The Democratic favorite is a 37-year veteran of Washington, a loyal and established party soldier who's seeking a promotion to the Senate after a career in the House. The Republican challenger is a newcomer to national politics, a Harvard-educated former Navy SEAL and second-generation Colombian immigrant who's running against the political establishment.

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The NFL has instituted a new policy that sets limits on the size and type of bags that can be brought into stadiums. Starting this preseason, women will no longer be allowed to carry standard-size purses into games.

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Like hospital leaders everywhere, the people running Valley Medical Center in Renton, Wash., talk frequently about the need to control soaring medical costs. "We are working to reduce the overall cost of health care and to transform health care delivery," Lisa Jensen, chairwoman of the hospital's board of trustees, said last year.
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President Obama celebrated Father’s Day today by attending his daughter Sasha’s dance recital in North Bethesda, Md. Obama was seen outside the Music Center at Strathmore with his arm around his daughter Malia and walking with first lady Michelle Obama, who extended a special Father’s...
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney defended the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs today, saying that had they been in effect over a decade ago, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks might have been prevented. “Now, as everybody has been associated with the program said if we...

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Over 1,000 prop items from television and films were auctioned, including the mask worn by villain Bane, played by Tom Hardy, in "The Dark Knight Rises".The mask is estimated to be worth over $20,000 according to Premiere Props, the memorabilia company that hosted the auction on June 14, 2013 in El Segundo, Calif.
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Read more: Photos: Bane Mask from Batman Film Fetches $14.5K

A plane carrying President George W. Bush was diverted from Philadelphia to Louisville, Ky.  Saturday night after the pilots reported smelling smoke on board, officials said. “The flight President Bush was on was diverted to Louisville, and after a brief stop there we made it...
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Patricia Krentcil, the New Jersey woman known as the 'tanning mom' was sent to a temporary detox facility after she was allegedly found to be intoxicated at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
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