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Wednesday, May 9, 2012 8:30 PM PDT

Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: How will Obama's change of heart affect his re-election campaign? Obama: Gay couples should be able to marry Bombs not biggest al-Qaida airline danger Romney doubles down on same-sex marriage Cops to be tried in fatal beating of homeless man Legendary hairstylist Vidal Sassoon dies at 84 Mark Zuckerberg gets flak for hoodie Parents reveal secret attempts to free U.S. soldier Indonesia steps up search for missing plane Fed clears China's first U.S. bank takeover Nicholas Katzenbach, aide to Kennedy, Johnson, dead at 90 Putin tells Obama he'll skip G8 summit Same-sex civil unions bill fails in Colorado Excruciating details emerge on Jewish ghettos Pay no attention to the pollster behind the curtain Missing words from 9-11 tribunal: CIA and 'big-boy pants' Undercover video exposes pig farm abuses Bar bouncers requesting ID and… a Facebook profile? Police: Minnesota girl forced to run in diaper for bad grades Entrepreneur legally changes his name to Tyrannosaurus Rex Weiwei, Lichtenstein works break records at auctions 'Alaska lake monster' may be a sleeper shark, biologist says How will Obama's change of heart affect his re-election campaign? Wed,9 May 2012 11:58 AM PDT The Ticket - President Barack Obama's history-making embrace of gay marriage could send far-reaching political aftershocks through a presidential campaign defined by voter concerns about the economy but likely decided by slivers of the electorate in a handful of battleground states. "The politics, it's not clear how they cut in some places that are going to be pretty [...] Full Story Top Obama: Gay couples should be able to marry Wed,9 May 2012 11:47 AM PDT Good Morning America - President Obama today announced that he now supports same-sex marriage, reversing his longstanding opposition amid growing pressure from the Democratic base and even his own vice president. Full Story Top Bombs not biggest al-Qaida airline danger Wed,9 May 2012 03:22 PM PDT Around the World - This week on Around the World, Christiane Amanpour speaks with David Ignatius of the Washington Post to discuss the foiled Al-Qaeda terror plot targeting an overseas jetliner and the country of origin of the plot, Yemen. Yemen is one of the regions poorest countries and Al-Qaeda has taken advantage of their political unrest to gain [...] Full Story Top Romney doubles down on same-sex marriage Wed,9 May 2012 02:02 PM PDT The Ticket - Mitt Romney reaffirmed his view that marriage is between "a man and a woman," offering a sharp contrast to President Obama who announced earlier today that he now backs the right of gay couples to marry. Speaking to reporters after a campaign event in Oklahoma City, Romney said his position on same sex marriage is [...] Full Story Top Cops to be tried in fatal beating of homeless man Wed,9 May 2012 03:55 PM PDT Good Morning America - Second-Degree Murder and Manslaughter Charges Could Bring Lengthy Jail Terms Full Story Top Legendary hairstylist Vidal Sassoon dies at 84 Wed,9 May 2012 05:16 PM PDT Yahoo! Shine - Famous hairstyling pioneer Vidal Sassoon died in his California home on Mulholland Drive this morning. Sassoon, 84, died of natural causes with his family at his bedside. According to the AP, there will be no police investigation and no further details are available at this time. Full Story Top Mark Zuckerberg gets flak for hoodie Wed,9 May 2012 05:21 PM PDT Yahoo! Finance - After two days on the road, Facebook leader Mark Zuckerberg has not impressed investors with his business savvy, when that's just what he should be doing. Full Story Top Parents reveal secret attempts to free U.S. soldier Wed,9 May 2012 07:38 PM PDT Associated Press - Frustrated by what they said are stalled efforts to free a U.S. soldier taken prisoner three years ago in Afghanistan, the man's parents have gone public with previously secret U.S. attempts to trade him for Taliban prisoners in U.S. hands. Full Story Top Indonesia steps up search for missing plane Wed,9 May 2012 07:03 PM PDT AFP - Indonesian rescuers Thursday intensified a search for a missing Russian Sukhoi Superjet with about 50 people on board that disappeared in mountainous terrain during a demonstration flight. Full Story Top Fed clears China's first U.S. bank takeover Wed,9 May 2012 06:29 PM PDT AFP - The United States opened its banking market to China's biggest bank ICBC, for the first time clearing a takeover of a US bank by a Chinese state-controlled company. Full Story Top Nicholas Katzenbach, aide to Kennedy, Johnson, dead at 90 Wed,9 May 2012 06:09 PM PDT Reuters - Nicholas Katzenbach, a civil rights champion whose role in both the Kennedy and Johnson administrations helped shape domestic and foreign policy in the 1960s, has died at the age of 90. Katzenbach's alma mater, Princeton University, said he died at his home in Skillman, New Jersey, on Tuesday. Katzenbach rose to become