| House GOP, eager to mend wounds, ready to make Ryan speaker Posted: 29 Oct 2015 01:04 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Outgoing Speaker John Boehner bade farewell to his colleagues Thursday as the House commenced the political pageantry of electing Paul Ryan to replace him, with Republicans hoping the young but seasoned lawmaker can mend the splintered party's self-inflicted wounds and craft a conservative message to woo voters in next year's elections.
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| China ends one-child policy: state media Posted: 29 Oct 2015 02:17 PM PDT  China announced the end of its hugely controversial one-child policy on Thursday, after decades of strict, sometimes brutal enforcement left it with an ageing population and shrinking workforce that has heightened the challenges of slowing economic growth. All couples will be allowed two children, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing a communique issued by the ruling Communist Party following a four-day meeting in Beijing. The historic change was "intended to balance population development and address the challenge of an ageing population", Xinhua said.
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| Rubio, Cruz dominate rowdy Republican presidential debate Posted: 28 Oct 2015 10:41 PM PDT  By Steve Holland and James Oliphant BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz emerged as the strongest challengers on Wednesday to insurgent front-runners Donald Trump and Ben Carson, in a fiery debate that may have marked a new phase in the 2016 race. With time running short until the first nominating contest in three months, the 10 Republicans in the evening's main debate were anxious to stand out. In a dominating performance, Rubio, the U.S. senator from Florida, swatted away Jeb Bush when the former Florida governor attacked his attendance record in the Senate.
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