7 Election Lessons We Should Have Seen Coming Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News 7 Election Lessons We Should Have Seen Coming The premier lessons of Tuesday night's contests ended up being pieces of time-honored wisdom demonstrated anew: Issues matter. Money talks. And polls — including exit polls — can be misleading. Read this story Your Election News In Five Headlines Democrat Terry McAuliffe wins a squeaker in Virginia. Republican Chris Christie enjoys a laugher in New Jersey. A "big business" Republican defeats a Tea Party challenger in Alabama. Those are among Tuesday's highlights. Read this story I Applied For An Online Payday Loan. Here's What Happened Next For months, I got calls from around the world offering me short-term loans. I had fallen into the world of online lead generation. Read this story How Pictures Of Infant Boy's Eyes Helped Diagnose Cancer A research chemist applied his analytical smarts to his son's eye cancer. By analyzing family photos starting with some taken just a few days after birth, the dad found that signs of retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer, could be detected quite early. Read this story Secret Persuasion: How Big Campaign Donors Stay Anonymous Tax-exempt social welfare groups have become the vehicle of choice for big political contributions. NPR, in partnership with the Center for Responsive Politics traces the money moving through a Washington, D.C., group, and the law that makes this activity possible. Read this story more news stories

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