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Parents take matters into own hands after shooting; Ozarkers react differently
ReporterSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Amid talks of new gun control legislation and arming teachers across the country, some parents are taking matters into their own hands. They're outfitting their kids to deal with an intruder. We put this question on our Facebook...Tags: Gun Control, Politics, Barack Obama, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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A year after pact, US trade with Colombia grows while anxiety mounts
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON At the Colombian Embassy in Washington, Ambassador Carlos Urrutia says there's no doubt that his country's trade deal with the U.S. has paid off: Colombian businesses are sending more socks and cosmetics to California, beet sugar to New York...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, South America, National Government, Politics, U.S. Congress
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Guillermo Martinez: America losing influence throughout Latin America
Once upon a time, as many fairy tales start, the United States was the prevailing force in Latin America. It had a coherent policy for its southern neighbors, and its opinions mattered to those who governed in the region. Despite President Barack Obama'...Tags: John F. Kennedy, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Jimmy Carter, Politics, Restraint of Trade
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Obama celebrates music of Carole King, 1st woman to receive Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, saluting Carole King's five decades as an award-winning singer-songwriter, said Wednesday that music often is a place where people seek comfort and inspiration during trying times. Two days after much of...Tags: PBS (tv network), The Associated Press, Politics, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama
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Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda placed a bounty on her husband's head, Mary Feierstein learned of it from a friend who called and said, "You must be a mess!" U.S. Ambassador Gerald Feierstein was thousands of miles (km)...Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , U.S. Embassy, Politics, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Congress
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Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota,...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Symptoms, Politics, Jack Kingston, Tim Johnson
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Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an...
Tags: Public Finance, Parties and Movements, Benghazi, Government Debt, Politics
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Analysis: Shrinking deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading. A sudden improvement in the outlook for the...Tags: Parties and Movements, Social Security, Politics, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives
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Washington Notebook: Snowe recalls offer to play Joan of Arc
Portland Press Herald, MaineFormer Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe was all over the media landscape last week promoting her new book, "Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress." Snowe's suggestions on congressional reforms (among them open primaries and an...Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Walmart, Clothing, Nancy Pelosi, Politics
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Reality TV stars who make more than government officials
The Swedish Wire, StockholmJOBS FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERS IN SWEDEN: Our nation's leaders carry a heavy weight on their shoulders. They are under intense pressure and scrutiny, charged with making decisions that affect each and every American. Then there are reality TV stars. Sure,...Tags: Television, Politics, Keeping Up with the Kardashians (tv program), Entertainment, The Real Housewives of Orange County (tv program)
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Focus Of Braddock Trial Shifts To Checks
The Hartford CourantThe trial of the campaign finance director for former Speaker of the House Christopher Donovan has provided must-watch political theater, thanks in part to the vulgar, sometimes crude, and grandiose testimony of Harry Raymond Soucy, the government...Tags: Prisons, Trials, Politics, Chris Murphy, Political Fundraising
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Entertainment briefs, May 17, 2013
St. Joseph News-Press, Mo.Western hosts Rock Around the Clock Tower Missouri Western State University will present Rock Around the Clock Tower from 1 to 6 p.m. May 18 on campus. The event will include the following activities. Department reunions (1 to 3 p.m.): The Craig...Tags: George W. Bush, World War I (1914-1918), Artists, Media Industry, Politics
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