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President Obama attends elite Alfalfa Club dinner
December 31, 1969 06:00 
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Well, look who decided to come around! President Obama, whose White House years have been marked by his careful avoidance of so many black-tie Beltway traditions, attended the most elite of them all, the annual Alfalfa Club dinner, on Saturday....
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Steve Jones, Nicole Scherzinger exiting ‘X Factor’
December 31, 1969 06:00
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“I wont be hosting next seasons X Factor which is a shame but I cant complain as Ive had a great time. Good luck to everyone on the show,” “X Factor” host Steve Jones tweeted Monday evening. Fox later announced that both Jones and judge...
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Obama to announce Veterans Job Corps
December 31, 1969 06:00
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President Obama will announce details Friday for a $1 billion Veterans Job Corps that the White House says will put up to 20,000 veterans to work over the next five years on projects to preserve and restore national parks and other federal, state...
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Politics
Murder trial of George Huguely in death of Yeardley Love set to start Monday
December 31, 1969 06:00
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From the campus of the University of Virginia to Charlottesville’s court house square, preparations are in place for Monday’s scheduled start of the murder trial of George Huguely V of Chevy Chase, the former university men's lacrosse player...
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Sports
Newt Gingrich: ‘I’m not going to withdraw’
December 31, 1969 06:00
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Newt Gingrich predicted during a press conference following Saturday’s Nevada caucuses that he would emerge as the GOP front-runner again by the Texas primary. The one problem with that: We have no idea when Texas will hold its primary. A spat...
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Politics
Obama holds edge over Romney in general election matchup, poll finds
December 31, 1969 06:00
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Boosted by improved public confidence in his economic stewardship, President Obama for the first time holds a clear edge over Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in a hypothetical general-election matchup, according to a new Washington...
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Politics
Obama gives blessing to a super PAC
December 31, 1969 06:00
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Fearing a tide of spending by outside conservative groups, President Obama is giving his blessing to a pro-Democratic Party “super PAC” that will work to help his reelection, his campaign said late Monday. Read full article >> ...
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Diesel report’s publication delayed as industry demands to see documents first
December 31, 1969 06:00
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Publication of a landmark government study probing whether diesel engine exhaust causes lung cancer in miners — already 20 years in the making — has been delayed by industry and congressional insistence on seeing study data and documents before...
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JFK intern Mimi Alford shares story of her affair with Kennedy in new book. Relevant? Historian Robert Dallek says yes
December 31, 1969 06:00
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More than you wanted to know? A new book shares explicit details about a 50-year-old presidential sex scandal between JFK and a White House intern. “Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath,” by Mimi...
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CHARLES DICKENS GOOGLE DOODLE: Classic characters populate today’s logo to celebrate author’s 1812 birth
December 31, 1969 06:00
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IT WAS THE birth of Dickens, it is the bicentennial of Dickens. Today, much of the world is celebrating one of its greatest storytellers ever on the 200th anniversary of his birth. And Google is paying tribute with its prominent perch: a homepage...
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