Subject: The Optimist: Post-blizzard, Sen. Murkowski notes that only women turned up to run the Senate
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Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 13:12:03 -0500 (EST)

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POST-BLIZZARD, SEN. MURKOWSKI NOTES THAT ONLY WOMEN TURNED UP TO RUN THE SENATE
"Perhaps it speaks to the hardiness of women," she says. 
By Emily Heil
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THE HEROIC PROFESSOR WHO HELPED UNCOVER THE FLINT LEAD WATER CRISIS​ HAS BEEN ASKED TO FIX IT
Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed Marc Edwards, the Virginia Tech expert on water quality issues, to a newly formed task force of experts to look for long-term solutions. 
By Colby Itkowitz
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AN ALL-STAR HOMECOMING FOR NASHVILLE’S BEST BUDDY, BARRY TROTZ
At the start of All-Star weekend, Washington's coach takes an emotional dip into his past. 
By Dan Steinberg
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THEY MET IN A 1960S GROUP HOUSE. NEARLY 50 YEARS LATER, THEY’RE STILL ROOMMATES.
The women, now living in a Maryland retirement community, have aged as a threesome.
By Christina Ianzito
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THE HOMELESS MAN WHO CAME TO THE RESCUE OF STRANDED SNOWBOUND MOTORISTS
He was one of many good Samaritans who helped people dig out this weekend. 
By Colby Itkowitz
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WATCH THE EMOTIONAL MOMENT A TEEN WAKES UP AFTER A HEART TRANSPLANT
"I'm so happy," 15-year-old Trevor Sullivan wheezed. "I've been waiting so long."
By Sarah Kaplan and Deirdra O'Regan
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A DOG ACCIDENTALLY RAN A HALF-MARATHON AND, ADORABLY, ISN&#8217;T THE FIRST TO DO SO
She finished seventh. Who's a good doggie?!
By Cindy Boren
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MY KID USES A LANDLINE, NOT A CELL PHONE. HERE&#8217;S WHY.
I'm not ready to give my 10-year-old a phone, but he doesn't need his mom micro-managing his social circle. So he does it – all on our old trusty landline.
By Sharon Holbrook
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It was the Keith Hernandez episode.
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NARENDRA MODI WON&#8217;T STOP HUGGING WORLD LEADERS NO MATTER HOW AWKWARD IT IS
Hollande is just the latest.
By Adam Taylor
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