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'There are a lot of tax loopholes that should be closed'

(CNN) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called for more revenue Sunday as a solution for the nation's budgetary problems.


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The game came down to a controversial play in the end zone

(CNN) -- It may not have been a great game until after the lights went out and came back up, but the Super Bowl showdown Sunday night created quite a few memorable moments on the field and off, even before kickoff.


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New Jersey senator says the attack is politically motivated

Anonymous tipster accuses Sen. Robert Menedez of hiring protitutes. He denies it saying attack is politically motivated


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In January 12.3 million counted as unemployed

Reince PriebusRepublicans are using the slow economy to criticize President Obamas performance on jobs.

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Slain Alabama bus driver called a hero for protecting his "youngins"

The Alabama man who shot bus driver Charles Poland and kidnapped a five-year-old boy has been identified by neighbors and news outlets around Midland City as Jimmy Lee Dykes, 65, a Vietnam veteran and a retired truck driver.


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Hadiya Pendleton was killed just a week after performing at the Presidential Inauguration

CHICAGO (CNN) -- The family of a Chicago teenager killed just a week after she performed in President Barack Obama's inauguration supports using her death to help shape the debate over gun control, her father and godfather said Thursday.


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Troupe of burglars ransacked at least 25 Los Angeles-area homes to the tune of $1 million

(CNN) -- People put their newspaper delivery on hold when they go on vacation to avoid a pile of papers on the driveway advertising their absence to burglars.


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William Cowan will become the second African-American currently serving in the U.S. Senate

(CNN) -- The newest member of the U.S. Senate is "cool." So say the governor and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts.


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Mark Krolikowski taught at a New York prep school for more than 30 years

New York High School teacher says when he came out as transgender the school's attitude toward him changed. He recently filed a lawsuit saying the school and its principal, Leonard Conway, broke the law with his termination


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Judge Thomas Lipp set date of March 13 and denied a change of venue request

An Ohio judge ruled Wednesday that the trial of two high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl, who was considered too drunk to resist, will be open to the media and the public


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