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Dem. Depression

  Republicans scored victories in two races one year after President Obama’s election win.

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  A pig and a tiger, a monkey and a rabbit, a duck and a dog – these best buddy pairs make some very odd couples.

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GOP yields victory on election day

A year after President Obama’s big election win, Republicans scored big victories in Virginia and New Jersey races.

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Celebrity sightings

Robert De Niro is just ”Fine” with Drew Barrymore and Kate Beckinsale, Jim Carrey gets into the sing of things at “A Christmas Carol” premiere and more.

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Baseball playoffs: Day 15

Check out all the best action from the MLB playoffs.

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The Big Apple

Long referred to as the center of American business, New York is a melting pot of cultures and landscapes. Take a visual tour of some of the Big Apple’s most famous attractions.

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Catch a blast from the sun, a clash between galaxies and other outer-space highlights from October.

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Unlikely friends

A pig and a tiger, a monkey and a rabbit, a duck and a dog – these best buddy pairs make some very odd couples.

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