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Bloomberg Poll: Joe Biden Now Top Presidential Choice for 1 in 4 Democrats — As Hillary Clinton's ratings tumble, nearly half of those surveyed say they want the vice president in the race. — One quarter of Americans who are registered Democrats or lean that way say Vice President Joe Biden is now their top choice for president.
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Huckabee rips Obama as ‘most anti-Christian’ president ever — Former Gov. Mike Huckabee is blasting President Obama as the “most-anti-Christian” president ever over his guest list for Pope Francis's state visit later this week. — Huckabee said Obama is disregarding Catholic doctrine …
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America Loves Pope Francis, But Not His Stance on Climate Change: Bloomberg Poll — The pope rates highly across all demographics, ideologies, and age groups. — Americans love Pope Francis and his forgiveness agenda, but they're less enthusiastic about the judgments he's making …
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Pope Francis' Prepared Remarks at the White House
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The Poisonous Obama Years
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Pope Francis, in Washington, Offers Vision for Church, and World
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READ: Pope's Prepared Speech At The White House
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Pope Francis: I Am Not a Liberal
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Meetings, prayer and parade: Pope Francis prepares for D.C. debut
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Walker's campaign manager unloads — <p>Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker pulled the plug on a bloated campaign that was headed into debt and was being undermined by furious donors, a warring staff and — at the root of it all — a candidate who was badly out of his league. </p><p>Prior …
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Poll: Marco Rubio pulls ahead of Jeb Bush in Florida; Hillary Clinton in trouble
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Rubio Benefits From Walker Exit
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FBI Said to Recover Personal E-Mails From Hillary Clinton Server — The FBI has recovered personal and work-related e-mails from the private computer server used by Hillary Clinton during her time as secretary of state, according to a person familiar with the investigation.
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Investigators Find Emails Hillary Clinton Said Were Erased — WASHINGTON — F.B.I. investigators have recovered work-related and personal emails that Hillary Rodham Clinton said had been deleted from the server that housed the personal account she used exclusively when she was secretary of state, according to two government officials.
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State Department's account of e-mail request differs from Clinton's


‘Call off your f- -king dogs!’ Hillary rages to Obama — An enraged Hillary Rodham Clinton blew up at President Obama, demanding he “call off your f-king dogs” looking into her emails during a tense Oval Office meeting, according to a new book. — The book, “Unlikeable: The Problem with Hillary …


Yogi Berra, Master Catcher With a Goofy Wit, Dies at 90 — Yogi Berra, one of baseball's greatest catchers and characters, who as a player was a mainstay of 10 Yankee championship teams and as a manager led both the Yankees and Mets to the World Series — but who may be more widely known …
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Colbert bests Trump — <p>Donald Trump was in no fighting mood on Tuesday night.</p><p>Rather than come out swinging, as he did at the outset of last week's Republican debate, a subdued front-runner came out nodding in his “Late Show” interview with Stephen Colbert. </p><p>Rather than engage …
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Boehner coup talk puts House GOP on edge — Growing chatter about a possible coup against Speaker John Boehner has set Capitol Hill on edge. — Talk that conservatives might use a government-funding showdown to overthrow the powerful Ohio Republican has triggered a flurry of behind …
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OPM underestimated number of fingerprints stolen in hack by millions — The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said Wednesday that it underestimated by approximately 4 million the number of individuals whose fingerprints were stolen in the massive breach revealed this spring.
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Office of Personnel Mgmt: 5.6M estimated to have fingerprints stolen in breach
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Brody File Video Exclusive: Donald Trump Exclaims, “God Is The Ultimate!” — The Brody File continues to roll out a few more clips from our exclusive golf course interview with Donald Trump that was done last week on his beautiful golf course in Southern California.
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Naked jogging couple leaves 1-year-old alone on beach — A 20-month-old girl was found alone on Holly Beach Tuesday morning, Cameron Parish Sheriff Ron Johnson said. The parents were located hours later jogging naked down the beach. — The Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office received a report …
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'It's Criminal': Congressman Wants ‘Pharma Bro’ To Testify Under Oath — Is the “Pharma bro” coming to Congress? He will if Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) gets his way. — Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform, has requested a hearing next week …
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Company Will Lower Drug Price After Critics Called 4,000% Hike ‘Unjustifiable’
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‘Happy Birthday’ song copyright is not valid, judge rules — In a stunning reversal of decades of copyright claims, a federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Warner/Chappell Music does not hold a valid copyright claim to the “Happy Birthday To You” song.
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Clinton Promises Health Insurance Merger Scrutiny in Policy Plan — Hillary Clinton said she would give close scrutiny to health-insurance industry mergers like those proposed this year by Anthem Inc. and Aetna Inc., part of the Democratic presidential candidate's latest policy plans.
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