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A former House historian, prolific biographer and professor emeritus at the University of Illinois, Chicago, Robert Remini spent a lifetime exploring handwritten letters and other documents that illuminate the 19th century. He won a National Book Award for the three-volume The Life of Andrew Jackson.

The dispatcher in Washington state sent an officer to rescue the stranded kayaker on the Colombia River. Fearing the kayaker wouldn't be reached in time, the dispatcher called an experienced kayaker living nearby: her mother.

Video of coach Mike Rice pushing his players, throwing balls at their heads, swearing at them and using gay slurs led to calls for his dismissal.

Also: Scottish science fiction writer Iain Banks says he has late stage gall bladder cancer and likely won't live into 2014; a blog calculates the price of Hogwarts Castle; some unfounded literary rumors; and the "politically subversive" poem at the base of the Statue of Liberty.

The privately produced ADP National Employment Report showed less job growth than economists expected. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its data.

Also: Viral video shows Rutgers basketball coach abusing, insulting players; investigation continues in killings of Texas prosecutors; heaviest strikes since truce in Israel, Gaza; and Jane Henson, Muppets collaborator, dies.

After all the acrimony and debate, many Americans still don't know whether their states are going to expand Medicaid or set up health care exchanges. A lot of the confusion over the Affordable Care Act comes, in part, from a commanding "misinformation and disinformation" campaign.

You will be given some words. For each one, provide a four-letter word that can follow the first to complete a familiar two-word phrase. The four letters of the second word can always be found inside the first word. For example, given "personal," you would say "loan."

Easter eggs are a tradition in many cultures. But in Italy, elaborately decorated chocolate eggs — some costing upwards of $300 — are the holiday food gift of choice. The best part? There's a gift tucked inside (and it can be a doozy).

Jamison Manwaring is the youngest of eight siblings in a devout Mormon family. Like his older brothers, he wants a marriage and kids. But, as a gay Mormon man, that will be difficult for him.