The Christian Science Monitor – In a rush to recess, Congress on Friday extended a payroll tax holiday and other expiring measures through the end of the year in rare bipartisan votes that nevertheless exposed internal divisions in both parties.
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Payroll tax vote exposes divisions within each party
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Read More...The Christian Science Monitor – The face of the GOP Revolution in 1994, presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich, now plunging in some polls, has had little help from the former House colleagues he led out of the wilderness.
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Newt Gingrich’s rise â and fall â tied to his reign as House Speaker
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The Christian Science Monitor – It’s the biggest setback to hit Ron Paul’s candidacy for president: publicity about racially charged statements and other controversial comments in newsletters published in Mr. Paul’s name in the 1980s and 1990s.
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‘Racist newsletter’ timeline: What Ron Paul has said
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The Christian Science Monitor – Arrests of illegal immigrants along the Southwest border are down to levels not seen since the 1970s, signaling that fewer people are trying to enter the United States amid strengthened enforcement and a weakened economy.
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Behind decline in US-Mexico border crossings: higher risks, lower rewards
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The Christian Science Monitor – The federal agency charged with overseeing transportation safety recommended Tuesday that US states should forbid the use of all cellphones and other portable electronic devices by drivers.
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Federal board wants cellphone ban for drivers. What happens next?
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The Christian Science Monitor – Senior citizens now represent a larger share of the US population than they have at any point in the nation’s history, and with the first baby boomers hitting 65 this year, the trend is likely only to accelerate in the years ahead.
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Census finds 1 in 8 Americans are seniors â an all-time high
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The Christian Science Monitor – US Army Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs, who served with the 5th Stryker Brigade in Afghanistan, has been found guilty of murder, conspiracy, and other charges in connection with the killing of civilians for sport.
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Sergeant seen as ‘kill team’ leader found guilty in Afghanistan atrocities
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