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Supreme Court upholds Obamacare individual mandate as a tax
Thu,28 Jun 2012 06:55 AM PDT
In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Supreme Court upheld his signature health care law's individual insurance mandate in a 5-4 decision, upending speculation after hostile-seeming oral arguments in March that the justices would overturn the law. The mandate has been upheld as a tax, with Chief Justice John Roberts, a Bush appointee, joining [...] Full Story
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Ann Curry breaks down in tears while telling viewers she will leave 'Today' show (VIDEO)
Thu,28 Jun 2012 06:04 AM PDT
After more than a week of furious speculation about her future, Ann Curry broke down in tears on Thursday as she told viewers she would be leaving the "Today" show after a little more than a year as co-host. "I am so grateful to all of you," Curry said at the end of the show's [...] Full Story
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John Roberts saves Obamacare: How does George W. Bush feel right now?
Thu,28 Jun 2012 01:01 PM PDT
In his White House memoir, "Courage and Consequence," Karl Rove recalls being the lone non-lawyer among the group of George W. Bush aides who initially interviewed John Roberts for the Supreme Court in 2005. Rove asked Roberts to go back in history to name the justice whom he most revered. Roberts' answer, Robert Jackson, intrigued and reassured Rove. When appointed in 1941, Jackson was serving as Franklin Roosevelt's attorney general and had been expected to be a pro-New Deal rubber-stamp on the court. But, as Rove put it, Jackson "instead demonstrated a fidelity to the Constitution that Roberts admired." Full Story
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'Mandate struck down': 'Dewey Defeats Truman' moment for CNN, Fox News
Thu,28 Jun 2012 08:43 AM PDT
The Supreme Court upheld the individual insurance mandate of President Obama's "Affordable Health Care Act" in a 5-4 decision on Thursday, sending cable news and Twitter into a frenzy. Moments after the 193-page ruling was released by the court, several media outlets--including CNN and Fox News--erroneously reported on-air that the mandate had been struck down. [...] Full Story
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Kentucky Father Arrested After Son Left in Hot Car
Thu,28 Jun 2012 04:33 AM PDT
A Kentucky father has been arrested for allegedly leaving his 2-year-old son inside a hot car parked outside his office. Kenneth Robinson, 31, told police he got distracted Monday and drove straight to work instead of dropping off the boy at daycare. The toddler was... Full Story
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Cannabis cannibal? Pot, not 'bath salts,' found in Miami face-eating killer's system
Thu,28 Jun 2012 07:31 AM PDT
Rudy Eugene—the Florida man who was suspected to be high on "bath salts" last month when he was shot and killed by police after refusing to stop chewing a homeless man's face—was not on "bath salts" after all. According to the Miami-Dade County medical examiner's office, toxicology tests performed on Eugene found marijuana in his [...] Full Story
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House votes to hold Eric Holder in contempt of Congress
Thu,28 Jun 2012 01:49 PM PDT
The full House of Representatives voted on Thursday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over the Justice Department's decision to withhold documents related to the failed Fast and Furious gunwalking operation. By a vote of 255 to 67, House members voted to hold Holder in contempt, disregarding a protest walkout led [...] Full Story
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Excel Shortcuts You Probably Didn't Know
Wed,27 Jun 2012 10:37 AM PDT
Microsoft Excel is an incredibly powerful spreadsheet program that millions of people use.  It's got so many tools in it that even experts don't always know all the shortcuts. But just knowing a few tricks can vastly speed up — and simplify — your workflow. Note: Different versions of Excel may have different commands, so [...] Full Story
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Obama: (Insert Issue Here) 'It's the Right Thing to Do'
Wed,27 Jun 2012 12:47 PM PDT
ABC OTUS News - Doing the right thing seems to be hard for everyone, except President Obama. He always seems to know the "right thing to do." Indeed, he uses his presidential remarks to instruct the American people on the right thing to do over and over again. At... Full Story
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The Supreme Court's Obamacare decision: live coverage from SCOTUSblog
Thu,28 Jun 2012 06:01 AM PDT
The Supreme Court ends its term Thursday morning, when it will issue a decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, along with two other rulings. At 8:45 a.m. ET, the experts at SCOTUSblog—SCOTUS stands for Supreme Court of the United States—will begin analyzing what the Court might do in the liveblog below, and when a decision is handed down, this liveblog will likely be the first place to break the news. Full Story
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Tests find only marijuana in face-chewer's system
Wed,27 Jun 2012 06:50 PM PDT
Associated Press -

FILE - This undated file booking photo made available by the Miami-Dade Police Dept. shows Rudy Eugene, 31, who was shot and killed by Miami-Dade Police after he refused to stop eating another man's face in Miami on May 26, 2012. Lab tests detected only marijuana in the Eugene's system, the medical examiner said Wednesday, June 27, 2012, ruling out other street drugs including the components typically found in the stimulants known as bath salts. (AP Photo/Miami-Dade Police Dept., File)Lab tests detected only marijuana in the system of a Florida man shot while chewing on another man's face, the medical examiner said Wednesday, ruling out other street drugs including the components typically found in the stimulants known as "bath salts."


