Gingrich chides Romney on honesty: ‘It’s clear he changed’ on tax cuts
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Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Sunday admitted that GOP hopeful Mitt Romney had “changed” positions during last week’s debate.
Arkansas Republican: Slavery was a ‘blessing in disguise’
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A Republican member of the Arkansas state senate’s self-published memoir claims that for black people in America, slavery was a “blessing in disguise."
NPR anchor ties term ‘illegal immigrant’ to Nazi Germany
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NPR Latino USA anchor María Hinojosa said Sunday her opposition to the term “illegal immigrant” stemmed from a conversation with Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.
Alabama police shoot and kill naked college student
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Relatives and peers of an Alabama college student say police mishandled the incident that ended in an officer shooting and killing him Saturday.
School Board member: End HS football over brain injuries
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Dr. Paul Butler, a retired physician and Dover School Board member, isn’t happy about it, but he’s determined that the risk of concussion and brain injury to the district’s young players is too high to let the football program continue.
Third-party candidates hold their own debates
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Despite being dismissed by at least one of the country’s two major political parties, third-party presidential candidates engaged in their own debates this week.