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Pelosi-Boehner photo: lots of buzz
Fri,29 Jun 2012 10:01 AM PDT
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and House Speaker John Boehner (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP) Click! This photo speaks louder than words. The snap of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., seemed to say it all, about the emotions surrounding the Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Obama's health care law--even [...] Full Story
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal refuses to implement Obamacare despite Supreme Court ruling
Fri,29 Jun 2012 08:24 AM PDT
The Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's health care law on Thursday, but Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a possible Republican vice presidential contender who has refused to establish a federally mandated health care exchange in his state, said Friday that he will continue to ignore it. "We're not going to start implementing Obamacare," Jindal said [...] Full Story
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Can You Solve the Hardest-Ever Sudoku?
Fri,29 Jun 2012 06:30 AM PDT
ABC News -

Can You Solve the Hardest-Ever Sudoku?A Finnish mathematician claims to have designed the world's most difficult Sudoku. The numerical puzzle took Arto Inkala three months to design, and it has only one solution — one that only the sharpest minds will discover, he told the Daily Telegraph. A daily fixture...


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U.S. "Genius" visa attracts entrepreneurs and Playmates
Thu,28 Jun 2012 10:12 PM PDT
Reuters -

Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner and girlfriends Anna Sophia Berglund and Shera Bechard arrive at the Society of Singers annual dinner in Beverly HillsSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shera Bechard, the Canadian-born former girlfriend of Playboy Enterprises founder Hugh Hefner, would not be an obvious candidate for the special visas that the U.S. government reserves for "individuals with extraordinary ability." Playboy magazine named Bechard Miss November in 2010, and she also started an online photo-sharing craze called "Frisky Friday." Neither seems quite on the level of an "internationally recognized award, such as a Nobel Prize," which the government cites as a possible qualification. ...


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Americans evenly divided on court's Obamacare decision
Fri,29 Jun 2012 12:13 PM PDT
Americans are evenly divided, 46 percent to 46 percent, on whether they support the Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Barack Obama's health care reform on Thursday, according to a new Gallup poll. Nearly 80 percent of Democrats agree with the court, compared to 45 percent of independents and only 13 percent of Republicans. Full Story
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Map: Where Obamacare would expand Medicaid most
Fri,29 Jun 2012 10:54 AM PDT
While the Supreme Court narrowly upheld the core of President Obama's health care law Thursday, the justices came down hard against a provision that would have expanded Medicaid to millions more low-income Americans. As passed by Congress, the legislation expanded Medicaid to nearly everyone making up to 133 percent of the federal poverty line, which [...] Full Story
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Michelle Obama cites Jesus as model for citizenship
Fri,29 Jun 2012 08:53 AM PDT
ABC OTUS News - First lady Michelle Obama Thursday offered a rare public reflection on her religious faith, telling a conference of the African Methodist Episcopal church that the life of Jesus Christ is a model for democratic organizing. "It's kind of like church," Obama said. "Our faith journey... Full Story
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Convicted Arizona Businessman Appears To Commit Suicide In Courtroom
Fri,29 Jun 2012 08:24 AM PDT
ABC News -

Arizona Businessman Convicted Of Arson Appears To Commit Suicide In CourtroomMoments After Guilty Verdict, Marin Appears To Have Ingested Something


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For Obama, a transcendent win still not assured
Sat,30 Jun 2012 07:53 AM PDT
Associated Press -

President Barack Obama walks back to the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the Supreme Court ruled on his health care legislation. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/pool)Presidents live in a world of wins and losses quickly forgotten. Rarely are they presented with the kind of defining moment that President Barack Obama experienced when the Supreme Court upheld his health care law.


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In latest Romney ad, Hillary Clinton attacks Obama
Fri,29 Jun 2012 10:26 AM PDT
In his effort to challenge President Barack Obama's attacks on his jobs record, Mitt Romney has enlisted a surprising new surrogate: Hillary Clinton. The Romney campaign quietly launched a new 30-second television ad Friday featuring footage of Clinton campaigning against Obama during the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, in which she accused Obama of lying about [...] Full Story
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Egypt's New President Vows to Win Release of World Trade Center Plotter
Fri,29 Jun 2012 11:37 AM PDT
ABC News - Mohammed Morsi Promises Effort to Free 'Blind Sheikh' Omar Abdel-Rahman Full Story
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Some Dems still skittish on health care; GOP riled
Sat,30 Jun 2012 09:01 AM PDT
Associated Press -

