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Report says refugees a net positive for Tennessee

Immigration

Report says refugees a net positive for Tennessee

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November 13, 2013 5:00 am

$A vote to ban hydraulic fracturing in the Denver suburb of Broomfield is getting a recount after the measure failed by just 13 votes. Broomfield was one of four Front Range towns considering limits or band on the drilling procedure some fear may not be safe. The stateâs powerful oil and gas industry far outspent the activists and predicted victory in Broomfield. (AP Photo/Kristen Wyatt)$

Energy and Environment

Count resumes in Denver on Broomfield fracking vote

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November 13, 2013 5:00 am

George W. Bush heads to Jay Leno’s stage next week

George W. Bush heads to Jay Leno’s stage next week

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November 13, 2013 5:00 am

The debate over whether Arizona should reduce the benefit that electricity customers receive for selling power from rooftop solar arrays is hitting the airwaves. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Utility, solar company battle over rooftop panels

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November 13, 2013 5:00 am

ADVANCE FOR TUESDAY, NOV. 12 AND THEREAFTER - In this July 26, 2013, photo, Leroy Perkins stands in his field of grass which is part of the Conservation Reserve Program near Corydon, Iowa. Perkins must decide whether to leave the highly erodible land in grass or break ground for corn production to cash in on high prices caused in part by the ethanol mandate. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Energy and Environment

Prairies vanish in the US push for green energy

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November 13, 2013 5:00 am

A consultant who helped Arkansas obtain federal permission to expand Medicaid to its poor adults by using private insurance says New Hampshire needs more time before adopting a similar approach.ÃÂ (Thinkstock Image)

Healthcare

New Hampshire: 2015 too soon to use exchange for Medicaid

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November 13, 2013 5:00 am

This photo taken Aug. 13, 2013 shows actress Jennifer Garner at a hearing of the Assembly Judiciary Committee to support of a bill that would limit the ability of paparazzi to photograph children of celebrities and public figures, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Garner, who has most notably advocated for legislation that protects children from paparazzi, continues her focus on another project: early childhood education. The former

Education

Actress Jennifer Garner promotes early childhood education to Congress

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November 13, 2013 5:00 am

The seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, Friday, June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Not guilty plea in Cleveland VA corruption probe

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November 13, 2013 5:00 am

Republican candidate for governor Greg Abbott said Tuesday he supports making it legal to openly carry handguns in public and wants to place stricter limits on state agencies selling personal information from public records. (AP/Tony Gutierrez)

Campaigns

Texas guv hopeful Greg Abbott calls for greater privacy protections

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November 13, 2013 5:00 am

U.S. Navy World War II veteran Dr. Jerry Sherman, left, salutes during the playing of

Campaigns

Asa Hutchinson say he wants to cut income tax in Arkansas

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November 13, 2013 5:00 am

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