Buffett delivers news and a tune at Omaha press club show
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called on Republicans to unite behind Mitt Romney Sunday as Rick Santorum vowed to stay in the race beyond a likely defeat in Tuesday's Wisconsin primary.
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Dave Mustaine, Megadeth and Metallica Legend, A Birther? [VIDEO]
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Two-Thirds Of Americans Back Universal Health Care: Poll
As a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed ready to strike down President Barack Obama's health care law Wednesday, a new poll
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