FILE - In this March 17, 2012 file photo, Heidi Heitkamp, the North Dakota Democratic Party's endorsed candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks to delegates at the North Dakota Democratic state convention in Grand Forks, N.D. The constitutional win for President Barack Obama and Democrats on health care overhaul is reopening political cuts within the party over the unpopular law. Vulnerable Democratic incumbents and candidates, including Heitkamp, cautiously welcomed the court's judgment but argued that the law could be improved. (AP Photo/Shawna Noel Widdel, File)Victory at the Supreme Court for President Barack Obama and Democrats on health care is reopening political divisions within the party over the unpopular law.


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US man in critical care after SAfrica chimp attack
Sat,30 Jun 2012 05:49 AM PDT
Associated Press -

In this photo taken Feb. 1, 2011, chimpanzees sit in an enclosure at the Chimp Eden rehabilitation center, near Nelspruit, South Africa. A paramedic official says chimpanzees at a sanctuary for the animals in eastern South Africa bit and dragged a man at the reserve, badly injuring him. In a statement, Jeffrey Wicks of the Netcare911 medical emergency services company said the man he described as a ranger was leading a tour group at the Jane Goodall Institute Chimpanzee Eden Thursday June 28, 2012 when two chimpanzees grabbed his feet and pulled him under a fence into their enclosure. The international institute founded by primatologist Jane Goodall opened the sanctuary in 2005. It is a home to chimpanzees rescued from further north in Africa, where they are hunted for their meat of held captive as pets. (AP Photo/Erin Conway-Smith)In the six years he's managed a sanctuary for abused and orphaned chimpanzees, South African conservationist Eugene Cussons is from time to time called on to comment when an ape elsewhere in the world attacks a human. Cussons says he could always pinpoint a moment of taunting or perceived aggression that could have set off the quick and powerful animals.


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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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George Zimmerman bond decision delayed by judge
Fri,29 Jun 2012 09:33 AM PDT
A Florida judge is delaying his decision on whether to let George Zimmerman out of jail on bond, saying he will rule on the matter later. Judge Kenneth Lester revoked Zimmerman's $150,000 bond earlier this month after he said Zimmerman, who awaits trial for the death of Trayvon Martin, and his wife intentionally tried to [...] Full Story
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Students suspended in NY bus monitor bullying
Fri,29 Jun 2012 08:20 PM PDT
Associated Press - Four seventh-grade students from upstate New York who were caught on video mercilessly taunting a 68-year-old bus monitor have received their punishment. Full Story
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Two little girls explain the 'worst haircut ever' (AUDIO)
Thu,28 Jun 2012 01:14 PM PDT
When five-year-old Sadie Cohen decided to give her younger sister a free haircut, the results weren't quite what either of the girls expected. Not only did they get screamed at by their parents, but they also were then interviewed by their journalist father. After Sadie emerged from "hiding under the radiator," WNPR reporter Jeff Cohen [...] Full Story
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Congress passes student loan-rate extension
Fri,29 Jun 2012 10:40 AM PDT
The House of Representatives on Friday passed a transportation bill that included an extension of the low interest rate on government-subsidized student loans, just days before the rate would have doubled. The bill, which includes more than $100 billion in funding for highway projects over two years, extends the current 3.4 percent student loan rate [...] Full Story
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A $4.2 Million Tear-Down House in Belvedere, California
Fri,29 Jun 2012 05:06 AM PDT
ABC News -

A $4.2 Million Tear-Down House in Belvedere, CaliforniaBelvedere Home Is Not Unique In Marin County


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Eastern US storms kill 13, cut power to millions
Sat,30 Jun 2012 07:15 PM PDT
Associated Press -

A fallen tree blocks the sidewalk and damages a park vehicle in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, Saturday, June 30, 2012. Violent evening storms following a day of triple-digit temperatures wiped out power to more than 2 million people across the eastern United States. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Millions across the mid-Atlantic region sweltered Saturday in the aftermath of violent storms that pummeled the eastern U.S. with high winds and downed trees, killing at least 13 people and leaving 3 million without power during a triple-digit heat wave.


