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Democrats, GOP try to dodge blame for shuttered government - By Associated Press (bostonherald.com) / Jan 20 2018WASHINGTON — Hours after shuttering much of...

 Tech industry urges U.S. to keep work permits for H-1B spouses - By Yueqi Yang (Bloomberg News) / Jan 19 2018NEW YORK — Business and...

TODAY'S HISTORY LESSON - JAN 20 1327 Edward II of England is deposed by his eldest son, Edward III.1616 The French explorer Samuel de Champlain...

Trump signs bill extending NSA's warrantless surveillance - By Richard Lawler (Engadget.com) / Jan 20 2018On Friday afternoon, just hours before Congress failed to...

Asian wildlife trafficking 'kingpin' Boonchai Bach arrested - By BBC Newsroom (bbc.com) / Jan 20 2018Thai police have arrested a man alleged to be...

Government shuts down after Senate bill collapses, negotiations fail - By Mike DeBonis, Ed O'Keefe, Erica Werner, Elise Viebeck (Washington post) / Jan 20 2018The...

Fake news is now a public health hazard as a false story about flu shots goes viral on Facebook - By Alex Kaplan (mediamatter.org)...

CNN Polling on the Shutdown Is Really Bad News for Democrats - By Streiff (redstate.com) / Jan 19 2018The Democrats have been trying to...

Sheriff: FBI Has Ongoing Case Against Individual Other Than Paddock - By Justin Caruso (dailycaller.com) / Jan 19 2018Las Vegas sheriff Joe Lombardo revealed...

The Fight for the Suburbs: How a battle over the Fair Housing Act could transform U.S. politics - By Rachel M. Cohen (newrepublic.com) / Jan...