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Image: Paula Abdul, with Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell, judges on American Idol. (AP photo)
Friday, November 21, 2008 12:15 AM EST
Intercollegiate Studies Institute study shows that Americans across the board are virtually illiterate when it comes to basic  politics, economics and history. 
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Image: In this Sept. 29, 2008 file photo, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, left, listens as Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Wednesday, Nov. 19,2008, Boehner was re-elected as House Minority Leader and Cantor was elected as House Minority Whip. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Friday, November 21, 2008 04:05 AM EST
Rep. John Boehner's (R-Ohio) reelection as the House Minority Leader was the result of a skillful courtship of House conservatives before and after the Nov. 4 elections, Capitol Hill sources told CNSNews.com.
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Image: Attorney General Michael Mukasey, shown here on an earlier occasion, collapsed while giving a speech Thursday night, Nov. 20, 2008. (AP File Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Friday, November 21, 2008 05:13 AM EST
The nation's 67-year-old chief law enforcer was kept in the hospital overnight for observation after briefly losing consciousness while giving a speech in Washington, D.C.
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Image: Maggie Gallagher, president of the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy and the National Organization for Marriage (CNSNews.com/Penny Starr)
Friday, November 21, 2008 04:00 AM EST
The recent election may have painted much of the country blue, but the passage of ballot measures in three states show that most Americans support preserving traditional marriage, a conservative activist said Wednesday.
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