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Logan Aronhalt, Charles Mitchell likely to start for Terps
Turgeon continues lineup tinkering Saturday against South Carolina State
Adelsons gave $90M to Republican groups
Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife gave at least $90 million to political committees this election cycle, including $39 million in the three weeks before the election, new records show.
Obama signs bill aimed at protecting children from predators
President Obama on Friday signed into law a bill aimed at fighting child pornography, sexual predators and human trafficking.
PICKET: Gallup - U.S. payroll population rate drops to 43.7 percent
Gallup is reporting that the U.S. payroll population employment rate (P2P) for the month of November dropped 2 percentage points from October to November.
John Schoof, American's 50-Minute Man, propels Eagles to vital victory
Sophomore scores career-best 19 points
Biden: White House will negotiate on how high tax hike would go
Vice President Joe Biden pushed back at Republican claims that the White House is purposely delaying a deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, saying the the two sides could hash out an agreement in minutes if the GOP would relent and agree to raise tax rates on wealthy Americans.
Booted GOP lawmaker won't commit to supporting Boehner
GOP Rep. Justin Amash, who was booted from the Budget Committee this week as punishment for bucking the GOP party line, said Friday he won't yet commit to voting for Speaker John A. Boehner when the House holds its all-important organizational vote early next year.
PICKET: Gallup - U.S. Unadjusted unemployment rockets back up
Gallup released it's latest U.S. unemployment report, and the seasonal unadjusted rate has shot back up to 7.8 percent for the month of November. October's seasonal unadjusted rate was 7.0 percent.
DeMint resigns from Senate to run Heritage Foundation
Sen. Jim DeMint said Thursday he'll resign from the Senate to go run the Heritage Foundation, the powerhouse conservative think tank that dominates Republican policy circles.
Obama takes his 'fiscal cliff' roadshow to Northern Virginia
President Obama on Thursday will take his case for higher taxes for the wealthy to Northern Virginia, where he will focus on the need to extend current rates to all but the top 2 percent of earners.
PICKET: DeMint says taking helm at Heritage Foundation is a 'big promotion'
Senator Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican, announced on Thursday that he will be leaving the U.S. Senate to become the new president at Washington D.C. conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation.
Pro-Obama super PAC got boost from big donors in closing weeks
The leading pro-Obama super PAC raised $15 million in the final three weeks of the campaign as a handful of wealthy Democrats found their footing in a new world of deregulated money in politics.
Romney received $78k from Egyptian politico
Mitt Romney's special fund for wealthy donors — those normally giving between $30,000 and $100,000 — raised $45 million in the final three weeks of the campaign, and had $12 million remaining in the bank as of Nov. 26, though at least one of those donors raises questions of its legality.
Last-minute big donors to Romney revealed
The super PAC supporting Mitt Romney raised $22 million in the final three weeks of the campaign, including $10 million from casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife — bringing their total to $30 million— $2 million from Oracle Corp. CEO Lawrence Ellison and $1 million from Houston Texans Chairman Robert McNair.
Obama praises Congress for normalizing trade with Russia
In a brief moment of bipartisanship in an otherwise divisive atmosphere in Washington, President Obama thanked the House and Senate Thursday for passing a bill that jettisoned an obsolete law and opens up new export opportunities for U.S. business in Russia.
Obama's official swearing-in will be private
Because next year's inauguration falls on a Sunday, President Obama will hold only a small, private swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 20, and will hold a big public redo the next day.
Kaine: Porta-Potty dream summed up election
Virginia Sen.-elect Tim Kaine had a dream during his race this year the Democrat said Thursday epitomized the campaign for him — and it involved getting trapped in a portable toilet.
