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N.C. GOP Congressman Launches Surprise Bid To Oust House Speaker
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Blindsiding fellow Republicans and House GOP leaders, a conservative North Carolina congressman launched an effort on Tuesday to oust House Speaker John Boehner. Rep. Mark Mea...
Syndicated Author Jul 29, 2015

Mike Huckabee: Maybe Holocaust Metaphor Wasn’t Good
NEW YORK — (CNN) Mike Huckabee is standing by his comparison of President Barack Obama’s Iran nuclear deal to the Holocaust — but acknowledged Tuesday that “maybe the metaphor ...
Syndicated Author Jul 28, 2015

WATCH: Hillary Clinton Won’t Answer Keystone XL Pipeline Question
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Hillary Clinton on Tuesday declined to say whether she supported the Keystone XL pipeline expansion, telling a New Hampshire voter that if the matter is still undecided by the...
Syndicated Author Jul 28, 2015

WATCH: Spy for Israel Jonathan Pollard Granted Parole
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Convicted spy for Israel Jonathan Pollard has been granted parole and will be released from an American jail on Nov. 21, his lawyer announced Tuesday.Pollard’s release &...
Syndicated Author Jul 28, 2015

NFL Upholds Tom Brady’s Four-Game ‘Deflategate’ Suspension
NEW YORK — (CNN) The National Football League has upheld a four-game suspension of New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady for his role in the football tampering scandal known as “...
Syndicated Author Jul 28, 2015

Oil Prices Have Plunged Nearly 20% This Month
WASHINGTON — (CNN) The world still has too much oil.China’s crashing stock market and the meltdown in the metals market may be getting all the attention lately, but crude oil is quietly cr...
Syndicated Author Jul 28, 2015

White House Responds to Edward Snowden Petition
WASHINGTON — (CNN) The White House rejected a petition to pardon whistleblower Edward Snowden and a top Obama adviser said Snowden should return to the U.S. to face the consequences of his decis...
Syndicated Author Jul 28, 2015

Anti-Abortion Group Releases Third Planned Parenthood Video
WASHINGTON — (CNN) The anti-abortion group targeting Planned Parenthood released another video Tuesday, this one featuring an interview with a woman who says she worked in a clinic procuring tis...
Syndicated Author Jul 28, 2015

BREAKING: Joyce Mitchell Pleads Guilty to Helping N.Y. Inmates Escape
NEW YORK — (CNN) A woman charged with helping two murderers escape from an upstate New York prison last month pleaded guilty Tuesday to two charges in the case. Joyce Mitchell, 51, was charged w...
Syndicated Author Jul 28, 2015

Virgin Galactic Crash Blamed on Human Error
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Human error was responsible for the catastrophic 2014 crash of an experimental Virgin Galactic rocket ship. Specifically, the “probable cause” of the crash was the...
Syndicated Author Jul 28, 2015
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