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'Excess profits." That's what oil companies are earning, Barack Obama says - and he's not alone. via The Hartford Courant

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New York Senator and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton won the Indiana primary late on the night of May 6. But her margin was so slim and Senator Barack Obama's victory in North Carolina so dominating that ... via Columbia Chronicle

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The standoff between Governor Strickland and others against Attorney General Marc Dann ought to appear to followers of this year's contentious Democratic presidential primary as just more of the same. via WSYX

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Sometimes unrelated events nevertheless tell a coherent story. One newspaper story that caught my eye recently was about two high-powered schools in South Korea where Korean girls study 15 hours a day, ... via Detroit News

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“The State Department pulled the rug from under me today. The first I know about it is what I read in the newspapers! Isn't that hell? I'm now in the position of a liar and double-crosser. I've never felt so low in my life. ... ”

In the celebrations this week surrounding Israel's 60th anniversary, it should not be forgotten that there was an epic struggle in Washington over how to respond to Israel's declaration of independence on May ... via Houston Chronicle

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“Let me tell you what sort of endorsements we're looking for and that we've had. We've had the endorsement of working people of north Mississippi, working families.”

The 1st Congressional District, the northernmost in the most culturally Southern state, has given the nation William Faulkner and Elvis Presley, and next Tuesday will have a special congressional election that ... via WWTC-AM Eagan

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Anna Jarvis, never a mother herself, is recognized as the person who introduced Mother's Day as it is celebrated in modern America. via The Leaf Chronicle

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“They want to be spared controversy. Most of them are looking for certainty, for inevitability, before they commit.”

Three days after last Tuesday's primaries seemingly tilted the Democratic presidential nomination decisively toward Barack Obama, the surprising fact was that almost half the party's senators had not announced ... via The Seattle Times

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This year American consumers are expected to spend an average of $138.63 each on flowers, cards and gifts for Mother's Day, for a grand total of $15.8 billion. via Houston Chronicle

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The scale of death and suffering right now in Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma, is incomprehensible. via The Brattleboro Reformer

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