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The public joins fray with 1.2 million comments so far

Jobs, say hundreds of thousands of people. Pollution, say hundreds of thousands of others.
They say that's what a proposed oil pipeline would bring into the country, as it transports crude from massive deposits in Canadian tar sands to refineries and ports in the United States.

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At the other end, the top brass of federal employees are on track to receive bonuses

WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- Forced federal spending cuts intended to be equal and across-the-board have lately fallen harder on the nation's poor, sick and elderly.


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Defense seeks to introduce texts and photos of gun and cannabis plant sent by Trayvon Martin

Items taken from Trayvon Martin's cell phone -- including a text-message discussion of drug use and pictures of a gun and marijuana plants -- are among new details released Thursday by attorneys for the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of killing him without provocation 14 months ago.


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Travis Alexanders sister sobs and the judges voice cracks after jurors reveal their verdict

An Arizona judge declared a mistrial in the penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial Thursday after a deadlocked jury said it couldn't decide whether to sentence her to death for the murder of her ex-boyfriend.That means a new jury will be chosen.


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The employer mandate is at the crux of a debate about whether Obamacare will hold back hiring

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The employer mandate under Obamacare is clear: Starting in 2014, "large employers" with 50 or more full-time employees must start providing insurance.


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Ray Kelly: Hate crimes down almost 30 percent but anti-gay hate crime up over 70 percent

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Police in New York are stepping up their presence in neighborhoods with large gay and lesbian communities after a string of recent attacks on residents based on their sexual orientation.


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Number of injured rose as authorities announced that 353 people were hurt in Monday's twister

(CNN) -- Pounding rain soaked tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, on Thursday morning, and winds sent pieces of debris flying, hindering recovery efforts three days after the devastating tornado.


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The Justice Department is investigating to see if any laws were broken

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Internal Revenue Service official who headed the division involved in targeting conservative groups invoked her constitutional right against self-incrimination Wednesday and refused to answer questions from a congressional committee.


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Kyle and Jenae Davis are among 24 people who died when a twister hit Oklahoma on Monday

(CNN) -- Kyle Davis was 100% boy. He loved going with his grandpa to see Monster Trucks, and would hoot and clap whenever one of those giant things would roll over and crush a smaller car.


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The FBI had followed Todashev for days, his friend told CNN affiliate Florida News 13

(CNN) -- A man fatally shot early Wednesday by an FBI agent in Orlando was being investigated for a possible connection to the Boston bombings, a U.S. law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the Boston Marathon case told CNN.


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