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33 min ago | Boston Herald

Officer shot in Marathon showdown wants to work

With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects said Sunday he's determined to return to duty.

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Marathon

4 hrs ago | Wall Street Journal

Opinion: This Is No Ordinary Scandal

We are in the midst of the worst Washington scandal since Watergate. The reputation of the Obama White House has, among conservatives, gone from sketchy to sinister, and, among liberals, from unsatisfying to dangerous.

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Related Topix: Tax

Sun May 19, 2013

Amarillo.com

Pitts: Fla. may fast track death

At great political peril, George Ryan did the right thing. Not to canonize the man.

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Related Topix: Prison, Florida, MO, Death Penalty, Rick Scott, US Governors, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Examiner.com

Sandberg steroid opinion: Hall of Fame has no place for tainted numbers

Sandberg steroid opinion : Ryne Sandberg, who was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005, recently expressed his opinion on how the Hall of Fame should deal with players from the steroid era.

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Jerusalem Post

Israel must protect its Beduin citizens

One day each summer, my childhood camp was magically transformed into a mini-Israel for "Yom Yisrael," Israel Day.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Travel, Israel Travel, Middle East Travel

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

One Big Idea for Pittsburgh's next mayor

The Post-Gazette asked people from various walks of life to offer the next mayor of Pittsburgh one big suggestion... Congratulations, Mr.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Oakland (Pittsburgh, PA), Downtown (Pittsburgh, PA), Allegheny County, PA, us Travel, Travel

The Toronto Star

Stephen Harper's failure to address Senate scandal is hurting his party: Editorial

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, needs to take action and let Canadians know what he thinks of the Senate scandal involving Sen.

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Related Topix: Stephen Harper, North America, Canada, World News

The Press-Enterprise

OPINION: End inmate abuse of health-care system

Raising the inmate co-pay for access to medical care -- set at $3 since 1994 -- is a crucial first step toward reducing frivolous access to treatment.

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Related Topix: California, California Government, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sat May 18, 2013

Maple Ridge News

Health Care: Child poverty the shame of Canada

By Marco Terwiel - Maple Ridge News Published: May 17, 2013 3:00 AM Updated: May 17, 2013 11:39 AM Candidates floated some lofty ideas and promises around the issue of child poverty to attract votes in the provincial election.

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Related Topix: Canada

The Campbell Reporter

Charles Krauthammer: The White House should try the truth on Benghazi, IRS

Note to GOP re Benghazi: Stop calling it Watergate, Iran-Contra, bigger than both, etc.

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Related Topix: Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, Terrorism

Times-series.co.uk

Ukip hits opinion poll high of 19%

Support for Nigel Farage's UK Independence Party has reached a record 19 per cent, according to a ComRes poll Support for the UK Independence Party has reached a record 19%, according to a poll which saw both Labour and the Tories losing ground.

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Related Topix: Conservatives (UK)

Detroit News

John Niyo: Blackhawks taking aim at greatness

But that won't stop the Blackhawks from trying to become the kind of team that dominates the NHL in a way the Red Wings and Devils did for long stretches of the last two decades.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Chicago Blackhawks, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp, Marian Hossa, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, NHL Players

CNN

Opinion: 'Neighbors': Both anonymous and intimate

This photo, "The Neighbors #5," 2012, from photographer Arne Svenson's series, "The Neighbors," is one of several being exhibited at Julie Saul Gallery in New York.

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Related Topix: Tribeca (New York, NY), Manhattan, NY, New York, NY, Photography

US News & World Report

The Real Scandal Behind the Benghazi Emails and Attacks

The surest sign that there is indeed no there there regarding the Benghazi "scandal"? The fact that anonymous GOP staff feeding information to reporters apparently felt the need to edit the White House emails they were onpassing.

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Related Topix: US News, Terrorism, US Politics, Representative Michele Bachmann, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Representative Jason Chaffetz

Fri May 17, 2013

CNN

Opinion: Obama's woes not race related

Officials in the Obama administration's Internal Revenue Service came under fire after revelations that workers in its Cincinnati office targeted for extra scrutiny tea party and conservative groups applying for 501 tax-exempt status.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, W., George Bush, Bill Clinton, History in the News

CNN

Opinion: Scandal about donors, not tax

The outrage over the IRS's conduct in targeting certain tax-exempt groups is based on a misunderstanding.

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Related Topix: Non-Profit

The Jersey Journal

Authorities right to arrest father in child's accidental shooting: Editorial

The father of a 4-year-old boy who accidentally shot a playmate in the head last month should have to answer to more than his guilty conscience.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Vancouver Sun

Opinion: Even in cynical Ottawa, the Mike Duffy Senate-spending scandal is shameful and sad

Sen. Mike Duffy leaves Parliament Hill following a meeting of the Senate Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration committee on Parliament Hill in early May in Ottawa.

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Related Topix: Canada, Stephen Harper, North America, World News

Detroit News

John Niyo: Michigan's Trey Burke ready for NBA with help from trusted allies

Trey Burke said he knows some NBA teams will quiz him about his choice of agent.

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NBC Chicago

Opinion: Be Proud of these Bulls, Chicago

The Chicago Bulls season may have ended in disappointing fashion, but there was nothing disappointing about their 2012-13 season.

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Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose, NBA Players, Nate Robinson, Joakim Noah, Golden State Warriors, Jimmy Butler, Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics