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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., walks toward the stage as he is introduced at a Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in June.

Marco Rubio: Poster Boy For The GOP Identity Crisis

6:13pm July 10, 2013

by Mara Liasson

The Florida senator was supposed to be one of the emerging leaders of the Republican Party. But his leadership role on the immigration overhaul has brought a lot of criticism from his party's anti-amnesty base. His experience illustrates the divides in the current GOP.

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Lawmakers Express Concern About U.S.-Chinese Pork Deal

5:58pm July 10, 2013

by John Ydstie

The Senate Agriculture Committee met Wednesday afternoon to hear testimony about the acquisition of Smithfield Foods by a Chinese company. Smithfield CEO Larry Pope tried to defend the proposed deal, but most committee members made their opposition clear.

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House Republicans Start Crafting Their Own Immigration Bill

5:29pm July 10, 2013

by Audie Cornish

House Republicans huddled behind closed doors to consider their options on immigration on Wednesday. The Senate passed an immigration overhaul that includes a path to citizenship, but conservatives in the House reject the plan.

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Bryan Ulring (left), ranch hand Graham Fulton (right) and Nature Conservancy ecologist Nathan Korb (center) install a pipe on a new well dug for the cattle Ulring manages for J Bar L Ranch. The ranch is working with The Nature Conservancy to try to preser

In Montana Wilds, An Unlikely Alliance To Save The Sage Grouse

1:46pm July 10, 2013

by Christopher Joyce

The chicken-size sage grouse is as much a part of America's Western range as antelopes and cowboys. The birds nest beneath sagebrush, and as it disappears, so do the grouse. Biologists hope to protect the bird without starting a 21st century range war.

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke during a news conference in June. Financial markets reacted to comments he made then by selling off bonds and stocks.

Investors Brace For News Out Of Fed Minutes

9:13am July 10, 2013

by Doreen McCallister

The minutes of the Federal Reserve's June meeting will be released a 2 p.m. That's the meeting chairman Bernanke said the Fed could begin to think about reducing the amount of money it pumps into the economy.

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Football Needs A Guardian, Not A CEO

8:03am July 10, 2013

by Frank Deford

Twenty-nine NFL players have been arrested since the Super Bowl. Football needs to be cleansed, says sports commentator Frank Deford.

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Much of the training for pilots for major airlines is conducted on sophisticated flight simulators, like this Boeing 787 simulator operated by an All Nippon Airways captain. Pilots are also trained to communicate clearly about problems they may encounter

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After Asiana Crash, Pilot Training Gets New Scrutiny

7:40pm July 09, 2013

by Wendy Kaufman

Speculation about Saturday's plane crash has focused on the Asiana pilot, who had only 43 hours of Boeing 777 flying experience. But industry experts say pilot training regimes for major airlines rigorously prepare pilots to fly different plane models — and to work as members of a team in the cockpit.

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Dollar-Euro Exchange Rate Can Reveal Pulse Of Global Economy

6:00pm July 09, 2013

We examine how the exchange rate between the Euro and the U.S. dollar reflects the health of the global economy.

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Pilots Have Extensive Training Before Flying New Aircraft

6:00pm July 09, 2013

We have the latest from the National Transportation Safety Board on its investigation of the Asiana jet crash in San Francisco.

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Esteban Roncancio and other protesters call for executive action on workplace discrimination for LGBT Americans in Miami.

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Gays And Lesbians Turn Fight To Workplace Discrimination Ban

6:00pm July 09, 2013

by Jennifer Ludden

With new momentum for same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court, gays and lesbians are hoping for progress in another sphere — the workplace. In 29 states, it's still legal to fire someone because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Congress is again considering legislation to ban that.

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