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Most houses have one - the family member who has to get in the last word. Even after an argument has been lost. Even when that last word will only bring punishment. They just ... can't ... help ... themselves.

U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell announced Tuesday that he's joining a bipartisan group of House members in introducing a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport oil-like bitumen from Canada to be refined and consumed across the U.S.

For our money, former secretaries of state are as strong as anyone for making interesting conversation.

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Communities In Schools - and every member of its board of directors - has been and continues to be committed to data-driven decision making and performance evaluation and continuous improvement of what we do.

If UNC raises tuition maybe the Tar Heels can buy a defense?

All elected officials, and those who help finance elections in the expectation that certain promises will be kept - and everyone who cares about the rule of law - should hope the Supreme Court agrees to hear Don Siegelman's appeal of his conviction.

The 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case is fast becoming as explosive as Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) or Roe v. Wade (1973).

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