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Diplomats need security but 'can't hang out behind walls,' she adds

LIMA, Peru (CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday tried to douse a political firestorm over the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya, saying she's responsible for the security of American diplomatic outposts.


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'If we wouldn't stand for bullying as adults, why do we allow it to happen in our schools?'

And that's the point, according to the organization Not in Our School and Mike Nelson, the producer of the spot: If we wouldn't stand for bullying as adults, why do we allow it to happen in our schools?

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Romney still has connection gap; focus group said term that best fits him is 'stepdad'

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The expectations are very different for Obama vs. Romney, Round 2. And the stakes are enormous.


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Broun, a medical doctor by training, serves on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

(CNN) -- A U.S. congressman is attracting attention and criticism for an online video that shows him blasting evolution and the Big Bang theory as "lies from the pit of hell" in a recent speech at a church event in his home state of Georgia.


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After one academic year, Shulman flunked out. Dean John E. Buhler stayed on for 13 years, leading what some Jewish students would refer to as a "reign of terror." Between 1948 and 1961, when Buhler left, 65 percent of Jewish students either failed out or were forced to repeat up to two years of coursework in the four-year program.


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On Iran, Obama has said the military option is on the table. During the debate, Biden said the military option should be the 'absolute last resort'

(CNN) -- Foreign policy will get increased attention in the two debates left between President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, with the final debate set to be entirely devoted to the subject.


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Purpose of debate is to get beyond what people have already heard

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- CNN chief political correspondent Candy Crowley will moderate the second presidential debate, to be held Tuesday at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

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The postal service is on track to surpass an original estimate of $285 million, which includes the haul from local races nationwide

WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- The 2012 election season couldn't have come at a better time for the U.S. Postal Service.


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A deluge of reports on the U.S. economy will give investors a status report on the nation's economic health in the three weeks before Nov. 6

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Investors have a lot to contend with this week, as U.S. economic data, earnings reports and developments out of the eurozone will make waves.


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Obama is off of the campaign trail Saturday, though he travels to Williamsburg, Va., where he will prepare for Tuesday's presidential debate in New York

(CNN) -- President Barack Obama and a Republican congressional candidate focused on the economy during their Saturday weekly addresses.


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