News Update – May 11, 2015

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Breaking News

• Who are the top Republican presidential contenders for 2016?
• West Virginia committee considers reforming the tax code.
• Record number of Americans are not in the labor force.
• Did the U.S. economy contract in the fourth quarter?
• Conservatives earn victory in the United Kingdom.
• The U.S. unemployment rate falls to 5.4 percent.
• Rick Perry, “Let’s let America be America again!”
• Twenty-two states are projecting budget deficits.
• Where are the wealthiest zip codes in America?
• Coptic Christian teenagers face trial in Egypt.

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West

Western Region

• McDonald’s testing kale breakfast bowls in California restaurants.
• Senate approves bill to let Congress approve any Iran deal.
• Senator Rand Paul opens office in San Francisco.
• What are the solutions to the student loan crisis?

Midwest

MidWestern Region

• Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, “I do not have plans to run for president in 2016.”
• Ohio Governor John Kasich to participate in Mitt Romney summit in Utah.
• Marlin Stutzman leaving Congress to run for U.S. Senate in Indiana.
• WWII military language school at Fort Snelling earns recognition.

South

Southern Region

• Ted Cruz, “I can tell you this, when it comes to standing for religious liberty of Americans, I will always, always, always stand with the First Amendment.”
• Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, “I think it would be unfair to leave corporate welfare untouched while we’re looking at a challenging budget situation.”
• Ben Carson describes difference between himself and other GOP candidates, “I’m not a politician. That’s what sets me apart.”
• Mississippi’s first Congressional District race special election has thirteen candidates in the running.

East

Eastern Region

• George Pataki on potential presidential run, “If I do, I understand that I’m starting at the back of the pack, and that’s OK. You earn things.”
• Newt Gingrich criticizes Mayor Bill de Blasio and his “Liberal Contract with America.”
• Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker seeks to downsize state government.
• Gov. Chris Christie calls the drug war, “In my view, completely a failure.”

National

National Region

• Ben Carson, “If we begin to take away parts of ourselves for political correctness … we won’t know what we stand for.”
• Carly Fiorina, “Perhaps it would be useful having someone in the White House who understands technology.”
• What would a Bush vs. Clinton general election mean to the political system?
• Mike Huckabee, “A leader only starts a fight that he’s prepared to finish.”

Sports

Sports Section

• Bryce Harper hits walk-off homerun against the Braves.
• Wizards take a 2-1 series lead over the Atlanta Hawks.
• Grizzlies take a 2-1 series lead over the Warriors.
• Latest MLB trade news and rumors.

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