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New Faces: Newly elected US senators

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

By The Associated Press A look at the newly elected U.S. senators from Tuesday's election: ARIZONA Republican Jeff Flake, the congressman who won Arizona's open U.S. Senate seat, built his reputation on a fierce opposition to "earmarks," the special funding requests for roads, bridges

What do voters think? A peek beyond the ballot

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By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Want to know what American voters really think? Most say the wealthy get unfair breaks. They're tepid toward the tea party, divided about gay marriage. And they're in no rush to deport illegal workers. Surveyed at their polling places,

GOP asks "why" and "where do we go from here?"

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By CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Having lost the popular vote in five of the last six presidential elections, Republicans plunged Wednesday into an intense period of self-examination, blame-setting and testy debate over whether their party needs serious change or just some

Where Obama stands on the issues

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By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where President Barack Obama stands on some of the issues that the country will face in his second term. Abortion and birth control: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be available for free for

Obama's second-term promises

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WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at some of President Barack Obama's promises for his second term: -Roll back Bush tax cuts for upper-income people, couples making over $250,000 and individuals making over $200,000, a failed 2008 promise. Ensure people making over $1 million pay at least 30 percent in

Re-elected, Obama heads back to divided government

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By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - One day after a bruising, mixed-verdict election, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner both pledged Wednesday to seek a compromise to avert looming spending cuts and tax increases that threaten to plunge the

Re-elected, Obama heads back to divided government

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Gay marriage, marijuana backed in historic votes

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By DAVID CRARYAP National Writer Altering the course of U.S social policy, Maine and Maryland became the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote, while Washington state and Colorado set up a showdown with federal authorities by legalizing recreational use of marijuana. The

Maine, Maryland vote to legalize gay marriage

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By DAVID CRARYAP National Writer Voters a continent apart made history Tuesday on two divisive social issues, with Maine and Maryland becoming the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote while Washington state and Colorado legalized recreational use of marijuana. The outcomes

Maine votes in favor of legalizing gay marriage

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By DAVID CRARYAP National Writer Voters a continent apart made history Tuesday on two divisive social issues, with Maine becoming the first state to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote and Washington state becoming the first to legalize recreational use of marijuana. The outcome in Maine