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3:45 PM ET, January 2, 2015

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Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:

Sen. Harry Reid Suffers Broken Ribs, Facial Bones … Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid was injured Thursday in an accident while exercising at his home in Henderson, Nevada. — According to a statement today from the Nevada Senator's office, Reid was hurt after a piece of equipment he was using broke, which caused him to fall.

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U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid >>:

Statement From The Office Of Senator Reid — Las Vegas, NV - The Office of Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement today: — “On Thursday, Senator Reid received treatment at University Medical Center in Las Vegas for injuries sustained in an accident he suffered while exercising at home in Henderson.

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Burgess Everett / Politico: Harry Reid injured in exercising accident

Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Harry Reid in hospital with broken ribs, facial bones

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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
The Seven Senate Races To Watch In 2016

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Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:

How Low Income New Yorkers Are Benefiting From The NYPD's Work Stoppage — From right, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton smile in conversation during a New York Police Academy graduation ceremony, Monday Dec. 29, 2014. — CREDIT: AP Photo/John Minchillo

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NY Daily News:

De Blasio's fateful anti-cop slander — Until he takes it back, the city risks sliding back into disorder — Mayor de Blasio met with union leaders Tuesday in an effort to mend his rift with police officers. We're told the meeting was respectful. — The gesture will be meaningless unless …

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Andrei Cherny / Yahoo! News:

The legacy of Mario Cuomo's 1984 ‘Tale of Two Cities’ speech — Yahoo News 1 hr ago — The Democrats who gathered in San Francisco for the 1984 convention had little inkling that they were headed for a 49-state loss in the November election. But it was clearly a tired, dispiriting moment for American liberalism.

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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Mario Cuomo, New York Governor and Liberal Beacon, Dies at 82

Roy Edroso / alicublog:
MARIO CUOMO, 1932-2015. — You probably know, and there are lots …

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Larry McShane / NY Daily News:
Mario Cuomo, former New York governor, dead at 82

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Lydia Saad / Gallup:

Cluster of Concerns Vie for Top U.S. Problem in 2014 — Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — In 2014, four issues generated enough public concern over enough months for at least 10% of Americans, on average, to identify each of them as the nation's most important problem.

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David Sherfinski / Washington Times:
Americans' dissatisfaction with government tops concerns, Gallup poll finds

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Guardian:

Prince Andrew named in US lawsuit over underage sex allegations — In case related to banker Jeffrey Epstein, woman alleges in court filing that she was forced to have repeated ‘sexual relations’ with duke — A woman who claims that an American investment banker loaned her to rich …

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U2 > Home:

LITTLE BOOK OF A BIG YEAR: Bono's A to Z of 2014 — It's January 1, 8pm. I nearly didn't press go on this, and I am clearly delirious in places. It's very personal, but I feel in a not corny way that U2 has a very intimate relationship with our audience... so I'm going for it. — This is too long.

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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:

New diet guidelines might pull back from meat — WASHINGTON (AP) — Where's the beef? — A panel that advises the Agriculture Department appears set to recommend that you be told not only what foods are better for your own health, but also for the environment.

Jesse Bogan / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

Granite City man finds out what's been hidden in his arm for 51 years — CREVE COEUR • Unlike the times Betty Lampitt gave birth, on Wednesday morning she was the one praying the rosary in a corner of the waiting room. It was just an out-patient surgery procedure.

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CNN:

U.S. slaps new sanctions on North Korea after Sony hack — Honolulu, Hawaii (CNN) — The United States is hitting North Korea with a new set of economic sanctions after determining the country was behind last month's computer hack at Sony. — The White House said new rules would prevent leaders …

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Washington Post:
With no consequences in sight, Cuba continues to crack down on free speech

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Steven Shepard / Politico:

Fiorina snags RNC staffer, Club's Keller joins Jamestown — Carly Fiorina has hired Republican National Committee staffer Sarah Isgur Flores to join her super PAC, the latest sign that the former Hewlett-Packard CEO is preparing for a presidential run. — Separately, Club for Growth …

Chris Moody / CNN:
With eye on a presidential bid, Carly Fiorina hires Republican Party spokeswoman

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Twin Peaks Planet — In 2014, soaring inequality in advanced nations finally received the attention it deserved, as Thomas Piketty's “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” became a surprise (and deserving) best seller. The usual suspects are still in well-paid denial, but, to everyone else …

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WFLA-TV:

Oldsmar man arrested for decapitating mother over chores, deputies say — A man has been arrested for murder after deputies say he decapitated his mother at the family's Oldsmar home on New Year's Eve, all because of a chore he didn't want to complete. — The County Sheriff's Office …

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CBS News:

Cops: Mass. man killed wife in argument over Christmas gift — Julio and Gloria Resto FACEBOOK VIA CBS BOSTON — Shares - — WALTHAM, Mass. - A suburban Boston man is accused of killing his wife during an argument over a Christmas gift, reports CBS Boston.

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Jim Geraghty / National Review:

New Poll Shows Tepid GOP Support for Boehner in Role of Speaker … The EMC Research survey polled 602 Republican voters and independents who lean Republican and voted Republican in 2014; the margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. The poll was conducted from December 26 to 30.

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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Morning Plum: A SCOTUS decision gutting Obamacare could cause widespread disruptions — One of the big, looming questions of 2015 is this: Will the Supreme Court really gut Obamacare subsidies in the three dozen states on the federal exchange, potentially depriving millions of health coverage …

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Burgess Everett / Politico:

Senate Dems: Don't politicize Congressional Budget Office — The relatively obscure job of Congressional Budget Office director is shaping up to be one of the new Congress' first partisan food fights. — Republican House and Senate leaders are mulling the replacement of Douglas Elmendorf …