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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Tuesday Azerbaijan started a "ground operation" in Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh but his army was not involved in fighting and the situation on the border was "stable".

"Azerbaijan has begun a ground operation aimed at ethnic cleaning of Karabakh Armenians," Pashinyan said in a TV address. "I declare that Armenia is not involved in

In the great tax and budget showdown taking shape in Washington, most of the attention is focused on President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner: Can the Democratic president and the Republican leader of the House figure out a way to get together on a deal that prevents a dive off that fiscal cliff of big tax increases and spending cuts at years end?

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said Thursday that she and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., had found common ground in the potential rail worker strike that has concerned many across the nation.

"A rarity," she said in reference to a tweet from the Florida Republican earlier this week in which he said he would object to a deal that does not reflect the wishes of the workers.

"The

Republicans in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania suffered losses in House special elections, putting the party's majority in one of the statehouses in danger. New Hampshire Democrat Hal Rafter defeated Republican James Guzofski in the special election in Rockingham County District 1 on Tuesday, flipping a seat held by a Republican who resigned in April. The loss on Tuesday night, combined with