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Frequent flier Clinton hits 100-country mark
Thu,28 Jun 2012 04:53 AM PDT
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walks with a bouquet of flowers she received after arriving in Riga, Latvia, Thursday, June 28, 2012. According to the State Department, Clinton has set a new frequent-flier record, touching down in her 100th country as America's top diplomat. She has made 70 trips, completed 337 days on the road, and spent the equivalent of over 73 days on the plane, equaling over 1,750 hours. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, Pool)Hillary Rodham Clinton made and marked history on Thursday, setting a new frequent-flier record for American secretaries of state by touching down in her 100th country and commemorating the strong stand one of her predecessors took against Soviet expansion.


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Republicans say Supreme Court ruling will hurt swing-state Democrats in November
Thu,28 Jun 2012 11:22 AM PDT
The Supreme Court's decision Thursday to uphold the individual mandate in the president's health care law solidified health care as the cornerstone for President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign. But it remains a tricky issue for Democrats running for Senate in conservative and competitive states. Already facing attacks over their ties to and alleged support for "Obamacare," [...] Full Story
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Health care ruling: What it means for you
Thu,28 Jun 2012 07:49 AM PDT
ABC OTUS News -

Supreme Court Health Care Ruling: What It Means For YouThe Supreme Court ruling on President Obama's health care law is complicated, just like the law itself. Today the court said the law is mostly constitutional. Here is what it means for you: – You have to buy health insurance or be subject to a...


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North Carolina Dad Battles Hospital For Guardianship Of Comatose Son
Wed,27 Jun 2012 09:51 AM PDT
ABC News -

North Carolina Dad Battles Hospital For Guardianship Of Comatose SonWakeMed Hospital Wants to Take Over for Dad Whose Son Is In a Coma


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Alaska glacier wreckage is 1950s military plane
Wed,27 Jun 2012 06:59 PM PDT
Associated Press -

In this Monday June 25, 2012 photo provided by the U.S. Army, a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) recovery team works at the site where military aircraft wreckage was found on Colony Glacier, Alaska. The surface was marked with deep crevasses so the team took numerous safety precautions to mitigate the risk. The five-man team initially went out to investigate the area, but deteriorating conditions on the glacier caused the team to transition into recovery mode to ensure the most amount of evidence could be recovered for further analysis at JPAC's Central Identification Laboratory. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, Jamie D. Dobson)The wreckage of a military plane found this month on an Alaska glacier is that of an Air Force plane that crashed in 1952, killing all 52 people aboard, military officials said Wednesday.


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Northwest sees record returns of sockeye salmon
Thu,28 Jun 2012 05:26 AM PDT
Associated Press -

A sockeye salmon, left, swims pass a chinook salmon, center front, and shad, above, at the fish counting window at the Bonneville Dam, Wednesday, June 27, 2012, near Cascade Locks, Ore. Record numbers of sockeye salmon are returning to the Northwest's Columbia Basin, with more than 400,000 expected this year. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)Record numbers of a once-waning population of sockeye salmon have been returning to the Northwest's Columbia Basin this summer, with thousands more crossing the river's dams in a single day than the total numbers seen in some previous years.


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'My Three Sons' big brother Don Grady dies at 68
Thu,28 Jun 2012 12:29 PM PDT
Associated Press - Don Grady, who was one of television's most beloved big brothers as Robbie Douglas on the long-running 1960s hit "My Three Sons," died Wednesday. He was 68. Full Story
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World awaits latest in hunt for Higgs particle
Thu,28 Jun 2012 03:54 AM PDT
Reuters -

British physicist Higgs speaks during a press conference on the sideline of his visit to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in GenevaLONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - Scientists hunting the Higgs subatomic particle will unveil results next week that could confirm, confound or complicate our understanding of the fundamental nature of the universe. Seldom has something so small and ephemeral excited such interest. The theoretical particle explains how suns and planets formed after the Big Bang - but so far it has not been proven to exist. The CERN research centre near Geneva will on July 4 unveil its latest findings in the search for the Higgs after reporting "tantalizing glimpses" in December. ...


