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Rep. Brat who beat Cantor vows to stay accessible

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Dave Brat came down the hallway on his way to his office, a bag slung over his shoulder and no aide in sight, and bent over to take a swig from a public water fountain. It’s a sight you rarely see from members of Congress, who usually drink from the water in their offices.

Obama to announce immigration steps Thursday

November 19, 2014 0
President Barack Obama speaks during the ‘ConnectED to the Future' event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. The president will travel to Las Vegas Friday, a Democratic official said, heightening anticipation that he will announce executive orders on immigration this week. The president is expected to take administrative steps to protect as many as 5 million people in the country illegally from deportation, and grant them work permits. Republicans are vehemently opposed to the president's likely actions, with some conservative members threatening to pursue a government shutdown if Obama follows through on his promises to act on immigration before the end of the year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sidestepping Congress, President Barack Obama on Thursday will announce steps he will take to shield up to 5 million immigrants illegally in the United States from deportation, defying Republican lawmakers who say such a step would poison relations with the new GOP led legislature.

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US Virgin Islands elects new governor in runoff

November 19, 2014 0

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — A former lieutenant governor in the Virgin Islands has been elected governor in a runoff election against the territory’s delegate to the U.S. Congress.