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Congress faces leaders in flux, big to-do list post-election

By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is returning to an extremely volatile post-election landscape, with control of the House still undecided, party leadership in flux and a potentially consequential lame-duck session with legislation on gay marriage, Ukraine and government funding. Newly elected members of Congress arrived for Monday’s orientation

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Massive turnout in defense of Mexico’s electoral authority

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of people packed the Mexican capital’s main boulevard Sunday to protest President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposal to overhaul the country’s electoral authority in the largest demonstration against one of the president’s efforts during his nearly four years in office. The massive turnout

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