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Newark Mayor hoes to break stigmas of government assistance

(CNN) -- Hoping to break any stigmas of government assistance, Newark Mayor Cory Booker will live on food stamps this week--a challenge that first began as a Twitter conversation.


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Nationally, 26.6 percent of the total students enrolled in independent schools were students of color

(CNN) -- High school is tough for any teenager, but for Albert Anderson, it was the subtle looks and unspoken words that made him realize he was different.


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The case may impact future efforts to resolve serial murder cases

(CNN) -- A cold case detective working to identify eight bodies found in John Wayne Gacy's home in 1978 developed a new way to find other possible victims of Chicago's most notorious serial killer.


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Arkansas case centered on a series of federally controlled and managed floods

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Obama administration on Tuesday lost a Supreme Court fight over property rights that centered on a series of federally controlled and managed floods that caused major timber damage along an Arkansas River.


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Gov. Jerry Brown signed a ban on the therapy earlier this year

(CNN) -- A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction on California's ban on "conversion" therapy -- a method some say can help turn a gay person straight.


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Accident occurred after engineer couldn't get green signal to cross bridge, got OK from dispatcher

(CNN) -- A railroad swing bridge in New Jersey that collapsed near the Delaware River was inspected in November, the chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday.

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Watts chided the GOP for 'old, tired, pathetic' efforts at minority outreach, but he stopped short of openly criticizing Priebus

(CNN) -- The prospect of former congressman J.C. Watts leading the Republican National Committee was met with chuckles by members of the organization Monday, who said that current chairman Reince Priebus is all-but-guaranteed to be re-elected to his post next month.


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Many people were not expecting Bob Costas to make a plea for gun control

(CNN) -- There are a few things you can usually expect out of an NFL halftime show. A debate about gun control isn't one of them.


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Republican lawmakers appeared stunned Thursday when Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled details in the president's proposal

(CNN) -- Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah on Saturday railed against White House proposals put forward earlier this week in the ongoing fiscal cliff debate.


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The driver of the tour bus takes the wrong route and slams into an overpass, authorities say

MIAMI (CNN) -- A bus slammed Saturday into an overpass at Miami's airport, killing two passengers, authorities said.


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