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explosion

RT @Slate: Homeland Security Warned In 2010 Of Pressure Cooker Bombs Like Those In Boston Marathon Explosions: via @FastCompany

RT @samsteinhp: The latest explosion was an intentional explosion folks, per police.

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gun

RT @GlennThrush: @washingtonpost leading w/ revival of gun talks that their own @ThePlumLineGS had last week

How the NRA Kills Gun-Control Laws that 90 Percent of Americans Want

RT @Slate: How the NRA is able to kill gun-control laws that 90 percent of Americans want:

RT @samsteinhp: since '94 background checks stopped 1.9 m attempted gun purchases because of red flags on buyer's resume, per NYT

RT @BarackObama: FACT: Since 1968, 1.3 million Americans have died from gun violence—more than in all of the wars in American history. #WeDemandAVote

In Gun Debate, a Bigger Role Seen for Insurers

RT @michaelluo: Interesting story by @coopnytimes and Mary Walsh: Buying a Gun? States Consider Insurance Rule

RT @davidfrum: Extra heartbreak if the gun "fired by a family member" that killed this little girl was bought "to protect my family."

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americans

RT @Slate: How the NRA is able to kill gun-control laws that 90 percent of Americans want:

RT @BarackObama: FACT: Since 1968, 1.3 million Americans have died from gun violence—more than in all of the wars in American history. #WeDemandAVote

Long Prison Terms Eyed as Contributing to Poverty

"Prison has become the new poverty trap ... creating an enduring disadvantage at the very bottom of American society."

RT @AriMelber: Only 16% of American four-year-olds are even in public pre-school. So the bar is low. [Source: Economist]

RT @FLOTUS: Some amazing Americans will be next to me for Barack's State of the Union Address. Read their incredible stories: –mo

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laws

RT @Slate: How the NRA is able to kill gun-control laws that 90 percent of Americans want:

I suspect most of these "laws on the books" countries don't really have paid leave, at least not outside elite.

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story

Sequestration Begins To Sting Communities

RT @samsteinhp: Sequestration is beginning to bite: 100 stories from this past week. w/ @aterkel

Huge congrats to Searching for Sugarman -- a wonderful story of an artists who if finally gets his due. Loved seeing him sing at Sundance.

RT @michaelluo: Interesting story by @coopnytimes and Mary Walsh: Buying a Gun? States Consider Insurance Rule

Historic oversight corrected: Film 'Lincoln' inspires look into slavery vote

RT @ezraklein: The back story on Mississippi's ratification of the 13th Amendment:

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benefits

RT @Mediaite: Georgia GOP Chair's Dire Warning: Straight People Will Enter Gay Marriages To Get The Benefits

Esquire Claims They Mentioned VA Benefits In Original Story, But A Cached Version Shows They Did Not

.@BuzzFeedAndrew: Esquire Claims It Mentioned VA Benefits In Original Story, But A Cached Version Shows It Did Not

Esquire article wrongly claims SEAL who killed bin Laden is denied healthcare

No space to explain, eh? Frmr SEAL's lack of ins. "was driven by an ignorance of the benefits to which he is entitled"

RT @Armyspokesman SECDEF memo on same-sex benefits #ocpa

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gop

RT @Mediaite: Georgia GOP Chair's Dire Warning: Straight People Will Enter Gay Marriages To Get The Benefits

Viguerie Offers $10,000 Liberty Prize: Asks For Plans For Conservative Takeover Of GOP

RT @RichardViguerie: I'm announcing a $10,000 contest for grassroots conservatives to submit a plan or ideas to take over the GOP.

#tcot

Well done. RT @marcorubio #GOPResponse #SOTU #gop #tcot

Rubio providing a helpful translation of GOP speak=Democratic speak. #postsotu

RT@cspan: Sen. @MarcoRubio's GOP Response: ENGLISH on C-SPAN, SPANISH on C-SPAN2. #sotu @SenRubioPress

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company

RT @washingtonpost: Cuccinelli failed to disclose that he had substantial stock in company that brought suit against Virginia

RT @beccarosen: My parents' health insurance company just raised their *monthly* payment by ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. How can anyone afford this? Ridiculous.

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paintings

RT @Slate: Yet more Dubya paintings: #DubyaArt

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photo

Eric Holder Responds to Paul's Filibuster

RT @Slate: Eric Holder's two-sentence letter responding to Rand Paul's 13-hour filibuster--PHOTO:

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