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Secessionists petition the White House, and more
feature Americans from at least 20 states have petitioned the White House since Election Day to let their state secede from the union.
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Backing the inaugural, and more
feature President Obama’s inaugural committee raised more than $53 million, mostly from 458 elite donors who gave $50,000 apiece.
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Saying no to gun purchases, and more
feature The FBI denied 72,659 attempted gun purchases under the background check system in 2010.
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Why children go missing, and more
feature The vast majority of children reported missing are not abducted by strangers.
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Partisan commencement speeches?, and more
feature No Republican or conservative has been invited to make the commencement speech this year at any of the 50 top U.S. liberal arts colleges.
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National suicide rate rises, and more
feature The national suicide rate rose 31 percent from 1999 to 2010, driven by a spike in suicides among baby boomers in their 50s.
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The cost of dementia, and more
feature As the population ages and lives longer, dementia has become one of the country’s most expensive medical conditions.
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Food stamp benefits soar, and more
feature The government spent $74.6 billion on food stamp benefits last year, up from $30.4 billion in 2007.
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Life in Detroit, and more
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$900 billion in tax breaks, and more
feature The 10 biggest tax breaks will save American taxpayers more than $900 billion this year.
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Solar panels for the White House, and more
feature The president is currently reinstalling the 32 solar panels removed by Ronald Reagan in 1986.
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Treating Internet addiction, and more
feature Treating Internet addiction; Freshman virgins at Harvard; A salary handicap for lefties; Prices for vintage automobiles soar; Gun permits for blind people
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Teen birthrate drops, and more
feature The U.S. teen birthrate dropped 6 percent between 2011 and 2012, and is now the lowest it’s been in the 73 years the government has been tracking it.
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Congress's war record, and more
feature Congress has not formally declared war on any country since June 5, 1942.
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