U.S. ... Full Story Top Putin tells Obama he'll skip G8 summit Wed,9 May 2012 04:21 PM PDT The Ticket - Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Barack Obama on Wednesday that he will be skipping next week's high-stakes G8 economic summit and sending Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in his place, the White House announced. In a telephone conversation with Obama, Putin cited "his responsibilities to finalize Cabinet appointments in the new Russian government" in declining [...] Full Story Top Same-sex civil unions bill fails in Colorado Wed,9 May 2012 05:40 PM PDT Reuters - A Colorado bill that would have allowed same-sex civil unions failed to advance to a full vote on the last day of the legislative session on Wednesday, setting up a potential stand-off with the state's Democratic governor. Governor John Hickenlooper, who supported the bill, said he planned to call for a special session of the legislature to take up civil unions and other measures not dealt with by lawmakers. ... Full Story Top Excruciating details emerge on Jewish ghettos Wed,9 May 2012 05:19 PM PDT Associated Press - Even after decades of in-depth Holocaust research, excruciating details are only now emerging about more than 1,100 German-run ghettos in Eastern Europe where the Nazis murdered hundreds of thousands of Jews. Full Story Top Pay no attention to the pollster behind the curtain Wed,9 May 2012 12:46 PM PDT The Signal - There are many ways to keep score on whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney has better odds of winning the general election, which is almost exactly six months away. Here at The Signal, we are fervent evangelists of the political prediction markets, where people place real money on the line to bet on the winner. [...] Full Story Top Missing words from 9-11 tribunal: CIA and 'big-boy pants' Wed,9 May 2012 05:51 PM PDT Reuters - The Pentagon revealed on Wednesday what was said when an over-cautious court security officer blocked the sound during Saturday's arraignment of five Guantanamo prisoners charged with plotting the September 11 attacks. It was a snide reference to Bush-era CIA interrogators, a transcript showed. Air Force Captain Michael Schwartz was explaining why defendant Walid Bin Attash was refusing to cooperate during the hearing in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal. ... Full Story Top Undercover video exposes pig farm abuses Wed,9 May 2012 01:58 PM PDT The Upshot - [Warning: Graphic video.] Undercover video of a Platte County, Wyoming, pig farm shows workers kicking piglets like soccer balls, swinging sick piglets in circles by their hind legs, and striking mother pigs with their fists. The shocking images from Wyoming Premium Farms were shot in secret by a worker with a hidden camera during the [...] Full Story Top Bar bouncers requesting ID and… a Facebook profile? Wed,9 May 2012 04:15 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Imagine this: You're in line to get in to your favorite bar. You're stopped by the bouncer at the door who asks to see your ID... and your Facebook account? In the U.K., the practice is becoming increasingly common. According to … Continue reading → Full Story Top Police: Minnesota girl forced to run in diaper for bad grades Wed,9 May 2012 05:47 PM PDT Reuters - A Minnesota couple accused of shaving their 12-year-old daughter's head and forcing her to run around their neighborhood in an adult diaper and tank top as punishment for a failing grade appeared in court on Wednesday on misdemeanor charges. The girl told police it was the third time she had been put on "diaper duty," according to a criminal complaint charging her mother, Stephanie Broten, and stepfather, Darnell Landrum, with malicious punishment of a child. The alleged incident occurred on Monday in Fridley, a northern suburb of Minneapolis. ... Full Story Top Entrepreneur legally changes his name to Tyrannosaurus Rex Wed,9 May 2012 04:10 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Name recognition is a big deal in the world of small business, but going so far as to legally change your name to one of the most iconic creatures ever to walk the planet might be a bit of overkill.  A … Continue reading → Full Story Top Weiwei, Lichtenstein works break records at auctions Wed,9 May 2012 05:08 PM PDT Associated Press - Ai Weiwei's (EYE' WAY'-way's) "Sunflower Seeds" has sold at auction for $782,500, a record for the Chinese dissident artist. Full Story Top 'Alaska lake monster' may be a sleeper shark, biologist says Wed,9 May 2012 04:32 PM PDT The Sideshow - A biologist says he believes a mysterious creature spotted in Alaska's Lake Iliamna may in fact be nothing more spectacular than a large sleeper shark. Writing in the Alaska Dispatch, biologist Bruce Wright says he thinks the same kind of shark may be behind Scotland's famous Loch Ness Monster as well. Pacific sleeper sharks, also [...] Full Story Top

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