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GOP Conference Set To Decide Party's Nominee For House Speaker

8:15am October 08, 2015

by Susan Davis

On Thursday, the House Republican Conference will choose a nominee out of three candidates to replace John Boehner as speaker. And then later this month, the entire House will vote for speaker.

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Disappointment Over Politics Spurs Some Millennials To Get Involved

8:15am October 08, 2015

by Asma Khalid

In politics, the assumption is that millennials are apathetic. But for some in that generation, there's optimism that convinces them that they could change the system they despise.

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Justice Department Called On To Investigate Alabama Voter ID Issue

8:15am October 08, 2015

by Andrew Yeager

Alabama closed 31 part-time driver's license offices last week due to budget cuts. That leaves many rural residents without a place to obtain driver's licenses — licenses that double as voter IDs.

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New House Bill Could Cut Some Mandatory Life Sentences To 25 Years

7:46am October 08, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Billed as a "companion" to major Senate sentencing legislation released last week, the top Republican and Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee say the proposal comes after months of negotiations.

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Fiat Chrysler And United Auto Workers Reach New Tentative Agreement

1:27am October 08, 2015

by Marie Andrusewicz

The UAW announced the agreement just after Wednesday's strike deadline of 11:59 p.m. Fiat Chrysler is the first of Detroit's big three automakers to reach a tentative contract with the UAW.

Maine Maritime Academy students attend a Tuesday evening vigil of hope for the missing crew members of the U.S. container ship El Faro.

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Coast Guard Calls Off Search For El Faro Crew

7:53pm October 07, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Communication was lost with the ship Thursday and the U.S. Coast Guard concluded that it had sunk. Wednesday evening, the Coast Guard ended the search for survivors.

Supreme Court Justices Deeply Divided Over Death Penalty In New Term

7:48pm October 07, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court heard its first death penalty case of the new term Wednesday, and the questioning quickly showed how deep and bitter the divide between the justices has grown on this issue.

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Coast Guard Suspends Search For El Faro Survivors

7:37pm October 07, 2015

by Greg Allen

The cargo ship sank last week in Hurricane Joaquin, in which 33 people were on board. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what happened to the ship.

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The Year In Space: U.S., Russian Spacefarers On The International Station

7:37pm October 07, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with NASA Commander Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, who are spending the year on the International Space Station.

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GOP Presidential Candidates Offer Varied Responses To Oregon Shooting

7:37pm October 07, 2015

by Sam Sanders

GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson says if he would have engaged the Orgeon shooter if he had been there, He isnt the only republican who has soken about guns recently,.

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