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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.
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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 …
Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Harry Reid in hospital with broken ribs, facial bones — Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid is in a Las Vegas hospital following injuries sustained while exercising at home. — A statement issued Friday by Reid's office said doctors expect a “full recovery.”
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Statement From The Office Of Senator Reid
Statement From The Office Of Senator Reid
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
The Seven Senate Races To Watch In 2016
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
Americans' dissatisfaction with government tops concerns, Gallup poll finds
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NY Daily News:
De Blasio's fateful anti-cop slander — Until he takes it back, the city risks sliding back into disorder — Mayor de Blasio met with union leaders Tuesday in an effort to mend his rift with police officers. We're told the meeting was respectful. — The gesture will be meaningless unless …
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Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
How Low Income New Yorkers Are Benefiting From The NYPD's Work Stoppage — From right, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton smile in conversation during a New York Police Academy graduation ceremony, Monday Dec. 29, 2014. — CREDIT: AP Photo/John Minchillo
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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 …
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 …
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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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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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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 …
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Chris Moody / CNN:
With eye on a presidential bid, Carly Fiorina hires Republican Party spokeswoman
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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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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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 …
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Obama New Year's Day menu: Honolulu's high-end dining — Washington (CNN) — After ringing in the New Year with a low-key celebration with family and friends, the first couple enjoyed their first dinner of 2015 at one of the swankiest restaurants in Hawaii.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Twin Peaks Planet — In 2014, soaring inequality in advanced nations finally received the attention it deserved, as Thomas Piketty's “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” became a surprise (and deserving) best seller. The usual suspects are still in well-paid denial, but, to everyone else …
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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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Arutz Sheva:
Who ‘Assassinated’ Feiglin in Likud Primaries? — Shocking statements reveal Feiglin was the subject of a ‘targeted killing’ removing him from the Likud Knesset list. — Moshe Feiglin at primaries polling — Flash 90 — Likud MK Moshe Feiglin was given an unrealistic spot …
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