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Half of Americans Do Not Know the President's Religion
Sat,28 Jul 2012 05:00 AM PDT
ABC OTUS News - Three and a half years into President Obama's first term as president, half of Americans cannot accurately say what religion he is, according to a poll released this week. Only 49 percent of respondents said that Obama was Christian while 17 percent inaccurately said he... Full Story
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Mississippi Church Refuses to Marry Black Couple
Sat,28 Jul 2012 01:52 PM PDT
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Mississppi Church Refuses to Marry Black CouplePastor Stan Weatherford Claims He Would Have Been Fired if He Performed the Wedding


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Obama, GOP continue confrontation on taxes
Sat,28 Jul 2012 03:06 AM PDT
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President Barack Obama walks from Marine One after returning to the White House on the South Lawn in Washington, Friday, July 27, 2012. Obama attended fundraisers in Virginia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)President Barack Obama blamed Republicans on Saturday for a stalemate that could increase taxes on Americans next year while a leading Senate Republican cast Obama and his Democratic Party as obstructionists who want to place the tax burden on businesses during an economic slowdown.


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Mitt Romney arrives in Israel looking to reset his foreign trip
Sat,28 Jul 2012 01:07 PM PDT
JERUSALEM—Mitt Romney arrived in Israel Saturday looking to reset an overseas trip that was aimed at proving him to be a capable leader on the world stage. But his overseas debut was undermined almost from the very moment he arrived in London, the first stop of his seven-day tour, when he admitted he found the [...] Full Story
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3 shot dead in Pa.; girl taken, found safe in Ohio
Sat,28 Jul 2012 03:11 PM PDT
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Map locates site of a shooting in PennsylvaniaA Pennsylvania man confronting his estranged wife about custody arrangements for their daughter shot the woman to death and killed her boyfriend and his mother, then fled with the 4-year-old girl before the two were found about 250 miles away in Ohio, authorities said.


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Jesse Jackson Jr. in Mayo Clinic for depression
Sat,28 Jul 2012 12:05 AM PDT
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FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2011 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill., is seen during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. The Mayo Clinic says Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is being treated for depression at its hospital in Rochester, Minn. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., whose whereabouts haven't been disclosed since he quietly took a medical leave from Congress several weeks ago, is being treated for depression at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, according to a statement released by the hospital.


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Jackson move to Mayo could point to complications
Sat,28 Jul 2012 03:01 PM PDT
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FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2011 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill., is seen during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. The Mayo Clinic says Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is being treated for depression at its hospital in Rochester, Minn. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)The announcement that Jesse Jackson Jr. had been transferred to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota pinned down his whereabouts for the first time in weeks and gave clear confirmation that the Illinois congressman is suffering from depression.


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Pit bull honored as a hero after saving master's life for a second time
Fri,27 Jul 2012 09:30 AM PDT
A pit bull from Lawrenceville, Ga., is being celebrated as a hero after he saved his master's wife--not once, but twice. John Benton was headed out to work one day in July 2011 when the 6-year-old dog, Titan, started behaving strangely. "He was barking and growling and then ran down the steps and got between [...] Full Story
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British media hammer Romney on Olympic comments
Fri,27 Jul 2012 03:38 AM PDT
LONDON—On day three of his overseas tour, Mitt Romney woke up to unfriendly headlines from the British media, which continue to trash him for telling NBC News that he found preparations for the Olympics here "disconcerting." "Mitt the Twit," declared The Sun tabloid, condemning Romney as a "wannabe president." The Independent headlined its take on [...] Full Story
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Romney can expect warm Israeli reception
Sat,28 Jul 2012 04:48 AM PDT
Associated Press -

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to reporters in front of 10 Downing Street after meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London, Thursday, July 26, 2012. (AP PhotoCharles Dharapak)Mitt Romney's support for Israel will likely earn the presumptive Republican presidential nominee a warm welcome from Israeli leaders when he visits on Sunday - and a frosty reception from Palestinians, who fear he would do little to advance their stalled statehood dreams.


