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Lawmaker Retirement Season Starts Ahead Of 2014 Midterm Elections

NPR

By Charles Mahtesian,

Audie Cornish

Published December 19, 2013 at 4:07 PM EST

Lawmaker Retirement Season Starts Ahead Of 2014 Midterm Elections

Copyright 2013 NPR

Charles Mahtesian

Charles Mahtesian is NPR's Politics Editor.

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Audie Cornish

Over two decades of journalism, Audie Cornish has become a recognized and trusted voice on the airwaves as co-host of NPR's flagship news program, All Things Considered.

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Supreme Court to consider whether Catholic group is exempt from religious taxes

Nina Totenberg

At issue is whether the charity Catholic Charities is qualified to be exempt from state unemployment taxes as a religious institution.
A program in D.C. raised the wages of child care workers. We check back 3 years later

Andrea Hsu

Three years ago, councilmembers in Washington, D.C., approved a tax hike on the wealthy as a way to raise the wages of child care workers. It's led to big gains for the city's child care workforce.
Will a song ever again become a holiday fixture like 'All I Want for Christmas is You?'

Stephen Thompson

This year marks 30 years since the release of Mariah Carey's hit, "All I Want for Christmas is You." But have any other pop singles been able to enter the holiday music canon since?

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