| House GOP, eager to mend wounds, ready to make Ryan speaker Posted: 29 Oct 2015 09:48 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Outgoing Speaker John Boehner bade farewell to his colleagues Thursday as the House commenced the political pageantry of electing Paul Ryan to replace him, with Republicans hoping the young but seasoned lawmaker can mend the splintered party's self-inflicted wounds and craft a conservative message to woo voters in next year's elections.
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| China ends one-child policy Posted: 29 Oct 2015 07:56 AM PDT  China announced the end of its hugely controversial one-child policy on Thursday, after decades of strict, sometimes brutal enforcement left it with an ageing population and shrinking workforce that has heightened the challenges of slowing economic growth. All couples will be allowed two children, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing a communique issued by the ruling Communist Party following a four-day meeting in Beijing. The historic change was "intended to balance population development and address the challenge of an ageing population", Xinhua said.
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| Newly elected speaker Ryan promises to fix 'broken' House Posted: 29 Oct 2015 09:42 AM PDT  Newly elected U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday promised to sweep away Republican Party differences and repair a "broken" House of Representatives by returning legislative power to committees and rank-and-file members. Ryan won 236 votes among the chamber's 247 Republicans to be elected speaker, abandoned by only a handful of conservatives who mounted repeated revolts that pushed out his predecessor, John Boehner, who retired. Ryan said in a speech after the vote that infighting in the Republican-majority House had been counterproductive and added to the legislative gridlock in Washington.
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| U.S. court will not halt NSA phone spy program before ban Posted: 29 Oct 2015 09:01 AM PDT  By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday refused to immediately halt the government's bulk collection of millions of Americans' phone records during a "transition" period to a new federal scheme that bans the controversial anti-terrorism surveillance. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said it would not disturb Congress' decision to provide a 180-day period for an "orderly transition" to a new, targeted surveillance system from the sweeping National Security Agency program that the court found illegal on May 7. "An abrupt end to the program would be contrary to the public interest in effective surveillance of terrorist threats, and Congress thus provided a 180-day transition period," Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch wrote for a three-judge panel.
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| Dynamic Airways plane on fire at Florida airport, passengers evacuated: FAA Posted: 29 Oct 2015 10:45 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Passengers were forced to evacuate a Dynamic International Airways Boeing 767 headed for Venezuela on Thursday after the plane apparently caught fire on the runway at an airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. aviation officials said. |
| Rubio, Cruz dominate rowdy Republican presidential debate Posted: 28 Oct 2015 10:41 PM PDT  By Steve Holland and James Oliphant BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz emerged as the strongest challengers on Wednesday to insurgent front-runners Donald Trump and Ben Carson, in a fiery debate that may have marked a new phase in the 2016 race. With time running short until the first nominating contest in three months, the 10 Republicans in the evening's main debate were anxious to stand out. In a dominating performance, Rubio, the U.S. senator from Florida, swatted away Jeb Bush when the former Florida governor attacked his attendance record in the Senate.
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| GOP senator: Pot could help Colorado’s image Posted:  Sen. Cory Gardner says that legal pot, "done properly," could be a boon to the Centennial State's image.
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| 'Vote no, hope yes' caucus may hold key to Ryan’s success as speaker Posted:  Paul Ryan faced one of the biggest challenges he will likely confront as speaker before he's even been formally chosen.
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| Fresh starts as GOP taps new speaker, approves budget deal Posted: 28 Oct 2015 02:48 PM PDT  House Republicans nominated Rep. Paul Ryan on Wednesday to become the chamber's next speaker, rallying behind a youthful overachiever they hope will guide them out of weeks of internal feuding and disarray and point the party toward accomplishments they can highlight in next year's elections.
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| Republicans pick Ryan for House speaker before budget vote Posted:  Paul Ryan was chosen by fellow Republicans as their nominee...
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