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Shooting suspect James Holmes was treated by CU psychiatrist
Fri,27 Jul 2012 12:35 PM PDT
Click image to see more photos. (Rj Sangosti/AFP/POOL/file) Shooting suspect James Holmes was seeing a psychiatrist at the University of Colorado-Denver, where he was a first-year graduate student in neuroscience, according to court documents released Friday. His psychiatrist, Lynne Fenton, a professor at CU's medical school and the director of student mental health services, specializes in [...] Full Story
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Man hides cash in oven; cash gets baked by accident
Fri,27 Jul 2012 05:27 AM PDT
One man probably has learned a costly lesson about where he hides his cash. The unidentified father from Sydney, Australia, sold his car last weekend. The $15,000 (approximately $15,652 in U.S. dollars) in proceeds was earmarked for his mortgage payment and other bills, according to Australian media. Opting not to squirrel away the loot in [...] Full Story
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Obama and Romney compete for Jewish voters
Sat,28 Jul 2012 12:53 AM PDT
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FILE - In this May 30, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at a Jewish American Heritage Month reception in the East Room at the White House in Washington. Mitt Romney is trying to win over a tiny sliver of a small _ but powerful _ section of the American electorate on a trip to Israel. President Barack Obama is doing the same at home. Romney's international trip is unlikely to change the broader campaign with Obama but Romney is looking to close the gap among a Jewish electorate. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)On a trip to Israel, Mitt Romney is trying to win over a tiny sliver of a small — but powerful — section of the American electorate. President Barack Obama is doing the same at home.


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'Killer Joe' boasts starry cast, NC-17 rating
Fri,27 Jul 2012 12:39 PM PDT
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This Jylu 18, 2012 photo shows actor Matthew McConaughey, left, and director William Friedkin, from the upcoming film "Killer Joe" in Beverly Hills, Calif. McConaughey plays the title role in the NC-17 rated film, which also stars Emile Hirsch, Gina Gershon and Thomas Haden Church. "Killer Joe" opens in theaters in New York on Friday, and other major cities next week. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)Matthew McConaughey is the latest A-lister to go NC-17. He plays the title role in "Killer Joe," which carries the Motion Picture Association of America's maximum restriction because of "graphic disturbing content."


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Is Obama losing his brand?
Fri,27 Jul 2012 04:06 AM PDT
Top Line After weeks of blistering attacks on Mitt Romney's record, the Obama campaign is shifting gears. This week the campaign released two ads featuring President Obama speaking straight to camera with a mostly positive tone, the first of their kind this cycle. After an initial month of positive advertising in May, Team Obama has spent [...] Full Story
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Explorers find sunken German U-boat off Mass.
Fri,27 Jul 2012 06:07 PM PDT
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This sonar image provided by GK Consulting & AWS Expeditions/Joe Mazraani, shows a World War II-era German submarine U-550, found by a team of explorers Monday, July 23, 2012, on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean 70 miles south of Nantucket Island, Mass. On April 16, 1944, the U-550 torpedoed an Allied gasoline tanker, but was fatally damaged by depth charges from an escort destroyer, the USS Joyce. Forty-four Germans were killed and 25 aboard the tanker died. (AP Photo/GK Consulting & AWS Expeditions/Joe Mazraani) MANDATORY CREDITDivers have discovered a World War II-era German submarine nearly 70 years after it sank under withering U.S. attack in waters off Nantucket.


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100 days to go: Tight race, defining moments left
Sat,28 Jul 2012 06:49 AM PDT
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In this July 24, 2012, photo, President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraising event at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore. Stubbornly close and deeply divisive, the presidential race throttles into its last 100 days as an enormous clash over economic vision, likely to come down to fall debates, final unemployment numbers and fierce efforts to mobilize voters. It may seem like an election for the whole nation but only about eight states will decide who wins the White House. Polling shows the contest between Obama and Republican Mitt Romney remains remarkably static across the country and in the key states, even as both men and their allies pour money into largely negative television advertising to sway opinions. The two candidates will intensify their time before voters in the weeks ahead, knowing much of the public will not truly start paying attention until after Labor Day. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Stubbornly close and deeply divisive, the presidential race throttles into its last 100 days as an enormous clash over economic vision, with the outcome likely to come down to fall debates, final unemployment numbers and fierce efforts to mobilize voters. It may seem like an election for the whole nation, but only about eight states will decide who wins the White House.


