Says Newt’s upheld his father’s legacy.

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Reagan’s Son Defends Gingrich

As her father catnapped at her side, Deanna Torstenson’s heart pounded and her body trembled. She fixed her eyes on the tiny airplane moving across a video screen on the seat back in front of her. Slowly it approached Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Soon, for the first time, she would set eyes on the woman who had given birth to her. Read full article > >

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Born abroad, adopted teens find home in multiple lands

The most powerful undergrad in America? Rep. Kristi Noem , who just completed coursework for a political science degree and will officially graduate from South Dakota State University in May. Noem, 40, dropped out of college when she was 22 to run the family farm after her father died. She took courses here and there but life — marriage, kids, business, politics — kept her from finishing until now. Read full article > >

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Rep. Kristi Noem, America’s most powerful undergrad, on track to get college degree

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea announced Saturday that Kim Jong Eun has been officially named supreme commander of the military, further strengthening his authority after the death of his father, longtime North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Officials and state media have bestowed on Kim Jong Eun, who is in his late 20s, a string of titles as North Korea’s elite rally around him in the wake of his father’s death this month after 17 years in power. Read full article > >

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North Korea officially names Kim Jong Eun supreme commander of its 1.2 million-strong military

The new leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, is formally named supreme commander of the country’s army, state media say, days after his father’s funeral.

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In televised images, Kim Jong-un, the successor to North Korea’s throne, was seen walking along his father’s hearse in a funeral procession watched closely for clues about the future of the regime in Pyongyang.

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For Kim Jong-il’s Funeral in North Korea, Mourners Line Pyongyang’s Streets

North Korea’s next leader is leading a funeral procession for his father Kim Jong-il through Pyongyang’s snow-covered streets.

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North Korean Heir Leads Funeral of Kim Jong-il

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea identified Kim Jong Il’s son as head of a top ruling party body Monday, a post that gives him authority over political matters in addition to the military control attributed to him in recent days. Kim Jong Eun has rapidly gained prominence since the death of his father on Dec. 17, with the state media showering new titles on him almost daily. Read full article > >

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Kim Jong Eun named head of key Workers’ Party committee as North Korea succession gains momentum

After her father’s disinheritance, a daughter finds what her father didn’t mean to leave behind: the gift of clarity.

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Singer Charlotte Church tells an inquiry her mother attempted suicide “at least in part” because she knew a story was coming out about her father’s affair.

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Church tells of family’s torment

COVE CITY, N.C. — A 9-year-old North Carolina girl pinned in a wrecked car for almost two days ate Pop-Tarts and Gatorade to help her survive the single-car crash that killed her father, police and relatives said on Monday. Jordan Landon of Cove City was airlifted to a hospital Sunday night after rescue teams cut her out of the 1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo that had been upside down in a culvert since Friday night, the North Carolina Highway Patrol said. Killed was 39-year-old Douglas Landon, police said. Read full article > >

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9-year-old NC girl eats Pop-Tarts to survive 2 days in wrecked car; father killed

COVE CITY, N.C. — A 9-year-old North Carolina girl pinned in a wrecked car for almost two days ate Pop-Tarts and Gatorade to help her survive the single-car crash that killed her father, police and relatives said on Monday. Jordan Landon of Cove City was airlifted to a hospital Sunday night after rescue teams cut her out of the 1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo that had been upside down in a culvert since Friday night, the North Carolina Highway Patrol said. Killed was 39-year-old Douglas Landon, police said. Read full article > >

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9-year-old NC girl eats Pop-Tarts to survive 2 days in wrecked car; father killed

Manchester – Around 30 people gathered outside the Crown Prosecution Service in Manchester on Tuesday to hand in a petition which generated over 10,000 signatures to prevent a family from being evicted from their home in Longsight, Manchester. The “Save the Family Home” campaign was set up after the Farooqi family of five adults and two children, including an eight month old baby, were told they could be made homeless as a result of the father’s conviction.

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Petition to prevent Manchester-based family from eviction

As players boarded a chartered flight that would return the Redskins to the Washington area following one of their worst losses in recent memory, Kyle Shanahan had no doubt a lot of work lay ahead. “I know it starts with me,” the offensive coordinator would later say. He had never been shut out before as a football coach. Neither had his father, Coach Mike Shanahan. Read full article > >

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Redskins’ offense lacks the talent to compete in the NFL, analysts say

A D.C. Superior Court judge wants a 10-year-old boy who has been stuck in a Children’s National Medical Center psychiatric ward for more than a month to be discharged from the hospital Monday. Senior Judge Eugene N. Hamilton’s declaration on Thursday indicates that the boy’s unusual stay in the hospital could soon end. The boy was admitted Sept. 15 after stabbing a relative and threatening suicide, court papers say. Since then neither his mother — his father does not have custody rights — nor Prince George’s County authorities, where she lives, have come for him. The hospital eventually sued them for the boy’s release, saying it can no longer offer him the care he needs. Read full article > >

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D.C. judge wants boy removed from Children’s Hospital psychiatric ward by Monday