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Report: Prisoners escape, steal cigarettes, then return to prison
State prison officials say two southern Middle Tennessee inmates escaped, burglarized a convenience store and then returned on their own. Comment?
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Man suspected of dragging Nashville officer jailed
Nashville police have arrested the man suspected of dragging an officer with his car last week. Comment?
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Defendant in mosque burning case sentenced to 14 years
A Columbia man has been sentenced to just over 14 years in prison for his role in the firebombing of a Maury County mosque last year. Comment?
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If you have a need to blast ex-President Carter, at least get your facts straight. Comment?
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Bishop Bars Patrick Kennedy From Communion Over Abortion
Rhode Island's top Roman Catholic leader has asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy to stop taking Communion over his support for abortion rights, the diocese said Sunday. Comment?
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Obama: US economy has 'core strengths'
President Barack Obama said Monday the nation's economy is in good shape for the long term thanks to "core strengths" such as its universities, its innovation and a dynamic workforce. Comment?
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Health reform: Is tax on 'Cadillac' plans fair?
Schoolteacher Kinzi Blair makes only $46,000 a year, but she has what many would consider a "Cadillac" health plan, now targeted for a big tax increase by health reformers. Comment?
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Palin visits Rev. Billy Graham
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Governor-turned-author Sarah Palin discussed politics and religion with Billy Graham during a dinner at Graham's retreat, the minister's son said. Comment?
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Schumer says failure not an option on health care
Failure is not an option on health care, a leading Democratic senator said Monday, even as Republicans turned up the heat on moderates who hold the fate of the legislation in their hands. Comment?
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Caviar demand threatens ancient species' long run
An ancient, boneless fish is causing conflict in Tennessee. The slow-growing paddlefish, noticeable for its long, flat snout, bears eggs valued increasingly for caviar. Comment?
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Chicago Democrat Doyle running for state treasurer
Chicago Democrat Mark Doyle has announced his candidacy for state treasurer. Doyle said Monday he would bring to the office unique skills gained through years in the public and private sectors. Comment?
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Sources: 34,000 more troops to Afghanistan
President Obama met Monday evening with his national security team to finalize a plan to dispatch some 34,000 additional U.S. troops over the next year to Afghanistan, U.S. officials told McClatchy. Comment?
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Legislating the old-fashioned way
The great health care debate hasn't been a triumph of mass politics on either side. Comment?
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Kathleen Parker: No need to defend Palin
In Columbia, S.C., to give a talk on civility, I was surrounded by women who wondered what I thought of Sarah Palin's Newsweek cover. Comment?
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Dirty campaigning - Did you know Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Hays, was a communist? No? We weren't aware of it, either, until a release from the Senate campaign of Rep. Comment?
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Jonah Goldberg: Palin-ophobes hate first, ask questions later
Slate magazine is just one of the countless media outlets convulsing with St. Vitus' Dance over that demonic succubus Sarah Palin. Comment?
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Brazil: World must engage, not isolate Iran
But visiting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - the first Iranian leader to visit Brazil since pro-U.S. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi toured the South American country in 1965 - made no promises and defiantly said Iran would try to improve its uranium-enrichment technology if it can't buy enriched uranium abroad. Comment?
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Senator seeks extension of housing tax break
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley wants Midwest disaster victims to have more to time to benefit from tax relief intended to help with the repair or replacement of damaged homes. Comment?
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Capital Culture: 60 years of Us dinners for India
American presidents have entertained India's leaders over fine wine and even finer food for the past 60 years - at grand White House dinners with hundreds of guests in black-tie, at an intimate Sunday lunch and away from Washington's prying eyes near a storied Civil War battlefield. Comment?
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Dennis Moore won't seek re-election
Dennis Moore was born in 1945 in Anthony, Kan., and was educated in Wichita public schools. Comment?
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