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President Obama gives the commencement speech at historically black college

ATLANTA (CNN) -- Past, present and future came together on a thunderstorm-filled Sunday, as President Barack Obama received an honorary doctorate and gave the commencement speech at historically black, all-male Morehouse College, where the Rev. Martin Luther King and many other prominent African-Americans spent their formative years.


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Tumblr has 300 million monthly unique visitors and 120,000 sign-ups every day, with about 900 posts a second

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Yahoo announced a $1.1 billion deal for blogging site Tumblr early Monday, and said it "promises not to screw it up."


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Legislator says it's key to understand that Colorado was 'ground zero' for two tragedies

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The national battle over guns is headed to the states in a major way.


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Some local citizens sued and a federal appeals court found the policy unconstitutional

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A dispute over public prayers at town board meetings will be taken up by the Supreme Court in coming months, another contentious case over the intersection of faith and the public arena.

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IRS flagged Tea Party and Patriot groups as more for political than social welfare purpose

The first congressional hearing on IRS targeting of conservative groups began Friday with the House Ways and Means Committee looking at what it called political discrimination.
However, partisan politics became evident early when the top Republican and Democrat on the committee differed on the underlying purpose of the hearing.


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Federal authorities are investigating threatening letters allegedly containing deadly ricin in Spokane, Washington, the FBI said Thursday


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Fire marshal could not rule out arson, a golf cart or an electrical malfunction as causes

Investigators have not ruled out an intentional fire being behind explosions at a fertilizer plant in the small town of West that left 15 people dead, the Texas fire marshal said Thursday.


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Oregon Rep. Greg Walden says 2014 will be crucial year for new healthcare law

The House of Representatives passed a measure to repeal Obamacare entirely on Thursday -- a move the GOP-led chamber has done twice already. But the latest scandal involving the IRS, one of the key agencies charged with enforcing the health care law, is adding fuel to the political fire over the controversial new law.


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Fast Food Forward released a study showing widespread wage theft in the industry on Thursday

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The New York State attorney general is investigating whether fast food restaurant owners have cheated their workers out of wages.


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In 2012, more than 26,000 troops experienced an episode of 'unwanted sexual contact'

(CNN) -- In light of two new cases this month involving sexual assault in the military -- allegedly by the service members tasked to prevent such crimes -- legislation is being introduced Thursday that could ease victims' quest for justice.


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