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These Heroes Showed Compassion In Aftermath Of Boston Explosions

2013-04-16T16:08:02Z

As the investigation of the Boston explosions continues, grim details have continued to emerge -- but so have stories of heroism and compassion, from ...

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'It's One Thing To Hear About It, But It's Another Thing To Run From It'

2013-04-16T14:16:43Z

For Dana Evernden, 23, Monday's Boston Marathon was supposed to be a chance to take a long lunch break with coworkers and cheer on a few friends.

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Home Defenders League: For Earl Favre, Hurricane Katrina Was Bad, But Freddie Mac May Be Worse

2013-03-14T16:29:22Z

For the next several weeks, HuffPost will be cross-posting "Foreclosure Horror Stories" from the Home Defenders League's "100 Stories Of What Wall Str...

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Home Defenders League: 'I Cannot Afford The Inflated Mortgage I've Been Forced Into'

2013-03-12T16:50:26Z

For the next several weeks, HuffPost will be cross-posting "Foreclosure Horror Stories" from the Home Defenders League's "100 Stories Of What Wall Str...

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What The Sequester Could Mean To A Six-Week-Old Baby

2013-02-28T11:34:56Z

For some people, the looming possibility of sequester cuts may not be much of a concern. But for young mothers and their infants, it's something that ...

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Snow Storm Wallops The Midwest: Here's What It Looks Like In Your Town

2013-02-22T16:17:20Z

Heavy snows swept across the Midwest on Thursday, closing schools and grounding flights in multiple states. Some parts of Kansas reported more than 14...

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Home Defenders League: 'If I Did That To Anyone Else, I'd Be In Jail'

2013-02-22T12:32:42Z

For the next several weeks, HuffPost will be cross-posting "Foreclosure Horror Stories" from the Home Defenders League's "100 Stories Of What Wall Str...

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Massive Blast 'All Anyone Can Talk About' In 'Big Small-Town'

2013-02-20T14:53:38Z

On Tuesday evening, an explosion destroyed JJ's restaurant, a popular after-work spot in Kansas City, Mo. Authorities have recovered one body at the s...

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Home Defenders League: This Is What Happens When You Get An Eviction Letter And A Cancer Diagnosis

2013-02-12T16:08:48Z

For the next several weeks, HuffPost will be cross-posting "Foreclosure Horror Stories" from the Home Defenders League's "100 Stories Of What Wall Str...

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'$7.25 An Hour Would Barely Cover My Gas Expenses': How A Miniumum Wage Hike Would Help

2013-02-14T18:53:01Z

Driving to the next town. Saving money instead of scraping by. Moving yourself -- and your infant son -- out of your parents' home.

These are just ...

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'She Couldn't Take Time Off, Because She Would Not Be Paid'

2013-02-14T16:39:31Z

Life isn't easy at $7.25 an hour.

Following President Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday, where he called for increasing the national ho...

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Lawrence Lessig: "They Know We Know It."

2013-02-14T12:46:18Z

"There's another challenge that we must address and it is the corrupting force of the vast sums of money necessary to run for office. The unending c...

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Shovels, Snow Angels And Junk Food: Your Photos Of Winter Storm 'Nemo'

2013-02-09T12:37:12Z

The blizzard known as "Nemo" swept across the northeastern United States on Friday, whitening out New York, New Jersey, New England and other areas. F...

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Obama And Drone Strikes: 'It Is Not What I Fought For'

2013-02-06T17:19:04Z

"It is horrible. As a Naval Officer in Vietnam, it is not what I fought for."

That's what Leonard Magazine, a HuffPost reader from Battle Ground, W...

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This Is What New Orleans Looks Like: Letters And Photos From The Real NOLA

2013-02-01T12:59:58Z

This week, a HuffPost reader in New Orleans complained to us that his city is pretending to be something it's not -- namely, a clean, safe place.

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Southwest Readers: The Border Is Protected Enough, Thanks

2013-01-30T13:36:27Z

In Washington, lawmakers are arguing that the U.S.-Mexico border needs more protection. Out in the Southwest, people aren't so sure.

Following Mond...

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The Fracking Front Lines: Here's What 13 Pennsylvania Residents Have To Say About Shale Drilling

2013-01-25T15:16:44Z

Do Pennsylvanians love or hate fracking? Yes.

The nationwide release of "Promised Land," Gus Van Sant's drama about the natural gas industry and it...

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'If Only Flawless Candidates Could Run, There Wouldn't Be A Senate'

2013-01-24T11:01:54Z

Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) is exploring a Senate run for 2014, and not all of his fellow Democrats are on board with it.

New Jersey Assembly Spea...

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GOP Plan: 'A Recipe For Disaster'

2013-01-17T17:46:58Z

Do Okies want schoolteachers to carry guns? Not the ones we're hearing from.

Almost 200 Oklahoma residents responded to a HuffPost email survey thi...

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Arizonans Find Arpaio Plan 'Crazy'

2013-01-15T16:16:39Z

If the point of a neighborhood watch is to make people feel safer, then things in Arizona seem to have gone off track.

Last week, volunteer posse m...

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Attention Teachers: Would Looser Gun Laws Make You Quit Your Job?

2013-01-07T16:09:59Z

If you work as a teacher, we want to know: would more permissive gun laws make you look for another job?

Hundreds of current and former teachers ha...

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'We Must Not Place Limits': HuffPost Readers Voice Concerns Over Cable Industry's Shift Toward Metered Billing

2013-01-04T13:23:07Z

Cable companies are considering moving from a flat-fee Internet service model -- where every user pays the same price for Internet access, regardless ...

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'Know And Listen To Your Body'

2013-01-03T15:29:12Z

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton returns to work next week after being hospitalized for a blood clot, and there is renewed interest in preventing th...

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'The Notion Is Unbearable': Oregon Teachers (And One Marine) On Putting More Guns In Schools

2012-12-21T12:27:13Z

Last week's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., renewed calls for stricter gun laws, but it's also spurred a wave of advocates from t...

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'There Are So Many Other Ways': Missouri Teachers React To The Idea Of Guns In Schools

2012-12-21T14:27:30Z

Just as the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., renewed calls for stricter gun laws, it has also spurred a wave of advocates from the...

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