US House under new management, but it’s business as usual
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Speaker Paul Ryan promised a fresh start for the House. But it's looking like business as usual as lawmakers wrap up a year-end spending bill that pays for Planned Parenthood, the president's health care law and other Obama administration priorities. Last-stage negotiations are taking in private and at the highest levels,…
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TV station loses debate sponsorship over union fight
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Democrats have dropped a New Hampshire television station as a debate sponsor over an ongoing disagreement between union workers and management. The Democratic National Committee and the New Hampshire Democratic Party said Friday they will not include WMUR-TV as a sponsor of the Dec. 19 debate because the station's parent company,…
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Protestors disrupt Donald Trump speech at NYC luncheon
NEW YORK (AP) - About a dozen protestors have stormed a $1,000-a-plate New York City luncheon where Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was delivering a speech. Four protestors crashed the lunch Friday through the side stairs at The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. They were forced out by hotel security staff as they chanted: "Trump is…
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B.B. King gravesite marker dedicated in Mississippi
INDIANOLA, Miss. (AP) - A black granite slab now marks the gravesite of B.B. King, the blues icon who died nearly seven months ago in Las Vegas but was returned for burial in his native Mississippi. Family, friends and fans gathered Friday to dedicate the stone, engraved with King's signature, that will become the centerpiece…
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