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IRS Scandal Energizes Tea Party Coalition

Associated Press — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:57 +0000

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so.

They say the IRS acknowledgement that it had targeted their groups for extra scrutiny — a claim that tea party activists had made for years — is helping pump new energy into the coalition.

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Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker Receives Poison Letter

Associated Press — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:45:47 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says a letter containing ricin or another poison was sent to the office of Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi.

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Officials Say Boston Marathon Bombs Likely Pressure Cookers Packed with Nails, Ball Bearings

Associated Press — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:51:59 +0000

Boston (AP) — Federal authorities say the person or persons responsible for yesterday's attack on the Boston Marathon likely used ordinary pressure cookers packed with shrapnel such as nails, metal shards or ball bearings. And the devices were left on the ground in bags or backpacks made of nylon.

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Republicans Audition for 2016 Presidential Primary — Is Governor Bobby Jindal a Potential Contender?

Associated Press — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:06:45 +0000

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — It may seem early, but the activists who attended this week's conservative summit are already picking favorites in what could be a crowded Republican presidential primary in 2016.

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Louisiana State University Alexandria Names Paul Coreil Interim Chancellor

Associated Press — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:22:05 +0000

ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — The man in charge of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service has been named interim chancellor for Louisiana State University's Alexandria campus.

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California Man Arrested for Writing Graffiti Message on Chick-fil-A Restaurant

Associated Press — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:14:39 +0000

A 30-year-old man has been arrested for investigation of vandalism after police say he scrawled "tastes like hate" on the side of a Chick-fil-A restaurant in a Los Angeles suburb.

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