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Obama marches on despite controversiesNo Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness

President Barack Obama speaks about jobs, at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, Friday, May 17, 2013, during his second "Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour". (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)His agenda doesn't appear to have been dramatically harmed thus far.


Oxbow, ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, wins the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)BALTIMORE (AP) — Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness. The result: a huge upset and the end of any hopes for a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes.


Up to 60 hurt after car drives into Va. paradeStevens rides Oxbow to 3rd Preakness win

Emergency personnel respond to one of the people hit by a car, at right, during the beginning of the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in Damascus, Va., Saturday, May 18, 2013. Witnesses said the car drove into a crowd at the parade and hurt several people, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known. (AP Photo/Bristol Herald Courier, Earl Neikirk)An elderly driver plowed into dozens of marchers, authorities say.


Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)BALTIMORE (AP) — Although no one really keeps track of such things, Gary Stevens had no problem making the assessment with complete conviction.


Authorities: Hofstra student killed by policeDerby winner Orb disappoints in the Preakness

In this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rubello is shown. Police said Rubello, a junior at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., was shot and killed Friday, May 17, 2013, during a break-in near the college campus. (AP Photo/Sleepy Hollow High School)A student being held by an armed home intruder was shot and killed by a responding officer, police say.


Jockey Joel Rosario gallops orb back to the paddock after the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Oxbow won the race. Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)BALTIMORE (AP) — Orb came up short in the Preakness, frustrating everyone who made the Kentucky Derby winner a 3-5 favorite — no one more than trainer Shug McGaughey.


Powerball jackpot lures last-minute playersEd Carpenter earns Indy 500 pole

Armous Peterson figures out what numbers he is going to play in the Powerball lottery at Jimmy's Mart on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Columbia, S.C. Peterson keeps track of what numbers he plays from week to week. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)But the odds of winning the estimated $600 million prize remain astronomically low.


Ed Carpenter gets a kiss from his wife, Heather, after he won won the pole for the Indianapolis 500 auto race, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Carpenter won the pole with a speed of 228.762 mph. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ed Carpenter turned Pole Day into a family celebration.


Investigators eye fractured rail in Conn. train crashBradley keeps lead after 3 rounds at Nelson

Passengers wait to be picked-up after two commuter trains collided in BridgeportAuthorities have ruled out foul play in Friday's collision.


Keegan Bradley reacts to missing a putt for birdie on the second green during the third round of the Byron Nelson Championship golf tournament Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Irving, Texas. Bradley hit for par on the hole. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)IRVING, Texas (AP) — Keegan Bradley still hasn't gotten things right on the 18th hole at the Byron Nelson Championship, even when finally going left.




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    Will South Carolina Ever Learn ?

    This week the state house of South Carolina voted to nullify Obamacare, making it a criminal act if anyone in the state tried to use any part of it. Do states have the power to nullify federal laws? This question has been asked before, and South Carolina is best known attempting to subvert the federal government with this method.

    The Defense of Marriage Act and the Supreme Court

    On Tuesday and Wednesday last week, the United States Supreme Court began hearing arguments for Hollingsworth v. Perry, the case that will decide the fate of Proposition 8 and United States v. Windsor, the Defense of Marriage Act. Both laws being challenged prohibit same sex couples from getting married.

    Detroit As A Model

    Governor Rick Snyder announced last week that Detroit had been recommended by a review team for an emergency manager appointment. The city council and residents of the city reacted strongly to the recommendation, promising to find another solution and not accept the Governor's recommendation. The city has options for how to fix their revenue problems, the main question is will the state government in Lansing allow that to happen.

    Singing the Sequester Blues

    On March 1st the United States government went into a sequester. A sequester refers to someone going into hiding or receding away. In terms of the government it refers to a series of deep budget cuts that will shut down vital parts of our federal government and affect thousands of people either through employment, health care services or food and assistance programs. The cuts will affect many parts of the government we take for granted to keep us safe and healthy every day.

     
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