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Charlie Rangel's victory questioned with uncounted votes looming
Fri,29 Jun 2012 09:30 AM PDT
On Tuesday night, state Sen. Adriano Espaillat conceded to Rep. Charlie Rangel in New York's 13th District with the longtime incumbent enjoying a wide lead. But Rangel's front-runner status doesn't look so convincing anymore. Not only has his lead narrowed, but many votes are still outstanding, offering Rangel's opponents a reason to question his Democratic [...] Full Story
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Stunning Map Reveals World's Earthquakes Since 1898
Fri,29 Jun 2012 06:56 AM PDT
LiveScience.com -

Stunning Map Reveals World's Earthquakes Since 1898If you've ever wondered where — and why — earthquakes happen the most, look no further than a new map, which plots more than a century's worth of nearly every recorded earthquake strong enough to at least rattle the bookshelves.


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The Internet has a field day with Supreme Court ruling aftermath
Fri,29 Jun 2012 10:11 AM PDT
Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow Trending Now on Twitter: @Knowlesitall and @YahooTrending. The Supreme Court's ruling on the health-care law Thursday created an unparalleled social media firestorm. At one point, there were more than 13,000 tweets every minute about the decision. So it should come as no surprise that some people made incorrect statements. One notable trend [...] Full Story
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Y! Big Story: "Fast and Furious" meets "The Wire"
Sat,30 Jun 2012 03:45 PM PDT
The federal investigation into Mexican gun-trafficking was dubbed Operation Fast and Furious, because the suspects involved liked a little auto-sideshow action. The better analogy might be "The Wire"—to cover a roiling case of vindictive office politics, cowboy agents, sensationalized reporting, the clash of Second Amendment rights and gun crimes, and election-year bickering that has resulted [...] Full Story
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Eastern US storms kill 9, cause wide power outages
Sat,30 Jun 2012 10:09 AM PDT
Associated Press -

A worker uses a chainsaw to clear branches from a tree that fell onto the 14th fairway at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, June 30, 2012, after a strong storm blew through overnight. The AT&T National golf tournament was postponed to allow workers to clear the course. More than two million people across the eastern U.S. lost power after violent storms and two people died, including a 90-year-old woman asleep in bed when a tree slammed into her home, a police spokeswoman said Saturday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Violent storms are being blamed for the deaths of at least nine people and widespread power outages. Many in the eastern U.S. are facing triple-digit temperatures without electricity — and without air conditioning.


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Like Driving into Hell: Traveling in Colorado's Wildfires
Fri,29 Jun 2012 10:34 AM PDT
Yahoo! Contributor Network - FIRST PERSON | COLORADO SPRINGS -- The thin, wispy trail of smoke I first noticed on Saturday afternoon was so deceiving. Full Story
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Holder? Prosecuted? White House says forget it
Fri,29 Jun 2012 12:48 PM PDT
The Department of Justice will not prosecute Attorney General Eric Holder after the Republican-led House of Representatives voted to hold him in contempt of Congress, the White House said Friday. "Prosecutions will not take place in this circumstance," spokesman Jay Carney told reporters aboard Air Force One as President Barack Obama headed to wildfire-ravaged Colorado. [...] Full Story
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Syria conference leaves open Assad question
Sat,30 Jun 2012 02:14 PM PDT
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Kofi Annan, Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League for Syria arrives for a meeting of the Action Group for Syria at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, June 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)An international conference on Saturday accepted a U.N.-brokered peace plan for Syria, but left open the key question of whether the country's president could be part of a transitional government.


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Islamist Morsi is sworn in as Egypt's president
Sat,30 Jun 2012 08:32 AM PDT
Associated Press -

In this image made from Egyptian State Television, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi makes remarks after he was sworn in at the Supreme Consitutional Court in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 30, 2012. Islamist Mohammed Morsi has been sworn in before Egypt's highest court as the country's first freely elected president, succeeding Hosni Mubarak who was ousted 16 months ago. (AP Photo/Egyptian State TV)Islamist Mohammed Morsi promised a "new Egypt" as he took the oath of office Saturday to become the country's first freely elected president, succeeding Hosni Mubarak who was ousted 16 months ago.


