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Republicans Will Raise Debt Ceiling

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“Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) said Thursday that Congress will raise the debt ceiling, making him the latest in a series of top-level Republicans who have stepped back from the threatened debt ceiling standoff. “We will raise the debt ceiling. We’re not going to default on our debt,” Cornyn …

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Manti Te’o and the Fake Girlfriend Hoax

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“Manti, describe your girlfriend to me.” I knew nothing about Lennay Kekua. Was she pretty? Smart? Funny? Blonde? Brunette? Did she like football? The only thing I thought I knew was that she had died, and that Manti Te’o, the best linebacker in college football and her boyfriend, had dominated …

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Cat Tattoos FTW

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Check out these amazing cat tattoos! They’re wonderful, wild, and weird. Music: https://soundcloud.com/arsy1/going-back-to-montreal Original BuzzFeed Post: http://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/38-weird-but-kinda-wonderful-cat-tatts BuzzFeed is the world’s first true social news organization. /BuzzFeedVideo is BuzzFeed’s original YouTube Channel, with a focus on producing great short-form BuzzFeed videos for YouTube (and the world!). Subscribe to BuzzFeedVideo today …

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Is PTSD Contagious? A discussion about the story “Hearts and Minds”

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A Google Hangout discussion about Mother Jones’ feature story from the January/February 2013’s issue. Read the full article here: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/01/ptsd-epidemic-military-vets-families Joining the Hangout were writer Mac McClelland, Family of a Vet founder Brannan Vines, caregiver of a combat veteran Kateri Peterson, and Mother Jones multimedia producer Brett Brownell. Subscribe to …

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MLK, Jr. Remembered | National Geographic

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Thanks to the efforts of a humble Baptist preacher, Martin Luther King, Jr., the law is bound to uphold equal rights for all people across the country, regardless of race, color or creed. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and …

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Uffsides – Episode 8 – Dana Jacobson Interview

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Dana Jacobson and Matt Ufford discuss the bizarre unraveling of the Manti Te’o story, Chip Kelly leaving the University of Oregon to become the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, and their respective takes on the best and worst of this past weekend’s NFL Divisional Round Playoff action. Jacobson also …

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