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Daniel Luzer

news editor

Daniel Luzer -- News Editor. Daniel previously worked as the Web editor at the Washington Monthly and as an editorial fellow at Mother Jones. His work has appeared at Mother Jones, Salon, Pacific Standard, the Washington Monthly and Columbia Journalism Review.

(It's pronounced Loot-zer.)

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Number of exclamation points used by outgoing Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in his final State of the Commonwealth address on Jan. 8. Terry McAuliffe was sworn into office over the weekend.
"Tell her to sue me," Gov. Paul LePage said when the attorney general demanded he release the report.
Martin O'Malley is opposed to legalizing pot.
Judge finds SC prison system violates the rights and threatens the lives of mentally ill prisoners.
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Percent of U.S. children ages 12 to 15 who meet the American Academy of Pediatrics' minimum fitness recommendation of getting an hour of moderate activity a day.
Kentucky state Rep. Leslie Combs, who accidentally fired the semi-automatic handgun she brought to the state capitol building Tuesday night while unloading it.
New York City, Boston, Pittsburgh and Seattle all welcomed new mayors in the last seven days.
The Texas Supreme Court takes up a case about groundwater case that could impact the state's surging oil and gas industry.
County supervisors' vote to restore cross could face legal challenges, critics warn, over the constitutionality of including a religious symbol in the logo.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca's decision blows open the field of candidates to replace him and raises questions about the status of reforms after a series of scandals.