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Pelosi: GOP repeal of Obamacare is 'unrealistic'
Sat,30 Jun 2012 05:14 PM PDT
Associated Press - Minority leader Nancy Pelosi says House Democrats are happy to debate dismantling Obamacare, but repeal is unrealistic. Full Story
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Custody, images at stake in Cruise-Holmes divorce
Sat,30 Jun 2012 05:54 AM PDT
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FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2006 file photo released by Rogers and Cowan, actor Tom Cruise and actress Katie Holmes pose in their wedding attire at the 15th-century Odescalchi Castle overlooking Lake Bracciano outside of Rome. Cruise and Homes are calling it quits after five years of marriage. Holmes' attorney Jonathan Wolfe said Friday June 29, 2012 that the couple is divorcing, but called it a private matter for the family. (AP Photo/Robert Evans, File)When Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes first got together, he jumped on a couch, she gushed girlishly, and many of their fans said, "Huh?"


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Casual e-mails tell chilling story of market fixes
Thu,28 Jun 2012 02:56 PM PDT
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A view of Barclay's headquarter at London's Canary Wharf financial district, Thursday, June 28, 2012. Barclays PLC and its subsidiaries will pay about 453 million US dollars to settle charges that they tried to manipulate interest rates that can affect how much people pay for loans to attend college or buy a house. Britain's Barclays is one of several major banks reportedly under investigation for such violations. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)The e-mails sound casual: Dude reaching out to dude, begging for favors and offering rewards ranging from coffee to fine champagne.


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Did Chief Justice Roberts save the Supreme Court?
Fri,29 Jun 2012 03:33 AM PDT
Top Line ABC 'Nightline' anchor Terry Moran joined Top Line for a special edition dissecting the Supreme Court's decision on health care, a blockbuster ruling which upheld President Obama's signature piece of legislation. And the president and supporters of the law were not the only victors. Chief Justice John "Roberts rode to the rescue of [...] Full Story
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After Obamacare ruling, conservative group announces $9 million campaign against it
Fri,29 Jun 2012 01:29 PM PDT
In response to the Supreme Court ruling upholding President Barack Obama's health care law, Americans for Prosperity, a conservative advocacy group, announced plans on Friday to spend $9 million on a campaign against the law. The project includes a new ad that will run in media markets in a dozen swing states, and focuses on [...] Full Story
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Deadly storms leave millions without power in eastern U.S
Sat,30 Jun 2012 04:31 PM PDT
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People survey storm damage in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 4 million homes and businesses were without power on Saturday amid a record heat wave in the eastern United States after deadly thunderstorms downed power lines from Indiana to New Jersey. At least 11 people were killed. Statewide emergencies were declared in Washington D.C., Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia because of damage from overnight storms, which brought hurricane-force winds along a 500-mile (800-km) stretch. Forecasters predicted more severe thunderstorms as renewed heat blanketed the area on Saturday. ...


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Ann Curry Hates Matt Lauer
Fri,29 Jun 2012 07:46 AM PDT
The Atlantic Wire -

Ann Curry Hates Matt LauerWelcome to the Smart Set. Every morning we bring you the gossip coverage, filtered. Today: There's some awkward tension in the morning TV world, Kate Middleton might go homeless, and Elle Macpherson has been canned.


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Obama, Romney, 'Obamacare' and the Facts
Sat,30 Jun 2012 04:55 AM PDT
National Journal - The Romney and Obama campaigns have gone into spin overdrive since the Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act. So what holds up to the facts and what doesn't? Full Story
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Obama encounters Boston sports fans, Rand Paul on the Supreme Court: The dumbest political quotes of the week
Fri,29 Jun 2012 10:34 AM PDT
The Daily Caller - Each week, the Daily Caller picks the dumbest political statements and ranks them (just for Yahoo! readers) on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the worst). Who do you think said the dumbest thing? Vote in our poll below! Full Story
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'Miss Holocaust Survivor' contest held in Israel
Fri,29 Jun 2012 02:15 PM PDT
Israel played host to a controversial new beauty pageant, the "Miss Holocaust Survivor" contest, featuring 14 Jewish women who survived World War II. "I have the privilege to show the world that Hitler wanted to exterminate us and we are alive. We are also enjoying life. Thank God it's that way," Esther Libber, a 74-year-old [...] Full Story
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Joe Paterno Reportedly Played Major Role in Penn State Cover-Up
Sat,30 Jun 2012 08:46 AM PDT
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Joe Paterno Reportedly Played Major Role in Penn State Cover-UpCNN have reportedly been informed of the contents of emails between top Penn State officials that allege a cover-up of a 2001 incident involving Jerry Sandusky, and the messages seem to implicate that it was Joe Paterno's idea to not report Sandusky. 


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