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House finds Attorney General Holder in contempt
Thu,28 Jun 2012 03:11 PM PDT
Reuters -

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder reacts while delivering remarks to the Boys and Girls Club of America in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder was found in contempt of Congress on Thursday as the Republican-controlled House of Representatives sanctioned the nation's top law enforcement official for withholding some documents related to a failed gun-running probe. The mostly partisan vote of 255-67 marked the first time a sitting attorney general and presidential Cabinet member was cited for contempt by the full House. No Senate vote is necessary in this House contempt citation. ...


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Report: JPMorgan trading losses may reach $9B
Thu,28 Jun 2012 10:25 AM PDT
Associated Press - Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. tumbled Thursday as a published report said that the bank's losses on a bad trade may reach as much as $9 billion — far higher than the estimated $2 billion loss disclosed last month. Full Story
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S.C. TV Reporter Loses Her Smile after a Bell's Palsy Attack
Wed,27 Jun 2012 09:44 AM PDT
Good Morning America -

S.C. TV Reporter Loses Her Smile after a Bell's Palsy AttackBell's Palsy Paralysis Similar to Stroke


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Romney: To get rid of Obamacare, replace Obama
Thu,28 Jun 2012 10:08 AM PDT
Mitt Romney doubled down on his critique of President Barack Obama's health care law, arguing that Obamacare is still a "bad policy" that deserves to be repealed in spite of the Supreme Court's ruling. "Obamacare was bad law yesterday. It's a bad law today," Romney said in a news conference organized on a D.C. rooftop [...] Full Story
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THE BIGGEST SCANDAL IN U.S. HISTORY
Wed,27 Jun 2012 04:32 PM PDT
Ann Coulter - Forget executive privilege, contempt of Congress, "fast and furious," how many documents the government has produced and who said what to whom on which date.The Obama administration has almost certainly engaged in the most shockingly vile corruption scandal in the history of the country, not counting the results of Season Eight on "American Idol. ... Full Story
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'Student loans have basically ruined my life': Yahoo News readers tell their stories
Wed,27 Jun 2012 03:53 AM PDT
Ah, the summer after graduation. With rented caps and gowns returned, most graduates are hitting the pavement to look for work, or trying to ace that final internship in the hopes that they'll be hired on. But even for those who find employment, there likely remains nagging bit of unfinished business: student loans. According to [...] Full Story
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Helmets Found But No Pilots, Mystery Deepens in Plane Crash
Wed,27 Jun 2012 11:27 AM PDT
Good Morning America -

Helmets Found But No Pilots, Mystery Deepens in Plane CrashSearch teams have reportedly found the boots and helmets belonging to two Turkish aviators whose plane was shot down by Syrian forces last week, but there's still no sign of the pilots themselves. Top Turkish officials announced today the helmets were found among the two-seat...


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California governor signs budget relying on taxes
Wed,27 Jun 2012 10:06 PM PDT
Associated Press -

Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, left, shakes hands with Sen. Mark Leno, chair of the Senate budget committee, after lawmakers approved the last of the budget-related bills at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Lawmakers rushed to wrap up work on nearly two dozen budget "trailer bills" to deal with a $15. 7 billion budget deficit.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new budget for California on Wednesday that relies heavily on voters approving his proposed tax hikes in November.


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Tennessee man returns $13,000 in cash he found on trash can (VIDEO)
Wed,27 Jun 2012 11:20 AM PDT
When Kenneth Allen picked up the paper bag sitting atop a trash can outside a Tennessee convenience store, he found two things: A bottle of cologne and nearly $13,000 in cash. "It never crossed my mind to take it, because that's not the right thing to do," Allen told local affiliate Fox4KC about the $12,764.73 [...] Full Story
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Colorado Springs fire ranks as state's most destructive on record
Thu,28 Jun 2012 04:12 PM PDT
Reuters -

Some of the hundreds of totally destroyed homes are seen in the aftermath of the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado SpringsCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - A fierce Colorado wildfire that has forced the evacuation of some 35,000 people while raging for six days at the edge of the state's second-most populous city has destroyed 346 homes, Mayor Steve Bach said on Thursday, citing preliminary damage reports. If those figures hold up, the tally of lost homes in and around Colorado Springs would make the so-called Waldo Canyon Fire the state's most destructive on record, surpassing the 257 homes consumed in recent weeks by a much larger blaze north of Denver near Fort Collins. ...


