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  Jan 30, 2014

  Pope Francis Encourages Notre Dame to Defend Church's Freedom; A Response to Birth Control Mandate?

  Pope Francis met Thursday with Notre Dame leaders and asked the Catholic University to defend the Church's freedom. The meeting came after Notre Dame again asked a court for an injunction against the Obama administration's birth control mandate. A federal court last year ordered the school to begin paying fines if it did not comply.

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  Jan 30, 2014

  Israeli Settlement Controversy Leads Scarlett Johansson to Quit Oxfam, Stick With SodaStream

  Actress Scarlett Johansson announced Thursday she left her role as an ambassador for the humanitarian group Oxfam International, a position she held for eight years. Her ad campaign for SodaStream, which will air during Sunday's Super Bowl, was at odds with Oxfam's policies regarding business deals with companies that do business with Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

• Jan 30, 2014

  Income Inequality Is Caused by Who You Decide to Marry?

  Income inequality in the United States has increased since 1960, in part, because of more women entering the workforce and "assortative mating," or the tendency for people to choose mates with similar education levels, according to new research.

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  Jan 29, 2014

  Democrats' Electoral College Advantage Is Shrinking, Gallup Finds

  The Democratic advantage in state-level partisanship was smaller in 2013 than in 2012, and a lot smaller than its 2008 high point, according to Gallup's yearly look at the political composition of the states.

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  Jan 29, 2014

  Report: FDA Approved Livestock Drugs That Could Expose Humans to Super-Bacteria

  The Food and Drug Administration approved the use of 18 drugs for farm animals, even though an internal review found the drugs present a "high risk" of exposing humans to "super-bacteria" that are resistant to antibiotics.

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  Jan 29, 2014

  School Choice Bills Introduced in Senate Are 'Real Answer to Income Inequality,' Sponsors Say

  School choice is the "real answer to income inequality," Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) argued Tuesday at the American Enterprise Institute. The senators have both introduced school choice bills to provide poor, disabled and military families with scholarships to attend the school of their choice.

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  Jan 28, 2014

  Analysis: Obama SOTU Addresses Opportunity for All But Lacks Strong Legislative Agenda

  President Barack Obama's theme for his fifth State of the Union address was "opportunity for all." The ambitiousness of his theme, though, was not matched by his legislative proposals. The speech was mostly a list of executive actions and lacked any new major legislative agenda to address equality of opportunity.

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  Jan 28, 2014

  Republican Chair Rebukes Huckabee for Saying 'Libido'

  Reince Priebus, chair of the Republican National Committee, rebuked Mike Huckabee Monday for using the word "libido" in a speech condemning the Democratic Party's so-called "war on women" at the RNC's annual meeting.

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  Jan 27, 2014

  New York Teachers Union Seeks to Withdraw Support for Common Core

  The New York State United Teachers Board of Directors passed a resolution Saturday withdrawing its support for the Obama administration's major education reform agenda, the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

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  Jan 25, 2014

  What I Saw at the March for Life [Photos]

  The 41st annual March for Life was held on Jan. 22 in Washington, D.C. Here is some of what I saw at that event.