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New 'Joker' Massacre Thwarted By Maryland Cops
Fri,27 Jul 2012 07:43 AM PDT
Good Morning America -

New 'Joker' Massacre Thwarted By Maryland CopsIt Has Been One Week Since Aurora, Colorado's Movie Theater Massacre


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Calif. Student Sues Teacher, District Over C+ Grade
Thu,26 Jul 2012 12:06 PM PDT
A C+ is considered average on the grading scale but for one California high school student it was well below average, enough so that he filed a lawsuit against both his teacher and school district. Bowen Bethards, 17, was a sophomore in Peggy Carlock's chemistry... Full Story
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Hepatitis C 'Serial Infector' Could Have Spread Disease to Thousands
Sat,28 Jul 2012 09:05 AM PDT
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Hepatitis C 'Serial Infector' Could Have Spread Disease to ThousandsState Urges 6,000 Exeter Hospital Patients to Get Tested For Hepatitis C


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Arizona deputy says risked life for illegal immigrant
Sat,28 Jul 2012 03:21 AM PDT
Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - A deputy from a controversial Arizona sheriff's office countered accusations of racial profiling on Thursday, telling a court that he had risked his life to rescue a Latino illegal immigrant from armed kidnappers. Carlos Rangel told a civil trial alleging Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio that, at the behest of federal immigration police, he went undercover to play the role of the immigrant's relative to meet kidnappers, one of whom pointed a gun at him. The kidnappers were arrested and the immigrant was released. ... Full Story
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These termites become living bombs to defend against attackers
Fri,27 Jul 2012 10:05 AM PDT
What are your plans for retirement? Do you plan on touring the country in an RV with the grandkids, or perhaps finally catch up with all that paragliding you never did when you were younger? Perhaps you should just be … Continue reading → Full Story
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Pop Music All Sounds the Same Nowadays
Fri,27 Jul 2012 10:17 AM PDT
LiveScience.com -

Pop Music All Sounds the Same NowadaysYour parents are officially correct. Nowadays, pop music all sounds pretty much the same.


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Friend: Md. man held in shooting plot gentle giant
Sat,28 Jul 2012 07:17 PM PDT
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This image provided by by Mike Cochran shows Neil E. Prescott in an undated photo. Cochran, a friend of Prescott, says the Maryland man accused of threatening to shoot up his workplace is a "gentle giant" who collected weapons and had expressed concerns about break-ins near his apartment complex. Cochran tells The Associated Press on Saturday, July 28, 2012, that he thinks Prescott did not intend for his comments to be taken seriously. Cochran says Prescott was known for having a sarcastic sense of humor. (AP Photo/Mike Cochran)A Maryland man accused of threatening to shoot up his workplace and who police say called himself "a joker" is a "gentle giant" who collected firearms for target practice and had expressed concerns about someone breaking into his apartment, a friend said Saturday.


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Hyundai recalls some Santa Fe, Sonata for air bags
Sat,28 Jul 2012 09:38 AM PDT
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FILE - In this July 26, 2012 file photo, the logo of Hyundai Motor Co. is seen on its car at the company's showroom in Seoul, South Korea. Hyundai Motor Co. is recalling some Santa Fe SUVs and Sonata sedans because of problems with their air bags. The Santa Fe recall involves nearly 200,000 vehicles in the 2007 to 2009 model years. Hyundai dealers will reprogram the front passenger air bag sensors so they will accurately detect when a small adult is seated. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)Hyundai Motor Co. is recalling some Santa Fe SUVs and Sonata sedans because of problems with their air bags.


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Arkansas man sentenced to death in officer's death
Sat,28 Jul 2012 11:05 AM PDT
Associated Press - An Arkansas man who shot a police officer during a traffic stop last year, then coldly shot him in the face while he was pleading for his life, was sentenced to death on Saturday. Full Story
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Chick-fil-A's Vice President of Public Relations Dies of Heart Attack
Fri,27 Jul 2012 12:22 PM PDT
ABC News - Chick-fil-A's Vice President of Public Relations Don Perry died "suddenly" Friday morning, the company confirmed. Perry was based in the Atlanta area and worked in Chick-fil-A's corporate communications department. Perry's death comes amid controversy this week over comments that Chick-fil-A's CEO Dan Cathy made against... Full Story
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Zimmerman Parents' New Website Decries Threats, Says Son Is No Racist
Thu,26 Jul 2012 08:19 PM PDT
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Zimmerman Parents' New Website Decries Threats, Says Son Is No RacistRobert Zimmerman Describes Life in Hiding, Says Son Grew Up With Black Children in House


