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Trayvon Martin's killer showed signs of injury: neighbors — (Reuters) - Neighbors of George Zimmerman say he had bandages on his nose and head the day after he shot dead Trayvon Martin, supporting statements by the neighborhood watch volunteer that he was beaten in a confrontation with the black Florida teenager.
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Trayvon Martin: Reuters Finds Bandages On Zimmerman, But Why Now? — Matt Drudge links to a Reuters story with the following “news”: — Trayvon Martin's killer showed signs of injury: neighbors — (Reuters) - Neighbors of George Zimmerman say he had bandages on his nose and head …
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Obama seeks to confront oil market manipulation — WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure to take action on rising gasoline prices, President Barack Obama wants Congress to strengthen federal supervision of oil markets, increase penalties for market manipulation and empower regulators to increase …
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Romney gaining on Obama: Reuters/Ipsos poll
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Romney's bright electoral landscape
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CNN Poll: Gender gap and likeability keep Obama over Romney
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In Senate, Republicans Block Debate on ‘Buffett Rule’ — WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Monday blocked a move to open debate on the so-called Buffett Rule, ensuring that a measure pressed for months by President Obama and Senate Democrats to ensure that the superrich pay a tax rate …
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Senate kills ‘Buffett rule’
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Senate rejects consideration of ‘Buffett rule’ tax increase for millionaires
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For Two Economists, the Buffett Rule Is Just a Start
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Dog Seamus ‘Loved’ Trips Atop Family Car, Says Ann Romney — Seamus, Mitt Romney's Irish setter who traveled with his young family strapped to the roof of their station wagon, “loved” those trips, despite once getting ill, Ann Romney told ABC's Diane Sawyer in an exclusive interview.
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Roseanne Barr on Ann and Mitt Romney and the Mommy Wars
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Trump-hosted fundraiser with Ann Romney set to raise $600K
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Speaker Boehner endorses Mitt Romney — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Tuesday endorsed Mitt Romney as the Republican presidential nominee, becoming one of the last party leaders to officially recognize the former Massachusetts governor as the GOP standard-bearer.
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Santorum still not ready to endorse
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Exclusive: Secret Service Bragged About Protecting Obama While Partying At Colombian Brothel — ABC News' Reena Ninan, Christine Romo and Mary Bruce Report: — CARTAGENA, Colombia — ABC News has learned exclusively that the Secret Service officials accused of misconduct in Colombia revealed …
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Notes on Poll-Watching, as Shift Toward General Election Season Begins — In a couple of weeks, we'll be starting our FiveThirtyEight forecasts for the general election. But there's still a fair amount of work to get those ready, and we seem to be seeing an increasing number of head …
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Bob Beckel Screams ‘F**k’ Live On Hannity, Refuses To Believe He Was On Air — Bob Beckel didn't realize when the commercial break ended during tonight's final segment of Hannity, caught in a heated off-camera argument with fellow panelist Jennifer Stefano.
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Is Hillary Clinton becoming an embarrassment as Secretary of State? — The pictures of Hillary Clinton dancing the night away in Colombia during the Summit of the Americas are now all over Twitter, and were first reported by ABC News: … The overwhelmingly liberal US media is treating …
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Hillary Clinton Loses the Scrunchie in Colombia
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Obama's Gaffes Are His Own — Yesterday Barack Obama addressed the Summit of the Americas in Colombia and spoke about the conflict between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the Falklands. Obama seemed to tilt toward Argentina by calling the islands the “Malvinas” rather than the Falklands …
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GSA whistle-blower testifies on scandal — Washington (CNN) — A General Services Administration official who first raised questions about overspending at a 2010 Las Vegas conference said Tuesday that she supported the findings of a government investigation and the steps taken in response to the controversy.
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Chelsea Clinton, TV's Dork Diva, Struggles At NBC — Hillary and Bill have worked their way back into our hearts, and now it's Chelsea's turn. The only problem: she's “terrible” on television, as network executives privately admit. — Amy Sly for BuzzFeed
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Axelrod buys $1.7 million Michigan Ave condo — (Nuccio DiNuzzo/ Chicago Tribune / April 16, 2012) — Longtime political strategist David Axelrod, who helped advise President Obama's presidential run in 2008 and is serving as communications director for Obama's re-election campaign …
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Obama Delivers on Tax Cut Promises as Increases for Rich Blocked — President Barack Obama campaigned in 2008 on tax cuts for most Americans and tax increases for the fortunate few. He has delivered on the breaks and, for the most part, been unable to follow through on attempts to raise taxes.
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Afghan schoolgirls poisoned in anti-education attack — (Reuters) - About 150 Afghan schoolgirls were poisoned on Tuesday after drinking contaminated water at a high school in the country's north, officials said, blaming it on conservative radicals opposed to female education.
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Washington Post: We Tried To Bury That Story About ObamaCare Blowing Up The Deficit — Washington Post columnist Patrick Pexton made a rather startling admission in the paper's Sunday edition: The Post never meant for their recent story about how President Obama's health care law expands …
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