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Kellie Martin and Ethan Erickson in I Married Who?

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Adrian Pasdar and Amy Huberman in Chasing Leprechauns.

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Wisecracking Friend, Rough-Edged Dude, Helping Moppet, Straitlaced Lady, Wisecracking Friend in A Taste Of Romance. (Technically Rockmond Dunbar, James Patrick Stuart, Bailee Madison, Teri Polo and Romy Rosemont.

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Bradley Snedeker is the actual name of this actor in I Married Who? He plays Kellie Martin's fiance. He is getting The Pullman, and you can tell from this photo. (See how he's on his phone all the time?)

By Linda Holmes

Originally published on Fri October 19, 2012 3:50 pm

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Are Candidates Ignoring the Poor?

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Originally published on Fri October 19, 2012 10:59 am

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President Obama and Governor Romney have discussed the middle class a great deal during the debates, but the candidates haven't spent nearly as much time talking about the poor. To get a read on the state of poverty in America, host Michel Martin talks with Irwin Redlener, of the Children's Health Fund and Timothy Noah, a columnist for The New Republic.

The Two-Way

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Fri October 19, 2012

Life Of The Mother: Never A Reason For Abortion, Congressman Says

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Congressman Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) right, and challenger Tammy Duckworth, left, at a televised debate at WTTW Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012.

By Korva Coleman

Originally published on Fri October 19, 2012 12:43 pm

During a televised debate Thursday on Chicago's WTTW, Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) reiterated his opposition to abortion in any circumstance. It's similar to the Republican Party's national platform, which doesn't have any exceptions for abortion in the case of rape or incest. Walsh is taking it a step further — banning abortion to save the life of the mother.

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Fri October 19, 2012

Tweet Chat: Chasing Down Polio, Eradication In Sight

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Ado Ibrahim carries his son Aminu through a village in northern Nigeria. Aminu was paralyzed by polio in August.

By editor

Originally published on Fri October 19, 2012 3:26 pm

Polio is on the ropes.

Thanks to vigorous efforts to eradicate the virus through vaccination, there are only three countries on the face of the earth where polio is still endemic.

Reported cases of the paralytic virus worldwide stand at 177 so far this year compared with 350,000 in the late 1980s.

Can polio be wiped out? The target is within sight.

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Fri October 19, 2012

Redistricting In Maryland Imperils Longtime Congressional Republican

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Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., at a House Small Business Committee hearing on Sept. 21, 2011. After two decades in Congress, a redrawn district has put his re-election in question.

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John Delaney campaigns before the Democratic primary on April 3.

By Jeff Brady

Originally published on Fri October 19, 2012 12:38 pm

Democrats have an uphill battle to take control of the House of Representatives in November. But one bright spot for the party is in Maryland's 6th Congressional District.

State Democrats redrew the district's boundaries, and now it favors their party. That leaves 10-term Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett in trouble.

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