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• Clyburn seeks 'national policy' legalizing same-sex marriages

  Rep. James Clyburn, the House Democrats’ third-ranking leader, said on MSNBC’s Daily Rundown Monday that the question of legal recognition of marriage between same-sex couples should not be left to state laws, but instead ought to be decided at the national level, a  …

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• Four heading to Christian youth rally killed in Kansas plane crash

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A small airplane that crashed in southeast Kansas was carrying five people with connections to Oral Roberts University to a Christian youth rally in Iowa, a friend of three of the victims said Saturday.  Those killed were identified Saturday as pilo …

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• Third-graders asked to reveal secret on New Jersey standardized test

  New Jersey education officials say they will no longer use a standardized test question that asked third-graders to reveal a secret and write about why it was difficult to keep. The question appeared on the writing portion of some versions of the New Jersey Assessment of Sk …

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• Time cover mom defends breast-feeding 3-year-old son

  A controversial Time magazine cover, which shows a young mom breast-feeding her nearly 4-year-old son as he stands on a chair, has caused a media frenzy and inspired critics and supporters alike. Cover mom Jamie Grumet, 26, and her son Aram discussed the kerfuffle with TODAY&rsq …

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• Addicted to your cellphone? Nomophobia on the rise

  We use cellphones every day. But for a growing number of people, staying connected is an obsession. According to a study by SecurEnvoy, a company that deals in mobile phone technology, the fear of being apart from your cellphone is on the rise. Read more on NBCMia …

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