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The GOP will grant at least part of the Obama administration's request for anti-Ebola funds.

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The ISIS Speech: Obama and the Dogs of War

Can he control them once they are unleashed?

So Basically Everyone Killed By a Cop Is A Criminal, According to the FBI

FBI data classifies all victims of justified homicides by police as "felons"—why?

Ebola Is Getting So Bad That Even House Republicans Will Back New Funds to Fight It

The GOP will grant at least part of the Obama administration's request for anti-Ebola funds.

These 6 California Republicans Have a Snowball's Chance in Hell of Reaching Congress

But they're running anyway.

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