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Obama trumps the chief, takes top spot as Gallup’s ‘Most Admired Man’
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
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Listen 35:30Year-end trifecta: Churchill, Trump, Obama
Let's ring out the old year by cleaning out the cupboard.
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Philadelphia Carriage Company ends; Miss America controversy
Air Date: December 29, 2017
Listen 49:38Bipartisan alternative education bill has Philly-region sponsors
The U.S. House GOP is moving forward with a highly partisan proposal that would revamp federal student loan programs. Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick opposes the plan.
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Listen 5:00The tax law’s new way of measuring inflation could take a toll on taxpayers
The use of the chained consumer price index to determine when to adjust tax brackets and eligibility for deductions, is expected to push more people into higher tax brackets.
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The delicate and draining task of tending to America’s fallen troops
It's part of war the public rarely sees.
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Robust health insurance sign-ups surprise supporters and opponents
Not only was the sign-up period reduced by half, but the White House dramatically cut funding for advertising and enrollment aid. Still, it was 96 percent of last years total.
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Trump loses again: Americans flock to ‘dead’ Obamacare
Obamacare enrollment stats are a reminder that an historically unpopular president and a manifestly unpopular party cannot simply compel Americans to behave like sheep.
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Jury acquits all 6 defendants in first inauguration trial
The case could have major implications for the government's strategy for prosecuting more than 150 others charged for their actions that day.
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2017 U.S. crime rates expected to show drop-off
The biggest drop is projected in the murder rate, which the report estimates will decline by 5.6 percent.
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Congress scrambles to keep government running before Friday deadline
House Republicans unveiled a spending bill early Thursday morning that would push a deadline to fund the government back, from midnight on Friday to Jan. 19.
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Judge declares mistrial in conspiracy case against Bundys
A federal judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case against rancher Cliven Bundy, his two sons and another self-styled militiaman.
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Trump celebrates legislative win after Congress passes $1.5 trillion tax cut bill
Congressional Republicans delivered on their first major legislative accomplishment of the Trump era on Wednesday, when the House voted 224-201 to pass the tax package.
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Senate approves landmark tax overhaul, bill returns to house
Republicans in Congress approved a sweeping and controversial $1.5 trillion tax overhaul, with the Senate voting early Wednesday along straight party lines to move the measure
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