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Arizonans torn on Obama's immigration reform proposal
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.In Arizona, a state long at the forefront of immigration enforcement, President Obama’s immigration reform plan is welcome news to some, and old rhetoric to others. Community leaders on both sides of the immigration debate, however, agreed that...Tags: Jan Brewer, Immigration, Politics, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama
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Many Occupy protesters well-off, white and educated, study says
The 99% may have been a little above-average. A sampling of Occupy Wall Street supporters in May showed that the anti-corporate protest movement was disproportionately wealthy and educated, according to a study published Tuesday by the City University...
Tags: Protest, Politics, Activism, Occupy Wall Street
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Iraq veteran on his double-arm transplant: 'It feels amazing'
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.From the moment he entered the room at Johns Hopkins Hospital for his news conference, Brendan Marrocco was a picture of determination. He pushed his wheelchair using his arms and wrists and he smiled, showing off the new limbs. “It feels amazing,...Tags: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Wars and Interventions, Staten Island (New York City), International Military Interventions, Iraq
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Pew poll: Americans largely support women in military combat
The U.S. public solidly backs the decision to allow women to serve in combat units, but is unsure whether the change is major or minor, according to a poll released on Tuesday. According to the survey from the Pew Research Center for the People & the...
Tags: Politics, Republican Party, The Washington Post, Leon Panetta, Elections
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'Texas Chainsaw 3D' to get nicked by 'Hobbit' at the box office
There won't be much buzz at the box office on the first weekend of the new year, as only one new movie -- "Texas Chainsaw 3D" -- hits theaters nationwide. The horror flick starring the serial killer made famous in 1974's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is...
Tags: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Impossible (movie), Good Will Hunting (movie), Jessica Biel, John Krasinski
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U.S. unemployment steady at 7.8%; 155,000 jobs added in December
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during tense fiscal cliff negotiations in Washington. The solid job growth wasn't enough to push down the unemployment rate, which stayed at 7.8%...
Tags: Employment, Career and Workplace, U.S. Congress, Employment Opportunities, Labor Markets
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'Chasing Ice' film composer J. Ralph sees climate change up close
Upon reentering his recording studio in New York’s waterlogged Lower East Side neighborhood two days after Superstorm Sandy, musician and film composer J. Ralph was struck by how quickly the 250-gallon fish tank he keeps filled with about three...
Tags: Sundance Film Festival, Photography, Movies, Conservation, Entertainment
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House finally OKs Sandy aid; Senate action expected soon
WASHINGTON--Seventy-eight days after Superstorm Sandy battered the Northeast, the House on Tuesday approved $50.5 billion in disaster relief in a vote that exposed divisions within Republican ranks and foreshadowed the spending fights that lie ahead. ...
Tags: Jerrold Nadler, Frank LoBiondo, Jim Cooper, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements
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New Yorkers say Chris Christie did best job after Hurricane Sandy
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.New York City voters give their leaders high marks for dealing with Hurricane Sandy, but it was the governor of New Jersey who won the highest accolades, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Tuesday. New Yorkers continue to deal with the...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, George H.W. Bush, Chris Christie, Barack Obama
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'Argo' writer Chris Terrio on Affleck collaboration
It's a truism that all Hollywood screenwriters learn, either the easy way or the hard way, that filmmaking is a collaborative art. Still, some personality types struggle with that. Not Chris Terrio. That becomes all the more clear when, intending to...
Tags: Hell's Kitchen, Iran, U.S. Department of State, Golden Globe Awards, U.S. Embassy
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Kate Moss to celebrate birthday with Jamie Hince in Napa Valley
Supermodel Kate Moss turned 39 on Wednesday and reportedly plans to celebrate later this year via a wine tour of California's Napa Valley with rocker husband Jamie Hince. [The Sun] In its February issue, Vogue features police, fire, hospital and utility...
Tags: Annie Leibovitz, Golden Globe Awards, Pet Shop Boys (music group), Raf Simons, Guangzhou (China)
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Edmunds.com forecasts strong January auto industry sales for U.S.
January is turning into another good month for auto sales, according to auto information company Edmunds.com. Looking at about three weeks of data, Edmunds projects that January auto sales will rise about 14.5% from the same month a year ago to a little...
Tags: Prius, Media Industry, Vehicles, Services and Shopping, North American International Auto Show
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