Weapon Control, Republican Party
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Texas lawmaker invites Ted Nugent to State of the Union address
WASHINGTON – Ted Nugent, the rocker-turned-gun-rights activist who was the subject of a Secret Service investigation last year after controversial remarks about President Obama, will attend Tuesday's State of the Union address as the guest of a...Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy, National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Congress, Michelle Obama
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Tony Plakas: Adults are doing a really bad job of setting a good example
Our children are watching us, now more than ever. Adults profess their commitment to lifting kids up, yet we continue to wage public culture wars that ultimately bring our children down. We are setting our examples, demonstrating our values, and...Tags: U.S. Congress, Michelle Obama, Lindsey O. Graham, Social Organizations, Boy Scouts of America
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A field guide to hecklers
Let's talk about heckling. Who isn't talking about heckling? ("Shut up! I'm talking about heckling, you idiot. If we wanted you to talk about heckling, we'd give you a crayon and a sheet of graph paper!") Anyway, as I was saying, every few months it...
Tags: Steve Martin, Michael Richards, Cell Phones, Up All Night (tv program), Arts and Culture
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Calling Obama Lazy Crosses Racial Line
The Hartford CourantIt wasn't anything like Joe Louis getting knocked out by Max Schmeling where Louis' supporters were literally crying in the streets. That was in 1936. Still, a lot of President Barack Obama's supporters were taken aback last week by his dismal...Tags: Politics, Social Issues, Executive Branch, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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Could pepperoni spoil presidential debate?
MAE ANDERSON,Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — During the next presidential debate, the candidates will be pondering the important questions of our time. But the most controversial may be "Sausage or pepperoni?" Pizza Hut is offering a lifetime of free pizza — one large...Tags: Sausages, Television, Politics, Pepperoni, Bill Clinton
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Columnist Leonard Pitts Jr.: Again, the same old hate
This is for Vanessa in South Florida. She emailed me a few days ago after spotting a bumper sticker that read: 2012 Don’t Re-Nig. "Honestly," she wrote, "I don’t know how to process my outrage, so I’m handing it off to you. I know...Tags: Rush Limbaugh, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Politics, Randy Newman
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Stricter proposed smoking ban passes committee
The Indianapolis City-County Council is trying to take on the smoking ban again. A city-wide smoking ban targeting bars passed out of committee Tuesday. The plan will now head to the full council. Proposal 136 seeks to strengthen the already existing...
Tags: John Barth, Lung Cancer, Civil Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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Voter ID laws do not discriminate
Is there, or should there ever be, a point when a state is no longer penalized for its discriminatory past?
Not according to the Department of Justice, which recently rejected a South Carolina law that would have required voters to show a valid photo...Tags: Interior Policy, Justice System, New York University, Politics, Social Issues
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