City council members in Allentown call on mayor to resign

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - City council members in Pennsylvania's third-largest city are calling on the mayor to resign in the wake of an FBI probe of government contracting.

The Allentown City Council voted 7-0 on a no confidence resolution Wednesday night against Democratic Mayor Ed Pawlowski.

The resolution, which is ...

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ATF: New Rule On Gun Sellers Will Be Handled On A 'Case By Case' Basis

'It depends on how much you're doing it and there's no line'

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Judge Napolitano: Evidence Against Clinton Is 'Overwhelming' and 'Damning'

"Mrs. Clinton should be consulting very high-powered, national security criminal defense lawyers."

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Capital of World's Most Powerful Country Crippled by One Inch of Snow

"So this is not a usual commute from work to home."

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Is Privacy A Right Or A Privilege?

No you may not look at my private emails!

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For President, Marco Rubio

(John Hinderaker) As regular readers know, I have long been a fan of Marco Rubio, the original anti-establishment Tea Party rebel. I don't claim to be a personal friend, but I have interviewed Rubio quite a few times, have worked with him in various circumstances, and think very highly of him. He was in town yesterday morning for a breakfast fundraiser. Afterward, he was gracious enough to give me a few minutes

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Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley looms as key church-state separation Supreme Court case

A playground spat over surfacing made out of scrap tires is looming as a pivotal church-state separation case, one that religious freedom advocates say could provide relief from what they see as government hostility toward faith.

The U.S. Supreme Court teed up the battle when it agreed last week to ...

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Gov't Distrubuted Subsidies Meant For Minorities Are Going To White People

'It defies logic for federal agencies to distribute settlement funds without first verifying the eligibility of prospective recipients'

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Radio Host Asks Sen. Thune for Probability of Open GOP Convention. He Gets This Answer in Return

"So that's a probability of what?"

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Scientists Think They Have Made Huge Discovery in Solar System: 'My Jaw Sort of Hit the Floor'

 "I had never seen anything like this…"

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Clinton Says U.K. Debate on Trump Rhetoric Sends a Message

U.K. Parliament's debate on Donald Trump sends a message "about what our closest allies think about all of this," Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says during campaign event in Burlington, Iowa. "It matters what you say as a president," Clinton says "It might make it harder for him to travel" NOTE: U.K. Parliament held debate this week about banning Trump from entering country after his comments about Muslims; see related story

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Hillary Clinton: New Email Revelations Change Nothing

Hillary Clinton said there is nothing changed by the letter from the Inspector General showing there were emails on her private server classified above top-secret.

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Nixon focuses on ethics in final State of the State speech

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon made another push Wednesday night to tighten Missouri's ethics laws, delivering his final State of the State speech to a Republican-led Legislature under heightened scrutiny following scandals that prompted the resignations of two lawmakers.

Nixon, who leaves office in January 2017 ...

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Oberlin President Tells Complaining Students To Take A Hike

Refuses to respond to 14-page list of demands

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Elder Care Startup Honor Makes Contractors Full-Time Workers With Equity

 Honor, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed company focused on caring for seniors as babyboomers tip over into retirement, is making its contractor workforce into a full-time one. The care workers, called CarePros within the company, will have the potential for stock options. "I really don't want two classes of people in our company. Everyone is in it to help the elderly and everyone… Read More

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Author Jay Newton-Small on Hillary Running as a Woman

TIME's Jay Newton-Small, author of "Broad Influence," discusses her new book, Hillary Clinton and the influence of women in politics on "With All Due Respect."

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The Latest: Democrats respond to Haley's State of the State

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The latest on South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's sixth State of the State address, delivered Wednesday to the General Assembly:

7:50 p.m.

Democrats say if South Carolinians really want to improve their state, they need to stop voting for Republicans.

Rep. Mandy Powers Norrell of Lancaster ...

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FDA Advisor Pleads Ignorance Of Imminent E-Cigarette Prohibition

He hasn't seen anything suggesting a prohibition

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See Results of Latest CNN N.H. GOP Poll — and Take a Look At Who Has Suddenly Doubled Support

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Claim by DNC Chair Rated as False by Fact-Checking Group: 'Her Statement Is Very Disingenuous'

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