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Virginia GOP Nominee We Must ‘Stand For An End To The Hyphenated American’
controversial Republican candidate for Virginia Lieutenant Governor, founded a socially conservative organization named Staying True To America’s National Destiny (STAND). Though the website has since been heavily scrubbed, a cached version from October 9, 2009 shows that Jackson’s group initially spelled out its ';Top 7 Issues';. The second most important issue, he ...
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First Read Minute IRS immigration moves forward and Weiner’s back
NBC's Mark Murray reports that as the rescue and clean-up efforts in the aftermath of the Oklahoma tornado continues, there's a hearing on the IRS, where one official pleaded the Fifth, the immigration bill moved forward - voted out of committee, and Anthony Weiner's ...
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While life may feel more fluid America appears to be getting stuck in place
Most Americans believe that the job market has grown more turbulent, with people changing employers ever more often. In reality, the opposite is happening. This, in turn, largely explains why fewer Americans than ever are moving across state lines. And as intergenerational income mobility also declines, U.S. families may be in for a new era of restricted opportunity. Consider the evidence ...
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Stocks rise after Federal Reserve Chairmans stimulus comments
NEW YORK – Stocks are moving higher Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said it was too soon for the central bank to pull back on its economic stimulus programs. Investors were also encouraged by news that sales of previously-occupied U.S. homes rose last month to the highest level in three and a half years. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 40 points before ...
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Power Lawyers THR Unveils Americas Top 100 Entertainment Attorneys
Behind nearly every dustup, bust-up, big deal and boldfaced name in Hollywood are the 100 behind-the- scenes players on the following pages. Although diverse in their legal practices (Disney corporate ...
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American Horror Story Adds Emma Roberts to its Coven
Evan Peters and the crew of FX's 'American Horror Story' give a tour of their set, including Dr. Thredson's (Zachary Quinto) torture chamber and Dr. Arden's (James Cromwell) ...
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Billy Baldwin Joins BBC Americas Copper for Season 2 Arc
will appear in the final two episodes of the upcoming season, playing a tough and charming Tammany Hall fixer in the Five Points New York period drama. Baldwin's most recent TV credits include Gossip Girl and Hawaii ...
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Biden to Coast Guard grads America is in awe of you
Updated: 1:14 p.m. ETVice President Joe Biden paid tribute on Wednesday to this year's graduates of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, praising their skills and courage even while acknowledging the increased risks they will face in today's "rapidly-changing" world. In a commencement speech at the academy's New London, Conn., campus, Biden thanked the new graduates and ...
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The Big Bang Theory and American Horror Story lead Critics Choice nominees
"The Big Bang Theory" not only scores a big bang with audiences, but it also hits big with critics The CBS comedy earned the most broadcast show nominations, with six, for the 3rd annual Critics' Choice Television Awards which were announced on Wednesday. FX's "American Horror Story: Asylum" tied, leading the pack for the most nominated cable show. Earning four noms ...
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Watch Profane Cancer Hats Get Sisters Kicked Out of Mall
How -- the strategically place -- says exactly how these North Philadelphia women are feeling about cancer. Or four years -- mother 51 year old Jackie Underwood battle breast cancer ...
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Mills of Willis Joins AmWINS Workers’ Compensation Unit American Equity
Andrea Mills has joined American Equity Underwriters (AEU) in Mobile, Alabama as senior vice president and director of Strategic Business Development. AEU is a division of wholesale broker AmWINS Group, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. AEU specializes in workers' compensation insurance coverage under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. Mike Lapeyrouse, president and ...
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UPDATE 1-Ford adds production in N. America to meet new car demand
Wed May 22, 2013 1:27pm EDT * Automakers looking to meet rising demand with fewer factories * More shifts, limited downtime boost Ford capacity by 240,000 * Ford shares up to highest level in about two years By Deepa Seetharaman DETROIT, May 22 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is adding a week of production at most of its North American factories this year to build an additional 40,000 vehicles and ...
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Seven Seas Water names South American HQ president
Claudio Baldovino has been named the new president for the South American headquarters of Seven Seas Water Corp. He previously was a partner and director of private equity for Buena Vista Capital, a private investment firm in Santiago, according to a statement. Baldovino has also worked for Rothschild Group in London, Buenos Aires, Lima and New York, the statement said. Adding Baldovino to the ...
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Video of man jumping on manatee investigated
The video shows a man doing a cannonball on top of what appears to be a manatee and a young calf swimming near a dock in a residential area somewhere in Florida. A voice is heard saying, "Should I do it? Let's do it. Jump, jump, ...
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House preserves its own budget as others face cuts
WASHINGTON -; House lawmakers are moving to protect Capitol Hill's budget even as they slash programs like education, health research, water projects and housing aid for the ...
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House Republicans promote 20-week abortion ban
These Republicans want to move ahead despite recent court decisions that have struck down similar state laws. The GOP lawmakers also are taking on their own leadership, which has shown little desire to hold votes on contentious social ...
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Names of those killed in Oklahoma tornado
OKLAHOMA CITY -; The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says it has positively identified 23 of 24 people killed in the tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, including 10 children. Officials still were trying to contact eight victims' relatives Wednesday, but released the names of 16 ...
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Skateboarders might find new love at Philly park
PHILADELPHIA -; Brokenhearted skateboarders long banned from Philadelphia's internationally renowned shredding paradise of Love Park may have a new object of affection: Paine's ...
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Boston church official faces racketeering charges
BOSTON -; A Boston church official who once claimed to be an associate of mobster James "Whitey" Bulger has been arrested on charges of stealing money from the ...
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Complaint accuses Exxon Mobil of anti-gay bias
NEW YORK -; One after another, major U.S. corporations have updated anti-discrimination policies to protect gay, lesbian and transgender workers, drawing plaudits from gay-rights groups. There's one prominent exception: Exxon Mobil ...
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Labor board nominees advance
WASHINGTON -; A Senate panel has endorsed President Barack Obama's slate of five nominees to sit on the National Labor Relations Board. Two of them advanced despite strong GOP ...
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US test-launches intercontinental missile
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -; The U.S. Air Force has launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base, a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with North ...
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The National Play Three Surprise Gigs in New York
The first venue, announced on Twitter, was a tiny bar (and flower shop) in Ditmas, Brooklyn, called Sycamore. ("Care to to join us for a liquid lunch? Doors at noon, show at 12:30," the band posted on Facebook.) The second was at Public Assembly in Brooklyn, at 5 p.m., for which tickets were raffled to fans online. The third, at 10 p.m., was at Manhattan's Mercury Lounge, a ...
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Judge Hollister Abercrombie clothing unfriendly to disabled
A federal judge in Denver is contemplating an injunction against Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and J.M. Hollister LLC after ruling earlier that nearly 250 of their clothing stores that cater to a hip, young clientele are unfriendly to the disabled.The lawsuit was filed on behalf of several Colorado customers who said they had trouble getting into the retailers and that the sales countertops are ...
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Maine man appears in court in missing teens death
A 15-year-old girl found dead in woods north of Bangor knew the man charged with killing her, her best friend said, contrary to early reports that before her disappearance she'd headed outside her Glenburn home to see someone she recently met on ...
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