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Like it or Not, Amy's In.

Like it or Not, Amy's In.

Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, Republicans…

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Pfc. Bradley Manning Admits to Sending Documents to WikiLeaks

A U.S. Army judge has accepted an offer by a private to plead guilty to violating military regulations in the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history.

Pfc. Bradley Manning admits to sending hundreds of thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan battlefield reports, State Department diplomatic cables and…

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Rosa Parks Statue Unveiled at Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s most powerful politicians honored Rosa Parks on Wednesday by unveiling her statue in a permanent place in the U.S. Capitol. President Barack Obama praised Parks as an enduring reminder of what true leadership requires, “no matter how humble or lofty our positions.”

Parks became…

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Pope Benedict XVI's Final Audience

Pope Benedict bid an emotional farewell at his last general audience on Wednesday, acknowledging the “rough seas” that marked his papacy “when it seemed that the Lord was sleeping.”

In an unusually public outpouring for such a private man, he alluded to some of the most difficult times of his…

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Senate Approves Hagel as New Secretary of Defense

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Chuck Hagel as President Barack Obama’s new secretary of defense, ending an unusually acrimonious confirmation fight.

The Senate voted 58-41 to confirm the former Republican senator as the civilian leader of the Pentagon in a largely party line vote. Just four Republicans joined…

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Drew Peterson Sentenced to 38 Years For Murder

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Drew Peterson – the swaggering Chicago-area police officer who gained notoriety after his much-younger fourth wife vanished in 2007 – was sentenced to 38 years in prison on Thursday for murdering his third wife.

The sentence came moments after Peterson shocked the courtroom with a rare public…

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