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Reid: Time for Congress to deal with other matters
Thu,28 Jun 2012 08:12 AM PDT
Associated Press -

FILE - This Oct. 8, 2010 file photo shows the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court at the Supreme Court in Washington. Seated from left are Associate Justices Clarence Thomas, and Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justices Anthony M. Kennedy and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Standing, from left are Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito Jr., and Elena Kagan. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 28, 2012, upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pleased by the Supreme Court's ruling in the health care case, and says it's time now for Congress to move on to other business.


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65 percent of Americans say Obama better suited to handle alien invasion than Romney
Wed,27 Jun 2012 10:11 AM PDT
In the event that Bill Pullman isn't available, two-thirds of respondents to a new survey say that President Barack Obama would be better suited to handle an alien invasion than presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. "We wanted the pulse on people's opinions," said Brad Dancer, senior vice president of research and digital media for [...] Full Story
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Colorado wildfire destroys hundreds of homes
Thu,28 Jun 2012 03:00 PM PDT
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The Waldo Canyon wildfire burns on the side of a mountain above a housing development at the U.S. Air Force Academy north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 28, 2012. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed by an out-of-control Colorado wildfire that has forced more than 30,000 people to flee, officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)Colorado Springs officials said Thursday that hundreds of homes have been destroyed by a raging wildfire that has encroached on the state's second-largest city and threatened the U.S. Air Force Academy.


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Rep. Gutierrez rips Arizona immigration law
Thu,28 Jun 2012 12:18 PM PDT
Justin Bieber is many things: Singer, actor ... Canadian? It's true! And Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-Ill.) used the Bieb's Canadian ancestry to make a point about the controversial Arizona immigration law. [Related: Arizona implements immigration law as feds push back] Gutierrez, who is against the law that allows Arizona law enforcement officials to ask [...] Full Story
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Obama cheers Supreme Court's health care ruling, says focus must now be jobs
Thu,28 Jun 2012 07:31 AM PDT
President Barack Obama called the Supreme Court's decision to uphold his historic health care overhaul a victory for sick and struggling Americans and vowed a renewed focus on the worry atop voters' minds: the sour economy. "Whatever the politics, today's decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more [...] Full Story
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Is the mandate a tax? Obama has said no
Thu,28 Jun 2012 08:06 AM PDT
The critical decision by a majority on the Supreme Court to treat the individual mandate included in President Barack Obama's health care law as a constitutionally justified tax is at direct odds with how the president defended the legislation in 2009 as he was working to wrangle sufficient votes to get it passed. Shortly after [...] Full Story
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Norwegian mass murderer gets his own psych ward inside prison
Thu,28 Jun 2012 10:02 AM PDT
The unrepentant Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik will have his own private psychiatric ward to be built inside the prison where he now resides. The new wing inside the prison is one more step prison officials are taking to make sure the mass killer stays put at Ila Prison in Oslo. [Related: Norway to [...] Full Story
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Texas 'stand your ground' shooter headed to prison
Wed,27 Jun 2012 02:07 PM PDT
A Texas man convicted of shooting and killing his unarmed neighbor during a dispute over loud music received a 40-year prison sentence on Wednesday. Raul Rodriguez, 47, faced a minimum of five years and a maximum of life in prison.  He claimed he shot schoolteacher Kelly Danaher in self-defense under Texas' version of the "stand [...] Full Story
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Google reveals pint-sized Nexus 7 tablet for just $199
Wed,27 Jun 2012 10:48 AM PDT
Google revealed its long-rumored device today — a 7-inch Nexus tablet running Android's newest operating system flavor, 4.1 Jelly Bean. The pint-sized slate — which the company showed off at its annual Google I/O keynote event — is manufactured by Asus, … Continue reading → Full Story
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Heat wave: 1,000+ records fall in US in a week
Wed,27 Jun 2012 04:41 PM PDT
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In this photo provided by Coby Baalman, ranch hand Terry Moss walks through a parched corn field Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in wheat stubble that hasn't grown much in the dry heat in Menlo, Kan. Across the country, more than 900 heat records have been broken in the past week. If the forecasts hold, an intense heat wave gripping the center and western portion of the country could mean more will fall. (AP Photo/Courtesy Coby Baalman)Feeling hot? It's not a mirage. Across the United States, hundreds of heat records have fallen in the past week.


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Outside the Supreme Court, mass confusion over the ruling
Thu,28 Jun 2012 08:51 AM PDT
WASHINGTON—If you wanted to be the last to learn how the Supreme Court ruled on the Affordable Care Act on Thursday, the steps of the court were a pretty good place to be. While many Americans were glued to their television screens, or watching the live updates on SCOTUSblog when the decision to uphold the [...] Full Story
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