Articles focusing on politics

Cory Booker dabbles in online flirtation with ‘stripper model weirdo’ from Oregon

The Newark mayor and U.S. Senate candidate got some racy messages from a woman  who identifies herself as Lynsie Lee — and he responded. By  Adam Edelman Article Reprint Cory Booker knows how  to make

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Kerry signs U.N. Arms Trade Treaty, says won’t harm U.S. rights

The United States signed a U.N. Arms Trade Treaty regulating the $70 billion global trade in conventional arms on Wednesday and the Obama administration sought to allay the fears of the powerful U.S. gun lobby

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McCarthy Blasts Idea of National Guard, State Police on Chicago Streets

By Josh McGhee Article Reprint STREETERVILLE — Police Supt. Garry McCarthy on Monday blasted the idea of reaching outside the Chicago Police Department to curb violence on the city’s streets. The idea resurfaced after Gov.

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Hillary Clinton ‘Pragmatic and Realistic’ on Presidential Run

Hillary Clinton wrestles with the decision to run for President and is not in a  hurry to announce her plans anytime soon, according to an interview in “New  York” magazine By Andy Meek Article Reprint

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Obama Says Fight for Gun Laws ‘Ought to Obsess Us’

By: Nedra Pickler Article Reprint WASHINGTON) — President Barack  Obama on Sunday memorialized the victims of the Washington Navy Yard  shooting by calling for a transformation in the nation’s gun  laws to address an epidemic

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House Passes Food Stamp Bill That Cuts $4B, Allows New Work Requirements

By Associated Press Article Reprint WASHINGTON — Farm-state lawmakers hoping for passage of a farm bill by the end of the year will have to bridge a deep divide between the House and the Senate

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CNN: Some of The Kenya Mall Attackers Are From U.S.

By:Oliver Darcy Article Reprint At least three of the attackers responsible for a reign of terror on an upscale Kenyan mall, killing at least 68, are from the United States, CNN reports. CNN’s Sara Pratley,

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Kenyan Shopping Mall Attack by Al-Shabaab Leaves 59 Dead

By Eric Ombok & Sarah McGregor Article Reprint Al-Qaeda-linked gunmen held an unknown number of people hostage at an upscale mall in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, following an attack yesterday in which at least 59

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