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Congressman Chaka Fattah and Associates Charged with Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy — A member of Congress and four of his associates were indicted today for their roles in a racketeering conspiracy involving several schemes that were intended to further the political …
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U.S. Rep. Fattah indicted, allegedly took illegal $1 million loan
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Rep. Chaka Fattah Charged in 29-Count Indictment (Updated)
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In one-on-one interview, Clinton talks issues, calls Planned Parenthood videos ‘disturbing’ — New Hampshire Union Leader — Calling them “disturbing,” Hillary Clinton said undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of aborted fetal tissue raise questions about the process nationwide.
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Morning Plum: The GOP Congress is set to run off the rails. That could help Hillary Clinton. — Hillary Clinton has signaled that she hopes to run for president in part by painting the GOP-controlled Congress — and, by extension, the Republican Party — as a divisive, destructive, hidebound, reactionary force.
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Hillary Clinton Calls Planned Parenthood Videos ???Disturbing???
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Taliban conflict: Afghanistan probes Mullah Omar ‘death’ claim — Mullah Omar, filmed in secret by a BBC crew in 1996, was rarely seen in public — The Afghan government is investigating new reports that Taliban leader Mullah Omar has died, a spokesman said.
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Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Is Dead, Afghan Officials Say
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Taliban leader Mullah Omar died in a Karachi hospital, says Afghanistan
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Afghanistan Says Mullah Omar, Taliban Leader, Died in 2013
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Taliban Denies Reported Death of Leader Mullah Omar
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Cecil the lion's killer donated to Romney — The Minnesota dentist who authorities say killed a beloved Zimbabwe lion named Cecil donated to Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign. — Federal Elections Commission (FEC) forms show Walter James Palmer, a dentist in Eden Prairie, Minn., donated $5,000 to the Romney campaign in 2012.
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American dentist says he regrets role in death of Cecil the lion — Story highlights — (CNN)Two Zimbabwean men were expected to appear in court Wednesday over the killing of Cecil the lion, one of Africa's best known big cats. But most of the attention — and the anger …
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Camille Paglia takes on Jon Stewart, Trump, Sanders: “Liberals think of themselves as very open-minded, but that's simply not true!” — Trump's a carnival barker, but funnier than Stewart. Richard Dawkins is a joke. Sanders and Drudge earn approval — In part one of our three …
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Jon Stewart's secret Obama meetings reveal he's a partisan hack
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Hillary's haircut: $600? — Hillary Clinton reportedly went to great lengths to keep a $600 haircut private and away from prying eyes. — The Democratic presidential candidate went to New York's ultra-exclusive John Barrett Salon on Friday for a snip session of her oft-photographed blonde locks, according to the New York Post.
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Linda Tripp reveals why ‘Hillary Clinton must never be President’
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Joe Biden's Political Moment
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Hillary Clinton's $600 haircut
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Hillary Clinton's ridiculous hedge on Keystone XL
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Under Oath, Donald Trump Shows His Raw Side — Donald J. Trump seemed irritated. He had been grilled for two hours in a lawsuit over a failed Florida real estate project, and he told the lawyer that her questions were “very stupid.” — When the lawyer, Elizabeth Beck, asked for a medical break …
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U of Cincinnati Officer Indicted For Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Motorist — CINCINNATI (AP) — A University of Cincinnati officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate has been indicted on murder charges, a prosecutor said Wednesday, adding that the officer …
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Deters: UC officer ‘purposefully killed’ DuBose — Provided/Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters — University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing was indicted Wednesday on a murder charge for fatally shooting Samuel DuBose during a traffic stop July 19.
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I am very disappointed by the NFL's decision to uphold the 4 game suspension against me. I did nothing wrong, and no one in the Patriots organization did either. — Despite submitting to hours of testimony over the past 6 months, it is disappointing that the Commissioner upheld …
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Debris in Indian Ocean checked for MH370 ties — (CNN)Apparent airplane debris found off the coast of Reunion island, a French department in the western Indian Ocean, is being examined to see if it is connected to the 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a member of the French Air Force in Reunion said Wednesday.
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Wheaton College ends coverage amid fight against birth control mandate — Taking a firm stand against Obamacare's controversial contraception mandate, Wheaton College on Friday will stop providing any health insurance for students. — The decision, announced to students July 10 …
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Congress set to back short-term highway funding — The House will vote Wednesday on a three-month highway-spending bill, paving the way for Congress to leave for a six-week recess without a lapse in federal transportation funding. — Senate leaders signaled they will approve …
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Wall Street Money Dries Up for Lawmaker After Anti-Gay Remarks — Representative Scott Garrett, who heads an influential House subcommittee overseeing the U.S. capital markets, is facing a revolt by corporate and Wall Street donors after he reportedly made anti-gay remarks at a private meeting of Republican lawmakers.
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State Department official charged with spying on D.C. women in their homes — A senior State Department official facing charges of soliciting a juvenile for sex in Fairfax County was arrested in the District on Sunday and charged with taking videos of women through the windows of their homes, according to authorities.
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