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Bristol Palin is horrified that President Obama based his decision to support same-sex marriage in part on getting to know some of his daughters’ friends who have gay parents.
Palin took to her blog, composing a vitriolic rant about Obama’s decision.
BRISTOL PALIN REALITY SHOW
LEVI JOHNSTON’S NEW GIRLFRIEND PREGNANT
“Is anyone really surprised by the fact that President [...]

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‘The Biggest Loser’
It’s the finale for the 13th season of this weight-loss competition series. Former contestants return to reveal their progress, then the three finalists discover who will win the grand prize. Hosted by Allison Sweeney. 8 p.m. Tuesday on NBC (seattletimes.com/tvlistings).
Doug Knoop, Seattle Times staff
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Also on Tuesday
“MLB Baseball,” 4 p.m. [...]

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

NEW: Inspector General Brian Miller says his office is finding more possible problems
Democrats note past GSA scandals and positive steps by Obama appointees
Republican Sen. James Inhofe says the GSA is a likely home for corruption
The reported abuses include wasteful spending and violations of regulations

Washington (CNN) — Describing the billions of dollars in contracts [...]

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The associated Press
Published: April 23, 2012
Updated: 04/23/2012 03:30 pm
ASTON, Pa. – Mitt Romney declined to endorse an immigration proposal from potential running mate Marco Rubio while campaigning with Rubio today.
Romney said he’s considering the freshman Florida senator’s plan to help some young people stay in the country legally while denying them an opportunity to become [...]

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Valerie Macon/Getty ImagesTed Nugent performing in 2008 at the House of Blues in Los Angeles.
8:53 p.m. | Updated The rock star Ted Nugent became the latest — and perhaps least likely — proxy in the battle between the Obama and Romney camps as Democrats seized on vaguely threatening remarks that mr. Nugent made over the [...]

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After several months of fruitless fighting and terrifying campaigning, America’s gentle, besweatered hatemonger Rick Santorum has announced he’s aborting his bid for President. It seems the best way to deal with the Santorum campaign in death is the way we dealt with it in life: like it was all one terrible, drawn-out joke. Rick Santorum [...]

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Let us honor César Chávez by never losing his sense of a better world, and let us prove to our mothers that we still believe the sky's the limit.
Today's announcement carries heavy symbolism, as it is both Palestinian Land Day — commemorating Israel's murder, injury and mass arrest of Palestinians protesting land confiscation in 1976 [...]

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Basketball fan-in-chief President Barack Obama gave British Prime Minister David Cameron a front-row seat to March Madness on Tuesday, taking his European partner to an election swing state for an NCAA tournament basketball game.The two leaders sat near one end of the court at the University of Dayton Arena for a “First Four” matchup between [...]

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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)has called for air attacks on Syria to help establish zones of refuge for civilians now being brutalized by the Syrian Army. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told a Senate committee it would be foolish to act without allies. McCain agrees.
That ought not to end the matter. President Barack Obama should take [...]

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News of the week
here are the top news stories from the past week:
– As residents cleaned up Thursday from powerful tornadoes and storms, another person died from injuries suffered in the chaos, bringing the death toll to 13. Harrisburg, Ill., was the hardest hit, as an EF4 tornado killed six people. Weather forecasters [...]

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