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The Hill's E-news: December 29, 2014

The Hill's E-news
 December 28, 2014 
The Hill's E-news
Top 10 political stories of 2014
By Niall Stanage
In a year when Congress all but ground to a halt, the real political action took place elsewhere.
Pentagon meets resistance on benefit cuts
By Kristina Wong
Pay and benefits cost approximately $185 billion in 2011.
Healthcare's winners and loser for 2014
By Elise Viebeck
The year began with the Obama administration recovering from the debacle at HealthCare.gov.
No. 3 House Republican leader spoke to white supremacist group
By Ben Kamisar
Scalise acknowledged speaking to the group created by former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.
Democrat: Scalise doesn't have a 'racist bone in his body'
By Ben Kamisar
"Steve and I have worked on issues that benefit poor people, black people, white people, Jewish people. I know his character."
Grimm will resign from Congress
By Jessica Taylor
Michael Grimm rejected calls for his resignation after he entered his plea last week.
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Jeb Bush exits another corporate board
By Jonathan Easley
He announced earlier this month that he would “actively explore” running for president.
New IRS rules crack down on nonprofit hospitals
By Sarah Ferris
The rules come after complaints that some hospitals aggressively sought payments.
McCain: Obama should ditch 'calendar-driven' Afghan withdrawal
By Martin Matishak
A residual force of 10,800 troops is due to remain in Afghanistan.
NYC mayor to meet with police unions
By Jesse Byrnes
Many officers turned their backs on Bill de Blasio over the weekend.
The word 'assassination' in news media
By John Stoehr, contributor
Americans are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond doubt.
American shortsightedness 
By Tobias T. Gibson, contributor
Much of the rest of the world has a much longer worldview than the United States.
The Los Angeles Times: Debris, bodies recovered in search for AirAsia flight
By Shashank Bengali and Ahmad Pathoni
An official said he was “95% sure” that other debris seen by surveillance aircraft belonged to the Airbus 320-200.
The Washington Post: Former GOP governor of Virginia mulls return to politics
By Jenna Portnoy
James S. Gilmore III is starting to act like a candidate again.
USA Today: Minimum wage to rise in 21 states this week
By Paul Davidson
The increases will lift the hourly wages of 2.4 million workers.
Bloomberg: Five ways Obama can mess with Republicans in 2015
By Margaret Talev
The liberated, second-term, post-midterm president's list may well include some new maneuvers to enrage the opposition party.

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