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Kim Davis, Kentucky County Clerk, Met Pope Francis — Pope Francis met privately in Washington last week with Kim Davis, the county clerk in Kentucky who defied a court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a Vatican spokesman confirmed on Wednesday.
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Pope Francis Met Privately With Kim Davis and Encouraged Her to “Stay Strong” — Washington, DC - Media is buzzing about the Pope's comments in support of conscientious objection and whether he knows about the Rowan County, Kentucky, Clerk of Court who was jailed for six days for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses.
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Pope Francis Met With Kim Davis: What Does It Mean? — The pope has left the United States, but details are still coming out about his trip. Here's a big one: Last Thursday afternoon, during his time in Washington, D.C., he met with Kim Davis, the Rowan County clerk who has refused to perform same-sex marriages, her lawyers say.
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Pope secretly met Kentucky clerk over gay marriage licenses
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What it means that Pope Francis met Kim Davis
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Car-Lying: Carly Fiorina Lies Like a Boss — The surging GOP presidential contender's meaningless specifics are a marketing ploy, not a policy. — The Central Intelligence Agency has some tips for spotting liars. Unfortunately, most of them also sound like stage directions for a GOP primary candidate: “Failing to answer.”
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Paul on Cruz: He's pretty much done for in the Senate — Rand Paul on Tuesday had a blunt message for his presidential rival and fellow Republican senator Ted Cruz: You're a hack. — In no uncertain terms, Paul called out Cruz for trying — and failing — to disrupt GOP leadership's efforts …
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Senate passes funding bill to avert government shutdown — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in favor of a funding bill that would avert a government shutdown and fund federal agencies through Dec. 11. — The measure, which also provides emergency funding to fight wildfires …


Whatever you think of Planned Parenthood, this is a terrible and dishonest chart
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Rand Paul: Ted Cruz Can't Get Anything Done Legislatively Because His Name Calling Goes …

Missouri Joins Growing List of States Unable to Pin Anything on Planned Parenthood
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Guest gets bill after not showing up to wedding — Wedding guests billed for missed meals — GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - It was a couple weeks ago, Jessica Baker was getting ready to go to a wedding with her husband when she got a call from her mom. — “She called at the last minute …
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Russians tell US to remove warplanes from Syria, senior official says — EXCLUSIVE: Russian officials have demanded that American warplanes exit Syrian airspace immediately, a senior U.S. official told Fox News early Wendesday. — The official told Fox News that Russian diplomats sent …
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‘They are ready’ — Russian airstrikes in Syria could happen …
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Russia begins airstrikes in Syria; U.S. warns of new concerns in conflict
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Russian Pilots Launch First Airstrikes in Syria, Officials Say
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Boehner's likely successor credits Benghazi committee for lowering Hillary Clinton's poll numbers — Sean Hannity was pushing hard, asking House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to name some promises his Republicans had actually delivered on. He scoffed when McCarthy said the party …
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Boehner secretly urged Gowdy to run for leader — The previously undisclosed meeting reveals new behind-the-scenes involvement by the exiting speaker. — Speaker John Boehner secretly met with Rep. Trey Gowdy Tuesday to encourage him to jump into the race for House majority leader …
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GOP Leader Takes Pride In Benghazi Committee Hurting Hillary's Poll Numbers
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Rep Gunning For Boehner's Job Has Long History With Fringey Duggar Ministry
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Current Findings — For methodological questions please read the full Methodology Statement — ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA - Two-thirds of South Carolina residents surveyed in the latest Winthrop Poll thought the S.C. Legislature made the right decision this summer to remove the Confederate battle flag from the State House grounds.
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Should this new Southern flag replace the Confederate battle flag?
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Poll: Majority in SC back Confederate flag's removal
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Last Slide — Rep. Jud McMillin, a rising star in the state's Republican Party, abruptly resigned Tuesday. — The Indianapolis Star has learned that the surprise resignation came after a sexually explicit video was sent via text message from McMillin's cell phone.
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Top Indiana Repub quits after sexually-explicit video is sent from his ‘stolen’ cell phone
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Kentucky Waffle House refuses service to soldier in uniform … A social media post about an armed soldier who was refused service at a Kentucky restaurant is going viral. — According to WLEX, Billy Welch is an Army National Guard soldier. Welch says he always keeps his gun holstered to his side for safety reasons.
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Jeb Bush on Washington Redskins Team Name: 'I Don't Think It Should Change' — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is siding with the Washington Redskins' right to keep the team's name, despite protests from Native American groups and pressure from Congress to force a change.
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Paul campaign disputes importance of rebellious super-PAC — Rand Paul's campaign is pushing back against suggestions that a super-PAC's reported withdrawal of support will have a material effect on the Kentucky senator's run for president. — “It is untruthful for a story …
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The Note: The Cruz vs. Paul Brawl
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Donna Shalala, President of Clinton Foundation, Has Stroke — Donna Shalala, the former president of the University of Miami who was brought in to lead the Clinton Foundation earlier this year, had a stroke shortly after the closing ceremonies of the organization's major fall event, officials said.
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Bill Clinton: Donald Trump is ‘fact-free’
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