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2 US mountaineers found dead on Peru high peak
Sat,28 Jul 2012 12:51 PM PDT
Associated Press - LIMA, Peru - Searchers have found the bodies of two U.S. mountaineers who perished on their way down from a glacier-capped Peruvian peak in mid-July. Full Story
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Drink lobby gears up to fight soda tax plan in California city
Fri,27 Jul 2012 05:38 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Beverage industry groups are planning ways to oppose a proposed soda tax in the California city of El Monte because of fears other U.S. cities across America might adopt similar taxes on sugary drinks. The El Monte city council on Tuesday approved a measure that would add a 1 cent tax for every ounce of "sugar sweetened" drinks. The proposal is scheduled to be voted on by city residents in November's election. ... Full Story
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China cancels waste project after protests turn violent
Sat,28 Jul 2012 05:56 AM PDT
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Local residents occupy the local government building during a protest against an industrial waste pipeline under construction in QidongQIDONG, China (Reuters) - Chinese officials canceled an industrial waste pipeline project on Saturday after anti-pollution demonstrators occupied a government office in eastern China, destroying computers and overturning cars. The demonstration was the latest in a string of protests sparked by fears of environmental degradation and highlights the social tensions the government in Beijing faces as it approaches a leadership transition this year. It was also the second cancellation of an industrial project this month, as officials buckle under pressure from protests. ...


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Pakistan unrelenting in demanding drone strike end
Sat,28 Jul 2012 09:28 AM PDT
Associated Press - Pakistan's ambassador to the United States says her country will not relent from demanding that the CIA end its drone strikes. Full Story
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Stars of 'Modern Family' reach contract deal
Fri,27 Jul 2012 08:51 PM PDT
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FILE - This Sept. 18, 2011 file photo shows Ty Burrell, left, Julie Bowen from the television series "Modern Family" holding their Emmys for best supporting and actress actress in a comedy, backstage at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Five stars of the hit ABC series sued 20th Century Fox Television on Tuesday July 24, 2012, claiming their contracts with the studio are illegal under California law and should be invalidated. (AP Photo/Jae Hong, file)The stars of "Modern Family" have reached new contracts to keep working on the Emmy-winning comedy, ending a dispute that had threatened to spill over into a courtroom.


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Mississippi Learning: Why the State's Students Start Behind -- and Stay Behind
Thu,26 Jul 2012 11:45 PM PDT
Time.com - CANTON, Miss. -- When school begins next month in Mississippi, Akeeleon Lewis will head to kindergarten for the second time. He started school last fall not knowing his colors or numbers. Full Story
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Obama signs Israel military aid bill on eve of Romney visit
Fri,27 Jul 2012 09:52 AM PDT
On the eve of Mitt Romney's visit to Israel, President Barack Obama signed into law a military aid bill for that staunch American ally at a much-publicized White House ceremony that highlighted the political advantages of incumbency. "What this legislation does is bring together all the outstanding cooperation that we have seen, really, at an [...] Full Story
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US sees Israel, tight Mideast ally, as spy threat
Sat,28 Jul 2012 12:48 PM PDT
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FILE - In this March 5, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Washington's political praise has reached a crescendo ahead of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's anticipated visit this weekend with Netanyahu in Israel. Their relationship has spanned decades, since their brief overlap in the 1970s at the Boston Consulting Group. Both worked as advisers for the firm early in their careers, before Romney co-founded his own private-equity firm. Romney in a speech this week called Israel The CIA station chief opened the locked box containing the sensitive equipment he used from his home in Tel Aviv, Israel, to communicate with CIA headquarters in Virginia, only to find that someone had tampered with it. He sent word to his superiors about the break-in.


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Romney's VP Search Head Teases on Twitter
Fri,27 Jul 2012 02:35 PM PDT
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Romney's VP Search Head Teases on TwitterBeth Myers, the head of Mitt Romney's secretive vice presidential search, kept the mystery alive Friday when she gave a "Friday Follow" shout out to a number of potential running mates for the presumptive Republican nominee. Tweeting from the handle @BethMyers2012, Myers, who only has...


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Bullied Bus Monitor Says She Isn't Retiring Because of Bullies
Sat,28 Jul 2012 12:50 PM PDT
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Bullied Bus Monitor Says She Isn't Retiring Because of BulliesKaren Klein Plans to Donate Some of the $700,000 and Retire


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Washington, DC, tops list of cities where people curse at work
Fri,27 Jul 2012 10:46 AM PDT
A new survey finds that employees who swear frequently on the job are less likely to get a promotion. And the worst offenders are workers in our nation's capital, Washington, D.C. The CareerBuilder study found some interesting and often conflicting results in their survey of 2,298 hiring managers and 3,892 nongovernment employees. For example, 81 [...] Full Story
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Surgeons banned from conducting human research
Fri,27 Jul 2012 04:04 PM PDT
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2 UC Davis Surgeons Banned From Conducting Human ResearchDoctors Said They Were Performing Innovative Treatments, Not Research


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