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File Photo: This picture taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 1, 2012 shows new North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (front row-C) posing for photos with soldiers of the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su 105 Guards Tank Division of the Korean People's Army honored with the title of the O Jung Hup-led Seventh Regiment at an undisclosed place in North Korea.  (Editorial use only. Photo by KCNA/AFP/Getty Images file)

Ex-Defense Sec. William Cohen responds to North Korean threats

William Cohen, who served as secretary of defense under former President Bill Clinton, proposed a three-prong approach to handling escalating tensions with North Korea. Read More

Protestors call for an increase of taxes on the wealthy and voice opposition to cuts in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid during a demonstration in the Federal Building Plaza on December 6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois.  About 300 protestors participated in the demonstration which resulted in three arrests.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Poll: Americans back postponing sequester

The sequester will go into effect Friday, triggering $85 billion dollars in federal spending cuts, and the polls show the majority of Americans do not want that to happen. Read More

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Rep. Yarmuth: Sequester cuts are ‘really stupid’

Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth of Kentucky tells MSNBC's Alex Witt that Congress has been in session so few times this year that he doesn't really know where the debate stands. Read More

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Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden speaks out

The Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden is speaking out, and he's not happy about the way he and his colleagues have been treated on the home front. Read More