us-hotdailynews: 2015-01-04 U.S. U.S.

Republicans taking control of Congress eager to reshape policy and strike deals
Washington Post
Republicans taking control of Congress this coming week will try to overcome their reputation as a divided party hobbled by infighting by working to reshape policy in ways that Americans will feel in corporate boardrooms, on factory floors and at the gas pump.
GOP Congress aims to focus on issues, avoid slip-ups in 2015   Fox News
Obama Seeks Support Outside Washington as Republicans Take Over   Businessweek
GOP Congress ready to throw the blocks   SFGate
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New York Times
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New York Daily News

Relatives weep at slain NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu's wake
New York Daily News
It was a day where everybody paid their respects. Mayor de Blasio, snubbed last week by the NYPD, received salutes from city cops on a snowy Saturday as he arrived for the jam-packed Brooklyn wake honoring Officer Wenjian Liu. Donations pour in to Daily ...

NYPD's De Blasio anger appears absent at Wenjian Liu wake   Los Angeles Times
No incidents as De Blasio attends wake of slain Officer Wenjian Liu   Newsday
Police from around US attend slain officer's wake in New York   Washington Post
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Montana Standard

President Obama's Hawaii vacation: Day 15
Montana Standard
Immigration reform advocates hold signs next to a sign welcoming the Obama family, as President Barack Obama's motorcade leaves Kailua, Hawaii, heading for the beach at Bellows Air Force Station, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, on the final day of the Obama ...

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ABC News

Kentucky Man Helps 'Brave' Girl Who Survived Plane Crash
ABC News
Shaking and upset, a 7-year-old girl who survived a plane crash in southwestern Kentucky that killed her parents, sister, and cousin found herself on the doorstep of Larry Wilkins's home. "When I answered the door, there was a bloody girl," Wilkins said.
'US girl survivor' reports fatal Kentucky plane crash   BBC News
“Miracle” used to describe 7-year-old's walk to safety from plane crash   fox2now.com
Sailor Gutzler's Amazing Courage Amid Loss   Chinatopix
Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times

Edward Brooke dies at 95; Republican Senator from Massachusetts
Los Angeles Times
Edward Brooke, the first African American elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote and the first Republican senator to call for the resignation of President Nixon over the Watergate scandal, died Saturday at his home in Coral Gables, Fla. He was 95. He died ...

Edward W. Brooke III, 95, Senate Pioneer, Is Dead   New York Times
Edward Brooke, 1st black elected US senator, dies   Chron.com
Edward Brooke, first elected US black senator, dies at 95   BBC News
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Reuters

Republican Huckabee quits Fox News as he considers 2016 White House bid
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee said on Saturday that he was leaving his weekly Fox News show so he can explore a 2016 presidential bid. Huckabee, who vied for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, ...

Huckabee Leaves Fox News Show to Consider 2016 Run   New York Times
Huckabee leaves Fox, opens door for White House bid   Salt Lake Tribune
Mike Huckabee ends Fox News show as he looks at presidential race   USA TODAY
Los Angeles Times
Washington Post
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SMN Weekly

Snow and Chilling Weather Expected Tonight
SMN Weekly
Storms that had engulfed the state with a blanket of snow have now moved on to southern New England on Saturday evening. Freezing rain on Sunday morning is expected according to the National Weather Service. Steady snow kept falling over Boston as ...

Mix of snow, ice, rain a prelude to bitter cold   STLtoday.com
Weather Alert-Saturday Night   knopnews2
Snow To Mix With Sleet Then Change To Rain Later Tonight   Boston.com
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