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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Secret Service cracks down on partying McCain slams Obama for using bin Laden in 'cheap political attack' U.S. officials: Core al-Qaida 'essentially gone' New photo shows work at North Korea nuclear test site Blind China activist makes mystery 'escape' Holstein with mad cow disease was lame, lying down Authorities: Bunker of Washington fugitive surrounded Student loan bill passed under veto threat Judge in Edwards case won't block sex tape testimony What would you like to ask Michael J. Fox? Romney urges young people to take economic risks Obama cracks down on for-profit schools FCC requires local TV stations to disclose political ads Palin endorses Mourdock in Indiana Senate S&P 500 rallies for week on Amazon, Expedia results University of Pennsylvania dean faked PhD Disgraced cyclist Landis subject of fraud investigation Capitals' Joel Ward: Race issue 'will always be there' Baby security breach closes N.J. airport terminal Dolphin stuck in California wetlands draws a crowd Bear wanders onto Colo. campus, moved to mountains Secret Service cracks down on partying Fri,27 Apr 2012 03:16 PM PDT The Ticket - The Secret Service, embarrassed by the Colombia prostitution scandal, moved Friday to avoid a possible repeat incident by toughening its "standards of conduct" with new restrictions on drinking alcohol, a ban on "patronizing of non-reputable establishments," and a prohibition on agents bringing foreign nationals back to their hotel rooms. Booze is off-limits 10 hours before [...] Full Story Top McCain slams Obama for using bin Laden in 'cheap political attack' Fri,27 Apr 2012 04:21 PM PDT The Ticket - Republican Sen. John McCain on Friday blasted President Barack Obama for casting doubt on whether Mitt Romney would have ordered the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, calling it "a cheap political attack." The Obama campaign leveled its attack in a new campaign ad. "No one disputes that the President deserves credit for ordering the [...] Full Story Top U.S. officials: Core al-Qaida 'essentially gone' Fri,27 Apr 2012 06:29 PM PDT Associated Press - A year after the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaida that carried out the Sept. 11 attacks is essentially gone but its affiliates remain a threat to America, U.S. counterterrorist officials say. Full Story Top New photo shows work at North Korea nuclear test site Fri,27 Apr 2012 04:11 PM PDT Associated Press - New satellite imagery appears to show a train of mining carts and other preparations under way at North Korea's nuclear test site but no indication of when a detonation might take place. Full Story Top Blind China activist makes mystery 'escape' Fri,27 Apr 2012 03:31 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng, one of the China's most prominent human rights advocates, has escaped from home imprisonment, activists said on Friday, but uncertainty over his whereabouts and fears about his health have worried supporters. Chen, a self-schooled legal advocate who campaigned against forced abortions, had been restricted to his village home in Linyi in eastern Shandong province since September 2010 when he was released from jail. ... Full Story Top Holstein with mad cow disease was lame, lying down Fri,27 Apr 2012 04:15 PM PDT Associated Press - The California dairy cow found to have mad cow disease was very old for a milk producer and had been euthanized after it became lame and started lying down, federal officials revealed in their latest update on the discovery. Full Story Top Authorities: Bunker of Washington fugitive surrounded Fri,27 Apr 2012 07:31 PM PDT Associated Press - Authorities on Friday surrounded an elaborate, underground bunker believed to be that of a gun-toting survivalist suspected of killing his wife and daughter nearly a week ago and then holing up in the woods of Washington state. Full Story Top Student loan bill passed under veto threat Fri,27 Apr 2012 10:15 AM PDT The Ticket - The House on Friday passed a Republican version of a bill that would extend the low 3.4 percent rate on government-subsidized student loans, despite pressure from conservative groups to oppose the measure and a veto threat from the White House. The Republican bill, which passed by a close vote of 215-195, would extend the low [...] Full Story Top Judge in Edwards case won't block sex tape testimony Fri,27 Apr 2012 10:51 AM PDT Good Morning America - The judge in the John Edwards trial today rejected a bid by Edwards' former mistress to sharply restrict what the court and the public can hear about a sex tape the couple made together. Full Story Top What would you like to ask Michael J. Fox? Fri,27 Apr 2012 09:41 AM PDT Yahoo! Answers - Want to know about the work he's doing to find a cure for Parkinson's disease and how he has maintained a positive outlook and keeps working despite his health diagnosis? ABC News Diane Sawyer will talk to him on Wednesday and could ask your question! Full Story Top Romney urges young people to take economic risks Fri,27 Apr 2012 06:46 PM PDT Associated Press - Mitt Romney on Friday encouraged young Americans facing bleak job prospects to "take risks" — and even borrow money from their parents — to help improve their economic fortunes. Full Story Top Obama cracks down on for-profit schools Fri,27 Apr 2012 04:42 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - In front of thousands of service members, President Obama today signed an executive order aimed at protecting veterans from for-profit educational institutions trying to "swindle" and "hoodwink" them instead of providing the education they deserve. Speaking to the Army's Third Infantry Division at Fort Stewart,... Full Story Top FCC requires local TV stations to disclose political ads Fri,27 Apr 2012 11:25 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - Local TV stations will be required to post information including rates to a public database on the political ads they run, the Federal Communications Commission ruled Friday. How will this work? The FCC will host an online database making available information about political ads running... Full Story Top Palin endorses Mourdock in Indiana Senate Fri,27 Apr 2012 12:19 PM PDT The Ticket - Sarah Palin on Friday afternoon publicly endorsed Republican challenger Richard Mourdock who's taking on longtime lawmaker Dick Lugar in the Indiana Senate race. She published the following on her Facebook page: Richard Mourdock is the conservative choice for Indiana. Senator Lugar's 36 years of service as a Senator are appreciated, but it's time for the torch to [...] Full Story Top S&P 500 rallies for week on Amazon, Expedia results Fri,27 Apr 2012 02:54 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Friday and posted their best weekly gains in a month as stronger-than-expected earnings from Amazon.com and Expedia Inc reinforced confidence in corporate performance. Wall Street managed a fourth day of gains as the strong earnings season outweighed a surprisingly weak reading on first-quarter economic growth. Online retailer Amazon climbed 15.7 percent to $226.85 and contributed half of Nasdaq's gain for the day. An S&P retail index rose 3.5 percent and hit an all-time high. Shares of Expedia, the Web-based travel provider, surged 23. ... Full Story Top University of Pennsylvania dean faked PhD Fri,27 Apr 2012 10:37 AM PDT ABC News - University of Pennsylvania Let Dean with Bogus PhD Keep Working Full Story Top Disgraced cyclist Landis subject of fraud investigation Fri,27 Apr 2012 05:52 PM PDT Reuters - SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Bicyclist Floyd Landis, stripped of his 2006 Tour de France win after testing positive for testosterone, is the subject of a federal investigation into a $450,000 defense fund he created and later abandoned, a legal source said on Friday. Full Story Top Capitals' Joel Ward: Race issue 'will always be there' Fri,27 Apr 2012 12:21 PM PDT Associated Press - Washington Capitals players tapped the ice with sticks when Joel Ward skated onto the rink for practice Friday, and some fans rose for a standing ovation in support of the player whose series-winning goal was greeted with a racial outburst on Twitter. Full Story Top Baby security breach closes N.J. airport terminal Fri,27 Apr 2012 06:31 PM PDT Associated Press - A terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport was shut down for over an hour Friday after officials discovered that a baby hadn't been properly screened, Transportation Security Administration officials said. Full Story Top Dolphin stuck in California wetlands draws a crowd Fri,27 Apr 2012 04:47 PM PDT Reuters - HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Reuters) - A dolphin who took a wrong turn from the Pacific Ocean into a Southern California wetlands became an unwitting star on Friday when scores of motorists on a nearby busy highway stopped to watch it swim in circles. The 700-pound (317-kg) mammal was discovered on Friday morning in Bolsa Bay, about 30 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles in the Orange County community of Huntington Beach. ... Full Story Top Bear wanders onto Colo. campus, moved to mountains Fri,27 Apr 2012 03:55 PM PDT Associated Press - A 200-pound black bear that wandered onto the University of Colorado campus and caused a stir before falling 15-feet from a tree has returned to the wild, officials said Friday. Full Story Top

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