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1:30 PM ET, January 2, 2015

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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:

Mario Cuomo, New York Governor and Liberal Beacon, Dies at 82 — Mario M. Cuomo, the three-term governor of New York who commanded the attention of the country with a compelling public presence, a forceful defense of liberalism and his exhaustive ruminations about whether to run for president …

Larry McShane / NY Daily News:
Mario Cuomo, former New York governor, dead at 82

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ABC News:
Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo Dead at 82

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Agence France-Presse:
Former New York governor Mario Cuomo dies aged 82

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Associated Press: Obama kicks off 2015 with snorkeling, shave ice

Cassie Carothers / Yahoo! News: Politicians remember ‘progressive giant’ Mario Cuomo on social media

Josh Lederman / Associated Press: Obama says Cuomo championed tolerance, opportunity

Dana Ford / CNN:
Mario Cuomo, former New York governor, dies at 82

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Paige Lavender / The Huffington Post:
Mario Cuomo, Former New York Governor, Dies At 82

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Burgess Everett / Politico:

Harry Reid injured in exercising accident — Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid broke a number of ribs as well as bones in his face after a Thursday accident in Nevada, his spokesman said on Friday morning. — The Nevada Democrat is expected to return to Washington over the weekend …

Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:

Sen. Harry Reid Suffers Broken Ribs, Facial Bones … Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid was injured Thursday in an accident while exercising at his home in Henderson, Nevada. — According to a statement today from the Nevada Senator's office, Reid was hurt after a piece of equipment he was using broke, which caused him to fall.

Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
The Seven Senate Races To Watch In 2016

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Lydia Saad / Gallup:

Cluster of Concerns Vie for Top U.S. Problem in 2014 — Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — In 2014, four issues generated enough public concern over enough months for at least 10% of Americans, on average, to identify each of them as the nation's most important problem.

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David Sherfinski / Washington Times:
Americans' dissatisfaction with government tops concerns, Gallup poll finds

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Guardian:

Prince Andrew named in US lawsuit over underage sex allegations — In case related to banker Jeffrey Epstein, woman alleges in court filing that she was forced to have repeated ‘sexual relations’ with duke — A woman who claims that an American investment banker loaned her to rich …

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Jesse Bogan / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

Granite City man finds out what's been hidden in his arm for 51 years — CREVE COEUR • Unlike the times Betty Lampitt gave birth, on Wednesday morning she was the one praying the rosary in a corner of the waiting room. It was just an out-patient surgery procedure.

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U2 > Home:

LITTLE BOOK OF A BIG YEAR: Bono's A to Z of 2014 — It's January 1, 8pm. I nearly didn't press go on this, and I am clearly delirious in places. It's very personal, but I feel in a not corny way that U2 has a very intimate relationship with our audience... so I'm going for it. — This is too long.

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Steven Shepard / Politico:

Fiorina snags RNC staffer, Club's Keller joins Jamestown — Carly Fiorina has hired Republican National Committee staffer Sarah Isgur Flores to join her super PAC, the latest sign that the former Hewlett-Packard CEO is preparing for a presidential run. — Separately, Club for Growth …

Chris Moody / CNN:
With eye on a presidential bid, Carly Fiorina hires Republican Party spokeswoman

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WFLA-TV:

Oldsmar man arrested for decapitating mother over chores, deputies say — A man has been arrested for murder after deputies say he decapitated his mother at the family's Oldsmar home on New Year's Eve, all because of a chore he didn't want to complete. — The County Sheriff's Office …

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Burgess Everett / Politico:

Senate Dems: Don't politicize Congressional Budget Office — The relatively obscure job of Congressional Budget Office director is shaping up to be one of the new Congress' first partisan food fights. — Republican House and Senate leaders are mulling the replacement of Douglas Elmendorf …

CBS News:

Cops: Mass. man killed wife in argument over Christmas gift — Julio and Gloria Resto FACEBOOK VIA CBS BOSTON — Shares - — WALTHAM, Mass. - A suburban Boston man is accused of killing his wife during an argument over a Christmas gift, reports CBS Boston.

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Alison Spiegel / The Huffington Post:

Taco Bell Is Giving Away Free Doritos Locos Tacos For A Month, Starting Tomorrow — Taco Bell knows just what you need tomorrow, and let's face it, the whole month of January: a free hangover cure. — You've been living it up for the whole holiday season and on New Year's Eve tonight, you'll finish off the year with a bang.

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Associated Press:

Assaults on Border Patrol agents drop again — PHOENIX (AP) — Assaults against U.S. Border Patrol agents dropped again even as apprehensions of immigrants illegally crossing the border increased. — Figures from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Border Patrol's parent agency …