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The U.S. economy adds 204,000 jobs in October. It is an unexpectedly high number, especially since the federal government was partially shut down for half the month. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate increases from 7.2% in September to 7.3% in October.
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On June 25, 2013, Texas Senator Wendy Davis received national attention and wide praise for her marathon filibuster against a restrictive abortion bill. The filibuster delayed a vote on some of the strictest abortion regulations in the country. When Texas Republicans called a special session to pa** the bill, which would greatly limit abortion access in Texas, Davis stood on the Senate floor for 11 hours straight.