Senate backs modest filibuster reforms amid stalemate
Democratic senators failed to win broad filibuster changes and struck a consensus deal with Republicans. The plan would require disclosure after two days of obstruction and bar full readings of amendments posted for 72 hours. It also limits White House nomination screens and sets discretionary rules for future leaders.
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Tribune
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Washington
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Kentucky
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Nevada
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Reid
White House
Northeast Clean Up After Latest Snowstorm Parade
Northeast residents dig out as another heavy snowstorm hits the area. Washington sees up to 7 inches renewing memories of the snowpocalypse. New York reports 19 inches and Philadelphia 17. Boston winds to a foot as power outages affect nearly half a million. Mayor Bloomberg notes January is the snowiest since records began.
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Toms River
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New York City
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New York Area
Emanuel Cleared to Run for Chicago Mayor
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Rahm Emanuel may appear on the Chicago mayoral ballot after a lower court had disqualified him for not living in the city a full year. The decision rejected the appeals court interpretation and affirmed Emanuel’s return to Chicago in October after working in Washington for Obama.
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Early human migration may have left Africa via Arabia
An international team reports modern humans emerged from Africa 100 000 to 125 000 years ago and crossed the Red Sea into Arabia rather than traveling north through the Nile. Stone tools in the United Arab Emirates support an early coastal route, with lower sea levels making the crossing feasible.
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Middle East
Adrian G. Parker
Oxford Brookes University
England
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