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Maybe Americans agree about more than they know
WASHINGTON (AP) — Can we agree on this? Americans still think alike much of the time even if our politicians don't. To get heads nodding, just say something worrisome about the economy or dismissive of Washington. Almost all Americans consider...
Tags: Politics, Social Issues, Minority Groups, Barack Obama, Elections
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The changing of the guard
Daily American Staff WriterANNVILLE — American involvement in the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts could be drawing to a close, but the National Guard may never be the same. In the 10 years since the initial siege of Baghdad, the role of guardsmen and women has shifted...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Employment, Berlin Wall's Fall (1989), Employment Opportunities, U.S. Military
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Health care, teacher raises, 'revenge porn' in 50 words or fewer
In some ways, the Florida Legislature is like a bomb. We know it will go off. We know there will be casualties. But it sometimes takes a while to assess the damage. That's why I'm here to help. Think of me as your one-man disaster-response team...
Tags: Politics, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., NASCAR, Pornography, Florida Legislature
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S.D. trail drive held in advance of special sale
SCENIC, S.D. (AP) - For a time, it evoked memories of the Old West, with encouraging shouts of ''Come bull! Hip! Haw!'' and cowboys wrangling steer through an open prairie. Such calls punctuated the rural solitude last week as a small cluster of...Tags: Human Interest, American Legion, Animals, Religion and Belief, Ethics
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Minnesota farmland taxes to rise with prices
MANKATO, Minn. - A county assessor, when valuations on any type of property soar by 44 percent in a single year, would typically expect to get an earful from irate property owners worried about the impact the valuations will have on their next round of...Tags: Politics, Taxation, Religion and Belief, Credit Ratings
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Greuel has fraction of Garcetti's cash in race's last days, reports show
Wendy Greuel had roughly one-tenth of the cash on hand of her rival Eric Garcetti as she headed into the final two weeks of the mayoral election, according to new campaign finance reports. Greuel, the city’s controller, reported raising nearly...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Politics, Political Fundraising, Religion and Belief, Polls
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Oakland police chief takes medical retirement
OAKLAND — The embattled Oakland police chief abruptly announced a medical retirement Wednesday, hours before a team of consultants — working for former Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton — was scheduled to lay out a crime-...Tags: Judges, Jean Quan, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, Occupy Oakland
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Niall Ferguson's blooper
At an investment conference last week, Harvard historian Niall Ferguson created a huge mess for himself. He glibly speculated that maybe because economist John Maynard Keynes was a childless, "effete" homosexual, he embraced a doctrine that favored...Tags: Milton Friedman, Sonia Sotomayor, Awards and Prizes, Abraham Lincoln, Religion and Belief
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No sign of reports Jackson is required to file
— Already looking at a possible prison term, former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. could face new trouble over his apparent failure to file a financial disclosure report that is required when lawmakers leave the House. Meantime, his campaign has been...
Tags: Politics, U.S. House Committee on Ethics, Punishment, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice
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Revisiting Ginevra King, the Lake Forest woman who inspired 'Gatsby'
Remarkable how two words, scribbled nearly a century ago about a 16-year-old Lake Forest debutante, can evoke a whole country, its hypocrisies and promises, its aspirations and crushing realities. Last week, the University of South Carolina posted...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Jay-Z, Arts, Long Island, Authors
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Nonprofit Spotlight: Eastern Star seeks better life for all
Hazel Schaunaman is past Grand Matron and secretary of Minerva Chapter Order of Eastern Star. The Order of the Eastern Star is a fraternal and social order comprised of persons with deep religious convictions and spiritual values. Eastern Star...Tags: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Religion and Belief, Charity, Awards and Prizes
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It's finals week: Do you know what your teen is taking to study so hard?
By the end of high school, 12% of teens say they have taken a stimulant medication for reasons other than to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But parents, including many of those whose kids are taking ADHD drugs in a bid to boost...Tags: Family, Medical Research, Methylphenidate, Behavioral Conditions, Lifestyle and Leisure
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