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Will The Supreme Court Nomination Fight Cost This Senator His Seat?

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in the basement of the U.S. Capitol last April. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Will The Supreme Court Nomination Fight Cost This Senator His Seat?

A new challenger plans to put Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley's opposition to holding Supreme Court nomination hearings at the center of her campaign.

Think Twice Before Telling A Woman To Smile

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Opinion

Think Twice Before Telling A Woman To Smile

Think Twice Before Telling A Woman To Smile

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Best Fake Smile James Bay
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Let It Go
Will The Supreme Court Nomination Fight Cost This Senator His Seat?

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Will The Supreme Court Nomination Fight Cost This Senator His Seat?

Will The Supreme Court Nomination Fight Cost This Senator His Seat?

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A Family Engulfed By Heroin Fights To Keep A Son Alive

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Shots - Health News

A Family Engulfed By Heroin Fights To Keep A Son Alive

A Family Engulfed By Heroin Fights To Keep A Son Alive

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Days to Come [*][Instrumental] Bonobo
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With Fear, Determination And Poetry: How Great Writers Face Death

Children's book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, who died in 2012, spent much of his life obsessed with death. In 2011 he told Fresh Air's Terry Gross: "There are so many beautiful things in the world which I will have to leave when I die, but I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready." Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption

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With Fear, Determination And Poetry: How Great Writers Face Death

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With Fear, Determination And Poetry: How Great Writers Face Death

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The Musical That Ushered In The Jazz Age Gets Its Own Musical

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Jazz

The Musical That Ushered In The Jazz Age Gets Its Own Musical

by Tom Vitale

The Musical That Ushered In The Jazz Age Gets Its Own Musical

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Gypsy Blues
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Mmmhmm Vijay Iyer Trio
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Play Mass Sons of Kemet
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Top Gun Anthem Harold Faltermeyer & Steve Stevens
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'I Grew Up In The Shadow Of This': Writer Reflects On His Brother's Murder

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'I Grew Up In The Shadow Of This': Writer Reflects On His Brother's Murder

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'I Grew Up In The Shadow Of This': Writer Reflects On His Brother's Murder

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On 'The Very Last Day,' Parker Millsap Brings Apocalyptic Imagery To Life

Parker Millsap is an Americana singer from Oklahoma with a powerfully raucous, rootsy sound. His new album is The Very Last Day. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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On 'The Very Last Day,' Parker Millsap Brings Apocalyptic Imagery To Life

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On 'The Very Last Day,' Parker Millsap Brings Apocalyptic Imagery To Life

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Hands Up Parker Millsap
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Temptation Blues Big Walter Horton

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