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Caroline Cournoyer

Senior Web Editor

Caroline Cournoyer -- Senior Web Editor. Caroline covered federal policy and politics for CongressNow, the former legislative wire service for Roll Call, has written for Education Week's Teacher Magazine, and learned the ins and outs of state and local government while working as an assistant editor at WTOP Radio.

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Washington Legislative Session Finally Ends
The state Legislature adjourned Wednesday morning after a 22-hour marathon of negotiations and votes. In the end, both Republicans and Democrats got some of what they wanted.
April 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wisconsin Recall Potentially Risky for Unions
Unions are facing a make-or-break moment in their campaign to drive Wisconsin's Republican governor from office.
April 11, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alleged Murder Plot Targeted Arlington, Texas, Mayor
Officials say a Texas mayor and an attorney were targeted by an alleged murder-for-hire plot that federal authorities say was orchestrated by the owner of a topless club embroiled in a dispute with the city.
April 11, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I swore with my hand on the Bible to uphold the Constitution. I didn’t swear with my hand on the Constitution to uphold the Bible.
New York state Sen. Mark Grisanti, an Italian Catholic Republican lawyer, who initially voted against the gay-marriage bill but eventually supported it.
April 11, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
1.64 billion
The number of rides taken on the New York City Subway in 2011 -- the highest level of ridership since 1950.
April 11, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
cybersecurity
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Hacking of Utah's Data Blamed on Configuration Error
Eastern European hackers stole personal information for as many as one in four Utah residents from a server at the Utah Department of Health.
April 11, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
894
The number of applicants who were mistakenly told via email that they got into the University of California, Los Angeles last week. UCLA apologized for the error, and the 894 students remain on the waiting list.
April 11, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We’re turning into a paternalistic entitlement society. That will not just bankrupt us financially, it will bankrupt us morally.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to an audience of national Republicans, including former President George W. Bush who nominated Christie to be U.S. Attorney in 2001.
April 11, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Voter ID Sting Video Prompts Investigation
The District of Columbia Board of Elections opened an investigation after an undercover video posted online showed an activist against voter fraud going into a Washington polling station and beginning the process to vote under the name of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.
April 11, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tulsa Residents Want Death Penalty for Shooters
Within hours of shootings that terrified Tulsa's north side and left three people dead, leaders of the predominantly black community declared the spree a hate crime and warned of a possible vigilante response.
April 11, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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